We are fortunate to have a world-class campus in the heart of Singapore’s city centre, with our schools offering a range of both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
I am delighted to welcome Mr Piyush Gupta, Ms Deborah Ho and Ms Melissa Khoo to the SMU Board of Trustees. Their deep knowledge and unique skillsets will complement and enhance the immense capability of our esteemed Board members. I am confident that these outstanding individuals working together will help SMU to continue its progress to becoming a world-renowned city university.
I am delighted to welcome Mr Piyush Gupta, Ms Deborah Ho and Ms Melissa Khoo to the SMU Board of Trustees. Their deep knowledge and unique skillsets will complement and enhance the immense capability of our esteemed Board members. I am confident that these outstanding individuals working together will help SMU to continue its progress to becoming a world-renowned city university.
To help the community make sense of all that is going on, Prof Lily Kong used the metaphor of a plant for the different types of initiative. A plant’s roots, stem, leaves and flowers are all important in enabling it to thrive, just as the different categories of initiative reinforce and support each other and together will help the University to advance towards SMU2025.
Professor Lee Pey Woan appointed Dean of the Yong Pung How School of Law
Professor Gary Chan appointed Vice Provost (Faculty Matters)
Playing
The Right
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for Transformative Education
SMU strives to be a game changer in transformative education as a specialised university focused on Management, Social Sciences and Technology, and their intersection. The University fosters innovative learning experiences that create influential change agents who drive change that positively impacts business, government and society.
The second of three strategies identified to propel the University towards SMU Vision 2025 is to address societal challenges through cutting-edge research. SMU strives to generate rigorous, high-impact and multi-disciplinary research that addresses Asian issues of global relevance.
The third of three strategies identified to propel the University towards SMU Vision 2025 is to engage with the city and the world to make a meaningful impact. SMU leverages its location to engage with Singapore’s business, education, arts, sports and residential communities through student, faculty and staff activities.
Since its establishment in 2000, SMU has been committed to the sustainable development of a clean, green and healthy environment for SMU students, faculty and staff as well as neighbouring communities, businesses, residents and visitors. Since the opening of the City Campus in 2005, conceived as a “campus in the park”, SMU has been winning awards and achieving major environmental certifications and standards.
