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SMU's Approach to AI

Our Three Commitments

SMU's graduate vision is to develop people who combine strong human-centred competencies with real AI fluency. Three commitments hold that vision together.

Protect Core Competencies

You build a strong foundation in critical thinking, reasoning, and communication, developed and assessed independently with minimal use of AI.

Develop New Capabilities

You build genuine, discipline-specific fluency in applying AI purposefully within your own field.

Strengthen Human Value-Add

You learn to name and demonstrate what only you bring: judgement, collaboration, and creativity.
AI tools should aid and augment your learning, not displace or outsource the cognitive efforts intended to develop your intellectual growth. Use AI critically and reflectively.
Your AI Tools at SMU

What's Available to You

SMU provides a baseline AI tool for all students. For research and academic work, the SMU Libraries are your primary resource — they maintain guides and workshops on using AI tools in ways that are academically sound.

Gemini Education Plus

Available to all SMU students across every school and programme, centrally funded and administered by IITS. 

Log in with your @smu.edu.sg Google Workspace account. The suite includes Gemini in Docs, Slides, Gmail, and Drive. 

For access issues, contact IITS at helpdesk@smu.edu.sg.

SMU Libraries: AI-related Resources

The Libraries lead student AI literacy at SMU, offering workshops that cover a range of topics ranging from using AI in scholarly literature review, data mining using code-free machine learning tool, effective communication in the age of AI and more. Contact library@smu.edu.sg or visit the SMU Libraries AI Literacy Workshop.

⚠️ Do not upload SMU-subscribed journal articles or e-books to AI tools, as this may breach publisher licence agreements. Check with the Libraries before doing so.

Other AI Tools

Some courses may specify or permit particular tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, or Grammarly. Read your course instructions carefully. Any tool you use beyond what your course prescribes is governed by the Code of Academic Integrity.

⚠️ If a course does not mention AI, treat it as not permitted. Ask your instructor before starting the assignment, not after you have used AI.

Keep these in mind with any AI tool

Data privacy. Do not enter personal data, confidential information, or sensitive third-party material into AI tools. This covers personal details, clinical data, unpublished research, or anything that is not yours to share.

Copyright. Uploading licensed journal articles, e-books, or database extracts to AI tools can breach SMU's licensing agreements. When in doubt, ask the Libraries first.

Accuracy. AI outputs sound authoritative but are often not correct. Invented case names, fabricated statistics, and inaccurate facts are common. Verify everything independently before you rely on or cite it.

Responsible Use

How to Use AI Well

Using AI well is as much about protecting your own intellectual development as it is about following rules. These principles apply across all your courses at SMU, regardless of what any particular assessment permits.

Always attempt the task yourself first, before opening an AI tool. AI is most useful once you already have your own thinking on the table. Starting with AI hands over the most important part of the learning.

The Golden Rule
Good Practice
  • Attempt the task yourself first, then use AI to explore, test, or improve your thinking.
  • Make sure the analysis, arguments, and conclusions in your submission are genuinely yours.
  • Treat AI output as a starting point. Evaluate and verify everything before using it.
  • Check every AI-generated reference independently. AI invents sources that sound plausible but do not exist.
  • Read your course instructions on AI before each assignment. Rules vary across courses.
  • Declare your AI use clearly and honestly wherever you have used it and your course permits it.
What to Avoid
  • Do not assume AI output is accurate. It often sounds certain precisely when it is wrong.
  • Do not submit text generated substantially by AI as your own work, even if you have edited it.
  • Do not cite a source without confirming it exists and says what you claim.
  • Do not use AI in any assessment your instructor has designated as no-AI.
  • Do not assume AI is permitted because it was allowed in a different course.
  • Do not enter personal data, confidential information, or licensed content into AI tools.
☝🏻 Responsibility for your submitted work rests with you, whether or not AI was involved in producing it.
Academic Conduct

Know the Rules. Protect Your Degree.

SMU's existing academic conduct framework covers AI misconduct in full. There is no separate AI policy: the same rules apply, and they carry the same consequences.

Code of Academic Integrity

Defines cheating and unfair advantage. Submitting AI-generated work as your own, or using AI where your instructor has not permitted it, constitutes a breach of the Code of Academic Integrity.

Declaring Your AI Use

Where AI use is permitted, you must submit a declaration with every assignment. Failing to declare AI use honestly is itself academic misconduct, separate from the underlying misuse.

Student Disciplinary Code

AI-related academic misconduct goes through the same investigation, hearing, appeal, and sanctions process as all other violations. Account sharing and other non-academic misuse fall under the Code of Student Conduct.

What Your Declaration Should Cover

Your school or course may have a specific form. If not, include:

  • Which tool(s) you used, for example Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, Grammarly, or Microsoft Copilot
  • How you used it: brainstorming, drafting, summarising, grammar check, translation, and so on
  • Confirmation that all substantive analysis and arguments are your own
  • Confirmation that any AI-generated content has been critically reviewed, independently verified, and substantially reworked
  • Confirmation that you have followed your instructor's AI policy for this course and assessment
⚠️ If you are unsure whether AI is permitted for a task, treat it as not permitted. Ask your instructor before you start, not after you have used it.
What Research Says

AI and Your Learning

Research on AI and higher education is growing rapidly and the findings are nuanced. AI can significantly enhance learning when used thoughtfully, and can undermine it when it replaces rather than supports active thinking. Here is what the evidence points to, and what it means for how you study.

What the evidence tells you to do

  1. Think before you prompt. Students who engage their own thinking before using AI consistently show better learning outcomes and lower rates of over-reliance. Getting your own ideas down first is not a formality — it is what activates the learning.
  2. Evaluate critically, every time. AI literacy — specifically the ability to evaluate AI output critically rather than accept it — is the single biggest factor separating students who benefit from AI from those whose learning is harmed by it.
  3. Watch your own reliance. Research finds that using AI effectively and becoming over-reliant on AI tend to happen together. Ask yourself regularly: am I using AI to challenge and extend my thinking, or to avoid doing it?
  4. Build foundations independently. Early-year foundational skills — legal reasoning, quantitative analysis, academic writing — are built through independent practice. AI should come in later in the learning process, not earlier.
Resources & Support

Build Your AI Skills

School of Law Student Guide on Responsible Use of GenAI

A detailed, practical guide covering what AI can and cannot do, how to use it appropriately in academic work, and how to complete an AI declaration. Worth reading regardless of your school. Check with your programme office whether a discipline-specific guide exists for your programme.

Research with AI

SMU Libraries has a plethora of resources available to guide you in using AI in academic research responsibly, such as workshops, online courses, and tools available.

Contact Libraries at library@smu.edu.sg
Study Skills in the AI Era

How to use AI to support your learning rather than replace it: note-taking, revision, and maintaining independent mastery.

Contact Student Success Centre at ssc@smu.edu.sg
Privacy and Data: Student Guidance

What you can and cannot share with AI tools, and how to protect your data and others'. 

Contact IITS at helpdesk@smu.edu.sg
AI Skills for Your Career

What employers are looking for, how AI is changing different industries, and how to position your AI fluency. 

Contact Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre at placement@smu.edu.sg (undergraduate) or smupgcs@smu.edu.sg (postgraduate)
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Leveraging Shenzhen’s vibrant innovation ecosystem and SMU’s established partnerships in China, SMU China supports the University’s engagement with prospective and existing partners by providing local insights, facilitating institutional collaborations, and connecting stakeholders with SMU’s expertise and programmes. The office also coordinates SMU’s engagements in China to strengthen opportunities for students, faculty, alumni, and partners.

As part of SMU’s network of overseas centres, SMU China works closely with the University’s offices and overseas centres across Asia to create greater opportunities for cross-border learning, professional development, and knowledge exchange. It also supports the development of professional and continuing education opportunities that connect China with emerging markets in ASEAN.

Through its presence in Shenzhen and focus on the GBA, SMU China strengthens SMU’s ability to engage with one of Asia’s most dynamic innovation ecosystems, while advancing SMU’s role as a gateway between Asia and the world. 

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SMU China is SMU’s presence in Shenzhen, serving as a strategic gateway to deepen connections with China’s academic, business, and public communities. Successfully incorporated on 24 June 2026, SMU China will strengthen partnerships, create new opportunities for collaboration and further SMU’s role as a gateway between Asia and the world. 

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At the nexus of management, social sciences and technology
Driving innovations, transcending boundaries, transforming lives

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Nurture a community of independent lifelong learners and change agents

Enable world-class researchers to address societal challenges

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Transform lives to create sustainable futures

Asia's Premier Global City University

Singapore Management University (SMU) is Asia’s premier global city university at the nexus of management, social sciences and technology. Established in 2000, the University's vision foregrounds its DNA in driving innovations, transcending boundaries and transforming lives. SMU's mission is to nurture a community of independent lifelong learners and change agents, enable world-class researchers to address societal challenges, harness partnerships to serve as gateway between Asia and the world, and transform lives to create sustainable futures.

Recognised for its award-winning pedagogy, SMU’s interactive, collaborative and practice-oriented education prepares graduates to be agile, adaptive and ready to create meaningful impact across business, government and society. SMU graduates are consistently ranked among the most employable in Singapore, and command one of the highest mean starting salaries.

SMU offers a future-oriented suite of undergraduate, postgraduate professional and postgraduate research programmes through six schools and two colleges: School of Accountancy, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Economics, School of Computing and Information Systems, Yong Pung How School of Law, School of Social Sciences, College of Integrative Studies, and College of Graduate Research Studies. Their programmes include multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary pathways that reflect the complex challenges of today’s world.

SMU’s research is rigorous, high-impact and interdisciplinary, addressing globally relevant issues from an Asian perspective. Its faculty also collaborates with leading researchers, universities, industry, government and community partners to advance knowledge, shape policy and practice, and deliver real-world solutions.

Located in the heart of downtown Singapore, SMU’s city campus strengthens its strategic linkages with business, government and the wider community, enabling the University to turn ideas into action and create impact where it matters.

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by QS 2024 Executive MBA Rankings
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by QS 2025 Global MBA Rankings
THE Awards Asia 2025 - Teaching & Learning Strategy of the Year

THE Awards Asia 2025 
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Reimagine Education Awards - Gold Winner
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A diverse community that transcends borders and bridges global perspectives

Students

The University’s international students come from India, China, ASEAN countries, Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East, Maldives, Japan and South Korea. SMU has over 300 partner universities spanning 50 countries for exchange programmes, giving students 100% opportunities to participate in a global exposure programme.

62%

Postgraduates from 51 countries*

9%

Undergraduates from 35 countries*

* as of 12 September 2022

Faculty

SMU focuses on producing rigorous, high-impact, multidisciplinary research on Asian issues with global relevance. SMU faculty collaborate with leading researchers and universities from the USA, Europe, China, and India, as well as business and public sector partners, through its research institutes, centres, and labs.

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Full-time faculty

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SMU Leadership

SMU’s leadership team drives the university’s strategic direction, fostering innovation, academic excellence, and global engagement while upholding our mission to develop leaders who create meaningful impact in business and society.

SMU Annual Report to Stakeholders

Read all about a year of progress and success at SMU. The concise review is divided into sections on SMU’s transformative education, impactful research and role as a city university, together with a Sustainability Report and Financial Review. 

Browse through the AY 2024/2025 edition or download a past edition to read offline.

If you see something wrong, we want to hear from you. Anyone can report a suspected improper activity (dishonest conduct/corruption/violations of laws or regulations/ irregularities in financial reporting) by completing a Whistleblowing Form. The Head of Internal Audit will review all reported violations and take the appropriate action under the SMU Whistleblowing policy. Confidentiality will be maintained.

Note: 
The Whistleblowing procedures are not intended for trivial, frivolous, malicious and/or vexatious report.

A whistleblower is someone who reveals knowledge of improper activity such as irregularities in financial reporting, misstatements arising from misappropriation of assets, violation of law and regulations, improper or unauthorized expenditures, corruption and any conduct that may cause financial, non-financial loss or damage of reputation to SMU.

Employees (faculty and staff), students, contract workers, vendors, contractors and the general public can blow the whistle.

Improper activities can be described as any act that is unlawful, such as irregularities in financial reporting, corruption or bribery, conduct that might lead to a financial or non-financial loss or conduct that might cause damage of reputation to SMU. Examples of improper activities could be irregularities in financial reporting or misstatements arising from misappropriation of assets.

You can blow the whistle through various reporting channels. Your disclosures will be directed to the Head of Internal Audit. You are encouraged to make your report in writing so that the details are clear.

In the event of potential conflicts of interest where the incidents observed involves Internal Audit, a report can be made to the SMU President and/or Audit and Risk Committee Chairperson.

You can make your report in writing to the President or the Audit and Risk Committee through the Audit and Risk Committee Chairperson.

Confidentiality will be maintained to the reasonable effort possible unless the Whistleblower has waived his/her rights to confidentiality. However, if you disclose your identity to your friends and colleagues, SMU will no longer be obligated to maintain such confidence.

You can choose to remain anonymous through any of the communication channels provided for whistleblowing. Your identity will be kept confidential so long as it does not hinder or frustrate any investigation. It is also important to note that in the case of an anonymous protected report, there may be occasions or circumstances in which, having taken all the information available into account, the receiving officer may not pursue the allegations due to insufficient information.

You should state the facts with as much specific information as possible so that your disclosure can be investigated, such as what occurred, who was involved and dates of occurrences. You should not speculate or draw conclusions in your disclosure. However, investigators may need to seek clarification from you to facilitate the investigation. Hence, you are encouraged to provide your name and contact number or email address so that further information can be obtained to facilitate the investigation.

No, but it is important to file a report as soon as you have enough evidence to make a report. If you delay, evidence may be lost or invalid. This will impede investigation and the problem may not be addressed.

A preliminary investigation will be conducted and you may be contacted for an interview, if the information provided in your report is insufficient. The preliminary investigation will determine if a full investigation should be undertaken and by whom.

A preliminary investigation assesses whether or not there appears to be an improper activity. There may also be circumstances where there is insufficient evidence to proceed, particularly in the case of anonymous reporting.

You can provide as much factual information and evidence as possible in order to allow the investigation to proceed. However, any information or evidence you have, should not be obtained through illegal or unauthorized means. You should also be prepared, should the investigator wish to interview you, to provide any information which you might know about. Most importantly, don’t carry out your own investigation - leave it to the investigating officer.

If you have revealed your identity, SMU will not be obliged to maintain confidentiality of your identity, your report or the person whom is reported against. To protect your confidentiality and the confidentiality of the investigation, it is advisable not to discuss the matter with friends and colleagues.

Introduction

This website provides important information about the Whistleblowing policy (“WB policy”). The policy provides guidelines on how to report, what to report and who to report to when an improper activity is noted, and the protection given to the person who made the report in good faith and in accordance with the WB policy.

For incidents related to research and innovation grants administered by the Academic Research Division (ARD), Research and Management Information Division's Corporate Research Office (CRO) and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), you may submit your report by completing this online form or by directly writing to: MOE_ARD@moe.gov.sg or Research_Office@ssg.gov.sg. 

Procedure

  1. A Whistleblower may make a report through the various communication channels as follows:

Communication Channels

Whistleblowing Hotline : 6828 9669
Whistleblowing Email: whistleblower@smu.edu.sg

Note that the whistleblowing hotline is meant solely for the filing of protected reports. For undergraduate admission matters, please contact the live chat services at the SMU Admissions website https://admissions.smu.edu.sg/. All other general queries should be directed to the SMU main line +65 6828 0100.

(i) Principal Receiving Officer

Designation: Director, Office of Internal Audit
Email: whistleblower@smu.edu.sg

Or write to:
81 Victoria Street Administration Building S188065
Attention to The Office of Internal Audit

(ii) Other Receiving Officers

Designation: President

Designation: Audit and Risk Committee Chairperson

Mark Confidential and submit c/o SMU Office of President (Report to Audit and Risk Committee Chairperson can only be made via hardcopy).

  1. To facilitate investigation on the protected report received, a Whistleblower is encouraged to:

    1. make a protected report in writing; and
    2. provide their name and contact number or email address so that the receiving officer may, if necessary, contact the Whistleblower for more information.
       

    However, a Whistleblower may choose to remain anonymous.

  2. Protected reports received will be maintained by the Office of Internal Audit. A review/investigation will be conducted and a summary of the protected reports, its status and outcome of investigations will be tabled for the Audit and Risk Committee’s information and/or necessary action.
     
  3. In the case of an anonymous protected report, there may be occasions or circumstances in which, having taken all the information available into account, the receiving officer may not pursue the allegations due to insufficient information. As such, we encourage you to provide your contacts.

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