Buzan Centre Asia Ltd (BCA) announces the signing of the agreement, between Mr. Henry Toi (Managing Director, BCA) and Mr. Maneesh Johari (Chief Mental Catalyst, Jungle Book), to set up Buzan Centre Pune in India. The agreement was signed in the presence of Tony Buzan, the Creator of Mind Map ä . Buzan Centre Pune is the first Buzan Centre in India and the fourth to be set up in Asia this year.

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Buzan Asia enters another milestone with the signing of the sales agreement with iMindMap. Created by Buzan Online Limited, iMindMap is a Mind Mapping software that allows users to mimick the way mind maps are drawn by hand. This a a great advancement over other mind map softwares and together with more than 300,000 images makes iMindMap a vastly superior software for mind mapping. The partnership will enable iMindMap to tap the vast network of centres across Asia. It will also add a new dimension of sales strategies, including bundled training packages for corporates and educational organizations.

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Buzan Centre Asia Ltd (BCA), a leading company promoting mental literacy, has signed an agreement with a group of Korean investors to set up Buzan Centre Korea. “Korea is the third Buzan Centre we are setting up in Asia this year, after Philippines, and Indonesia. It’s in line with our vision to have a centre in each country and/or major city in Asia. “, said BCA’s Managing Director, Mr. Henry Toi.

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Welcome to the first issue of Buzan Centre Asia (BCA)’s e-newsletter. In the past 18 months, BCA saw a flurry of activities. With the expansion, we think it is timely to launch this quarterly newsletter to inform and inspire.

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23 Nov 2007 (for corporate executives)
9 am to 5 pm at The Hong Kong Management Association http://www.hkma.org.hk/pdf/AC4716420071FC.pdf

Tony Buzan on PowerLearning - How to Learn More in less Time and Attain Better Grades
24 Nov 2007 (for students and educators) 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm at The Hong Kong Management Association http://www.hkma.org.hk/pdf/AC4719920071L.pdf

Buzan Centres in Asia: Philippines

In this issue, we feature Buzan Centre Philippines (BCP). Tony launched the centre in March this year. BCP currently have 4 BLIs. Since May, they have conducted 5 workshops.

The key people making all this happen are Wallace Panlillio II and Ardy Roberto. These 2 accomplished businessmen shares the vision of bringing the Buzan techniques into Philippines to enhance the mental literacy of their fellow countrymen to the next level.

Wallace, one of the pioneers in the Philippines’ telecommunications industry, runs a successful business providing mobile infotainment services.  He brings start-up management experience to BCP, having helped set up successful pioneering companies previously such as Aichi International Corporation (a consumer appliance company), Alternative Network Technology Corporation (a telecoms equipment distributor), Widtech Communications (a prepaid cards & load distributor), and Tin Can Mobile Solutions (a mobile infotainment service company).

Ardy Roberto is a producer of international award-winning seminars, author, entrepreneur, speaker and a Buzan Licensed Instructor. He has authored books and co-writes a weekly column, MarketingRx, for the Philippines Daily Inquirer. 

Ardy, together with his wife, Tingting, is the co-founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of Salt & Light Ventures, Inc. They are the only learning event organizer in Philippines to have won both local and international awards for the seminars and conferences that they have produced and marketed.
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Updates

Tony in Asia: 3-city Mega Guru Tour

In March/April this year, Tony took on the grueling 3 consecutive Asian cities workshop/mental literacy promotion tour. This was followed by 8 workshops over 2 weeks in Singapore.

The 3 Asian cities he covered were Manila (Philippines), Bangkok (Thailand) and Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam). The workshop-tour was organized by the Institute for Training and Development Group (ITD) as part of their Mega Guru Lecture Series. The workshops, entitled Unleash the Genius of Creativity & Innovation, were well attended (varied from 200 to 250 participants per city).

In between the workshops, Tony undertook the additional schedule of press and TV broadcast interviews. There have been very enthusiastic responses flowing endlessly from all his participants especially those who have never heard of Mind Maps and Tony.. The media coverage was extensive as Tony  was featured in major magazines, newspapers and two prime time television programs from Vietnam.

Program for Tertiary students

Following the success of a pilot blended-learning program for the University of SIM (UniSIM) in Singapore, BCA (in consultation with Tony) is launching a program for the tertiary students.

The program will cover the core mental literacy skills of Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory. These skills are key for tertiary students (diploma, undergraduate and post-graduate levels) in tackling examinations, project works, discussions, presentations and researches.

Here are some comments from UnSIM students who have taken the course:

"Mind Map helps in improving my memory as it sums up all the information that I have studied in a clearer way."
Alicia - undergraduate

“Mind Map makes revision easier and improve understanding of a topic.”
Xiao Tian - undergraduate

"Other than studies, I use it on daily life too. Speed reading is useful when I need to quickly skim through the required materials." 
Xue Fen – undergraduate

“I use Mind Mapping to develop better understanding of the topics for my exams.”
Raymond Ng – undergraduate

"I can understand and remember what I have learnt in my study better. I use it for my course now." 

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