Singapore, 28 July 2025 (Monday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced that it has completed the issuance of a S$150 million Sustainability Bond. The proceeds of the Bond are earmarked for financing and refinancing green and social projects that deliver clear environmental and social benefits, as guided by SMU’s newly established Sustainable Financing Framework.
SINGAPORE, 22 July 2025 (Tuesday) - These are the research findings of the 56th 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 23 and 29 June 2025.
(Singapore) 18 July 2025, Friday | SMU celebrates a new milestone in its history, as its community service programme reaches its 25th anniversary. The university made headlines in 2000 as the first local institution to mandate both community service and internship as graduation requirements, embedding social responsibility into every graduate.
(Singapore and Vienna, Austria) 3 July 2025, Thursday – As a partner event of the Mayors Forum of the World Cities Summit 2025, the fourth edition of SMU City Dialogues was successfully organised by Singapore Management University (SMU) in partnership with Urban Innovation Vienna (UIV) on 2 July 2025 at Vienna
(Vienna, Austria) Wednesday, 2 July 2025 – Five globally respected academic institutions have come together to launch the Global Alliance on Sustainable Urban Societies – a pioneering initiative that places people at the heart of urban research and policymaking. The partnership was announced today at the Singapore Management University (SMU) City Dialogues held in Vienna, taking place as part of the Mayors Forum of the World Cities Summit 2025.
The founding members of the alliance are:
NLB has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Management University (SMU) and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), to deliver a number of projects that will enable academic and research expertise, as well as NLB's wealth of resources to be more accessible to all. In particular, it will enable communities and individuals to tap on the network of experts and material to work on solutions for issues of national significance, such as healthcare and education.
The Elite Quality Index (EQx) returns in 2025 with its sixth edition, with the academic leadership at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and done in collaboration with Singapore Management University’s (SMU), international academic partners, and the St. Gallen Foundation for Value Creation.
Singapore, 9 May 2024 – More Singaporeans are embracing open conversations about death, but most are still not taking concrete steps to prepare for it. While 81% now claim moderate to high openness towards end-of-life (EOL) planning - the highest ever recorded - fewer than 13% have both spoken and written down their final wishes. More than half (53%) have done neither.
- Read more about SMU wins prestigious THE Awards Asia 2025 - Teaching & Learning Strategy of the Year
Global, 28 April 2025 (Monday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) is proud to announce that it has been named Winner in the ‘Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year’ category at the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2025. The accolade was awarded in recognition of SMU-X, the University’s flagship industry project-based experiential learning framework that integrates academic knowledge with real-world industry projects.
Global, 23 April 2025 (Wednesday) - Singapore Management University (SMU) invites innovative student-founders from around the world to participate in the 12th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC) before applications close on 30 April 2025.