Singapore, 7 March 2016 (Monday) – Singapore Management University (SMU)’s innovative pedagogy, SMU-X, has been lauded by global accreditation body AACSB International (AACSB) as an ‘innovation that inspires’. It is one of the 30 award-winning innovations that stood out from more than 300 submissions received from over 200 institutions across 35 countries. SMU is the only institution in Singapore, and one of three in Asia to be recognised in AACSB’s inaugural ‘Innovations That Inspire’ initiative.
Singapore, 2 March 2016 (Wednesday) – Graduates from Singapore Management University’s (SMU) 12th cohort have registered a strong overall employment rate of 93.7% and high starting salaries across all six of the university's degree programmes.
The results were revealed in an annual Joint Graduate Employment Survey (GES) conducted by Singapore’s five autonomous universities, namely Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, Singapore Institute of Technology, and the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
Singapore, 1 March 2016 – The Singapore Management University Executive Development (SMU ExD) will be holding the second Future Ready Forum, to be held on March 16-17 this year.
Singapore, 19 February 2016 (Friday) – Professor Robert Deng from the School of Information Systems (SIS) at Singapore Management University (SMU) has been elevated to IEEE Fellow with effect from 1 January 2016. He is being recognised for his long history of professional contributions to the field of cybersecurity, and in particular for work on cybersecurity algorithms, protocols and systems.
Singapore, 4 February 2016 – MasterCard today announced the recipients of the MasterCard MBA Scholarships for Women 2016. Two Singapore Management University (SMU) MBA students have been awarded scholarships as part of a broader partnership between MasterCard and SMU to propel women’s advancement.
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SMU announces new academic major in Politics, Law and Economics
Singapore, 25 January 2016 (Monday) - The Singapore Management University has announced that, beginning in August 2016, the university will offer a new academic major in Politics, Law and Economics (PLE).
Singapore, 18 January 2016 (Monday) – Singaporeans’ One-year-Ahead median inflation expectations have slipped to 2.74%, according to the research findings of the latest quarterly survey for Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) by Singapore Management University (SMU).
Singapore, 13 January 2016 (Wednesday) – Two young law alumni from Singapore Management University (SMU) – Devathas Satianathan (SMU Bachelor of Laws, graduated in 2013) and Yeo Gek Min (double degree in law and business management, graduated from SMU in 2014) – have emerged champions at the ECC-SAL International Mooting Competition 2016. Co-organised by the members of Essex Court Chambers in London and the Singapore Academy of Law between 8 and 12 January 2016 in Singapore, the competition is open to teams from Australia, Brunei, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zeala
Singapore, 11 January 2016 (Monday) – Law firm Oon & Bazul, which has been supporting Singapore Management University’s (SMU) needy law students through the Oon & Bazul Bursary since 2011, has renewed its commitment for another five years. The Bursary, worth S$5,000 each, will be awarded to one law undergraduate student each year from Academic Year 2015-2016 to Academic Year 2019-2020.
Singapore, 10 December 2015 (Thursday) – The School of Information Systems (SIS) at Singapore Management University (SMU) has entered into an agreement with Salesforce, the enterprise cloud computing leader and number one Customer Relationship Management (CRM) company globally.