In an interview, SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer spoke about the lessons for emerging economies from practices in the competitive business landscape of the fast-growing Indian economy. Professor De Meyer also highlighted the difference between business schools in Singapore and India and those in the US and UK, as well as the importance of maintaining relevance to the region in young universities such as SMU. He said: “We can also be creative and come up with different types of programmes. We need to find out different models for education that are much more fit for our environment.”