[Paris and Singapore, 20 December 2013 (Friday)] – The Université Paris-Dauphine (Dauphine) and Singapore Management University (SMU) have, on 12 December 2013, signed an agreement in Paris to launch an international alliance.
The partnership is a sustainable one between two renowned universities focusing on Social Sciences and Management fields, and having the same holistic approach towards teaching, education and research.
[SINGAPORE and ATLANTA, 16 December 2013 (Monday)] - Teradata Corporation, a leading global provider of analytic data platforms, marketing applications and analytics related consulting services, announced today the winner of the 2013 Teradata University Network (TUN) Teaching Innovation Award. Associate Professor Michelle Cheong and Mr Murphy Choy from the School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University (SMU) received the Award for their teaching case on “Effective Use of Data & Decision Analytics to Improve Order Distribution in a Supply Chain”.
[Singapore, 2 December (Monday)] – The Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Law is pleased to announce that it has, together with its partners in Africa and Asia, been selected by the United Nations Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (‘UN Working Group’) to undertake a research project aimed at developing a structured template for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights through national plans of action.
[Singapore, 5 December 2013 (Thursday)] – Amundi, a leading asset manager with over US$1 trillion of assets under management (AuM), together with its academic partners Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at Singapore Management University (SMU), Université Paris-Dauphine, Committee on Global Thought - and Centre on Global Economic Governance at Columbia University, are co-organising the 4th Annual Sovereign Wealth Fund Conference (“the Conference”) in Singapore. The Conference will be held on the 5th and 6th December at the SMU campus.
[Singapore, 26 November 2013 (Tuesday)] – The Institute of Service Excellence at the Singapore Management University (ISES) (卓越服务研究院) today released the 2013 third quarter (Q3) Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) results for the Food & Beverage (F&B) and Tourism sectors.
[Singapore, 13 November 2013 (Wednesday)] – The Singapore Management University (SMU) held its inaugural China Forum today to foster a deeper understanding of the trends and influences shaping the growth and development of China. The Forum aims to serve as a platform for the business and academic communities to come together to share, discuss and debate ideas and issues about China that are current and relevant.
[22 October 2013] – ARA Asset Management Limited (“ARA” or the “Group”) together with Lim Hoon Foundation, a private charitable trust set up by Mr John Lim, co-founder and Group CEO of ARA, have made a joint endowed donation of S$1 million to Singapore Management University (“SMU”). In appreciation of the donors’ generosity, SMU will be naming a seminar room at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business in perpetuity.
[Singapore, 21 October 2013 (Monday)] – Singapore consumers are expecting inflation to continue on a downward trend in the next one to five years in Singapore and the region, according to the latest findings of the SKBI-MasterCard Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx). This is partly due to moderation in imported inflation owing mainly to subdued demand and weak growth in regional economies such as China and India
[Singapore, 18 October 2013 (Friday)] – The University of Glasgow has awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University to Professor Tan Chin Tiong, in recognition of the major contribution he has made to marketing management and international education. The award ceremony took place today at University of Glasgow Singapore's inaugural graduation ceremony, held at the Star Gallery.
[Singapore, 11 October 2013 (Friday)] - Signaling a positive post-graduation outlook and proving their drive for a fruitful future, scores of Singapore Management University students descended on the SMU Internship and Career Fair held on campus.
More than 600 SMU students from Year 2 to seniors and post graduate programmes networked with prospective employers at the biannual fair, which by its conclusion will see recruiters from 70 companies review resumes, offer career advice, and initiate connections that may lead to job offers down the line.