19 May 2016 Meet SMU alumnus Spencer Li: a professional trader, coach and founder of Synapse Trading, who became ‘financially free’ by the age of 27. How did he do it?
18 May 2016 Now more than ever, polytechnics and universities (SMU included) are admitting students based on merits beyond academic grades. But what does it really mean to be accepted on discretionary grounds? First-year Information Systems student Sean Koh shares his experience.
16 May 2016 A firm commitment to innovation pervades Germany’s Mittelstand firms. Find out why this key takeaway from a Business Study Mission (BSM) to Germany has left an indelible impression on business student Kevin Lim.
28 Apr 2016 Growing up, I have always thought my mother was the best cook in the world. She can cook anything from Kung Pow Chicken to the best Mee Soto I have ever tasted. While enjoying her meals, I often wish that more people could experience her cooking, especially when demands for home cooked meals are on the rise.
28 Apr 2016 Looking back to 2008 when I was 17, I would never have imagined that less than a decade later I would already have set up not one but two start-up initiatives and bounced back stronger from the experience of a struggling business venture.
14 Apr 2016 It’s not always about creating apps that make money. Some are created for the good of the community. That was the thinking for the team at SMU’s School of Information Systems (SIS) with Ngee Ann Poly School of ICT when they created an app that helps the visually impaired use public transport in Singapore.
30 Mar 2016 For Tan Wen Yun, one of the most worthwhile experiences at the SMU School of Social Sciences has been the opportunity to meet diverse groups of people, which has helped her come to truly appreciate the Social Sciences and its relation to everyday human experiences.
28 Mar 2016 Choosing a degree is a big decision that plagues many fresh diploma and A-level holders, and narrowing down all the possibilities is never an easy thing. Somehow, my younger self had ultimately elected to go for a degree at SMU’s School of Information Systems (SIS), and I can tell you that I’ve never looked back since.
22 Mar 2016 When we speak about entrepreneurship, we think about business, innovation, technology. But how often have you heard it spoken in relation to the arts?
02 Mar 2016 Right, so we all know what to expect from SMU:
A university that is globally recognised for its interactive pedagogy.
An institution that is known for its holistic and innovative curriculum.
22 Feb 2016 Choosing a university can be a pretty daunting task.
By this point most of you would have either received your diploma results or are anxiously awaiting your ‘A’ levels results. And, the next step would be choosing a University and programme.
12 Feb 2016 When I first received my ‘A’ level results and had to decide on my university and course of study, I have to admit that I didn’t really have any particular direction in mind. However, I was certain that I wanted to select a university that would help me develop both hard and soft skills to be future-ready.
03 Feb 2016 Accountancy is not as narrow a field as many think it to be. In fact, an accountancy degree opens doors to a wide range of career opportunities in various related fields. Year 4 student Sheriel Chia shares with us how her experiences have reaffirmed that her decision to join SMU's School of Accountancy was definitely the right one.
01 Feb 2016 Life as an undergraduate in our Lee Kong Chian School of Business is one full of unique opportunities to learn and grow — and not just academically, either. Let our second-year student Hubert Ng show you why this is the business school for him.
01 Feb 2016 Even the most seasoned lawyers may involuntarily shudder at the memory of their sleep-deprived law school years. The competitive environment is legendary, too. And yet, every batch of SMU law graduates will tell you that law school was the best four years of their lives. Here, our third-year School of Law student Jeremy Toh tells us why he chose SMU.
01 Feb 2016 The field of social sciences is, quite literally, the application of scientific methods to understand various issues present within society. Final-year student Jonathan Tan shares how, as a social sciences undergraduate, you are ideally poised to contribute meaningfully through research and other contributions in the area of public policy.
01 Feb 2016 The SMU School of Information Systems is all about the skills and knowledge required to leverage IT in business settings. Let our final-year student Ila Nitin Gokarn tell you why she chose to pursue this field of study at SMU.
01 Feb 2016 The study of economics is key to making sense of our world, and helps us to analyse, understand, and thereafter, tackle many of its problems. In this post, a current student fittingly shares his economic analysis of why the SMU School of Economics is a great choice.
01 Feb 2016 The very existence of our School of Accountancy puts paid to the common misconception that accountancy exists only as a subset of a business degree. Here are some good reasons why you should consider joining SMU's School of Accountancy.
01 Feb 2016 Find out what the three defining aspects of Tan Jun Wei's 4-month exchange journey to the US were, and what lessons he learnt by venturing out of his comfort zone.
01 Feb 2016 The Technopreneurship Study Mission allows students to understand the entrepreneurship landscape of many successful start-ups and companies. Read more about Shi Kai's experience in Beijing, November 2015.
01 Feb 2016 Singapore has often been likened to Hong Kong, given its many similarities as bustling city-states. However, Law undergraduate, Pearlynn Wang, discovered that there was much more complexities and peculiarities to be learnt about Hong Kong, aside from its decadent food.
