Local businessman and philanthropist Mr Wong Kwok Leong (黄国量) and his wife have made a donation of S$1 million to the Singapore Management University (SMU) to establish the Wong Kwok Leong Endowed Scholarship. This is the first time that Mr and Mrs Wong are making contributions to a university with the objective of setting up a scholarship for undergraduates.
BNP Paribas and the Singapore Management University (SMU) announce today the setting up of a S$1.4 million Hedge Fund Centre in collaboration with the London Business School. The BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU, the first in Asia, aims to undertake and disseminate high quality academic research in the Hedge Fund area, educate finance practitioners and the investing public about Hedge Funds, and raise the profile of the Hedge Fund Industry in Asia and Singapore.
The Lee Kong Chian Building at Singapore Management University (SMU) was officially opened today by Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong, marking another high point in the celebratory programme for the university's move to its new city campus at Bras Basah.
A collaboration between the Lien Foundation and Singapore Management University (SMU) is set to springboard Singapore's leadership in the arena of social innovation. Under the collaboration, the Lien Foundation will donate $6 million, given over a five-year period, to fund the establishment of the Centre. Announced today, the Lien Foundation Centre for Social Innovation at Singapore Management University is the first such centre in Asia.
The newly-established Behavioural Sciences Institute (行为科学研究所) (BSI) at the Singapore Management University (SMU) is off to a good start with a S$4.5 million grant from the Civil Service College.
The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (李光耀环球商业计划比赛) at the Singapore Management University (SMU) is back to support the entrepreneurial dreams of students globally. And it is back with strong endorsement from the business community. Agri-food giant Wilmar International is giving an endowed S$5 million to this competition, which will enable the global event to be run in perpetuity.
Some 560 students in the Singapore Management University's Class of 2008 have raised S$30,000 for a new scholarship. They make up 48 per cent of the nearly 1,200 students of that year. The Graduating Class of 2008 Scholarship funds three awards - each worth S$10,000, in the 2008-2009 academic year.
The Singapore Management University (SMU) is proud to host Remembering Chua Ek Kay: One Year On…, an exhibition initiated by a group of the late Chua Ek Kay's most dedicated students to mark the first anniversary of his passing. Under his tutelage in Chinese ink painting since 1988, Chua's students hope that this display of art works will generate discourse on art and evoke memories of him as an artist, a friend and a teacher.
Final-year Business Management student Mr. Lawrence Kim has generously donated S$17,500 over 5 years to fund a scholarship and a book prize for his fellow students from the new academic year, 2009/2010. This is the single biggest contribution to the University by an undergraduate.
The Singapore Management University (SMU) has established the Sing Lun Scholarships, Sing Lun Fellowship and Sing Lun Seminar Room with a S$1 million gift from Mr Patrick Lee (李国基), Chairman (董事长) of Sing Lun Investments Pte Limited (星纶投资私人有限公司), and his family. The gifts are named after Sing Lun, in honour of Mr Lee's late father, Mr Lee Chee Hung (李子衡), who founded the business. The gift attracts a 1:1 matching by the Singapore government for SMU's endowment.