SMU/Singapore Management University

How Singapore universities are preparing undergraduates for work

Muhammad Irfan Djuanda, 25, attended career fairs in his second year of university when he was searching for internships.

Tackling workplace ageism is critical in super-aged Singapore, says expert

(From left) Professor Paulin Straughan, director of the Centre for Research on Successful Ageing at SMU, moderating a panel discussion with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development vice-dean Satoshi Shimizutani and Technische Universität Dresden rector Ursula Staudinger on Oct 20.

Celebrate longer life and harness the opportunities that come with it: Indranee

The life expectancy at birth for Singapore residents in 2025 was 83.9 years, among the world’s highest.

Olympic freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu discusses sport, success and uplifting others

Olympic freestyle skiier Eileen Gu arriving to speak at the KFF Inspiring Women Leadership Series, held at the Singapore Management University on Oct 12.

Olympic freestyle skiing champion Eileen Gu to speak at KFF event at SMU in Singapore

Eileen Gu is the most decorated freestyle skier in Olympic history.

CEO Insights

Forget one major – graduates may need 10 minors in the AI age: Piyush Gupta

Universities must shift from teaching information to training students in critical thinking and cross-disciplinary skills as AI handles routine tasks, SMU chairman Piyush Gupta says.

New experiential festival brings racial and religious harmony to life for youth

Experiential booths at the #commUNITY on Campus festival helped young people understand different cultures and beliefs.

‘I understand what it feels like to be excluded’: SMU grad started project to befriend migrant workers

Siti Noormasliana Noorazman founded Project Candela to build bridges between migrant workers and the wider community.

Paralympic champion Yip Pin Xiu receives honorary degree from alma mater SMU

Yip Pin Xiu (centre), her parents Yip Chee Khiong and Margaret Chong (both seated), her brother Augustus Yip (left) and husband Bruce Boo, take a family picture after she recieved her Honorary Doctor of Laws degree at SMU on July 28.

SMU launches capital markets initiative to help tackle poor stock market valuations in S’pore, Asia

The Singapore Capital Markets Initiative was officially launched on July 7.

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