{
  "id": 12769191,
  "title": "Taiwanese host Matilda Tao enrols in NUS EMBA after chance encounter on flight from Singapore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/taiwanese-host-matilda-tao-enrols-in-nus-emba-after-chance-encounter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/matilda-tao-nus-emba-6441206"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taiwanese radio host Matilda Tao enrolled in the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Executive MBA (EMBA) programme after a chance encounter on a flight from Singapore. The 56-year-old, whose son attends an international school in Singapore, initially joined the programme to learn about artificial intelligence (AI), but quickly found herself tackling accounting, business and financial concepts. Tao's first course, accounting, was condensed into just four days, with students presenting a company's financial report and taking an exam on the last day. Despite struggling to understand the material at first, Tao eventually found the subject \"fun\" by using AI to quiz herself on the lessons. Although initially intimidated by other classmates, Tao discovered unexpected advantages, such as learning about a stock that rose for five days straight after her classmates recommended it. Tao will continue her EMBA studies at NUS, attending monthly classes.",
  "summary": "The Taiwanese host signed up because she wanted to learn about AI – only to find herself tackling accounting, business and interest rates.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}