SMU Vice President of Business Development & External Relations, Associate Professor Annie Koh noted in a recent interview that in order to stay competitive, cultivate a greater entrepreneurship spirit and equip themselves with more autonomy, universities in Singapore are increasingly looking at non-traditional revenue streams even though there is sufficient public funding. For example, SMU inked a tie-up with SUTD in October 2011, which has paved the way for the two institutions to partner each other in areas such as product innovation. Associate Prof Koh’s office will also generate some revenue for SMU through courses for working professionals in the banking sector. It is also examining the possibility of having similar programmes for the maritime and data analysis industries. On SMU’s curriculum, which is currently undergoing periodic review, Associate Prof Koh said that the university is looking to introduce more depth into its undergraduate courses. Following feedback from the maritime industry, the university is hoping to offer courses on maritime economics for its economics undergraduate programme in the coming academic year.
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