Should targets be set to ensure women are fully and fairly represented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education and careers? SMU President Professor Lily Kong gave a qualified, “Yes”. “We need to set targets without getting into affirmative-action. Women have to be there because of the abilities and what they can contribute. If we can recognise what they could contribute, we would naturally give them the space,” she said.

In her second annual State of the University Address on 3 September, SMU President Professor Lily Kong reviewed what has been an eventful year and revealed SMU’s priorities for the next five years in order to realise Vision 2025. In view of the measures put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Address was a hybrid event with around 50 members of faculty and staff joining her at SMU Hall and some 650 participating online for the Address and live Q&A dialogue.

Singapore, 18 June 2020 (Thursday) – AMTD Group, Xiaomi  Finance, Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS-ISS), jointly launched the ‘AMTD-Xiaomi-SMU-ISS Digital Finance Leadership Programme’ (“AXSI Programme”) today at a virtual signing ceremony graced by Mr. Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

There is a high demand in the burgeoning tech industry in Singapore and South East Asia for talents with deep technical skills in areas such as Data Science & Engineering, Cybersecurity, AI, Intelligent Systems & Optimization, Software & Cyber-Physical Systems and other areas.