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Oral History Interview With Rajendra Srivastava: Growing Smu, Rajendra K. Srivastava
Oral History Interview With Rajendra Srivastava: Growing Smu, Rajendra K. Srivastava
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The interview covered: role of provost, AACSB accreditation, evolution of SMU undergraduate program, development of postgraduate program, executive development program, faculty recruitment, development of research effort, research centres and institutes, areas of excellence, start of case writing initiative, India Desk.
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LKCSB Chair in Marketing Strategy and International Business, SMU, 2015 - Present
Provost and Deputy-President (Academic Affairs), SMU, 2009 - 2015
Rajendra Srivastava was Provost and Deputy President at Singapore Management University (SMU) from 2008 to 2015. Prior to joining SMU he was the Roberto C. Goizueta Chair in Marketing and Digital Commerce, Goizueta Business School, Emory University where …
Oral History Interview With Sim Teow Hong: Growing Smu, Teow Hong Sim
Oral History Interview With Sim Teow Hong: Growing Smu, Teow Hong Sim
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The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, finance administration, CFO, government funding, stakeholders, tuition fees, financial crisis, donors, campus development, facilities management, student hostels, parent, risk management, reputation.
Biography: Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration, SMU, 1999–2016
Sim Teow Hong graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from the former University of Singapore and worked as an auditor with the Ernst & Young public accounting firm for a few years. He then embarked on a banking career by joining the Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase), Singapore. He worked with the Bank for 18 years, fulfilling different roles from …
Oral History Interview With Tony Tan Keng Yam: Conceptualising Smu, Tony Keng Yam Tan
Oral History Interview With Tony Tan Keng Yam: Conceptualising Smu, Tony Keng Yam Tan
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The interview covered: higher education landscape, setting up SMU, naming a new university, different university, admission criteria, student interaction, first graduation ceremony, future of university education.
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Patron, SMU, 2011–present
Visionary and architect of SMU
Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam steered the development of university education in Singapore and was instrumental in the creation of Singapore Management University. Involved in higher education in Singapore for over three decades, he served as education minister (1980–1981 and 1985–1991), vice-chancellor of the National University of Singapore (1980–1981), and was appointed deputy prime minister of Singapore (1995–2005). He is credited with restructuring Singapore’s educational …
Oral History Interview With Ho Kwon Ping: Conceptualising Smu, Kwon Ping Ho
Oral History Interview With Ho Kwon Ping: Conceptualising Smu, Kwon Ping Ho
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The interview covered: capturing SMU history, view of Singapore education system, Singapore Institute of Management, third university, business schools, business education, faculty recruitment, differentiating SMU, board of trustees, governance, student interaction, job satisfaction, non-profit organisations, inaugural convocation, differentiating SMU, future of SMU.
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Chairman, Board of Trustees, SMU, 2000–present
Chairman, Governing Council for Singapore Institute of Management, 1997–2000
One of Singapore’s most prominent businessmen, Mr Ho Kwon Ping, was tapped by Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan in 1997 to lead the effort to establish a new national university which would be autonomous and based on an American-style of education. An …
Oral History Interview With Low Aik Meng: Conceptualising Smu, Aik Meng Low
Oral History Interview With Low Aik Meng: Conceptualising Smu, Aik Meng Low
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The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, role and responsibilities, curriculum, student experience, first freshman team building camp, first classes, pioneer class, student activities, student ambassadors, community service, student hostel, student financial assistance.
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Founding Dean of Students, SMU, 2000–2011
Member of SMU start-up team
An SMU ‘pioneer’, Professor Low Aik Meng was one of the first three faculty to join the start-up team for the new university in 1998. Curriculum development was one his early responsibilities. Professor Low is best known for his next assignment—in 2000 he was appointed as SMU’s founding dean of students, a role in which …
Oral History Interview With Tan Chin Tiong: Conceptualising Smu, Chin Tiong Tan
Oral History Interview With Tan Chin Tiong: Conceptualising Smu, Chin Tiong Tan
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The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, changes to concept plan, research, private university, faculty recruitment, challenges, marketing, advertising campaign, autonomous universities, collaboration with Wharton School, schools in SMU, change agent for education landscape, differentiating SMU, SMU students.
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Provost, SMU, 1999–2008, and Deputy President, SMU, 2007–2009
Member of SMU start-up team
In 1998 Professor Tan Chin Tiong was one of the first three faculty members who joined the start-up team to create what would become Singapore’s third university, SMU. Among his many responsibilities during the planning phase of SMU, he oversaw faculty recruitment, public relations and marketing, and the …
Oral History Interview With Khoo Teng Aun: Conceptualising Smu, Teng Aun Khoo
Oral History Interview With Khoo Teng Aun: Conceptualising Smu, Teng Aun Khoo
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The interview covered: concept for new university, university library, first admissions exercise, student reaction to SMU, achievements of SMU.
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Associate Professor of Accounting, SMU, 2000–present
Member of SMU start-up team
Professor Khoo Teng Aun was one of the SMU ‘pioneers’, the faculty who formed the start-up team for Singapore’s third university. He joined the start-up team in 1999. Today he is a faculty member of the School of Accountancy and teaches corporate reporting and taxation. His research interests include internet financial reporting, multinational companies, cost and management accounting systems, taxation, and entrepreneurial studies. He also teaches in SMU’s master …
Oral History Interview With Low Kee Yang: Conceptualising Smu, Kee Yang Low
Oral History Interview With Low Kee Yang: Conceptualising Smu, Kee Yang Low
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The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, university education in Singapore, curriculum, CIRCLE values, private university, logo, teaching pedagogy, interview students for admissions, legal aspects, incorporation of SMU, first day of class, law school, challenges, student recruitment, law internships, Juris Doctor programme, challenges.
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Associate Professor of Law, SMU, 2000–present
Member of SMU start-up team
Professor Low Kee Yang joined the start-up team for SMU in 1998; one of his responsibilities was supervising legal matters. He served as deputy dean of the business school from 1999 to 2002 and chaired the organising committee for the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business …
Oral History Interview With John Yip Soon Kwong: Conceptualising Smu, Soon Kwong John Yip
Oral History Interview With John Yip Soon Kwong: Conceptualising Smu, Soon Kwong John Yip
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The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, future needs of university education in Singapore, business education, third university, Singapore Institute of Management, achievements.
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Executive Director and CEO, Singapore Institute of Management, 1997–2003
Director of Education, MOE, 1987–1996
Dr John Yip Soon Kwong played a major role in developing the concept for Singapore’s third university, Singapore Management University. With his first-hand knowledge of international universities as well as his knowledge of Singapore’s education system, he was part of the early effort to define the scope of Singapore’s third university and to identify an overseas university partner for this new institution. …
Oral History Interview With Hwang Soo Chiat: Conceptualising Smu, Soo Chiat Hwang
Oral History Interview With Hwang Soo Chiat: Conceptualising Smu, Soo Chiat Hwang
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The interview with Hwang Soo Chiat covered:first involvement with SMU, roles and responsibilities, first classes, teaching pedagogy, pioneer students, student interaction, student recruitment, parent interaction, commencement, milestones.
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Associate Professor of Accounting, SMU, 2000–present
Member of SMU start-up team
Professor Hwang Soo Chiat is one of the SMU ‘pioneers’, a member of the start-up team for Singapore’s third university. Today he is an associate professor of accounting at SMU. In December 2005, he was named Outstanding Teacher in the School of Accountancy. His research interests are in the use of accounting ratios for prediction of bankruptcy of companies, corporate governance, …
Oral History Interview With Leong Kwong Sin: Conceptualising Smu, Kwong Sin Leong
Oral History Interview With Leong Kwong Sin: Conceptualising Smu, Kwong Sin Leong
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The interview covere: first involvement with SMU, third university, role and responsibilities, planning, mission statement, employer engagement, faculty compensation, city campus, pioneer students, first commencement, achievements.
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Associate Professor of Accounting, SMU, 2000–present
Member of SMU start-up team
Professor Leong Kwong Sin, an SMU ‘pioneer’, joined the start-up team for the new university in 1998. Today he is an associate professor of accounting in the School of Accountancy. He was named one of the outstanding teachers in the School of Accountancy in December 2005. His research interests include the area of accounting disclosure, accounting education, corporate governance and financial reporting …
Oral History Interview With Pang Yang Hoong: Conceptualising Smu, Yang Hoong Pang
Oral History Interview With Pang Yang Hoong: Conceptualising Smu, Yang Hoong Pang
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The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, roles and responsibilities, risks, mission statement, business education, student recruitment, first day of classes, founding dean of School of Accountancy, strategy, accounting curriculum, employer engagement, internships, faculty research, achievements, challenges.
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Founding Dean, School of Accountancy, SMU, 2000–2014
Member of SMU start-up team
An SMU ‘pioneer’, Professor Pang Yang Hoong joined the start-up team for the new university in 1998.
She became the first dean of the School of Accountancy in September 2000. Accredited by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, the accountancy programme combines a broad-based education with internships at …
Oral History Interview With Tan Teck Meng: Conceptualising Smu, Teck Meng Tan
Oral History Interview With Tan Teck Meng: Conceptualising Smu, Teck Meng Tan
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The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, concept for SMU, parent engagement, third university, design of campus, city campus, private university, research, collaboration with Wharton, challenges.
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Professor of Accounting, 2000–2011
Deputy President, SMU, 1999–2001
Head of start-up team for SMU
Professor Tan Teck Meng was a key player in the conceptualising and formation of Singapore’s third university. In 1997, he was appointed chairman of a task force to look into the feasibility of setting up SMU. Subsequently he became SMU’s first employee and was appointed SMU’s founding deputy president (1999—2001).
After his term in administration, Professor Tan …