SMU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business has jumped eight places to be ranked 24th in the latest Financial Times' Executive Master Business Administration (EMBA) programme rankings. This year marks the third time that SMU has been included in the rankings, and is the University's first within the top 25. SMU's EMBA programme graduates will earn an average of US$338,725 three years after graduation, with a 20 per cent increase in average alumni salary from before the EMBA to their pre-EMBA salary.

Commenting on SMU’s latest ranking, Dean of SMU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business and Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Gerard George said that the school aims to "provide transformative education and develop global leaders with an Asian perspective". "The rise in our rankings this year into the top 25 is a strong indication of our growing impact in Asia and worldwide," he added.