Since it was incorporated on 12 January 2000, SMU has established undergraduate and postgraduate programs that aim to produce leaders and creative entrepreneurs capable of excelling in a rapidly changing and dynamic world. Set up as Singapore's first private university offering a style of education modeled after The Wharton School, SMU occupies a state-of-the-art city campus located in the heart of Singapore's civic, cultural and business districts.
Today, SMU is home to more than 7,000 students and comprises six schools: the School of Accountancy; Lee Kong Chian School of Business; School of Economics; School of Information Systems; School of Law; and School of Social Sciences. SMU offers six bachelor's degree programs in Accountancy, Business Management, Economics, Information Systems Management, Laws, and Social Science; thirteen Master's programs in Applied Economics, Applied Finance, Applied Finance (China), Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Professional Accounting, IT in Business (Financial Services), Information Systems, Management, Operations Management and Wealth Management; a newly launched Juris Doctor Program; and five PhD programs in Economics, Information Systems, Business (Finance), Business (Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources) and Psychology.
"From its conception, SMU was designed to provide a different model of university education here in Singapore." Dr Tony Tan Former Deputy Prime Minister Singapore |
The University also has a dedicated Graduate Studies Office in the Office of Research, a number of institutes and centres of excellence, and provides public and customized programs for working professionals through its Office of Executive Education. Collaborations with leading institutions, including The Wharton School, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Chicago, allow SMU to draw on academic and research strengths across all major disciplines.
To deliver a world-class curriculum, SMU has some 293 faculty who are selectively recruited from around the world to advance knowledge in teaching and research. They form an experienced and committed pool of talent who reinforce SMU's unique pedagogy of seminar-style teaching in small class sizes, creative thinking and dynamic exchange of ideas between faculty and students. In addition to recruiting some of the best academics in their fields, SMU also calls upon successful leaders in business and their professions for their specific expertise to combine academic vigour with hands-on business savvy.
By pioneering business, economic, legal, social science and technology oriented programs that meet these needs, SMU has redefined tertiary education in Singapore. Already the University has achieved a high degree of recognition and respect in Singapore, Asia and beyond.
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As part of SMU's 10th anniversary celebrations, The SMU Ambassadorial Corps (ASMU) is helming this project to bring HPAIR 2010 Asia to Singapore. The SMU Ambassadorial Corps was set up in August 2003 to offer exemplary SMU undergraduates the opportunity to hone their skills as external relations representatives of the university. These student ambassadors engage external guests that range from foreign VIP delegates to prospective students.
Besides hosting distinguished guests within the SMU Campus, student ambassadors also work closely with the SMU administration in organizing and managing university projects which reach out to the university's external stakeholders. Recruitment for new Student Ambassadors involves a stringent interview process that takes place in the first half of each year. Currently, SMU has 58 Student Ambassadors which comprise of freshmen to senior year students of various nationalities.
