Singapore, 31 March 2021 (Wednesday) – The Institute of Service Excellence (ISE) at the Singapore Management University (SMU) (新大卓越服务研究院) today released the Finance and Insurance industry sector findings from the Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) 2020 national study.
- The Grand winners are Iterative Scopes and Relectrify
- This year’s edition saw over 850 entries from 650 universities across 60 countries
- The launch of the inaugural VC Office Hours, a marquee industry event with participation from more than 30 senior partners at leading venture capital firms
- Inaugural SMU Chancellor Cup to recognise the most promising Singapore team representing a local university
SINGAPORE, 19 March 2021 – The 10th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC), organised by Singapore Management
Singapore – 10 March 2021 (Wednesday) - Companies are increasingly adopting innovative ways of doing business based on advances in digital technology. This integration of digital technology to fundamentally change how businesses deliver value has led to a wave of businesses embarking on what has been referred to as digital business transformation.
Singapore, 9 March 2021 (Tuesday) – To celebrate and honour the late Dr Yong Pung How, Singapore’s former Chief Justice and Singapore Management University’s (SMU) third Chancellor, the University today announced that its School of Law will be renamed the Yong Pung How School of Law (杨邦孝法学院). The new name will come into effect from 11 April 2021, which would have been Dr Yong’s 95th birthday.
- Introduces the Venture Capital (VC) Office Hours – A platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to connect with senior VCs
- Attracts entries from over 850 start-ups from 60 countries
SINGAPORE, 2 March 2021 – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) today announced the finals of the 10th edition of the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC), titled as BLAZE, will be held from 18 to 19 March.
Singapore, 2 March 2021 (Tuesday) – Mapletree Investments (“Mapletree” or “the Group”) and Singapore Management University (“SMU”) are pleased to jointly announce new appointment holders of the SMU Advisory Board for the Real Estate Programme, which provides industry insights into evolving industry trends and strategic inputs for SMU’s Real Estate Track including the curriculum and research initiatives.
Singapore, 19 February 2021 (Friday) – Fresh graduates from Singapore Management University’s (SMU) 17th cohort have registered healthy and stable overall employment, with 93.9% of them employed and commanding good starting salaries across all six of the university’s degree programmes.
The results were revealed in the annual Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey (JAUGES), jointly conducted by SMU and the other Autonomous Universities.
78.4% or 1,476 of the 1,883 SMU alumni who graduated in 2020 took part in the survey.
SINGAPORE, 18 February 2021 (Thursday) – The Business Innovations Generator (BIG) Incubation Programme offered by the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) at the Singapore Management University (SMU) has unveiled 23 new startups accepted into its first cohort for 2021 at its kick-off event on 8 February 2021 at The Greenhouse, located at SMU’s newest building, SMU Connexion. (Please refer to Annex A for more information about the incubated startups in Jan ‘21 cohort)
Singapore, 8 February 2021 (Monday) – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked 58th in the Financial Times’ (FT) 2021 global ranking of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes, advancing five spots from its previous 63rd position in the 2020 rankings.
SINGAPORE, 21 January 2021 - These are the research findings of the 38th 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).