Singapore, 8 June 2023 (Thursday) – Straits Interactive and SMU Academy, the training arm of Singapore Management University, today announced the launch of the Advanced Certificate in Generative AI, Ethics, and Data Protection.
Singapore, 12 Jun 2023 – Standard Chartered Bank (“the Bank”) has launched a new Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator in partnership with Singapore Management University’s Lien Centre for Social Innovation. The Incubator is funded by the Bank’s US$300,000 donation to the university to support female entrepreneurship focused on achieving social impact and aspiring and current female entrepreneurs will have access to training, mentoring and seed funding through the Incubator.
Singapore, 8 June 2023 (Thursday) - SMU Academy, the professional training arm of Singapore Management University (SMU), has partnered with TechFin Consulting (TechFin) to launch two specialised one-day programmes aimed at equipping professionals in the startup, tech and fintech sectors with marketing skills and know-how, to meet the evolving demands within their industries.
Singapore, 6 June 2023 (Tuesday) – The inaugural International Conference on ESG and Climate Governance, bringing together academic experts, practitioners and board directors, will take place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, between 26 and 28 June 2023.
Singapore, 31 May 2023 (Wednesday) – Singapore stands as the world’s fourth most digitally competitive country[1], with 99 per cent of its households having Internet access. Yet the nation’s older adults remain outpaced by younger generations in terms of digital ownership, usage and literacy.
Singapore, 29 May 2023 – Volunteers at different life stages have different resources, responsibilities and motivations. This finding, which was established in a new study titled "Transforming the Volunteer Experience in the Social Service Sector", highlights that this understanding is critical when managing volunteers so that the volunteering experience can be enhanced.
Singapore, 19 May 2023 (Friday) - SMU Academy (SMUA) and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Centre for Lifelong Education announced today that they will partner to offer two new Advanced Certificate programmes in Arts Management and Design Literacy for Marketing. This marks the first-ever collaboration between NAFA and a local Institute of Higher Learning to deliver continuing education and training (CET) programmes that synthesise arts, design and business.
Singapore, 15 May 2023 (Monday) – A new study by the Singapore Management University (SMU) examines the effects of equity analysts’ social skills on their performance and career advancements and finds significant and positive effects of social skills. The findings support the growing importance of social skills, for which there is still no good substitute in the age of artificial intelligence, and highlights the importance of social skills training in school and workplace.
Singapore, 12 May 2023 (Friday) – Singapore Management University’s School of Accountancy (新加坡管理大学会计学院) Associate Professor Seow Poh Sun (副教授萧宝山) has received the prestigious American Accounting Association’s (AAA) Outstanding Accounting Educator Award 2023.
Singapore, 12 May 2023 – The number of persons in Singapore living with dementia is expected to increase to 152,000 by 2030[1], with one in two admitting they feel less competent than they did before being diagnosed with the condition. This was established in a new nationwide study conducted by Singapore Management University (SMU), in which 60 per cent of persons with dementia also say they are regarded as less competent than usual.
