Career Journeys post-MUSPP
Last Thursday evening (18 July 2025), Alumni @ MUSPP held its first online talk series “Career Journeys post-MUSPP” @ 8pm! Our alumni guest speakers, Irwan Soetikno and Angela Teo, candidly shared about their career aspirations and journeys, giving career insights and advice to current students and fellow alumni who are keen to pursue a career in the public and private sectors as planners and urban designers. We hope that this session paves the way for new bridges and networks among our 120 MUSPPers past and present!
We asked Irwan and Angela these questions:
- What is one precious gem of knowledge or wisdom you have received from MUSPP?
- Was it difficult to land your first job post-MUSPP? Did you look for a private, or public, or NGO sector job?
- How did you land up where you are now?
- Describe what you do at work?
Speakers’ bio
Irwan Soetikno (MUSPP ’19) is a Principal Urban Designer at Surbana Jurong (SJ) and serves as the CPD Chair on the Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP) council. Over 15 years, his career has evolved through diverse roles: as a designer and planner in consultancies, a development strategist for real estate developer, Ascendas-Singbridge, and an associate faculty at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). A recipient of the Beijing Government Scholarship, Irwan holds a Master of Architecture from Tsinghua University and a Master of Science in Urban Science, Policy, and Planning (MUSPP) from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), where he was awarded the Stephen Riyadi scholarship.
Angela Teo (MUSPP ’22) is an Executive Planner at the Housing and Development Board and a member at the Singapore Institute of Planners. She received her Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honors) in Sociology and Minor in Geography and Urban Planning with Highest Distinction from Nanyang Technological University Singapore, and is a World Cities Summit 2024 Young Leader.
