We all seek that elusive balance in our lives between work and rest. Here are 5 tips on how to effectively unplug from technology and reclaim your life to succeed and thrive.
If you've only got 60 seconds, how would you describe what is it like studying in Singapore and SMU? We caught up with Akshay, Ngoc and Jiwon and put them to the 60-second interview.
Forget predictable spots like the Botanic Gardens or the National Museum. Here are the top 10 things that most Singaporeans do, and so should you if you want to immerse in our very uniquely Singaporean culture.
SMU accountancy alumnus, Benjamin Loh, was not your straight A student. However, he shares why getting that first C- was the best thing that ever happened to him.
Global exposure experienced locally? It's definitely possible as fourth year business undergraduate Darren Yuen shares. Find out what his Global Summer Programme experience was like.
If you think that debate is an intense sport, you’re not wrong. SMU social sciences freshman, Emerlyn Ng, takes us to the deep end of what it is like to be a debater and debunks the myth that debating is just for "smart people".
Our student Ambassadors dedicate this blog article to the most important people in their lives—their parents. Here are their raw and heartfelt messages.
This year's SMU Arts Festival is set to challenge the boundaries of traditional art forms and bring on the unconventional! Jolyn Seet, President of this year's organising committee gives us an exclusive into what's FRESH!
Pokémon aren't the only things you should be catching if you're a freshman. The final installment of your freshmen experience is our annual mega CCA fair, VIVACE, where you just might go crazy and shout "Gotta Catch 'Em All!"
Her empathy for those in need spurred Desiree Yang to start up Saltsteps, Singapore’s first social supermarket. Find out more about her motivations, and the challenges she has faced in turning her vision into reality.
What in the world is this 'BOSS bidding' thing that everyone is talking about? ASMU's Lee Jia Le gives you a snapshot on what you need to tackle the BOSS!
Whether it’s making a name for himself on YouTube, or his evolution from cover artist to singer-songwriter, SMU business undergrad and pop-rock musician Jude Young reveals the many firsts he has experienced in his music journey to date.
The path ahead for the fresh graduate is bound to be full of ups and downs. To get you prepped for life after university, Kan Siew Ning, Adjunct Faculty at SMU, shares his A to Z guide on the do's and don'ts of working life.
Looking back on his career and life journey since graduating in 2012, SMU accountancy alumnus, Benjamin Loh, puts together five life lessons the graduating class of 2016 can learn from.
Sometimes, doing good for others is really an invaluable lesson in return. In this blog post, the SMU Challenge team shares their journey of hopes, road blocks and lessons learnt as they work towards the SMU Challenge Walkathon to be held on 31 July 2016. If you've seen one walkathon, you've seen them all, right? Well, not quite!
A sophomore at SMU Lee Kong Chian Business School, Crystal Cheng is rushing for the first class of the day, having spent the night before at the Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar where she has a stall selling her very own version of the popular Spanish snack, churros. Juggling coursework with an F&B biz is far from the proverbial walk in the park. But for the student-preneur, being able to earn some dough from delicious dough twists is reason enough for making some sacrifices.
With children getting a very early start on technology, comes the scary possibility of raising a generation of mere tech consumers. Identifying this issue, SMU School of Information Systems undergraduate, Jackson Kwa, has launched his start-up, TechSociety, to tackle this growing problem by empowering children with critical tech survival skills and transforming them from consumers to creators and innovators.
Crowdfunding has been lauded as "the next big thing". MoolahSense co-founder and CEO Lawrence Yong couldn't agree more. He sees it as an innovation that can fill the funding gap for SMEs and start-ups.
SMU business graduate Benjamin Twoon is helping investors source and invest in multi-million dollar deals. Find out why Fundnel’s founding team of finance sleuths, data analysts and creative folk left their jobs in banking and consulting to put all of their efforts into this start-up.
Fancy riding the K-wave? That's exactly what the Technopreneurship Study Mission South Korea 2016 squad from the SMU School of Information Systems did. From visits to broadcasting giant KBS to innovative tech start-ups like Memebox, Mandes Sim shares more about this highly insightful trip.
Much like cosmopolitan Singapore’s unique brand of Singlish, our community here at SMU has concocted a few terms that will seem foreign to any outsider. Our students and faculty throw around these jargon terms on a daily basis – sometimes (subconsciously) even at unsuspecting non-SMU individuals.
From helping start-ups to find the ideal location to situate their businesses, to spotting potential terrorist attacks in Singapore, SMU School of Information Systems students have found innovative uses of geospatial analytics to derive business intelligence.
