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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For Tay Wen Xing (BBM, Class of 2026), leadership has been a journey of ownership, empathy and responsibility.
As a Ho Kwon Ping CIRCLE Award recipient, she reflects on finding her voice, representing more than 10,000 undergraduates as SMUSA Vice-President, and learning to lead with heart.
Check out her Faces of SMU (Grad Edition) story.
As a Ho Kwon Ping CIRCLE Award recipient, she reflects on finding her voice, representing more than 10,000 undergraduates as SMUSA Vice-President, and learning to lead with heart.
Check out her Faces of SMU (Grad Edition) story.
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