Singapore, 19 May 2021 (Wednesday) – The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) School of Accountancy (SoA) has launched a new SMU Accounting Data and Analytics Work-Study Programme. Students enrolled in this programme will have the opportunity to undergo a 20-week extended internship at EY in Singapore.
Singapore, 11 May 2021 – Singapore’s public transport system may be lauded for its efficiency, taking top spot in world rankings, but this efficiency does not apply to a group of users who most need it - the visually impaired and legally blind[1]. A study conducted by the Singapore Management University (SMU) also revealed that almost half of the legally blind survey respondents (49%) do not feel they can be open about their visual impairment.
Singapore, 29 April 2021 (Thursday) - The Singapore Management University is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Timothy Chia Chee Ming (谢志明) as a new Member of the University with effect from 15 April 2021. The appointment was made by the SMU Board of Trustees.
These are the research findings of the 39th round of quarterly release for 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, 16 April 2021 (Friday) - The estate of the late Ms Diana Koh Ming Ying, a respected and accomplished veteran in the accounting and advisory field in Singapore, has established a legacy to support deserving students at the Singapore Management University (SMU) with a contribution of $2.4 million.
Singapore, 16 April 2021 (Friday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced that it has received a gift of USD1 million (approximately S$1.3 million) from the Jones Day Foundation to fund the Jones Day LLM (Judicial Studies) Scholarships and the Jones Day Top Scholar Award.
Singapore, 14 April 2021 (Wednesday) – The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) and School of Accountancy (SoA) have both earned re-accreditation from AACSB International (AACSB), the largest business education network and longest serving global accrediting body for business schools.
SINGAPORE, 13 April 2021 (Tuesday) – The Business Innovations Generator (BIG) Incubation Programme offered by the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) at the Singapore Management University (SMU) organised its first Brand Hackathon of 2021 at The Greenhouse, located at the SMU Connexion. (Please refer to Annex A for more information about the seven startups that participated in Brand Hackathon.)
Singapore, 8 April 2021 (Thursday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) today held a ceremony to officially rename its law school after Singapore’s former Chief Justice Dr Yong Pung How. The new name – Yong Pung How School of Law (杨邦孝法学院) – will come into effect from 11 April 2021, which would have been Dr Yong’s 95th birthday.
- Result findings were revealed at virtual event organised by Blockchain Association Singapore
- Proof of Concept (PoC) developed for a quantum distributed ledger to uncover potential advantages for distributed ledgers (DLT)
Singapore, 7 April 2021 – OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd.