Singapore, 21 October 2025 (Tuesday) – SMU Academy, the professional training arm of Singapore Management University (SMU), marked its inaugural SMU Academy Day 2025 ( 新大专业进修学院「 学无界日」), themed ‘The Upskilling Imperative: Bold Moves to Transform Your Talent’ (主题：「技能提升势在必行」), with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with five Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE).
SINGAPORE, 21 October 2025 (Tuesday) - These are the research findings of the 57th 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), conducted between 8th and 16th of September 2025.
Singapore Management University (SMU) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute (CUHK SZRI) to strengthen innovation, talent development and entrepreneurship collaboration between Singapore, the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and ASEAN.
The Reach Alliance, in collaboration with the Singapore Management University (SMU), will co-present the 2025 Reach Conference from November 18–21 in Singapore, the first time the global convening is held in Asia.
Singapore, 08 Oct 2025 - Singapore Management University today announced that it has inked an educational partnership with DerSecur, a leading application security testing platform company, and its local distributor Athena Dynamics Pte Ltd, that will equip the university's computing students with hands-on experience using industry-standard cybersecurity tools.
- The Grand Finals winners are ChemT Biotechnology, representing Singapore and the US, and Zhejiang Polar Code Technology representing China and the US.
- ChemT Biotechnology emerged winner of the Chancellor’s Cup for Beta Innovation and Zhejiang Polar Code Technology was awarded the Chancellor’s Cup for Infinity Impact.
- Chairman of National Research Foundation, Mr Heng Swee Keat, reiterates Singapore’s role as a global innovation & entrepreneurial hub, well-exemplified by the success of the 12th LKYGBPC
Singapore, 03 October 2025 - Chem
Singapore Management University (SMU) and Fudan University have elevated their partnership of 17 years to a strategic level to focus on pressing societal challenges in the digital age.
- 60 university-affiliated deep tech startup finalists from around the world converge in the heart of Singapore, where capital, government and academia collaborate to foster innovation.
- Minister Chee Hong Tat launches SMU's new flagship deep tech accelerator, the Urban SustaInnovator (USI), as a key component of the 12th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) to anchor and grow promising urban solutions and sustainability startups.
- The USI is backed by a public-private consortium that connects startups to global networks, fast-tracks talent developm
Singapore, 30 September 2025 (Tuesday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) and Babes Pregnancy Crisis Support Ltd (Babes) today announced a strategic collaboration to co-develop a wellness platform focused on youth well-being. Titled Level Up: #Adulting, the platform will be Singapore’s first gamified wellness platform designed to equip youth and young adults with essential life skills, such as mental wellness, family planning, setting personal boundaries, and self-care.
Singapore, 25 September 2025 – Singapore Management University (SMU) President Prof Lily Kong has been named Impact Leader of the Year in the Individual category at the 2025 Sustainability Impact Awards, jointly organised by The Business Times (BT) and UOB.