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The programme will address data governance issues exacerbated by the pandemic and shortage of qualified data protection officers

Broad range of course modules will deepen knowledge in ASEAN’s new Data Management framework, Data Protection Audit Management and Mobile Apps

  • First-of-its-kind study by SMU’s Lien Centre for Social Innovation (LCSI) determines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in Singapore
  • Over the course of the pandemic, a significant 20% of previously food-insecure households are now deemed food secure
  • It should also be noted that the food security of 10.2% of households worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • This study also explored the impact of autonomy in food support through an intervention element

Singapore, 25 March 202

Singapore, 14 March 2022 (Monday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) has published a study, “A cross-country investigation of social image motivation and acceptance of lab-grown meat in Singapore and the United States” in the reputable peer-reviewed journal, Appetite.

Singapore, 1 March 2022 (Tuesday) – The School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) at the Singapore Management University will, from Academic Year 2022-2023 (which begins in August 2022), offer the University’s first work-study degree in software engineering to train a pipeline of talent with the necessary knowledge and skills to meet the demand for such talent. 

SMU School of Accountancy has scored in these categories:

Singapore, 25 February 2022 (Friday) – VIETSTAR Training & Consulting JSC (VIETSTAR), a leading training and consulting organisation in Vietnam, and Singapore Management University (SMU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a partnership for strategic cooperation in Management Capability Enhancement and Digital Transformation. The partnership aims to hone the management and leadership capabilities of leaders and managers in Vietnamese enterprises, positioning them to success in the region and beyond.

  • 28 start-ups across multiple industries have been accepted into BIG’s January 2022 cohort
  • This cohort attracts serial entrepreneurs

Singapore, 17 February 2022 - Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) today welcomed the January 2022 cohort of its flagship Business Innovations Generator (BIG) incubation programme. A total of 28 early-stage start-ups have been accepted into the programme’s first intake for the year.

  • 96.2% of fresh graduates from the 2021 cohort employed within six months of final examinations
  • 64.2% were offered full-time permanent jobs before graduation
  • Graduates across all six Schools enjoyed higher starting salaries
  • Mean and median gross monthly salaries at $4,358 and $4,000 respectively, are at an all-time high

Singapore, 16 February 2022 (Wednesday) – Fresh graduates from Singapore Management University’s (SMU) 18th cohort have registered healthy and stable overall employment, with 96.

Singapore, 14 February 2022 (Monday) – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, offered by the University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB), advanced seven spots to be ranked 51st in the Financial Times’ (FT) 2022 Global Ranking. Significantly, SMU’s MBA programme excelled in indicators such as ‘Environmental, social and governance (ESG)[1]’, leaping to 20th spot, as well as in the area of being ‘value-for-money’[2].

Singapore, 27 January 2022 (Thursday) - The Singapore Management University is pleased to announce that we have appointed three new members to its Board of Trustees with effect from 12 January 2022. Their appointment will be for an initial term of three years.

The three are:

(i) Mr Piyush Gupta (Group CEO, DBS Bank);

(ii) Ms Deborah Ho (Country Head, Singapore/Regional Head, South East Asia, Blackrock); and

(iii) Ms Melissa Khoo (Deputy Secretary (Higher Education and Skills), MOE).

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