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Singapore Management University Launches Its First Overseas Centre In Jakarta, Singapore Management University Dec 2022

Singapore Management University Launches Its First Overseas Centre In Jakarta, Singapore Management University

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Singapore Management University (SMU) today opened its first overseas centre in Jakarta, Indonesia, bolstering the university’s goal to positively impact local communities as it advances its "Growth in Asia" strategic priority as part of its Vision 2025.


Singapore Green Finance Centre Launches Sustainable Finance Programme To Develop Talent And Enhance Sustainability Capabilities In The Finance Sector, Singapore Management University Dec 2022

Singapore Green Finance Centre Launches Sustainable Finance Programme To Develop Talent And Enhance Sustainability Capabilities In The Finance Sector, Singapore Management University

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The Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC), an initiative of Singapore Management University (SMU) and Imperial College London, whose partners include Bank of China, BNP Paribas, Fullerton Fund Management, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Schroders, SMBC, Standard Chartered, and UBS, will be launching the first of a series of courses to help finance industry professionals upskill in the area of sustainability and sustainable finance. This series of courses will take reference from the Sustainable Finance Technical Skills and Competencies (SF TSCs) developed by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).


Smu Appoints Communication And Technology Professor Lim Sun Sun As Inaugural Vice President, Partnerships And Engagement, Singapore Management University Nov 2022

Smu Appoints Communication And Technology Professor Lim Sun Sun As Inaugural Vice President, Partnerships And Engagement, Singapore Management University

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The Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Lim Sun Sun (林珊珊 教授) as Vice President, Partnerships and Engagement with effect from 1 December 2022. As Vice President, Partnerships & Engagement (合作与交流总监), Prof Lim will lead teams to deliver SMU’s strategy to be an Engaged City University, primarily in the areas of industry partnership; innovation and entrepreneurship; and international partnerships, within the University’s larger strategic plans. Her team will also support the University’s ambition to distinguish its education and research by enabling strong external partnerships with the private and public sectors, and with academic and …


Wee Kim Wee Centre Celebrates 20 Years Of Making Meaningful Impact, Singapore Management University Nov 2022

Wee Kim Wee Centre Celebrates 20 Years Of Making Meaningful Impact, Singapore Management University

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The Wee Kim Wee Centre is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the opening of the new Wee Kim Wee Room housed at Singapore Management University and the launch of the Wee Kim Wee Heritage Fund.


Smu Launches Analytics And Cloud Technology Work-Study Programme With Google And Kpmg, Singapore Management University Oct 2022

Smu Launches Analytics And Cloud Technology Work-Study Programme With Google And Kpmg, Singapore Management University

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The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) has launched a new SMU-KPMG Analytics and Cloud Technology Work Study Programme in partnership with Google. Students enrolled in this programme will acquire a Google Career Certificate via a scholarship before embarking on a six-month extended internship with KPMG.


Smu Adds Another Sustainable Building To Its City Campus, Singapore Management University Oct 2022

Smu Adds Another Sustainable Building To Its City Campus, Singapore Management University

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Singapore Management University (SMU) today officially launched a new seven-storey multi-use building that adds over 12,700 square metres of teaching, learning, research and faculty space to its footprint. The ceremony was officiated by Guest-of-Honour Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, in the presence of 250 guests and SMU faculty, staff, students and alumni.


Smu Climbs 14 Spots In The Financial Times Masters In Management Global Ranking, Singapore Management University Sep 2022

Smu Climbs 14 Spots In The Financial Times Masters In Management Global Ranking, Singapore Management University

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Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked 69th place in the Financial Times’ (FT) 2022 global ranking of Masters in Management (MiM) programmes, advancing 14 spots from 83rd place in the 2021 ranking. SMU also holds the eighth spot among Asian universities in the closely watched annual global ranking.


Tolaram Contributes $600,000 To Support Innovation And Entrepreneurship At Smu, Singapore Management University Aug 2022

Tolaram Contributes $600,000 To Support Innovation And Entrepreneurship At Smu, Singapore Management University

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Tolaram, a Singapore conglomerate with businesses in consumer goods, fintech, infrastructure and industrials, has established the Tolaram Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund at the Singapore Management University (SMU) with a term contribution of S$600,000.


Smu Founding Chairman Ho Kwon Ping To Step Down After 25 Years Of Distinguished Leadership, Singapore Management University Aug 2022

Smu Founding Chairman Ho Kwon Ping To Step Down After 25 Years Of Distinguished Leadership, Singapore Management University

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Mr Ho Kwon Ping (何光平), Chairman of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Board of Trustees (BOT), will step down on 11 January 2023 after an illustrious 25 years of distinguished leadership. Mr Piyush Gupta (高博德), currently a member of the SMU BOT, will succeed Mr Ho as the new Chairman of SMU from 12 January 2023.


Smu Lee Kong Chian School Of Business Ranks Among The Top In The Financial Times Masters In Finance Rankings 2022, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Smu Lee Kong Chian School Of Business Ranks Among The Top In The Financial Times Masters In Finance Rankings 2022, Singapore Management University

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The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business’ (LKCSB) placed 1st in Asia and 3rd globally in the latest Financial Times’ (FT) ranking of programmes for post-experience programmes, with its Master of Science in Wealth Management (MWM) programme. Another ranking of the world’s best pre-experience degrees by FT placed SMU LKCSB’s Master of Science in Applied Finance (MAF) programme firmly within Top 50 at 40th place, and 5th in Asia. Significantly, both programmes excelled in the indicators of ‘Employed at 3 months’ and ‘Salary percentage increase’, testament to the University’s commitment towards enhancing the employability of its …


Equinix Addresses Green Talent Gap In Singapore With S$160,000 Pledge Towards Sustainability Scholarships At Nus And Smu, Singapore Management University Jun 2022

Equinix Addresses Green Talent Gap In Singapore With S$160,000 Pledge Towards Sustainability Scholarships At Nus And Smu, Singapore Management University

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Since the launch of the Singapore Green Plan, the nation’s journey to becoming a low-carbon economy is moving forward with a deepening of workforce capabilities. According to LinkedIn, Asia-Pacific has seen 30% growth in hiring for green jobs — defined as jobs that cannot be done without sustainability skills — between 2016 and 2021.[1] Aiming to reduce the talent skills gap as sustainability becomes entrenched into regulation and public awareness, Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced that it has pledged S$160,000 towards sustainability focused scholarships for programs administered by the National University of Singapore (NUS) …


Smu Takes Individualised Learning To The Next Level With The Launch Of Its College Of Integrative Studies5, Singapore Management University May 2022

Smu Takes Individualised Learning To The Next Level With The Launch Of Its College Of Integrative Studies5, Singapore Management University

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Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced the formation of the College of Integrative Studies (CIS). First of its kind in Singapore, the CIS will take individualised learning to the next level and is a strategic element of the University’s Vision 2025 of growing impact and transforming education. The CIS will serve as an incubator of interdisciplinary learning where future graduates will be equipped to look beyond the boundaries of a single discipline, enabling them to make a bold pivot to the new realities of an ever-changing world.


Smu And Synagie Partner To Upskill And Plug Skill Gaps In Southeast Asia's Ecommerce And Tech Workforce, Singapore Management University May 2022

Smu And Synagie Partner To Upskill And Plug Skill Gaps In Southeast Asia's Ecommerce And Tech Workforce, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

Leading digital commerce enabler in Southeast Asia, Synagie, and Singapore Management University (SMU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to co-develop continuing education and training programmes. The programmes are specially designed to address the specific talent and skills shortages faced by the technology and eCommerce sector in Singapore and Southeast Asia, with the aim of upskilling over 3,000 sector professionals by 2025.


Smu Announces New Dean For Yong Pung How School Of Law, Singapore Management University May 2022

Smu Announces New Dean For Yong Pung How School Of Law, Singapore Management University

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The Singapore Management University (SMU) announced today that it has appointed Professor Lee Pey Woan ( 李佩婉 ) as the new Dean of the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL), following an extensive and rigorous global search that started in August 2021.


Lim Hoon Foundation Establishes $3 Million Scholarship At Smu, Singapore Management University Apr 2022

Lim Hoon Foundation Establishes $3 Million Scholarship At Smu, Singapore Management University

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Lim Hoon Foundation (LHF), a private charitable trust of the JL Family Office (JLFO), has made an endowed contribution of $3 million to establish the JLFO-LHF Scholarship (the Scholarship) at the Singapore Management University (SMU). The bond-free Scholarship aims to support undergraduates with demonstrated financial needs to achieve academic excellence and to recognise them for their accomplishments in student life and towards community outreach.


New Smu-A*Star Joint Lab In Social & Human-Centred Computing, Singapore Management University Apr 2022

New Smu-A*Star Joint Lab In Social & Human-Centred Computing, Singapore Management University

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S$10 million joint lab integrates technology and social sciences for research outcomes that support and enhance lives in Singapore.


Smu Launches Its First Skillsfuture Work-Study Degree To Meet Demand For Software Engineers, Singapore Management University Mar 2022

Smu Launches Its First Skillsfuture Work-Study Degree To Meet Demand For Software Engineers, Singapore Management University

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The School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) at the Singapore Management University will, from Academic Year 2022-2023 (which begins in August 2022), offer the University’s first work-study degree in software engineering to train a pipeline of talent with the necessary knowledge and skills to meet the demand for such talent.


Smu School Of Accountancy Ranked First In The World By Byu Accounting Research Rankings (2021), Singapore Management University Feb 2022

Smu School Of Accountancy Ranked First In The World By Byu Accounting Research Rankings (2021), Singapore Management University

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The school takes top spot worldwide in three categories - Citation Rankings, Archival Research (All Topics) and Archival Research (Financial Accounting).


Smu Professor David Chan Becomes First Singaporean And First Asian To Receive The Prestigious Raymond Katzell Award, Singapore Management University Jan 2022

Smu Professor David Chan Becomes First Singaporean And First Asian To Receive The Prestigious Raymond Katzell Award, Singapore Management University

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The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) has conferred the prestigious Raymond Katzell Award to Professor David Chan (陈振中教授), Director of the Behavioural Sciences Initiative (行为科学研究院长) and Professor of Psychology of the Singapore Management University (SMU) (新加坡管理大学) for his outstanding contributions in using scientific research to address social issues and make a difference to people and society. Professor Chan, who makes history for being both the first Singaporean and the first Asian to receive this top award, will receive the award and deliver his keynote address at the Annual SIOP conference to be held this April in the United …


Smu Welcomes Three New Members To Its Board Of Trustees In January 2022, Singapore Management University Jan 2022

Smu Welcomes Three New Members To Its Board Of Trustees In January 2022, Singapore Management University

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The Singapore Management University is pleased to announce that we have appointed three new members to its Board of Trustees with effect from 12 January 2022. Their appointment will be for an initial term of three years. The three are: (i) Mr Piyush Gupta (Group CEO, DBS Bank); (ii) Ms Deborah Ho (Country Head, Singapore/Regional Head, South East Asia, Blackrock); and (iii) Ms Melissa Khoo (Deputy Secretary (Higher Education and Skills), MOE).


Smu Maintains Prestigious Aahrpp Accreditation, Singapore Management University Sep 2021

Smu Maintains Prestigious Aahrpp Accreditation, Singapore Management University

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The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP), which promotes high-quality research through an accreditation process that helps organisations worldwide strengthen their human research protection programmes, has announced that Singapore Management University (SMU) has been awarded Full Re-accreditation for five years. SMU was first accredited by AAHRPP in 2018.


Smu Appoints New Dean For Business School, Singapore Management University Sep 2021

Smu Appoints New Dean For Business School, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

The Singapore Management University (SMU) announced today that it has appointed Professor Bert De Reyck as the Dean of Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB). He takes over the helm from Professor Gerry George who served as Dean from 2015 – 2021 and will assume the role for a five-year term. Professor George has moved to Georgetown University and will continue his association with SMU as a Visiting Professor.


Smu’S Business School Re-Accredited By Equis For Five Years, Singapore Management University Aug 2021

Smu’S Business School Re-Accredited By Equis For Five Years, Singapore Management University

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The Singapore Management University (SMU)’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been successfully re-accredited by the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) for five years, a seal of excellence which differentiates the school among its peers internationally.


Smu To Launch Singapore’S First-Ever Full Certificate Insurtech Course In Partnership With Techfin Consulting, Singapore Management University Jun 2021

Smu To Launch Singapore’S First-Ever Full Certificate Insurtech Course In Partnership With Techfin Consulting, Singapore Management University

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Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched Singapore’s pioneer advanced full certificate programme in InsurTech with TechFin Consulting today to upskill working professionals and undergraduates. With trainers hailing from Singapore’s FinTech community and homegrown leading InsurTech firm PolicyPal, SMU’s professional training arm SMU Academy will roll out the course from July 2021.


Estate Of Diana Koh Ming Ying Gifts $2.4 Million To Singapore Management University For The Advancement Of Education, Singapore Management University Apr 2021

Estate Of Diana Koh Ming Ying Gifts $2.4 Million To Singapore Management University For The Advancement Of Education, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

The estate of the late Ms Diana Koh Ming Ying, a respected and accomplished veteran in the accounting and advisory field in Singapore, has established a legacy to support deserving students at the Singapore Management University (SMU) with a contribution of $2.4 million.


Jones Day Foundation Gifts Usd 1 Million To Smu, Singapore Management University Apr 2021

Jones Day Foundation Gifts Usd 1 Million To Smu, Singapore Management University

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Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced that it has received a gift of USD1 million (approximately S$1.3 million) from the Jones Day Foundation to fund the Jones Day LLM (Judicial Studies) Scholarships and the Jones Day Top Scholar Award.


Smu Is One Of Seven Universities In Asia With The Prestigious Aacsb Accreditation For Its Business And Accountancy Programmes, Singapore Management University Apr 2021

Smu Is One Of Seven Universities In Asia With The Prestigious Aacsb Accreditation For Its Business And Accountancy Programmes, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) and School of Accountancy (SoA) have both earned re-accreditation from AACSB International (AACSB), the largest business education network and longest serving global accrediting body for business schools.


Smu Officially Renames Its Law School Yong Pung How School Of Law, Singapore Management University Apr 2021

Smu Officially Renames Its Law School Yong Pung How School Of Law, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

Singapore Management University (SMU) today held a ceremony to officially rename its law school after Singapore’s former Chief Justice Dr Yong Pung How. The new name – Yong Pung How School of Law (杨邦孝法学院) – will come into effect from 11 April 2021, which would have been Dr Yong’s 95th birthday.


New Leadership At The Helm Of Smu Advisory Board For Real Estate Programme, Singapore Management University Mar 2021

New Leadership At The Helm Of Smu Advisory Board For Real Estate Programme, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

Mapletree Investments (“Mapletree” or “the Group”) and Singapore Management University (“SMU”) are pleased to jointly announce new appointment holders of the SMU Advisory Board for the Real Estate Programme, which provides industry insights into evolving industry trends and strategic inputs for SMU’s Real Estate Track including the curriculum and research initiatives. The 11-member Board comprises members who are esteemed leaders in the fields of real estate, tax, investment, finance and law, and have taken on a new three-year term starting from 15 November 2020.


Smu Lee Kong Chian School Of Business Rises In The Financial Times’ Global Mba Rankings 2021, Singapore Management University Feb 2021

Smu Lee Kong Chian School Of Business Rises In The Financial Times’ Global Mba Rankings 2021, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases

Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked 58th in the Financial Times’ (FT) 2021 global ranking of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes, advancing five spots from its previous 63rd position in the 2020 rankings. The MBA programme has much to be proud of. Alumni of the programme reported a weighted salary[1] of US$121,279, an increase from US$115,039 reported in last year’s ranking. SMU LKCSB’s MBA Programme also excelled in indicators such as ‘value-for-money’[2] (31st worldwide, moving up 14 spots from last year’s 45th place).