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[May 2004]
- The Best of Singapore's Entries
Trailer of programme "The Best of Singapore’s Entries" produced in line with the LKY Global Business Plan Competition.
Channel NewsAsia
- Sitting Pretty
Miss Photogenic, Singapore Universe 2003 Pageant, SMU student Josephine Tan captures perfect pictures with her Canon Ixus 400.
PC Advisor
- Gifts & Grants
The Lee Foundation, a Singapore philanthropical organization, together with the country's Ministry of Education will donate a record $120 million to the Singapore Management University (SMU).
AACSB International eNEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 4
[31 May 2004]
- The Best of Singapore's Entries
The programme features four local teams that made it to the list of top 15 for the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition 2004.
Channel NewsAsia
- SMU TV Commercial
This 30-second TV commercial on SMU is produced in line with the programme "The Best of Singapore’s Entries" for the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition 2004.
Channel NewsAsia
[30 May 2004]
[28 May 2004]
- Khoo aborts Everest bid without oxygen tanks;
Other adventurers push on
June 20-21 - A team of 20 students from Singapore Management University (SMU) and 15 athletes and nine coaches from Special Olympics Singapore, a sports training and competition programme for disabled people, will scale Mount Kinabalu.
The Straits Times
- Scaling great heights through teamwork
Through a new SMU outdoor initiative called Dare to Dream, SMU students have teamed up with intellectually disabled athletes and their nine coaches from the Special Olympics Singapore to scale Mount Kinabalu, South-east Asia's highest mountain.
Streats
[26 May 2004]
- No one track mind, please
A business-IT track was exactly what SMU’s School of Information Systems (SIS) has in mind, said practice professor Steven Miller, when his team and its partner, Carnegie Mellon University, mapped out SIS' blueprint 15 months ago.
The Straits Times (Computer Times)
- Tech's Renaissance man
Student-entrepreneur-intern Christopher Choo is doing his Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) at the Singapore Management University’s School of Information Systems (SIS).
The Straits Times (Computer Times)
- Take that leap
Today's infocomm professional must own not only technical pizzazz but business logic or domain knowledge. Here is a guide to critical IT skills courses offered locally - SMU, Nanyang Polytechnic, NUS, etc.
The Straits Times (Computer Times)
[24 May 2004]
[23 May 2004]
- Taking a degree is going to cost more
University fees will go up next year or, at the latest, in 2006. The Singapore Management University (SMU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) said they are studying how much more they should charge, as well as new forms of financial-aid schemes.
The Straits Times
- Why pay more for higher education?
Universities should learn from their US counterparts and grow their endowment funds so that they can offer scholarships and grants to needy students. NUS, NTU and SMU, which recently started their own endowment funds, still have a long way to go. For NUS, the figure stands at $1 billion, while NTU has $700 million and SMU, $300 million.
The Straits Times
[19 May 2004]
- The American attraction
There are several reasons why American education is catching on in Singapore. However, it is the growing popularity of the Singapore Management University - which started in 2000 as a tie-up with the Wharton Business School from the US - that is helping to spur awareness of the US system.
TODAY
[17 May 2004]
- We're suckers for high-tech gizmos
A recent study by Assoc Prof Jin Kyung Han of the School of Business at Singapore Management University shows that many consumers buy state-of-the-art gadgets replete with sophisticated features but end up not using most of them.
Streats
[14 May 2004]
- Geographical hedging strategy losing edge
Financial markets today are moving more in tandem than not, according to Nobel laureate Robert Engle, who was in Singapore for the Symposium on Econometric Forecasting and High-Frequency Data Analysis, jointly organised by SMU’s School of Economics & Social Sciences and the National University of Singapore's Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
The Business Times
- Ex-security guard is SMU poster boy
Mr Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim - at 38-years-old and on the threshold of a university education at the Singapore Management University - is one person who embodies the old saw: "Never say die."
Streats
[12 May 2004]
- Overseas Study Stint: Is it worth the while?
For their overseas exchange programme at the University of Virginia in the United States, SMU students Charles Li and Kong Tze-Yee sound like they got more than they had bargained for, as they talk about their experiences there.
Learning Trip, Newsradio 93.8 [radio transcript]
[10 May 2004]
- Singapore Well-funded To Compete
Singapore's growing strength in higher education and potential to compete with Australia has been emphasised again by a S$200 million (A$167 million) grant to one of the city state's universities.
Australian Financial Review
- $120m gift for SMU
Singapore Management University has become the latest school to reap the benefits of philanthropy. It has received a US$120m donation – one of the largest gifts ever made to a university.
Financial Times
[8 May 2004]
- Striving for gold - Cheryl Goh
Filled with passion for judo, Cheryl continued that passion into university. Despite her bust schedule juggling both school and sport, Cheryl attributed part of her success to SMU.
Radio Singapore International
[6 May 2004]
- Microsoft issues business challenge to S'pore students
Coined the Microsoft-SMU Business Challenge, the challenge was laid out by John Conners, chief financial officer of the software giant, during his address to students from the Singapore Management University (SMU) earlier this week.
CNETAsia
[5 May 2004]
- Singapore university receives record 120-million-dollar donation
Singapore Management University (SMU) said Tuesday it had received a 120-million-US-dollar donation in what is the largest ever financial grant given to a tertiary institution in the city-state.
Agence France Presse
- SMU gets record S$200m donation, biggest donation to a university here
The Singapore Management University has just received a S$200 million shot-in-the-arm. This is the largest amount ever donated to a tertiary education institution here and one of a handful of donations exceeding US$100 million dollars made to a university anywhere in the world.
Channel NewsAsia
Channel 5
- SMU receives record $200m donation
The Singapore Management University received a large donation totaling $200 million today. The donation is jointly given by the Lee Foundation and the Ministry of Education. It is the largest contribution ever made to a tertiary institution here in Singapore.
Channel U
- SMU gets record S$200m donation, biggest donation to a university here
The Singapore Management University has received a huge donation of $200 million. This is the largest contribution ever made to a local tertiary institution here and one of a handful of donations exceeding US$100 million dollars made to a university anywhere in the world.
The Lee Foundation donated S$50 million and the Government matched the donation with a 3:1 grant, resulting in another $150 million for SMU.
Channel 8
- SMU receives record $200m donation
The Singapore Management University has received a record donation of $200 million, the largest contribution ever made to a tertiary institution here. The gift was sparked by the Lee Foundation. Its $50 million donation is being boosted by the Government, which is giving $3 for every dollar donated, resulting in another $150 million going into SMU's endowment fund.
The Straits Times
- SMU gets $200m donation to launch 2 initiatives
The Singapore Management University will receive a $200 million donation to launch two initiatives - one to groom scholars and the other to sharpen the university's edge in hiring foreign talent. Most of the amount, $150 million, will come from the Ministry of Education as a 3:1 matching grant of the Lee Foundation's $50 million donation.
The Business Times
- Lee Foundation donates S$50 million to Singapore Management University
The Government has provided a 3:1 matching grant to raise the amount to S$200 million
This is the largest gift that SMU has received since its inception four years ago. It is also the largest ever contribution to a Singapore tertiary institution. Back in 2002, Hong Kong tycoon Lee Ka-shing donated S$19.5 million to SMU.
Lianhe Zaobao
- SMU gets record-breaking $200m donation
The Singapore Management University (SMU) has just received a whopping $200m shot in the arm. This is the largest amount ever donated to a tertiary institution in Singapore, and only one of a handful of donations exceeding US$100m made to a university anywhere in the world.
Channel NewsAsia
- SMU gets record $200m donation
Singapore's youngest tertiary institution, the Singapore Management University (SMU), has received a $200-million boost. After a year of negotiations with the Lee Foundation and the Ministry of Education (MOE), each party has agreed to donate $50 million and $150 million respectively, making it the largest single contribution to a university here. The sum of money will go to its Scholars Programme, Fund for Excellence and the SMU's $130 million endowment pool.
TODAY
- $200m for SMU
The Singapore Management University has received a record $200 million. The gift was sparked by the Lee Foundation, which donated $50 million. The Government, which is giving $3 for every dollar donated, added another $150m into the university’s endowment fund
The New Paper
- Hard work, not MBA, is key to successful career
Doing a Master in Business Administration (MBA) is one of the many paths to the top of the corporate ladder, but it is by no means a passport to success. Instead, what is more important is a willingness to work hard. That was the key lesson Microsoft’s chief financial officer (CFO), Mr John Connors, gave Singapore Management University (SMU) students during a talk at the launch of the Microsoft-SMU Business Challenge yesterday.
The Straits Times
- Microsoft CFO offers business tips to SMU students
" Be like sharks or you'll die"
Companies should be like sharks - they have to be constantly moving, or they’ll die. This piece of advice was given by Microsoft chief financial officer to students at the Singapore Management University (SMU) yesterday. Mr Connors was speaking at the launch of the Microsoft-SMU Business Challenge, where SMU students will write 1,000-word essays on the biggest issues facing Singapore businesses today and propose original solutions.
Streats
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