Managing organisations in a rapidly changing world requires an agile mindset that recognises and takes advantage of opportunities that arise with every transformation. SMU has risen to the challenge with innovative teaching that develops creative and entrepreneurial leaders for the emerging Asian century. "We are a 21st century institution," says SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer. "We started with a very innovative concept of teaching – research-oriented, interdisciplinary and collaborative. We're constantly reinventing the model to remain relevant in a knowledge-based economy."