Results of the annual Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey, released on 22 February, showed SMU's class of 2023 registered healthy and stable overall employment, with 92.3 per cent of graduates employed and getting good starting salaries. It also showed that 68.4 per cent of this employed group were offered full-time permanent jobs before graduation, while the rest found their jobs within six months of completing the final exams. Of those who secured full-time jobs, 52.5 per cent were offered employment through internships, which are compulsory for SMU undergraduates. SMU Provost Professor Timothy Clark said the results show that despite the challenging economic landscape in 2023, there was high demand for SMU graduates. “This underscores the value employers place in our comprehensive and interdisciplinary educational approach, alongside a co-curricular programme which fosters values and essential skills critical in the professional arena,” he said.