Press Release

Singapore – 17 August 2022 (Wednesday) – Mr Ho Kwon Ping (何光平), Chairman of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Board of Trustees (BOT), will step down on 11 January 2023 after an illustrious 25 years of distinguished leadership. Mr Piyush Gupta (高博德), currently a member of the SMU BOT, will succeed Mr Ho as the new Chairman of SMU from 12 January 2023.

Mr Ho's visionary leadership redefined Singapore’s university landscape

SINGAPORE, 15 August 2022 (Monday) – Tolaram, a Singapore conglomerate with businesses in consumer goods, fintech, infrastructure and industrials, has established the Tolaram Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund at the Singapore Management University (SMU) with a term contribution of S$600,000.

The objective of the Fund is to provide real world experiential learning opportunities for outstanding SMU undergraduate and postgraduate students to advance their entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and global outlook.

Singapore, 12 August 2022 (Friday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) welcomes its latest cohort of about 2,400 freshmen to date. The 23rd cohort will begin the Academic Year 22/23 from Monday, 15 August 2022.

• SMU College of Graduate Research Studies will build strong intellectual content through credit-bearing interdisciplinary courses focused on advanced methods and interdisciplinary research, and a professional development programme focused on skill-based trainings.

Singapore, 26 July 2022 (Tuesday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) kicked off four days of graduation celebration for the Class of 2022 today at the Opening Ceremony of SMU Commencement 2022. The ceremony was graced by Guest-of-Honour Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education, who addressed the graduands via a pre-recorded message.

• New research unveiled by SMU’s Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA) shows that only 35% of older adults in Singapore have a regular family doctor
• Having a regular family doctor ensures ‘continuity of care’ and is key to preventive health, as well as to identifying and addressing health conditions early
• Study recommends for more efforts to encourage older adults to enrol in the Healthier SG initiative launched by Singapore’s Ministry of Health

Singapore, 27 July 2022 (Wednesday) – A new

• One-year-Ahead headline inflation expectations reduced to 3.9% in June 2022, compared to 4.1% in March 2022. Headline inflation expectation saw a dip in the upward trend since September 2020.

• New research developed by the Singapore Management University, INSEAD and HEC Paris shows the positive and tangible impact of training entrepreneurs in growth-catalyst tools
• Study insights could help policy-makers shape future initiatives to support entrepreneurs
• The paper is forthcoming in Strategic Management Journal

Singapore, 18 July 2022 – New research by academics from leading business schools Singapore Management University (SMU), INSEAD and HEC Paris demonstrate how growth training h

Singapore, 14 July 2022 (Thursday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) and RHT Legal Training Institute (RHT LTI) will be launching a joint course to prepare candidates for Part A of the Singapore Bar Examinations. It is the first-ever collaboration between an autonomous university and private education institute to offer the Part A Examination preparatory course.

Singapore, 13 July 2022, (Wednesday) - In 2019, the global asset management industry reported stupendous growth, with global Assets Under Management (AUM) growing 15% to reach US$89 trillion. Singapore has seen burgeoning wealth over the past decade, with its AUM matching the global trend, rising 15.7% to reach US$2.9 trillion in 2019. In 2020, Singapore’s AUM grew 17% to reach S$4.7 trillion (US$3.5 trillion).

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, billionaire wealth managed in the country jumped 30% between April and July 2020 to reach US$102.6 billion.