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Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
. The university is the only city campus in Singapore. It ranks third in Asia as a specialist university, behind Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School and College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. SMU was established in 2001 and models its education after The Wharton School. The university was also awarded
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. SMU enrols about 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in
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management, law, and the
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s. The university is organised into 8 schools; School of Accountancy (SOA), Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB), School of Economics (SOE), School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS), Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL), School of Social Sciences (SOSS), College of Integrative Studies (CIS) and the new College of Graduate Research Studies (CGRS).


History

In 1997, the
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began considering setting up a third university in Singapore. Ho Kwon Ping, a Singaporean business entrepreneur, was appointed to chair the task-force which determined that the new institution would follow the American university system featuring a more flexible broad-based education. Following a review of undergraduate business schools to serve as a model for SMU, the
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of the
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emerged as the best candidate. The Wharton-SMU agreement was signed in February 1999 followed in June by the Wharton-SMU Research Center collaboration. In July 1999, Janice Bellace, then Deputy Dean of the
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, commenced a two-year term as SMU's first president alongside founding provost, Tan Chin Tiong. In 2000, SMU made its first home at the former Raffles College (now the
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's
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campus) on Evans Road near Hwa Chong Institution. The campus, first opened in 1929, had already been home to several institutions before SMU. In 2001, SMU upgraded and occupied the main campus facilities, balancing the need to refit and refurbish it with facilities while preserving the heritage of colonial architecture. From 2001 to 2004, Ronald Frank served as SMU's second president and was succeeded by Howard Hunter. Between 2000 and 2005, SMU saw the formation of four schools, its library and three centres of excellence as well as the graduation of the first batch of its students. After that, SMU moved from its Bukit Timah campus to its current campus in the
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district. Since then, SMU has expanded, with the establishment of its School of Law in 2007 and the restructuring of its School of Economics and Social Sciences into two separate schools: the School of Economics and the School of Social Sciences. In 2010, Yong Pung How and
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took over the positions of SMU Chancellor and President from Richard Hu and Howard Hunter respectively. and President In 2015,
J. Y. Pillay Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay, also known as J. Y. Pillay (born 30 March 1934), is a Singaporean retired civil servant. For 34 years, Pillay was one of Singapore's top-ranking civil servants. He is also one of the pioneers who helped build the Sing ...
replaced Yong as SMU's Chancellor while
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succeeded De Meyer as SMU's president in January 2019. Lim Chee Onn succeeded J. Y. Pillay as Chancellor in August that year.


Academics

SMU follows a course credit system similar to that used in most American universities. Each individual course within the university is assigned a certain credit weightage and students are usually required to take a specified number of units to fulfill requirements for graduation. Courses are typically conducted as small group seminars of under 50 students. Undergraduate students may be enrolled in second majors as well as double degrees.


Admissions

SMU admits students from a list of pre-university or high school qualifications that includes the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level, diplomas from the five polytechnics or two arts institutions and International Baccalaureate diploma once a year. For entry to graduate or master programmes, SMU requires GMAT and
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or
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for most of the
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s. Some majors also require submission of essays, recommendation letters, and a minimum work experience requirement.


Schools


School of Accountancy

The School of Accountancy was launched in 2001 with the
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(BAcc) undergraduate degree as its sole offering. In 2005, the school launched the Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) programme for professionals without undergraduate accounting qualifications. Both the SMU MPA and BAcc are accredited with the
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, Chartered Accountant Singapore, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA),
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, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and the
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(ICAEW).


Lee Kong Chian School of Business

The Lee Kong Chian School of Business was SMU's first school, opening its doors to its pioneer batch of
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(BBM) students in August 2000. The school was named after the philanthropist Lee Kong Chian. In addition to its undergraduate offerings, the school offers masters degrees and PhDs.


School of Economics

The School of Economics was established in July 2002 as part of the then School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS). As of now, the SOE offers the Bachelor of Science (Economics) as well as Master of Science programmes in Economics and Applied Economics. In 2007, the School also introduced a PhD in Economics programme.


School of Computing and Information Systems

The School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) was first formed as the School of Information Systems (SIS) with the aid of
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(CMU) when SMU and CMU forged a four-year strategic partnership intended to use the expertise of the CMU faculty in the school's initial establishment. Through this partnership, CMU aided SIS in establishing and developing the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Management undergraduate programme, including the establishment of the flagship SMU-CMU Fast-Track programme, which enables SIS students to graduate within four-and-a-half years with both a bachelor's degree from SMU and a master's degree from CMU. In 2007, both universities agreed upon a four-year extension with CMU now providing support in the establishment and growth of SIS's postgraduate education offerings. Under this agreement, the two universities also increased their focus on collaborative research efforts leading to joint faculty research outputs, funded projects and graduate student interaction. In 2021, the school was rebranded as the School of Computing and Information Systems to reflect the larger focus on computer science, intensive programming and technology development in its offerings. Currently, the school offers four undergraduate degrees: Information Systems, Computer Science, Computing & Law, and Software Engineering. The newest BSc (Software Engineering) degree is SMU's first SkillsFuture Work-Study degree. In addition to its bachelor's degrees, SCIS also offers the Master of Science in Computer Science, Master of Philosophy in Information Systems, Master of IT in Business, the PhD in Information Systems/Computer Science and Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) programmes.


Yong Pung How School of Law

Originally named School of Law, the Yong Pung How School of Law (SOL) is SMU's smallest school with an annual intake of around 180 students. The establishment of the SOL was announced in August 2007. Previously, the SOL existed as the Department of Law under SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business, where it was chaired by
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. Its current Dean is Lee Pey Woan, who succeeded Goh Yihan in 2022. On 11 April 2021, SMU renamed the school to include former Chief Justice Yong Pung How's name as a recognition for his founding contributions to the university. The SOL offers the
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(LLB) undergraduate programme, as well as a postgraduate
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(JD) programme. The school also offers a
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(LLM) programme, with the option of a dual LLM with
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.


School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences (SOSS) was established in July 2002 as part of the then School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS). Through a restructuring exercise in 2007, the School of Economics and School of Social Sciences were separated to form independent schools within SMU. The SOSS's primary offering is the
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, a multi-disciplinary undergraduate programme. Within this programme, three main majors are offered, namely
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,
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and sociology. In addition, the SOSS offers a PhD in Psychology.


Professional education


SMU Academy

SMU Academy offers programmes for working professionals, to provide continuous lifelong education through diplomas and certificate programs. This includes a combination of practical industry knowledge and general management skills.


SMU Executive Development

In addition to its traditional academic programmes, the university also runs executive education and development programmes for leaders at four stages of their career: emerging leaders, general managers, senior executives and corporate directors. These courses include Executive Skills for board members in Challenging Times; SNEF-SMU CEO Seminars: The Art & Science of Productivity Leadership; and Johnson & Johnson-SMU Hospital Management.


Institutes and centres


Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) was established in 2009 and provides research, innovation and entrepreneurship training for the students of the university. In the same year, Business Innovations Generator (BIG), a
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incubation programme was implemented. In 2017, the institute launched Protégé Ventures, a student-run venture fund and training program. The institute organises a major startup business competition called the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC), which receives entries from a large number of international universities. In 2020, the competition received submissions from over 650 universities. The tenth edition of the LKYGBPC launched the VC Office Hours, offering one-on-one consultations for founders by more than 30 senior partners from leading venture capital firms. Another highlight of the tenth edition was the Changemakers Conversations, a series of virtual panel discussions centred around themes such as "Our New Normal" and "Growth in Asia".


University rankings and accreditations

SMU is the first university in Asia to be accredited by Ashoka, a global non-profit organisation supporting leading social entrepreneurs worldwide, as a Changemaker Campus as well as the first university in Singapore to be accredited as a research organisation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. headquartered in Washington, D.C. SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business is one of the youngest business schools in the world and the only Singaporean business school to achieve the 'triple crown' accreditation by the
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,
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, and
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. QS World University Rankings SMU made its debut on the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings in 2017. SMU is ranked No. 36 in the QS Business and Management Studies Subject, No. 49 in the QS Accounting Subject, No. 60 in the QS Economics Subject, No. 68 in the QS Social Sciences and Management Subject and No. 95 band in the QS Law and Legal Studies subject. Its Master of IT in Business is ranked No. 1 in Asia and No. 14 in the world by QS Masters in Business Analytics Ranking for 2020 Business school rankings * SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business was ranked No. 58 worldwide and No. 13 in Asia in the Financial Times' 2021 global ranking of Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes. * SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business was ranked No. 76 worldwide and No. 8 in Asia in the Financial Times' 2020 global ranking of Masters in Management (MiM) programmes. * SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business was ranked No. 6 in the 2018 Financial Times Top 25 Business Schools: Asia-Pacific region. *SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business' Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) was ranked No. 22 worldwide by The
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. * SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business was rated as a 4 Palmes business school and ranked second in Singapore and fourth in the Far East Asia Zone among 200 business schools 'with significant international influence' in the 'Best 1,000 Business Schools in 154 countries' ranking compiled by
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for 2020 Research rankings * SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business' research productivity in top ranked journals across all fields of business in 2016–17 is No. 13 worldwide according to the University of Texas Dallas ranking. * SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business' research productivity in top ranked journals in management field in 2016–17 is No. 2 worldwide according to the University of Texas Dallas ranking * SMU School of Accountancy was ranked No. 1 in Asia and No. 3 in the world for both Archival Research (All Topics) and Archival Research (Financial). It also ranks No. 1 in Asia for All Areas, All Disciplines according to the Brigham Young University Accounting Research Rankings 2016 * SMU was ranked No. 64 worldwide and No. 4 in Asia in the 2016 ''Tilburg University Top 100 Worldwide Economics Schools Research Ranking'' based on research contributions in leading international journals in the preceding five-year period * USNEWS ranks SMU's Economics and Business faculty as 77 globally.


SMU Libraries

The SMU Libraries consists of the Li Ka Shing Library and the Kwa Geok Choo Law Library. The Li Ka Shing Library was officially opened on 24 February 2006.


Institutional Knowledge (InK)

InK, Institutional Knowledge at SMU is the
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and archives of the Singapore Management University. It acquires, organises and provides access to the research and scholarly works of SMU faculty. Collections in InK include journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, reports and other research works including the dissertations and theses of postgraduate students and a collection of print and video teaching cases. In addition, there are also the heritage and research data collections.


Campus and facilities

The campus has eight blocks: * Lee Kong Chian School of Business * School of Accountancy * Li Ka Shing Library * School of Information Systems * School of Economics / School of Social Sciences * School of Law & Kwa Geok Choo Law Library *SMU Connexion * Administration Building Six of the buildings are connected by an underground walkway known as the Concourse, which is open to the public and lined with shops. The campus was designed by two teams of architects, with Cox Architects and Planners and DEG Architects in charge of the Administrative Building, and Edward Cullinan Architects and KNTA Architects designing the rest. Teaching facilities include seminar rooms, classrooms, computer labs and group study rooms used by students for project discussions. There are research facilities scattered throughout the university. Sports facilities are limited on campus because of space constraints; however, the university has a swimming pool, gymnasium and a multi-purpose sports hall which is equipped with a rock wall. The university has campus-wide wireless LAN networks. The most recent building on campus is the School of Law, which officially opened in March 2017. A key feature integrated into the new building is the Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, named in memory of lawyer
Kwa Geok Choo Kwa Geok Choo (; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010) was a Singaporean lawyer. She was the wife of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and the mother of current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. She was also the co-founder and partner of l ...
, who was also the wife of Singapore's first Prime Minister
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. The 2,600 square-metre Kwa Geok Choo Law Library takes on a distinct architectural form that is reminiscent of a pearl. It seats more than 500 people and is fully equipped with modern technology. Within the School of Law building, there is the David Marshall Moot Court, the SMU Pro Bono Centre and other research centres. The university had leased the former MPH Building, which housed the former flagship store of MPH Group until 2003, located at the junction of Stamford Road and Armenian Street from mid 2015 to mid 2019 to house SMU Labs. This provided collaborative learning spaces for the university's latest learning experiment, known as SMU-X, in which lessons are centred on solving real-world problems through projects. The new SMU Connexion building, built to link the School of Law and School of Accountancy, opened in 2020 as a permanent home to SMU-X and SMU Labs.


Notable alumni


Entertainment

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Rebecca Lim Rebecca Lim (; born 26 September 1986) is a Singaporean actress who won Best Actress in a leading role at the Asian Television Awards and two Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, a Best Supporting Actress award and 10 consecutive Top 10 Most ...
– Singaporean actress * Jade Seah – Singaporean actress * Pornsak Prajakwit – Thai actor *
Jasmine Sokko Jasmine Wong (born November 8, 1995), known professionally as Jasmine Sokko, is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and electronic music producer. Known for wearing her trademark visors or masks to conceal parts of her face while performing, she is o ...
– Singaporean singer *
Chantalle Ng Chantalle Ng (; born 17 June 1995) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and education Ng is the daughter of Mediacorp artiste Lin Meijiao and former actor Huang Yiliang. The couple divorced in 1997 when Ng was only a few months old. Ng studie ...
– Singaporean actress *
Adithya Srinivasan Adithya Srinivasan is an Indian singer. He is best known for his award winning ghazals, and international singles in classical music, classical, pop music, pop, and World music, world music genres. His notable performances include sharing stage s ...
– Indian singer


Politics

* Pritam Singh – Singaporean politician,
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*
Nadia Ahmad Samdin Nadia Ahmad Samdin (born 1990) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Cheng San–Seletar division of Ang Mo Kio GRC since 202 ...
– Singaporean politician * Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim – Singaporean politician *
Louis Chua Louis Chua Kheng Wee (; born 1987) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Rivervale division of Sengkang GRC. Career Chua is an equity res ...
– Singaporean politician


Sports

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Yip Pin Xiu Yip Pin Xiu (; born 10 January 1992) is a Singaporean backstroke swimmer. She is a five-time Paralympic gold medallist and 5 time World Champion, with two world records in the 50 m backstroke S2 and the 100 m backstroke S2. Yip is Singapore's ...
– Singaporean swimmer, five-time Paralympics Gold medallist * Russell Ong – Singaporean swimmer * Poh Seng Song – Singaporean athlete * Jason Goh Koon-Jong – Singaporean chess player


References


External links


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