Indonesian students in Singapore battled for charity
SMU was one of the teams participating in the Hari Olahraga Amal (HOA), which was held on 20 and 21 September 2014. HOA is an annual event organised…
Academic hits out at 'big disconnect' over productivity push
Speaking at a panel discussion at the SME Convention on Thursday, SMU Professor of Economics Augustine Tan highlighted that there was a big…
IIE celebrates five years of nurturing innovators and entrepreneurs
Business leaders, mentors, investors, founders of SMU incubated companies past and present came together on 4 September 2014 evening to celebrate SMU…
Economic restructuring gaining momentum, though concerns persist
At a panel discussion held at the SME Convention on Wednesday, SMU Professor of Economics Augustine Tan said that he was “astonished” by the…
Smiling tip: know when to fake it
As part of a feature on smiling, The Australian Financial Review noted that faking happiness at work is emotional labour and it has consequences. SMU…
Students going for more work exposure
At SMU, 58 per cent of students have done between two and six internships, when they are required to fulfil only one 10-week stint. An SMU spokesman…
Are Singaporeans too inward looking?
SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan shared his thoughts on whether Singaporeans are too inward looking and commented on why Prime Minister Lee…
Changing philanthropy
According to Chairman of the Lien Centre for Social Innovation at SMU Dr Tan Chi Chiu, social innovation is required to develop solutions to social…
Understanding Groupthink
According to SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology Park Guihyun Grace, the assumption by many that working as a group is superior to working…
Socioeconomics: The story behind the numbers
SMU Associate Professor of Economics Tomoki Fujii seeks to understand the complexities behind poverty, nutrition and other hot-button issues in…