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Undergraduates in Singapore and China spent the summer learning about each other’s homeland Youths with cross-cultural experiences are able to build better rapport with people from different backgrounds. That was part of the thinking behind the Sino-Singapore Undergraduate Exchange (SSUE), a cultural exchange programme initiated in 2002 by ESM Goh Chok Tong (then-Singapore’s Prime Minister) and Mr Hu Jintao (then-Vice President of the People’s Republic of China).

SMU students will be able to take up Singapore’s first Sustainability major and gain a competitive advantage upon graduation

SMU made environmental sustainability a core part of its mission long before this eco-conscious ethos started trending in the current zeitgeist. This dedication to sustainability was officially recognised at the recent Building and Construction Authority (BCA) awards ceremony, where three individual projects – SMU City Campus, SMU Administration Building, and SMU Prinsep Street Residences – each received a Green Mark Platinum Award.

Co-founder and CEO of global social media platform, Twitter, Jack Dorsey reveals what brought Twitter to life, and the lessons the business has taught him in return. Social media and tech mogul, Jack Dorsey, recently paid a visit to SMU as a guest speaker of a special dialogue that was part of the SMU Presidential Distinguished Lecturer Series (PDLS).

Subbarao Kambhampati goes in-depth into the concept of artificial intelligence, common misconceptions, and how we can use it to our advantage

How companies are changing the way they do business, and why battling climate change goes beyond just corporate efforts.

Take a peek at the bestselling titles in the business section of a bookstore and you will find a slew of books dispensing tips on being a good boss, daring to lead, or even adapting principles from the battlefield to win control of the boardroom. Mastering good leadership, in a time when major corporations remain dominated by cults of personality, is a perennial fixation for those striving to build a successful business.

In a bid to create a future-ready Singapore, SMU and Alibaba Cloud have joined forces to launch a series of courses to upskill Singaporeans and get us Smart Nation ready.

In recent years, e-commerce, data analytics, artificiaI intelligence and machine learning have made the quantum leap from being mere buzzwords to real revenue-generating technologies: a fact borne out by a 2018 study by US management consultancy Bain & Co which found that digitalisation could grow the Asean gross domestic product by an estimated SGD 1 trillion by 2025.

Beyond infiltrating the business lexicon, the notion of sustainability is becoming a part of business strategy. After all, all signs are pointing towards a focus on sustainability in businesses: from government-led initiatives to create infrastructure that addresses the problems of climate change, to growing consumer demand for sustainable brands. It is becoming more important for organisations to embrace and promote sustainability on environmental, social and economic fronts as a long-term business game plan.