Dear Students,

Welcome to SMU!

As you embark on your academic journey here, you will discover that SMU is not just a university that is different, but one that strives to nurture and mould that unique, differentiating factor in each and every one of you.

Trust me, your chapter here will be unforgettable, probably amazing. It will be a time of learning, exploring and discovering – yourselves, your peers, and the world around you. Study hard, but more importantly, make the best of your resources whether in or out of class. Connect, take part, join in, step up; your capabilities will outshine what you first thought possible of yourselves.

I remember my own university days very fondly. I was involved in various CCAs, took on many out-of-classroom activities, hung out with classmates, worked on group projects till late, but still magically found time – and energy – to balance studies, CCAs, family and friends. With determination, discipline and good time management, you too, will be able to achieve this.

Youth is a time to feel invincible. Clichéd as it may sound, the world is your oyster. But with new-found freedom and abilities, do learn to harness these responsibly.

At SMU, my colleagues and I will endeavour to provide you with a safe and supportive environment not just to pursue your academic goals, but to challenge yourselves and grow. We hope your respective involvement in the university’s nearly 130 CCA clubs, or myriad of student life activities we have organised and designed will allow you to become not just future leaders ready to take on the world, but compassionate human beings with a heart for others. To know your passions and talents is only the half way mark; realising how to serve others with them, well, that will be your worth.

So make the best of your time here. Learn as much as you can from others, as they learn from you.

Have a wonderful, exciting, and fulfilling student life at SMU!

Professor Paulin Straughan
Dean of Students

Office of Dean of Students

Professor Paulin Straughan
Dean of Students
Email: paulints@smu.edu.sg
Contact: 6828 9667

Dr Bervyn Lee
Associate Dean of Students
Email: bervynlee@smu.edu.sg
Contact: 6828 0326

Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Assistance

Centre for Student Financial Assistance

Adelene Ang
Head, Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Email: aang@smu.edu.sg
Contact: 6828 0160