In a commentary, Lydia Lim, who was to have moderated The Straits Times Education Forum themed “Reimagining Universities”, discussed what would count as a university that has been well and truly reimagined. The event was postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. SMU President Professor Lily Kong, who is slated to be one of the Forum's four panellists, shared that she and her team at SMU encourage students to "interrupt their studies" by interspersing learning with work throughout their lives, and SMU wants to start inculcating the habit even before its students start on their degree studies. She added that SMU is looking at how to assess and make other experiences count in admissions to the university.