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SMU Access Plus offers enhanced financial aid to support over 3,000 students.
Published on 7 February 2025
SMU Access Plus enhances financial aid, ensuring students can focus on education without financial worries. Discover how SMU is making higher education more inclusive and accessible.
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SMU undergraduate Ho Min Han (right), who won in the Long Presentation category at the Early Career Statisticians and Students Conference with Ms Rosie Ching, Principal Lecturer of Statistics from SMU School of Economics at Project Save.Me.Too.
Published on 7 February 2025
SMU student Ho Min Han wins international award for his impactful suicide prevention initiative, highlighting the power of statistics and mentorship under Principal Lecturer Ms Rosie Ching.
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SMU Patron's Day Dinner 2025.
Published on 5 February 2025
SMU’s Patron’s Day Dinner 2025 celebrated 25 years of excellence, bringing together distinguished guests to honour the University’s achievements and set bold ambitions for the future.
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(L-R) Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group and Chairman of the SMU Board of Trustees, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore, and Mr. Larry Fink, BlackRock Chairman and CEO(L-R) Mr Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group and Chairman of the SMU Board of Trustees, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore, and Mr. Larry Fink, BlackRock Chairman and CEO.
Published on 10 January 2025
SMU hosted President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in a fireside chat moderated by SMU Chairman Piyush Gupta to discuss global challenges and equitable growth.
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Republic of Indonesia-Singapore University Network Meeting.
Published on 10 January 2025
Explore how SMU drives regional collaboration by hosting the RI-SING University Network meeting, fostering impactful education, research, and partnerships to shape ASEAN’s future growth and innovation.
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SMU President Prof Lily Kong, the 15th SR Nathan Fellow.
Published on 8 January 2025
SMU President Professor Lily Kong, as the 15th SR Nathan Fellow, delivered her IPS-Nathan lecture series which explored universities' evolving roles in societal progress, lifelong learning, and impactful research for a changing world.
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Winners of this year’s Community Service Student Achievement Awards. Top row – from left to right: Lionel Goh Wee Kwang, Chia Yuan Yu Alicia, Lim En Tong and Muhammad Syazan Bin Saad. Bottom row – from left to right: Jenna Poh, Mohamed Salim Shahid, Stella Blenda Chandra, Ryan Sim Rui En and Goh Si Hui.
Published on 7 November 2024
SMU recognised nine undergraduate students for their exceptional commitment to community service with the donor-sponsored SMU Community Service Student Achievement Awards 2024.
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The first panel discussion, titled “AI & Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for Academia and Industry”.
Published on 7 November 2024
SMU's School of Computing and Information Systems hosted its first Industry Day, gathering 150 industry leaders and academics to explore AI, governance, and future talent needs.
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SMU President Prof Lily Kong making her 2024 President’s State of the University Address.
Published on 11 October 2024
SMU Hall buzzed with anticipation as faculty, staff, students and guests gathered to hear Professor Lily Kong delivered her sixth SMU President’s State of the University Address. Professor Kong took a broad view, reflecting on SMU’s progress over the last five years since the launch of the SMU2025 strategic plan in 2020. She shared milestones in the University’s transformative education, cutting-edge research, and commitment to being an engaged city university.
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Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat giving his keynote speech at the 7th GRASFI conference held at SMU.
Published on 8 October 2024
SMU hosted the groundbreaking GRASFI 2024 conference, uniting global experts to drive innovation in sustainable finance, with keynote insights from Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
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