Against a backdrop of rising economic volatility, technological disruption, and climate challenges, Singapore Management University (SMU) hosted a high-level conversation featuring Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore and Mr. Larry Fink, BlackRock Chairman and CEO. Moderated by Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group and Chairman of the SMU Board of Trustees, the dialogue attracted an audience of distinguished business leaders and academics.
Singapore, 26 November 2024 – To address Asia's urgent demand for green finance expertise, Singapore Management University, in partnership with DBS, has launched Sustainable Finance in Action. The intensive four-day programme aims to equip senior executives with an in-depth understanding of sustainable finance concepts and be able to apply these learnings in their respective professions.
Singapore, 15 November 2024 (Friday) – Singapore Management University is proud to announce its outstanding achievements in the latest Financial Times Aggregated Research Ranking.
Singapore, 15 November 2024 – A new study from Singapore Management University (SMU) Lien Centre for Social Innovation (LCSI) revealed that sustainable fashion initiatives can improve recipients’ perceived wellbeing, happiness and sense of dignity.
The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) has released the second edition of its Snippets Revelations series, offering fresh insights into career opportunities and progression within the accountancy sector. The publication is the result of a collaboration between ISCA’s Salary and Career Review Taskforce and The Singapore Management University (SMU).
The launch was announced by Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and National Development, in her speech as the Guest-of-Honour at the ISCA Conference.
If you love running with your earbuds, you can up your game with a new piece of sensing technology developed by researchers at Singapore Management University (SMU) who have developed an innovative technology using in-ear microphones to monitor breathing modes.
The breathing mode monitoring system is called BreathPro, and is developed by a research team led by Assistant Professor Ma Dong of SMU’s School of Computing and Information Systems, with collaborators from the University of Cambridge.
Singapore, 30 October 2024 (Wednesday) – Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Alan Chan (陈金梁教授) as its new Provost (教务长), effective 1 April 2025. Professor Chan will succeed Professor Timothy Clark, who will complete his term as Provost on 31 March 2025, after six years of service.
- Southeast Asia’s burgeoning regional start-up economy and strong Internet penetration rate have made it crucial for universities to more effectively nurture digital-forward workforces.
- The ASEAN University Network – University Innovation and Enterprise Network notes the need for creating regional platforms for start-ups in the region to better access funding, mentorship and knowledge transfer and commercialisation support.
With Southeast Asia’s start-up economy proje
Singapore, 29 October 2024 (Tuesday) – In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Singapore Management University (SMU) is offering savings of up to 40% in tuition fees for postgraduate professional programmes (SMU Masters), alongside opportunities for additional financial support through scholarships.
- One-year-Ahead headline inflation expectations remained unchanged at 3.8% in September 2024 compared to that of June 2024. Consumers’ headline inflation expectations, trending downwards since June 2023, have flattened in line with general global trends in major economies, in spite of continued but circumspect restrictive monetary policy.