About ITI

TRADING KNOWLEDGE, GOING GLOBAL

The International Trading Institute @SMU (ITI) was formed in May 2007 as the result of a tripartite collaboration between Singapore Management University (SMU), International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and leading Industry Partners. The first trading institute in the world to be set up within a university, ITI boasts a specialist focus on international trading and is supported by a unique public-private partnership. ITI is the premier industry platform for thought leadership in the arena of international trading. ITI's areas of focus are: (a) delivering training and education in international trading at undergraduate as well as executive and professional levels (b) conducting and disseminating high quality applied research in international trading with an Asian flavour (c) providing consultancy services for trading and related organisations in Singapore and the region The strategic development and direction of ITI are steered by the ITI Advisory Council, which draws on the expertise guidance of a panel of senior representatives from ITI Industry Partners representing key commodity trading sectors such as oil, agri-commodities and metals & minerals, as well as from SMU and IE Singapore.		Message from Associate Professor Annie Koh, Academic Dean, International Trading Institute@SMU "Asia is increasingly becoming the centre of global trade flows and Singapore is well-positioned to capture this opportunity. It can do so by becoming an international launch pad for traders wishing to venture into this region and anchor their presence here. As a tripartite collaboration amongst Singapore Management University, International Enterprise Singapore and leading industry players, the International Trading Institute @ SMU (ITI) has a key role to play in all of this. Developing manpower and knowledge for the international and commodity trading sector, ITI can further strengthen Singapore's position as a premier international trading hub."

Last updated on 5 October, 2011 by International Trading Institute .