Press Release

• SMU launches a new Master of Sustainability and a Second Major in Sustainable Societies to develop sustainability leaders and meet the needs of the green economy
• All incoming undergraduates will have to complete at least one sustainability course as a graduation requirement effective Academic Year 2024.

Singapore, 20 September 2023 (Wednesday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) will launch a new Master of Sustainability (MST) (永续发展硕士课程) and a Second Major in Sustainable Societies (SSOC) (可持续社会第二主修) as part of a suite of sustain

Europe & Singapore, 19 September 2023 (Tuesday) – Formo, Europe’s leading precision-fermentation company, has partnered with the Singapore Management University (SMU) to examine consumer demand for a new class of products - precision-fermentation egg consumers products.

SINGAPORE, 14 September 2023 – MEDEA Biopharma from Technical University of Munich (Germany) and PlasticFri from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) were today, on 14 September, declared Grand Final winners of the 11th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC). Organised by the Singapore Management University Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SMU IIE) from 11 to 15 September 2023, the LKYGBPC is one of Asia’s largest university-led start-up challenges.

SINGAPORE, 11 September 2023: Protégé Ventures (PV), a student-run venture fund programme set up by the Singapore Management University Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SMU IIE), has launched the Marina & David Su Protégé Ventures Fund II.

Singapore, 11 September 2023 (Monday) – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) jumped to 41st place in the world – and 5th in Asia - in the 2023 Financial Times’ (FT) global ranking of Masters in Management (MiM) programmes. The University climbed 28 spots in the latest edition of the highly regarded annual ranking by FT, from 69th in 2022.

Singapore, 5 September 2023 – Income Insurance Limited (Income Insurance) and Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA) at the Singapore Management University (SMU) revealed today that Singaporeans are resilient mentally, physically, socially, and financially according to a landmark study that established Singaporeans’ baseline resilience in these domains for the first time, which are pertinent findings given the c

Singapore, 11 August 2023 (Friday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) welcomes its latest cohort of about 2,500 freshmen. The 24th cohort will begin the Academic Year 23/24 from Monday, 14 August 2023.

Singapore, 3 August 2023 (Thursday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) will soon introduce a new educational offering – Industry Practice Master programme (行业实践硕士课程) – through its professional training arm, SMU Academy. For a start, SMU Academy will offer the Industry Practice Master of Digital Economy with two track specialisations - Data Protection and Data Governance, and Digital Supply Chain and Intelligence.

Singapore, 12 October 2023 (Thursday) – Retirement may be one of the biggest worries for most Singaporeans^[1], yet just 34% Singaporeans rate their retirement preparedness as good, while another 27% do not have a retirement plan.

Singapore, 28 July 2023 – Singapore Management University (SMU) College of Integrative Studies (新加坡管理大学综合学科学院) Associate Professor Winston Chow (副教授周祥龙) has been successfully elected as Co-Chair for Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) Cycle Bureau.