International Students
 

International students play an important role in contributing to the multi-cultural character of SMU. This diverse university population contributes significantly to cross-cultural understanding and allows for a deeper awareness of world issues. 

OSL annually plans a series of social and recreational programmes to engage our foreign students while on campus. These activities provide opportunities for integration with the university community and are aimed at enhancing the SMU experience.

EVENTS   ORIENTATION   PROGRAMMES

SMU Peace Day: SMU's local and international students unite with thousands around the world as they recite the peace pledge in their national language and observe a minute of silence at noon, to commemorate the UN International Day of Peace on 21 Sep. 		 

Freshmen City Tour: This half-day city orientation helps international students navigate around Singapore via visits to major historic landmarks. It also provides an opportunity for students to interact and share experiences in a casual atmosphere. [Aug]
 

Buddy Programme: Senior students extend their hospitality by helping international freshmen settle down and adapt to life in school during the crucial first few weeks of the academic year. [June & July]
   
   
   


President Hunter's welcome lunch:Usually held in August, first-year international students enjoy some yummy food and get a chance to tete-a-tete with President Howard Hunter, SMU Deans, senior administrators and staff.

  

Host Family Programme: Exclusively for SMU first-year international students, you'll be assigned a gracious and hospitable Singaporean family, who has generously come forward to welcome you to Singapore. This friendship and cultural exchange programme does not include home-stay but gives you an insight into the life of a local family, while you make new friends and widen your network of contacts in Singapore. [Oct]
   
   
International Freshmen Networking Lunch: Don't miss this chance to meet and interact with fellow international and local SMU students through fun activities like the ‘Jalan-Jalan Makan Trail - Walking Food Trail' (SMU style). [Aug]
   
   
 


This jolly, survival kit helps SMU's freshmen international students integrate and adjust to life in Singapore and academic challenges. Not the Stuffy Guide dishes out much street-smart wisdom and first-hand knowledge of SMU student life from seniors, who also created the publication.


SMU International Connections (ICON), our international students' club, partners the International Students' section to help foster relations between the University's local, international and exchange student communities. ICON pairs with the SMU Ambassadorial Corps to organise SMU Peace Day.



We proudly welcome Connect China, which officially formed as a Chinese sub-group of ICON in August 2008. The very first branch of ICON, Connect China aims to contribute to the cultural diversity of our University by linking the SMU community to business opportunities in China and fostering better understanding of Chinese culture.
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Last updated on 23 September, 2008 by Student Life.