Skills v degrees debate ends in a tie
The Straits Time Education Forum, organised in partnership with SMU, saw experts debating the motion “You don’t need a degree to succeed in life”.…
First gym session marked turning point in struggle with anxiety
In an interview, SMU undergraduate Tyen Rasif discussed her struggles following her father’s disappearance and how taking up weightlifting and body…
Mechanical vs Digital
Su Jia Xian is only 32 years old, but he's been talking and writing about watches for more than half of his life, building up a store of knowledge…
New SMU course in health economics and management among moves to boost health tech sector
As part of efforts to develop infocomm technology (ICT) capabilities in the healthcare sector, SMU will be offering a second major in health…
Degree or skills? Audience vote will count at ST Forum
SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer and Dean of SMU School of Law Associate Professor Goh Yihan will argue against the motion You don't need a…
Well-rounded approach
At an event on the future economy last October, SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer spoke at length about the responsibility of the institution…
Teong sets sights on eventful year
National swimmer Teong Tzen Wei believes he can expand his repertoire to include the 100m free and 50m butterfly at August’s Asian Games. On Monday,…
Universities transform lives
In the third of a four-part series ST-SMU Degree Versus Skills forum, SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer discussed how universities can maintain…
Empowering women, period.
SMU social sciences alumna Ms Vanessa Paranjothy and her sisters have created the "freedom cup". The bell-shaped cup can be fitted under the cervix…
Putting universities to the test
In the second of a four-part SMU-Straits Times series about on degrees versus skills, OECD’s education and skills director Andreas Schleicher talked…
