Singapore, 3 November 2022 (Thursday) – According to the latest Annual Report released by Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Pro Bono Centre (PBC) for the period January to September 2022, the number of cases seen by the Centre’s Legal Clinic rose by 14.8% to 155 cases, compared with 135 for the same period in 2021. The most common types of cases seen in the same period were those related to family (14.8%), employment (13.9%), tenancy (13.5%) and criminal (11.1%).
Singapore, 4 November 2022 (Friday) – Commemorating its 20th anniversary, the Wee Kim Wee Centre (WKWC) is unveiling the new Wee Kim Wee Room at Singapore Management University (SMU), which houses some of the original belongings of former President Wee Kim Wee and Mrs Wee, and formally launching the Wee Kim Wee Heritage Fund. The WKWC, housed in SMU’s College of Integrative Studies, aims to advance learning and dialogue about major cross-cultural issues.
Singapore, 1 November 2022 (Tuesday) – SMU’s Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA) has found that it is crucial to think of ‘health capital’ not just in biomedical terms, but also in terms of building the social resources and resilience of Singaporeans as a means of supporting their healthcare needs.
Singapore, 28 October 2022 (Friday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) today officially launched a new seven-storey multi-use building that adds over 12,700 square metres of teaching, learning, research and faculty space to its footprint. The ceremony was officiated by Guest-of-Honour Mr Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, in the presence of 250 guests and SMU faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Singapore, 27 October 2022 (Thursday) – The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) has launched a new SMU-KPMG Analytics and Cloud Technology Work Study Programme in partnership with Google. Students enrolled in this programme will acquire a Google Career Certificate via a scholarship before embarking on a six-month extended internship with KPMG.
SINGAPORE, 17 October 2022 (Monday)
These are the research findings of the 45th 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).
Singapore, 4 October 2022 (Tuesday) – The Centre for AI and Data Governance (CAIDG) at Singapore Management University (SMU) Yong Pung How School of Law has released the findings of a first-ever perceptions study on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) law regime in Singapore.
Singapore, 28 September 2022 (Wednesday) – The Institute of Service Excellence (ISE) (卓越服务研究院) at Singapore Management University (SMU) today released the 2022 Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) research findings for the Land Transport sector, comprising of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT), Public Buses, and Point-to-Point Transport (P2P) sub-sectors.
The study, which surveyed commuters between April and July, showed satisfaction with public transport remained steady, despite a strong increase in MRT and bus ridership.
SINGAPORE, 23 September 2022 (Friday) – Singapore Management University’s Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI) together with Landmark Books today launched ‘Sim Kee Boon: The Businessman Bureaucrat’, a biography which brings to life a part of Singapore’s history by tracing the personal journey of the pioneer generation leader, who passed away in 2007.
Singapore, 12 September 2022 (Monday) – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked 69th place in the Financial Times’ (FT) 2022 global ranking of Masters in Management (MiM) programmes, advancing 14 spots from 83rd place in the 2021 ranking. SMU also holds the eighth spot among Asian universities in the closely watched annual global ranking.