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SMU President Prof Lily Kong (4th from L) and SMU Provost Prof Timothy Clark (4th from R) with SMOO (centre), senior faculty and staff, and student leaders at SMU Open House 2024.
Transformative Education

Getting ready to take on the world

Published on 8 March 2024

Open House 2024 saw the largest turnout in SMU’s history, with more than 20,000 visitors to the SMU campus over two days. Visitors were offered 118 information sessions, in-depth talks, and sample classes so they could get an idea of how their SMU journey could be. Held in conjunction with SMU Masters Day, this year’s event was the first integrating both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and showcasing the full strength of SMU.

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SMU hosts the Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding annually.
Engaged City University

The future of meritocracy in Singapore

Published on 17 April 2023

Each year, SMU hosts its annual Wee Kim Wee Soka International Seminar on Global Peace and Understanding. Held on 16 February 2023, this year’s event focused on the big questions explored by SMU’s Core Curriculum as they relate to wealth and poverty. It brought together academics, policymakers, practitioners, and observers from around the world to discuss new ways of thinking about how wealth and poverty influence our lives today.

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The award-winning movie Joyland was produced by SMU alumna Apoorva Charan.
Published on 17 April 2023

Life can sometimes take you down unexpected turns, and it is not uncommon to discover one's true calling along a road less travelled. Such was the experience of SMU alumna Apoorva Charan, who has carved out her own path as a film producer following her graduation.

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In SMU’s celebrations of International Women’s Day, the role of SMU women in promoting sustainability became a hot topic of discussion.
Published on 21 March 2023

Among the many events and initiatives organised by SMU in celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) in March 2023 was a panel dialogue themed ‘SMU Women at the Forefront of Sustainability’. The panel consisted of leading SMU alumnae who have each played important roles in driving sustainability efforts in their respective fields.

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(From left) SMU's Professor Emeritus of Finance (Practice) and panel moderator Annie Koh, Google Singapore's Country Managing Director Ben King, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, SMU Provost Timothy Clark, and LinkedIn’s Head of Asia, Talent and Learning Solutions Frank Koo at The Straits Times Education Forum 2023.
Published on 20 March 2023

Straits Times Education Forum 2023 in partnership with SMU

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The inaugural Canada-in-Asia Conference, held in Singapore in February 2023, was a milestone in fostering greater engagement and strengthening networks.
Published on 20 March 2023

As we look to the future, Canada and Asia's relationship has never been more important. With a world of vast potential, there is an unprecedented opportunity for nations to take meaningful steps towards unlocking that potential and catalysing new growth in education, business exchange and mutual understanding.

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The Karim Family Foundation's endowed contribution of S$2,000,000 is the single largest alumni gift to SMU.
Published on 20 March 2023

The Karim Family Foundation has made a generous contribution to SMU with the establishment of the Karim Family Foundation Scholarship. The new scholarship was announced at a Gift Ceremony held on 27 February 2023, at the SMU University Lounge. This scholarship was initiated by SMU alumni Cindy and Chayadi Karim, who graduated from SMU in 2014 and 2015 respectively. They are the children of Bachtiar Karim and Dewi Sukwanto, Principals of the Karim Family Foundation.

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SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology Kimin Eom.
Published on 20 March 2023

As we strive for a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us, research into prosociality has brought about ground-breaking implications in psychology. A term that is also used in sociology and evolutionary biology, prosociality refers to behaviours that benefit other individuals or society as a whole. This includes altruism (giving voluntary assistance without any expectation of reward), cooperation (collaborative behaviour through joint activity) and helping behaviour (providing assistance in response to another's need).

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Mr Ho Kwon Ping (front left) and his wife Ms Claire Chiang, with his personalised SMU graduation bear.
Published on 10 February 2023

On 10 February 2023, SMU paid tribute to its longest-serving Trustee and Chairman, Mr Ho Kwon Ping who had stepped down from the position. Over two and a half decades, Mr Ho had made an incredible impact on the University and its growth, so it was only fitting that his contributions were recognised by both current and past members of the SMU Board of Trustees and an illustrious guest list of VIPs during the Appreciation Event for Mr Ho held at the SMU Hall.

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Headlining the stage performances were Singaporean singer-songwriters Linying and Benjamin Kheng, who performed the song “High School Never Ends” by Bowling for Soup.
Published on 2 February 2023

SMU’s new Chairman, Mr Piyush Gupta, hosted Singapore President Madam Halimah Yacob at the University’s Patron’s Day celebration on 13 January 2023. After two years of holding the event in hybrid format, students, faculty, staff, friends of SMU and the members of the local community enjoyed the much-anticipated annual event live on campus. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of Singapore Management University (SMU) and to commemorate the occasion, SMU students, alumni, staff, and members of the public gathered at Campus Green for an extravaganza event like no other.

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During SMU’s first Presidential Distinguished Lecturer Series held overseas, in Jakarta, the panel discussed "Building a Sustainability Talent Pipeline for Indonesia".
Published on 1 February 2023

During SMU’s first Presidential Distinguished Lecturer Series (PDLS) held overseas, in Jakarta, SMU President Professor Lily Kong moderated an eminent panel  who spoke on the importance of developing a talent pipeline pertaining to sustainability in Indonesia, as well as exploring various strategies to help bridge existing skills shortages.

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