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SMU-LSE Global Forum examines what it will take for universities to fulfil their responsibility toward societal impact in a fractured world and puts both universities’ strategic partnership into action, with new joint research projects tackling urban sustainability, workforce and longevity challenges in Singapore, the UK and beyond.
Thought Leadership

Putting purpose and people at the centre of a changing academic world

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SMU and LSE explore how universities can turn rigorous research into public value, addressing urban sustainability, artificial intelligence, leadership and healthy ageing together.

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Mr R. Gopalakrishnan, CEO of Mindworks and author of 21 books on business and leadership, speaking at the Asia Ready Conversations (ARC) at SMU on 11 September 2026.
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SMU’s new Asia Ready Conversations connects students with regional leaders, sharpening their understanding of Asia and preparing them to navigate its changing future confidently.

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SMU’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) has achieved its highest position in Asia, ranking third in the 2027 QS Global MBA Rankings and 41st globally.
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SMU’s MBA climbed to be ranked #3 in Asia, alongside strong rankings for its masters in applied finance and IT in business, reflecting employer recognition, research excellence and career impact.

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(L-R) SMU Prof Yip Man with Senior Minister K Shanmugam SC, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Edwin Tong, at the book launch event (Photo credit: Ministry of Law)
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SMU Professor Yip Man helps document Singapore’s legal reforms in a landmark series charting 25 years of policy innovation, change and national development.

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SMU alumna Tiziana Tan (BBM 2017).
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SMU alumna Tiziana Tan shares how questioning assumptions, building purpose-led impact, and exercising human judgment shaped Brain Juice Collective’s first decade

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The expanded suite of executive leadership programmes hosted by SMU ExD brought together more than 80 university representatives, senior administrators and emerging academic leaders from across Asia.
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SMU and the United Board deepen regional higher education leadership development across Asia through programmes equipping current and emerging university leaders for disruption.

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(L-R) SMU Chairman Mr Piyush Gupta, Minister for National Development Mr Chee Hong Tat, and  Director of the Institute of Policy Studies Mr Janadas Devan.
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At the launch of his new book, SMU Chairman Piyush Gupta reflected on Singapore’s journey as a trusted global financial centre and why its next chapter will demand renewed boldness, innovation and judgment amid technological change, global uncertainty and evolving expectations of leadership.

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

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The Singapore Capital Markets Initiative was officially launched on 7 July by (L-R) Prof Lim Sun Sun, Mr Piyush Gupta, Prof Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez and Asst Prof Nydia Remolina Leon.
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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.

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More than 60 educators, academic leaders and policymakers from across the ASEAN+3 region convened in Brunei on 3 and 4 June 2026 for the 6th ASEAN University Network Thematic Network on Technology-Enhanced Personalised Learning (AUN-TEPL) Symposium chaired by Singapore Management University (SMU).
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SMU convened regional educators to explore how AI can personalise learning ethically, keeping human connection, fairness and academic integrity at the heart of education.

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Conference speakers and participants gather for a group photo on day one of FORCE2026
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SMU Libraries brought FORCE11’s global conference to Asia for the first time, spotlighting SMU’s role in shaping open, trusted and responsible research.

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