Singapore, 16 March 2026 (Monday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched a new brand campaign, "Bold Ideas, Big Impact", anchored on its SMU2030 Strategic Plan and aimed at sharpening how the university communicates its ambitions and impact in Singapore, across Asia and beyond.
Singapore, 12 March 2026 (Thursday) – As philanthropic capital grows and expectations for measurable impact intensify, the Singapore Management University (SMU) Business Families Institute (BFI) today unveiled a new framework calling for a fundamental rethink of how philanthropy is designed, funded and evaluated.
Graduates from Singapore Management University continue to secure good employment outcomes despite a more cautious hiring climate, with more than nine in ten securing employment within six months of graduation, according to the latest Joint Autonomous University Graduate Employment Survey (JAUGES) 2025.
The results suggest sustained employer demand for graduates with industry exposure and applied skills, even as organisations become more cautious amid global economic uncertainty and accelerating automation.
Singapore, 2 March 2026 – Singapore Management University (SMU) and Fudan University have jointly launched the SMU-Fudan Doctor of Business Administration (Technology), a programme that prepares senior leaders to navigate the complex intersection of business and technology.
- The Urban SustaInnovator (USI) was launched by the Minister for National
Development at the 12th edition of SMU’s Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan
Competition (LKYGBPC) to nurture promising urban solutions and sustainabilityfocused
startups - Backed by a public-private consortium that connects startups to global networks, the
USI is designed to boost Singapore’s role as Asia’s gateway for deep tech startups
Singapore, 16 February 2026 – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme has advanced 15 spots to rank again among the best business schools globally in the Financial Times (FT) 2026 Top 100 Global MBAs.
Singapore, 4 February 2026 – Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched a new Master of Science in Business AI, aimed at developing a critical but currently under-supplied pipeline of talent: business leaders who are fluent in AI and grounded in cross-functional business knowledge, strategy, and leadership.
Singapore, 22 January 2026 (Thursday) – Building on the tripartite collaboration announced in November 2025, the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME), Straits Interactive (SI) and SMU Academy (SMUA), the professional training arm of Singapore Management University (SMU), are proud to announce the launch of Singapore’s first hands-on Industry Graduate Diploma (IGD) in Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models and AI Governance [生成式AI、大语言模型与治理行业毕业文凭], aimed at developing a new generation of AI Bilingualists.
Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced the launch of the Resilient Workforces Institute (ResWORK), a new university-level research institute advancing workforce resilience and lifelong learning amid accelerating technological change. It is among the first institutes in Singapore and the region to jointly study adult-learning and the future of work through an integrated, interdisciplinary lens spanning economics, management, behavioural science and technology.
Singapore, 20 January 2026 (Tuesday) - These are the research findings of the 58th round of the DBS-SKBI Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) Survey at the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI), Singapore Management University (SMU), conducted between 22 and 28 December 2025.