[10 July 2004]
SMU Celebrates the Graduation of its Pioneer Class
All of 2003 early graduates and two-thirds of May graduates have successfully secured employment
Singapore Management University ( SMU ) is pleased to announce the graduation of its pioneer batch of students and the university observed the start of the graduates' journey into working life at the Commencement Ceremony held today.
[3 July 2004]
SMU team wins national SIFE competition
National champions to represent Singapore at World Cup in Barcelona, Spain
[1 July 2004]
Six out of more than 500 teams short-listed for Finals of the second Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition organised by SMU
Six teams have been selected to compete in the Finals of the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition 2003/2004 to compete for a combined prize money of close to US$70,000. The competition, organized by the Singapore Management University (SMU), attracted submissions from over 500 teams from 117 universities spanning 30 countries this year.
[27 May 2004]
Scaling heights with a heart - Singapore Management University students share their Mt Kinabalu dream with Special Olympics athletes
'Dare to Dream 2004' - an inaugural expedition that unites SMU students and special athletes in leadership and team building
Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced the launch of 'Dare to Dream 2004', an outdoor adventure to be held annually. An expedition to Mount Kinabula will mark this year's inaugural event.
[4 May 2004]
SMU Receives Record S$200 Million
Fund to go towards Scholars Programme, Fund for Excellence and Endowment for the University
The Lee Foundation, together with the Ministry of Education, have committed to fund a record S$200 million (approx US$120 million) to the Singapore Management University (SMU), the largest ever contribution to a Singapore tertiary institution and one of a handful of over-US$100million-gifts made to universities worldwide.
[4 May 2004]
Microsoft CFO challenges SMU students
Microsoft CFO John Connors urges students to take the lead in tackling tough business issues
Singapore - Don't wait until you graduate; identify the biggest problems facing business in Singapore and propose solutions now. That is the challenge visiting Microsoft Chief Financial Officer John Connors laid before Singapore Management University (SMU) students today.
[14 April 2004]
Singapore Management University Receives Record Number of Applications for Places in its Four Undergraduate Schools
Singapore Management University (SMU) has received an overwhelming response to its admissions exercise this year, with available openings 9 times oversubscribed. Over 7,700 students have applied to study at SMU, representing a year-on-year increase of 33% over the 2003 figure of 5,800. There were 870 openings for SMU’s four schools – Business, Accountancy, Economics & Social Sciences, and Information Systems.
[24 March 2004]
Singapore Management University Appoints Howard Hunter as University’s New President
Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Howard O. Hunter, former Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the distinguished Emory University in Atlanta, as SMU’s third president. He will commence office on 1 September 2004, succeeding Prof. Ronald Frank, who will finish his service as president at the end of August 2004.
[10 March 2004]
AmCham establishes its first local scholarship programme at SMU
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) today presented an education gift of S$100,000 to the Singapore Management University (SMU). The gift will go towards the establishment of the AmCham Scholarship at SMU, marking it as the first major program AmCham has sponsored at a tertiary institution in Singapore.
[4 March 2004]
NUS and SMU Students join forces in Reef Alert 04, A Marine Conservation Project in Pulau Aur, Malaysia