Singapore, 26 May 2015 (Tuesday) – Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Business Family Institute, or BFI@SMU, has partnered with Deloitte Southeast Asia (Deloitte) in a research titled ‘Asian Business Families Governance: Crossing the Chasm for Inter-Generational Change’.
Singapore, 25 May 2015 (Monday) – The creation, management and protection of intellectual assets and related rights (IPRs) have moved to the top of national, regional and global agendas over the last 20 years. Today, IP has become a key driver of global economic growth. The Singapore Government has also identified IP as a new growth area for Singapore and is on a mission to develop the country as an IP hub with vibrant IP industries.
{Singapore, 25 May 2015 (Monday)} – Universities from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan dominated the list of finalists at the biennial Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan (LKYGBP) Competition after the conclusion of the semi-finals last week.
Singapore 25 May 2015 (Monday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Lily Kong (江莉莉教授) as the University’s new Provost (教务长兼常务副校长). Professor Kong, who is currently Vice Provost (Academic Personnel) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) where she also holds the Provost’s Chair Professorship, will join SMU from 1 September 2015. At SMU, Professor Kong will hold the Lee Kong Chian Chair Professorship of Social Sciences (李光前社会科学讲座教授).
Singapore, 19 May 2015 (Tuesday) – In developing Singapore as a dispute resolution hub, one of the government’s strategies is in developing Singapore’s international arbitration, alongside the development of litigation and international mediation. Singapore is now the third most preferred arbitration seat in the world after London and Geneva, and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has also seen an exponential increase in cases in the last 14 years, with the total value of disputes heard by the SIAS in 2014 being more than S$5 billion1.
Singapore, 20 May 2015 (Tuesday) - TMS Academy, the integrated leadership development arm of Temasek Management Services (TMS) and Singapore Management University (SMU) have been jointly awarded the mandate by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to develop the Asian Financial Leaders Programme (AFLP). The award was recommended by an evaluation panel comprising leaders from the financial sector and MAS, and will be funded by the Financial Sector Development Fund.
Singapore, 19 May 2015 (Tuesday) – For the new academic year starting in August 2015, Singapore Management University (SMU) students can look forward to a new elective course Internet of Things (IoT): Technology and Applications, and a new compulsory core module Managing in a VUCA Context.
Internet of Things: Technology and Applications
Singapore, 15 May 2015 (Friday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) today announced that it will embark on a two-year development project that will not only add new and much-needed additional learning, teaching and group study spaces to its current campus in the city, but also transform the landscape of the Civic District by injecting energy, zing and activities to the SMU Campus Green, with a vision to bring back the buzz and revive the ‘Bras Basah spirit’. The project will enhance the opportunities for SMU to engage with the community, and showcase the talent and vibran
Singapore, 22 April 2015 (Wednesday) – The Singapore Management University (SMU) has announced today that SMU Professor of Accounting Cheng Qiang has been selected as the next dean of the SMU School of Accountancy (SoA). Prof Cheng who is currently the Associate Dean for Research, will assume the role from July 1, 2015. Prof Cheng, 42, will be the youngest dean in the university’s history.
Singapore, 23 April 2015 (Thursday) – After three-and-a-half years of study and conceptualisation, Singapore Management University (SMU) will launch its new SMU-X Initiative in the forthcoming Academic Year (AY) 2015-16, which begins in August. Key to this milestone is the introduction of a suite of new SMU-X courses following a six-month pilot.