Singapore, 2 November 2015 (Monday) – A new report by United Overseas Bank (UOB) and the Singapore Management University’s Business Families Institute (BFI@SMU) revealed that three in five Asian business families view talent recruitment and development as the main challenge to securing the long-term sustainability of their companies.
Singapore, 19 October 2015 (Monday) – For the first time, the Singapore Management University (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked in the Financial Times (FT) Executive MBA Ranking. In its debut, the business school’s Executive MBA (EMBA) programme set up four years ago achieved a good standing of 10th position among Asian institutions, and 36th globally this year. It is also the highest-ranked new entrant in 2015.
Singapore, 19 October 2015 (Monday) – Singaporeans’ One-year-Ahead inflation expectations have slipped to 3.23%, according to the research findings of the latest quarterly survey for Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) by Singapore Management University (SMU).
Singapore, 6 October 2015 – Assistant Professor of Finance Gennaro Bernile from the Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB), has won the renowned 2015 Ig Nobel Prize in the Management category. He is the only Singapore-based researcher in this year’s list of winners, and stood out for his extraordinary research on early-life disasters’ influences on CEOs’ behaviour.
Singapore, 7 October 2015 (Thursday) – With the high level of interconnectivity of today’s world, and the exponential growth of global trade and commerce, there is an increased expectation on lawyers to provide legal advice on transnational deals and perspectives on domestic laws and legal systems, as well as to engage with cross-border commercial dispute resolution. With a view towards educating legal talents who are well-versed in both Eastern and Western legal systems, who understand both the law and local business culture, and who are able to offer a highly nuanced service to thei
[Singapore, 5 October 2015 (Monday)] – Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Neeta Lachmandas as the Executive Director of the Institute of Service Excellence (ISES) at SMU.
Ms Lachmandas, who is currently Assistant Chief Executive of Business Development Group at the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), will join ISES on secondment from STB with effect from 12 October 2015.
28 September 2015 (Monday) — Ayala Foundation has partnered with Singapore Management University (SMU) to launch the Ayala Master of Tri-Sector Collaboration (MTSC) Scholarship today to inspire the best and most talented Filipino students enrolled in the MTSC program to greater heights of academic and practical excellence.
Singapore, 23 September 2015 (Wednesday) – MasterCard and Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced their partnership in a novel Social and Financial Inclusion Programme. The multi-faceted two-year programme will catalyse important research on social entrepreneurship, innovation and financial inclusion. It also features an annual Forum, a seminar series, funding towards student projects, as well as the establishment of the MasterCard Professorship of Social Entrep
Singapore, 22 September 2015 (Tuesday) – The AACSB International (AACSB), the global accrediting body and membership association for business schools, has announced that Singapore Management University (SMU) alumnus Kaushal Dugar has been recognised as one of 100 AACSB Influential Leaders around the world. As the only honoree from Singapore, and one of five from Asia, Kaushal joins a notable group of individuals from over 20 industry sectors across 21
[Singapore, 18 September 2015 (Friday)] – Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) and Singapore Management University (SMU) have collaborated to celebrate SG50 by establishing an innovation competition to generate business ideas with commercial potential.