Singapore, 24 May 2024 (Friday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) has partnered VIETSTAR Training & Consulting JSC (Vietnam) on a new ASEAN Executive Sustainability Programme to provide energy industry leaders and managers with the opportunity to enhance their sustainable leadership capabilities.
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Bangkok, 14 May 2024 (Tuesday)– Singapore Management University (SMU), together with Thailand’s Thammasat University (TU) hosted a forum, “SMU City Dialogues Bangkok: Growing Asia’s Secondary Cities – Challenges and Opportunities” on 9 May 2024.
The SMU City Dialogues series convenes a curated assembly of leaders from industry, government, and academia for candid and uninhibited discussions with the aim of advancing innovative solutions to tackle key challenges facing the world today, aimed at influencing policy and industry.
Ho Chi Minh City, 25 April 2024- Singapore Management University (SMU) announced the establishment of its representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, known as the SMU Overseas Centre Ho Chi Minh City (OCHCMC), taking a significant step in its mission to foster knowledge-sharing and regional collaboration as a gateway university in Asia.
Singapore, 24 April 2024 (Wednesday) –The Elite Quality Index (EQx2024) was released placing Singapore in the #1 position. It analysed 151 countries using 146 indicators and measured conceptual elements such as Power, Creative Destruction and Unearned Income to determine whether the elites of a given country created or extracted value from their nation. Elites can be defined as the top 1% of a society's political, economic, or knowledge base and operate society’s leading business models.
Singapore, 17 April 2024 (Wednesday) – The Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC) of Singapore Management University (SMU) has announced the launch of four new courses, in support of the new Sustainable Finance Jobs Transformation Map unveiled by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Institute of Banking and Finance today. Three of the courses are aimed at upskilling financial services professionals in high-priority roles related to sustainability and risk, and one is designed specifically to cater to members of the public.
SINGAPORE, 16 April 2024 (Tuesday)
These are the research findings of the 51st 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).
Singapore, 18 April 2024 (Thursday) – A new study by Singapore Management University showed that there remains a stigmatic attitude towards suicide compared to two years ago. 1 in 3 Singaporeans would do something to help someone who is suicidal, yet 7 in 10 said they are fearful that they might exacerbate the situation by making the suicidal person feel worse.
Singapore, 9 April 2024 – Lalamove, the leading on-demand delivery platform, and Singapore Management University (SMU) have successfully conducted a jointly developed undergraduate SMU-X practicum module, “Platform Work in Singapore”.
Singapore, 18 Mar 2024 – Singapore Management University (SMU) is delighted to announce the foundation of the Digital Education Council (DEC), a global alliance with a shared vision to drive sustainable innovation and AI adoption for higher education and workforce development.
Singapore, 12 January 2024 (Friday) - The Singapore Management University is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees with effect from 12 January 2024. Their appointment will be for an initial term of three years.
The new members are:
