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CASE President and CEO Sue Cunningham presenting the 2026 CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award to SMU President Professor Lily Kong in Brisbane.
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SMU President conferred 2026 CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award

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Celebrate a proud SMU milestone as President Professor Lily Kong receives the 2026 CASE Asia-Pacific Leadership Award. This recognition honours her visionary leadership in advancing academic excellence, global relevance, alumni engagement, and philanthropy – further strengthening SMU’s standing as a world-class university making meaningful impact across Asia and beyond.

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SMU's winning team brought together entrepreneur-doctoral participants from the SMU-ZJU Doctor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance programme.
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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.

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SMU has launched Singapore’s first master’s programme to integrate economics, data science and artificial intelligence.
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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.

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In the first row onstage during a samba performance at the launch of Longevity Societies and Economies Institute (LSEI): (L-R) Interim Co-Director of LSEI Prof Paulin Straughan; Founder and Managing Director of Ageing Asia Janice Chia; SMU President Prof Lily Kong; Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development; SMU Provost Prof Alan Chan and Interim Co-Director of LSEI Dr Cheong Wei Yang.
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SMU’s new Longevity Societies and Economies Institute will drive research, policy and industry collaboration to help Singapore thrive in an ageing society and silver economy.

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(L to R): Anindya Bakrie, Chairman of KADIN; Professor Lily Kong, President of Singapore Management University (SMU); Kwok Fook Seng, Singapore Ambassador to Indonesia; and Haryanto Adikoesoemo, Chair of the SMU International Advisory Council – Indonesia and President Director of PT AKR Corporindo Tbk, at the launch of SMU Indonesia.
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SMU Indonesia deepens the University’s regional impact, partnering industry and government to equip talent with digital, technical, and human skills for an AI-driven economy.

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SMU's winning team at SMU’s Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) has successfully defended its title at the Sports Law Arbitration Moot in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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SMU Law clinched its second straight Sports Law Arbitration Moot title in Lausanne, underscoring its global mooting excellence and growing strength in sports law.

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(L-R) Jeff Tung, Prof Lily Kong, and Benjamin Twoon.
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SMU’s largest alumni gift, from Jeff Tung and Benjamin Twoon, will help student founders turn bold ideas into viable ventures through funding, mentorship, and a new work-study pathway.

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SMU PhD in Business (General Management), alumnus (2017) Dr Tan Boon Heon.
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SMU PhD in Business (General Management), alumnus (2017) Dr Tan Boon Heon didn’t take the usual MBA route at the peak of his pharmaceutical career. Instead, he chose a part-time doctorate at SMU to prepare for life’s “half-time” — and a second act built on purpose. As a result, he is now CEO of HCA Hospice.

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The Ideas Festival 2026 opened on 26 February at SMU’s Mochtar Riady Auditorium, setting the stage for a month of bold conversations on reimagining resilience in a changing world.
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Over a month-long series of events, SMU Ideas Festival 2026 challenged participants to reimagine resilience – bringing policymakers, academics and leaders together to explore wellbeing, AI, cities, and future-ready skills.

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Dr Lillyn Teh (L) and her husband, Dr Foo Suan Tong.
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Discover how Dr Lillyn Teh’s new S$15 million gift will strengthen SMU’s tech–business talent pipeline – funding scholarships, mentorship, and interdisciplinary learning for future-ready leaders.

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SMU Provost Prof Alan Chan delivering the inaugural Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair Professorship in Inter-Religious Studies & Harmony Lecture.
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In a new lecture series, SMU Provost Prof Alan Chan explored why harmony matters more than ever, examining social cohesion, mutual respect and dialogue as foundations for resilient communities in a diverse, contested world.

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