Singapore, 8 November 2017 (Wednesday) – A digital network of buyers and sellers: that’s what SMU Entrepreneurs Alumni Group or SMUpreneurs hopes to create with BizHub, a one-stop e-procurement portal launched today (http://bizhub.smupreneurs.com). With BizHub, organisations seeking a quotation for a product or service can easily reach out to more than 250 SMU-alumni-owned businesses registered with SMUpreneurs.
Singapore, 28 October 2017 (Saturday) — With Singapore being an international hub for business and financial market activities, the need for talent with financial management and risk management expertise can only increase.
Aspiring to develop future-ready finance professionals, Deloitte and Singapore Management University (SMU) are collaborating to offer a series of Corporate Financial Risk Management Masterclasses to be offered at the SMU Academy from May 2018.
Singapore, 24 October 2017 (Tuesday) – The Living Analytics Research Centre (LARC) of Singapore Management University (SMU) in partnership with USA’s Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has received a second round of funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) for a period of 4.5 years until 2021.
Singapore, 16 October 2017 (Monday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked 24th globally in the Financial Times (FT) Executive MBA Ranking 2017, a significant jump of 8 places from 32nd position last year.
Singapore, 16 October 2017 (Monday) – Singaporeans’ One-year-Ahead median inflation expectations moderated to 2.93% in September 2017, continuing a short-term downward trend since March 2017, according to the research findings of the latest quarterly survey for the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) by the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI) at Singapore Management University (SMU).
Singapore, 10 October 2017 – Singapore Management University (SMU) today officially launched the Retail Centre of Excellence (RCoE), the first and only retail insight-sharing hub in Singapore focusing on generating and disseminating actionable knowledge for retailers in Singapore, Asia and beyond.
Singapore, 6 October 2017 (Friday) - In conjunction with the official launch of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Pro Bono Centre’s new premises at the SMU School of Law building today, the University announced a gift of S$300,000 from the RHT Rajan Menon Foundation, which will support the Centre for a period of five years starting from Academic Year 2017-2018.
Manila, 4 October 2017 (Wednesday) – Singapore Management University (SMU), a premier university in Asia internationally recognized for its world-class research and distinguished teaching, has today hosted its inaugural Industry Leaders Dialogue in the Philippines, supported by Ayala Corporation and the SMU Alumni Chapter in the Philippines.
Singapore, 2 October 2017 (Monday) – ARA Asset Management Limited (‘ARA’) and Lim Hoon Foundation (‘LHF’) have jointly made an additional endowed donation of S$1 million to Singapore Management University (‘SMU’). With this latest gift, the total committed endowment is now at S$4 million (inclusive of dollar-for-dollar match by the Singapore Government).
Singapore, 27 September 2017 (Wednesday) – The Institute of Service Excellence at Singapore Management University (ISE@SMU) today released the 2017 second quarter (Q2) Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) results for the Air Transport and Land Transport sectors.
Land Transport
· Local respondents found to be more satisfied with public buses and taxi services, and less satisfied with trains