SMU partners Yonsei University in Dual Juris Doctor Programme
Singapore, 30 October 2013 (Wednesday) – Since the Korea-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (KSFTA) entered into force in 2006, the economic relations…
Viral videos: The new social police?
Academic Director of SMU Executive Developement Michael Netzley argued that viral videos are ineffective in changing behaviour, in a debate with…
US spying scandal
SMU Assistant Professor of Political Science Clara Portela, commenting on the current US spying scandal, said that it is normal for countries to…
Grads from third law school not second class
Law Minister K. Shanmugam said on his Facebook page on Wednesday that the third law school, which will be hosted by UniSIM, would offer an…
Students from third law school not second class: Shanmugam
In his blog post, Law Minister K. Shanmugam noted concerns that lawyers from the new school would be perceived as "second class" to their…
As education evolves, so must universities
In Singapore, transfers between colleges are unheard of. But officials at SMU, NUS and NTU report that some of their students are taking a gap year.…
PM Lee in Warsaw? Singapore students there request meeting via Facebook – and get it
SMU students Chng Pei Ying and Jared Heng, who are currently on exchange at Poland, met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday, together…
Tommy Koh encourages younger intellectuals to be more vocal
Director of the Behavioural Sciences Institute at SMU Professor David Chan was one of the younger intellectuals that Professor Tommy Koh thought…
Academics think Singaporeans’ disappointment with government stems from high expectations
SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan was of the view that Singaporeans expressed disappointment with their government in a survey due to their…
Inadequacies of a happiness index
SMU Associate Professor of Psychology Christie Napa Scollon found that Singaporeans rated a person who has more material success (earning more than $…