SINGAPORE, 12 February 2019 – Singapore Management University (SMU) and DBS have established a partnership on a comprehensive initiative – the first-of-its-kind in Southeast Asia – that focuses on promoting and growing sustainability. The wide-ranging initiative includes the introduction of Singapore’s first sustainability major, as well as funding for sustainability research, scholarships, fellowships and community engagement.
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Singapore, 1 February (Friday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alibaba Cloud launched a landmark series of courses today to upskill more than 1,000 working professionals in Singapore. Formalised at a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony, the ‘SMU-Alibaba Series’ professional continuing education programme is the first of its kind for Alibaba Cloud outside of China, and will be offered at the SMU Academy, the professional training arm of SMU, from March 2019.
SINGAPORE, 31 January 2019 - Singapore Management University (SMU) and Google Singapore have signed an agreement to offer the SMU-Google Squared Data & Analytics Programme (‘SMU-Google Squared Programme’) to SMU’s undergraduate students.
The Singapore Management University is pleased to announce that Mr Eddie Teo has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of the University with effect from 21 September 2018. His appointment will be for a term of three years.
Singapore, 28 January 2019 (Monday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) will feature 31 leading universities at the 2019 Study Abroad Fair on its campus on 31 January 2019. International exchange students currently studying at SMU will also be at hand to share with students, insights into studying and living in their respective home universities and countries.
Singapore, 28 January 2019 (Monday) – The Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, offered by the Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB), claimed its best ranking of 43rd worldwide by the Financial Times (FT), climbing steadily from 49th spot last year.
Singapore and Zurich, January 30, 2019 - Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) announced a cooperation in order to advance the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) education in South East Asia. Through this partnership, global best practices in M&A will become available to a wider audience in the region.
SINGAPORE, 21 January 2019 – Singaporeans’ One-year-Ahead headline inflation expectations (DBS-SMU CPIEx) polled at 2.9% in December 2018, owing mainly to uncertainty in global growth prospects and a prospective resolution in the Sino-American trade wars despite ongoing US policy tightening.
Singapore, 18 December 2018 (Tuesday) – Associate Professor Steven Hoi from the School of Information Systems (SIS) at Singapore Management University (SMU) has been elevated to IEEE Fellow with effect from 1 January 2019.
Singapore, 5 December 2018 (Wednesday) – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) student, Toshin Sequeira, has trumped stiff competition to be named a Schwarzman Scholar.