Singapore, 20 July 2015 (Monday) – Singaporeans’ One-year-Ahead inflation expectations inched up to 3.35%, according to the research findings of the latest quarterly survey for Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) by Singapore Management University (SMU).
Singapore, July 15, 2015 (Wednesday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) kicked off the celebration of its 12th Commencement this afternoon, sending 2,348 graduates into the world. Among them is 45-year old Eugene Low, who serves as a Military Expert with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Mr Low will be awarded his first degree, making SMU history as the oldest person to do so.
This is SMU's largest batch of graduates since its inception in 2000 as Singapore’s first public-funded autonomous university.
[Featured Photo: The inaugural batch of graduates from the first-of-its-kind SMU Warriors Scholarship (SWS) (those in graduation gowns) beaming with pride at the SMU Warriors Graduation and Conferral Celebration, in the presence of SAF colleagues, classmates, families and SMU friends.]
Singapore and Rotterdam, 25 June 2015 (Thursday) – Ports around the world face complex, multi-dimensional challenges, such as sustainability and congestion issues, which need to be tackled through a multi-disciplinary approach, enabled by multi-disciplinary research. It is with this in mind that the Singapore Management University (SMU) and SmartPort Institute have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together in curriculum development as well as teaching and research collaborations, covering various areas of key importance. These areas include international commod
Singapore, 22 June 2015 (Monday) – The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked third in the world in the Financial Times (FT) Global Masters in Finance Post-experience Ranking 2015 for its Master of Science in Wealth Management (MWM) programme. The School is the only institution in Asia and in Singapore to make it to the top five positions globally, placing just after London Business School and University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School.
Singapore, 18 June 2015 – Singapore Management University (SMU) has won first place in two categories of the 2014 EFMD Case Writing Competition, organised by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). It is one of the first and biggest wins ever by a Singaporean educational institution in this worldwide case writing competition.
[Singapore, 17 June 2015 (Wednesday)] – The Institute of Service Excellence at the Singapore Management University (ISES) (卓越服务研究院) today released the 2015 first quarter (Q1) Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) results for the Retail and Info-communications sectors.
SINGAPORE, 12 June 2015 (Friday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) and Citi Singapore are co-organising the Financial Literacy Fiesta as part of its efforts to foster greater awareness of the importance of being financially literate. The Fiesta is held in celebration of Singapore’s 50 years of nation building. The Fiesta also commemorates SMU’s 15th year of innovative education and Citi’s 10th year of serving the communities around the world as a global volunteer team on Global Community Day.
Singapore & London, 9 June 2015 (Tuesday) - Leading global asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) announces that students Aron Korenblit from Cass Business School (Cass) in London and Long Hongzhang from Singapore Management University (SMU) have won the 2015 Columbia Threadneedle Investment Award. Following an essay competition at each university, they will each receive S$24,000 towards their studies.
Singapore, 9 June 2015 (Tuesday) - Financial IT Academy @SMU (FITA), the first-of-its-kind academy in Singapore to provide training programmes targeted at the financial services IT segment, has been granted Accredited Financial Training Provider status by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF).
Three new programmes have been accredited under the IBF Standards for Technology and Operations as Level 1 courses and will be launched on 13 June. They are: