Asia's sustainability challenge is increasingly one of execution: how do we turn ambition and available capital into projects that are investable, scalable and able to deliver meaningful impact?
Insights from a panel hosted by the SMU Master of Sustainability reveal why this requires more than financial expertise. As sustainable finance becomes more interdisciplinary and execution-focused, professionals increasingly need to work across finance, policy and impact.
Explore the challenges, opportunities and capabilities shaping sustainable finance in Asia.: https://sgsmu.com/4qeF1tS
Insights from a panel hosted by the SMU Master of Sustainability reveal why this requires more than financial expertise. As sustainable finance becomes more interdisciplinary and execution-focused, professionals increasingly need to work across finance, policy and impact.
Explore the challenges, opportunities and capabilities shaping sustainable finance in Asia.: https://sgsmu.com/4qeF1tS
SMU-X turns learning into real-world impact.
Through live projects with faculty and industry partners, students tackle business and social challenges while building the critical thinking, creativity and confidence to drive change.
Read more: https://sgsmu.com/4gwXhvq
Through live projects with faculty and industry partners, students tackle business and social challenges while building the critical thinking, creativity and confidence to drive change.
Read more: https://sgsmu.com/4gwXhvq
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Welcome back to a new academic year at SMU!
For freshmen at the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, their journey began with the Law Kickstarter 2026 Ethics Pledge and Badge-Pinning Ceremony, graced by Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong.
Read more about this meaningful start to their legal education journey.: https://sgsmu.com/4gcCZWU
For freshmen at the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, their journey began with the Law Kickstarter 2026 Ethics Pledge and Badge-Pinning Ceremony, graced by Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong.
Read more about this meaningful start to their legal education journey.: https://sgsmu.com/4gcCZWU
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SMU Dean of Students Professor Mark Chong sees the university experience as much more than what happens in the classroom.
In this Faces of SMU feature, he reflects on helping students find their voice, build resilience and explore — and why faculty learn from students too.
Watch the video on LinkedIn, Instagram or YouTube.
In this Faces of SMU feature, he reflects on helping students find their voice, build resilience and explore — and why faculty learn from students too.
Watch the video on LinkedIn, Instagram or YouTube.
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Curiosity over assumption.
At National Junior College’s 2026 Service with Honour Conversation, SMU President Professor Lily Kong encouraged students to approach Southeast Asia with humility and openness — and to learn with, rather than simply about, the region.
It is an approach that resonates with SMU’s emphasis on meaningful regional exposure and learning across different contexts and communities.
Read more: https://sgsmu.com/4g8qds8
At National Junior College’s 2026 Service with Honour Conversation, SMU President Professor Lily Kong encouraged students to approach Southeast Asia with humility and openness — and to learn with, rather than simply about, the region.
It is an approach that resonates with SMU’s emphasis on meaningful regional exposure and learning across different contexts and communities.
Read more: https://sgsmu.com/4g8qds8
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Leadership may begin with ambition, but for Jaime Rae Song (Bachelor of Laws, Class of 2026), responsibility is what gives it meaning.
From mooting to student leadership, Jaime reflects on learning to follow through, show up for others and grow alongside the people who shaped her SMU journey.
Watch her Faces of SMU (Grad Edition) feature on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube.
From mooting to student leadership, Jaime reflects on learning to follow through, show up for others and grow alongside the people who shaped her SMU journey.
Watch her Faces of SMU (Grad Edition) feature on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube.
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What will help fresh graduates thrive in the age of AI?
In an interview with Careers Compass, SMU President Professor Lily Kong reflects on why AI fluency is only part of what graduates need — and the role of judgement, adaptability and continued learning as careers evolve.
Read her perspectives on the future of graduates and work: https://bit.ly/4idkJiA
In an interview with Careers Compass, SMU President Professor Lily Kong reflects on why AI fluency is only part of what graduates need — and the role of judgement, adaptability and continued learning as careers evolve.
Read her perspectives on the future of graduates and work: https://bit.ly/4idkJiA
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Why Employers Are Still Hiring Fresh Grads in the Age of AI
SMU President Professor Lily Kong shares what uniquely human skills will help fresh graduates thrive in the AI era, and what employers will need from them now.
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SMU marked the official start of the new academic year at last night’s Academic Year Opening.
Centred on the theme Forest (For Us), the evening reflected on legacy, belonging and the responsibility we share in nurturing what future generations will inherit.
Centred on the theme Forest (For Us), the evening reflected on legacy, belonging and the responsibility we share in nurturing what future generations will inherit.
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“How wonderful it would be if I have a chance to do this one day!”
More than a decade ago, Kenny Chng (LLB, Class of 2012) had that thought while watching an SMU professor teach. Today, he is back at the Yong Pung How School of Law as an Associate Professor — and its first graduate to be awarded tenure.
Now on the other side of the seminar room, he hopes to help his own students recognise what they are capable of becoming.
Read the SMU Impact Story: https://sgsmu.com/4hJILla
More than a decade ago, Kenny Chng (LLB, Class of 2012) had that thought while watching an SMU professor teach. Today, he is back at the Yong Pung How School of Law as an Associate Professor — and its first graduate to be awarded tenure.
Now on the other side of the seminar room, he hopes to help his own students recognise what they are capable of becoming.
Read the SMU Impact Story: https://sgsmu.com/4hJILla
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SMU Executive Development and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia have strengthened their regional partnership to develop Asia’s next generation of higher education leaders.
Through an expanded suite of leadership programmes, university heads, senior administrators and emerging academic leaders from across Asia came together at SMU to build foresight, strategy and resilience for institutional transformation.
Explore how the partnership is shaping higher education leadership in Asia: https://sgsmu.com/469Kmtl
Through an expanded suite of leadership programmes, university heads, senior administrators and emerging academic leaders from across Asia came together at SMU to build foresight, strategy and resilience for institutional transformation.
Explore how the partnership is shaping higher education leadership in Asia: https://sgsmu.com/469Kmtl
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The future of cities calls for more than individual solutions. It requires different disciplines and sectors to work through complex urban challenges together.
At World Cities Summit 2026, SMU convened researchers, leaders and partners to connect ideas across climate resilience, urban systems, green finance and responsible AI—and explore how research can inform pathways for action.
Watch how SMU advanced the conversation on the future of cities: https://bit.ly/4qAno8i
At World Cities Summit 2026, SMU convened researchers, leaders and partners to connect ideas across climate resilience, urban systems, green finance and responsible AI—and explore how research can inform pathways for action.
Watch how SMU advanced the conversation on the future of cities: https://bit.ly/4qAno8i
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