English test for foreign front-line staff? Bosses say 'no'

Ms Caroline Lim, director of the Institute of Service Excellence at SMU noted that the onus is on companies to train their foreign staff to…

All change for business schools

Associate Professor Annie Koh, dean of executive education at SMU says,"We work with our partner companies to design and deliver custom programmes…

Learn to cope with uncertainty

Executives need to look at problems from different angles as global challenges become more complex. According to Associate Professor Annie Koh,…

SMU appoints new provost

From July 1, Professor Rajendra Srivastava, 56, will take over from Professor Tan Chin Tiong, who will remain as SMU's deputy president.

SMU fulfils a vital need by providing an education in international trading

In response to trading companies alerting SMU to a lack of structured training programmes to help new staff quickly and effectively gain an…

Hello Heartland

Some 30,000 pairs of eyes are trained on the main stage of the Singapore Arts Festival each year, but the festival net actually reaches a much wider…

Emory prof to become SMU provost

Professor Rajendra Srivastava, currently the Roberto C. Goizueta Chair in Electronic Commerce and Marketing, and Director of the Emory Marketing…

Singapore is 29th most peaceful country

Singapore ranks 29th out of 140 countries in the Global Peace Index, which aims to link peace to prosperity. Commenting on the current results, SMU…

Hungarian President in Singapore for first official state visit

Hungarian President, Laszlo Solyom, is in Singapore for a two-day state visit.  While in Singapore, President Solyom will visit the Biopolis and give…

Well equipped for a trading career

Final-year economics and business management undergraduate Cheng Xin Kai wanted a career in which no two days were ever the same. He completed the…