Singaporean SMU Professor David Chan joins a World Bank-backed global panel on skills, contributing to international efforts to raise incomes and reduce poverty.

SMU’s new Singapore Capital Markets Initiative advances research, policy dialogue and talent development to help shape Asia’s evolving capital markets and financial ecosystem.

SMU convened regional educators to explore how AI can personalise learning ethically, keeping human connection, fairness and academic integrity at the heart of education.

SMU Libraries brought FORCE11’s global conference to Asia for the first time, spotlighting SMU’s role in shaping open, trusted and responsible research.

SMU’s latest White Paper calls for cities to place people, equity and lived experience at the heart of urban resilience planning.

SMU joins a global alliance of 49 universities to strengthen how higher education translates research, education and partnerships into measurable societal impact.

At the World Cities Summit 2026, SMU showcased how its research, innovation and talent are helping shape more liveable, resilient and inclusive urban communities. From academic insights and multidisciplinary research on urban futures, to faculty and alumni-led ventures addressing sustainability challenges, SMU brought bold ideas and practical solutions to a global conversation on cities.

From TikTok mashups to festival stages, SMU business alumna Ashley Ler, known professionally as Kiara, tells how business grounding, creative courage and discipline turned passion into a thriving DJ career.

SMU’s first team to complete the Gobi Desert Challenge earned the sole Model ESG Team Award, showcasing resilience, sustainability leadership and responsible action beyond classrooms.

Discover how SMU’s new master's programme equips graduates with AI, data science and economics expertise to turn complex data into sharper business and policy decisions.