About the Award
Established in 2022, the objective of the Award is to motivate the University’s exceptional students‘ talents at the University’s Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) and spur them to greater heights of academic excellence.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Prize will be given to the best law student in Privacy and Data Protection Law, an elective course offered in YPHSL
- Factors considered include (but not limited to) the overall course grade and any other factors which demonstrate the student’s all-rounded abilities
- The Prize will only be given if there is a candidate of sufficient merit
Benefits
Certificate and Cash Prize S$2,000
Application
Recipient will be determined by YPHSL.
Enquiries
For Application Enquiry:
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
For Award Enquiry:
Mr Kenneth LIANG
Yong Pung How School of Law
Email: kennethliang@smu.edu.sg
About the Donors
Ik Wei and Susana are both beneficiaries of the Singapore legal education system. They are firm believers in lawyers spending time living and practising overseas. They spent 16 years living and practising law in Hong Kong and Shanghai with international law firms before returning to Singapore. During the course of this period, privacy and data protection law has evolved rapidly into a significant practice with synergies in cyber security law and ESG, and is set to grow in prominence with developments in AI, surveillance and the metaverse.
They hope that this Award will encourage more SMU students to take up the study and subsequently the practice of privacy and data protection law.
