Finance
The Fink Center for Finance & Investments sponsors research, teaching and the application of financial knowledge in the global corporate and investment communities. The Fink Center takes a leadership role in recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty and scholars. The center also supports promising students in their efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the issues and challenges in the field of finance.

International Business
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) enriches the international content of UCLA Anderson’s curriculum, provides funding to faculty and students involved in international business projects and conducts outreach programs to the international business community of Los Angeles.

Entertainment and Media
The Entertainment and Media Management Institute (EMMI) sponsors research, industry events and courses to bring together industry representatives, students and researchers to develop new ways for entertainment and media companies to manage and thrive in the face of transforming entertainment and media business models.

Entrepreneurship
The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (Price Center) provides a wide range of academic and extracurricular experiences designed to prepare students for the challenge of management in entrepreneurial environments. The Price Center also organizes conferences and disseminates information on the latest research in entrepreneurship.

Economic Forecasting
The UCLA Anderson Forecast is one of the most widely watched and often-cited economic outlooks for California and the nation. The Anderson Forecast strongly supports management education through formal teaching and public lectures on economic, corporate and public policy issues.

Real Estate
The Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate (Ziman Center) is a worldwide leader in real estate teaching and research. The Ziman Center draws upon resources from throughout UCLA to provide Anderson faculty and students, as well as members of the real estate industry, with expert faculty, research programs, rigorous and relevant courses, and numerous industry outreach events.

NUS Research Centers
The National University of Singapore has a plethora of research centers and institutes at both the University- and Faculty-levels as well as many world-renowned affiliations.

Faculty-Level Research Centers and Laboratories
NUS Business School’s specialized academic centers emphasize academic and thematic strengths including finance and entrepreneurship. The centers also support faculty research, sponsor interdisciplinary sequences of courses, extracurricular activities and conferences, and offer a wide-range of opportunities for continuing education. They complement and are supplemented by the vast array of specialized centers and institutes at the University-level.

Center for E-Business
The Center for e-Business was established in February 2000 to conduct upstream modeling research as well as to develop suitable e-Business solutions. With IT contributing to Singapore’s positioning as an international business hub and also businesses in the new millennium increasingly being transacted electronically, the Center for e-Business focuses on research and development in e-business innovations and services. The center enjoys significant industry affiliation and sponsorship, is characterized by strong international collaboration and exchange with a distinct emphasis on global e-Business research in the Asia Pacific region.

Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Center
The Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Center was officially established in January 2003 by NUS Business School and is hosted by the Department of Finance and Accounting. Its mission is to research, disseminate and promote best practices in corporate governance and financial reporting. The main objectives of the center are to: conduct high-quality academic research in the areas of corporate governance and financial reporting; undertake applied projects in corporate governance and financial reporting that are relevant to practice and policy-making, either independently or in collaboration with industry and governmental organizations; disseminate the results and practical implications of academic and applied research to practitioners and policy-makers; organize industry conferences and seminars in corporate governance and financial reporting, either independently or in collaboration with relevant organizations; and produce case studies that illustrate relevant corporate governance and financial reporting issues.

Saw Center for Financial Studies
The Saw Center for Financial Studies was officially launched in June 2004. The center is named after Professor Saw Swee Hock, a distinguished NUS alumnus whose generous endowed gift has enabled the center to pursue its goals of conducting leading-edge financial research, educational activities and training programs related to the financial services industry, including alternative investments, corporate finance, equity and bond markets, fund management, risk and wealth management. In order to support efforts to establish Singapore as a financial hub, the center’s primary focus is on Singapore’s financial sector but is extending its scope to cover Asia Pacific countries. The center is committed to bridging the gap between academia and industry through hosting visiting academics and conducting various educational programs for students, faculty members and professionals.

Selected University-Level Research Centers and Institutes include:
Asia Research Institute (ARI)
East Asian Institute (EAI)
Energy Studies Institute (ESI)
Institute of Real Estate Studies (IRES)
Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Interactive & Digital Media Institute (IDMI)
Middle East Institute (MEI)
NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI)
Risk Management Institute (RMI)
The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific (TLI – Asia Pacific)

NUS-Affiliated National Research Centers and Institutes
For a comprehensive list of national research institutes of A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) that enjoy close links with NUS, please visit http://www.nus.edu.sg/corporate/research/rsch_nat.htm