SMU and Indian School of Business (ISB) last Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate, share best practices and leverage each other’s expertise. Elaborating on the partnership, SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer SMU said both the institutions share similar achievements, such as growing to become established world-class educational institutions in 15 years and being among the youngest to be accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).Through the agreement, ISB and SMU will collaborate to develop new thinking and practices in the areas of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and design new joint programmes.

On the research front, the two institutions will consider opportunities for faculty, post-doctoral and doctoral students to organise and attend research workshops and seminars on topics of joint interest, and provide research assistance on projects in research centres at both institutions. ISB and SMU will also explore the possibility of joint executive education programmes that will be co-designed and developed in specific areas of interest to both the institutions and companies co-located in Singapore and India.