NUS takes bold move to curb obsession with grades
In a bold move by NUS to reduce the obsession with grades, how its freshmen perform in exams may no longer count in their final mark. The initiative…
Storm over FB post by expat rages on
SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan said that “the copyright of the image belongs to the copyright holder”. He added that online sites can use…
Opinion divided over Little India Bill
SMU Associate Professor of Law S. Chandra Mohan said, "However harsh the enforcement powers and measures in the new Bill may seem at first glance,…
Adding diversity to the university scene
In a commentary, ST Senior Education Correspondent Sandra Davie noted that SMU, Singapore's third university, began taking in students in 2000. From…
Breaking ground for new School of Law building
A new chapter in the success story of SMU and the University’s School of Law began on 20 January 2014, with the ground-breaking ceremony for the…
Patron's Day 2014 showcases Singapore's best
Over 2,000 members of the SMU community came together on 17 January 2014 to mark the University’s 14th birthday. It was the third time that Singapore…
Anil Thadani perpetuates the NR Thadani Scholarship
“If there were a situation where someone could not benefit from an SMU education for financial reasons, it would be a great loss not only for them…
Temporary law introduced to give police greater powers to maintain order in Little India
SMU Associate Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan said that, to his knowledge, there have not been any such temporary laws in Singapore thus far.…
IDA hires data sciences expert to head new unit
Last year, SMU's Living Analytics Research Centre team won the Data Innovation Challenge launched by IDA – which posed a big data problem for…
Singaporeans confident inflation will not worsen
According to a survey of 400 respondents conducted online in December 2013 by the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU (SKBI) and…