Bras Basah Park
Bras Basah Park in June 2000, looking toward Plaza by the Park (left) and the Singapore Art Museum (right) on Bras Basah Road. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus.
    Collection: Places


    Archaeological Survey at Bras Basah Park
    Fragments discovered in the archaeological survey of Bras Basah Park. Singapore Management University and the Singapore History Museum conducted an archaeological survey of Bras Basah Park in August 2001 before construction of the university’s city campus began.
      Collection: Places


      View from Bukit Timah Campus
      View to the northwest from Block A on Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
        Collection: Places


        Patron's Day 2002
        Left to right: Singapore Management University Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, SMU Patron and Singapore President S R Nathan, SMU President Ronald Frank and SMU Provost Tan Chin Tiong officially opened SMU's renovated Bukit Timah campus at Patron's Day celebrations on 11 January 2002.
          Collection: Places


          Eu Tong Sen Building
          View from above of the Eu Tong Seng Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 7 March 2002.
            Collection: Places


            Entrance to Lee Kong Chian School of Business facing Vanguard Building in 2015
            Entrance to Lee Kong Chian School of Business facing the historic Vanguard Building, formerly known as MPH building, which was built in 1908. In 2014, SMU leased the building as a "laboratory" for experiential learning, naming it SMU Labs.
              Collection: Places


              Model of Proposed City Campus
              Three-dimensional model of the proposed Singapore Management University city campus to be built in the Bras Basah area of Singapore. Fort Canning Park is on the right and Mount Sophia is in the lower left. Photo taken in 1998.
                Collection: Places


                SMU partners with Ascott to launch lyf@SMU
                lyf@SMU (lyf stands for Live Your Freedom) was officially in Feb 2017. Located within the SMU Labs, it offers SMU students a dynamic and trend-setting co-study, co-work, co-living environment that also serves as a ‘living lab’ where applied research simultaneously takes place. L-R: Mr Lee Chee Koon, CEO of The Ascott Limited, Professor Arnoud De Meyer, SMU President, Minister Ong Ye Kung, Mr Lim Ming Yan, President & Group CEO of CapitaLand Limited, Professor Lily Kong, SMU Provost
                  Collection: Places


                  Participants in a creative workshop at the opening of the Makerspace in SMU Labs in 2018
                  A instructor is pictured conducting a workshop for a group of students at the opening of the Makerspace in SMU Labs in 2018. Supported by Prudential, the Makerspace serves as a collaborative environment for students and the SMU community to create, learn, explore, share, and generate new ideas. Workshops and activites were organized for the community to learn how to use the 3D printing machines and various tools available in the Makerspace.
                    Collection: Purpose


                    Students on a site visit in the 2019 SMU-X Accounting Study Mission course
                    In 2019, students from SMU's Accounting Mission course, in collaboration with SMU-X and led by Professor Yuanto Kusnadi, visited a shipping site in Jakarta. The course was designed to expose students to the accounting and auditing standards, banking, tax, and monetary policies, as well as corporate governance structures in the country they visited.
                      Collection: Purpose


                      Celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year with Lo Hei on 12 February 2010
                      Celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year with Lo Hei on 12 February 2010, from L-R Ruth Pagell, Bernie Toh, Susan Hunter, Howard Hunter, Low Aik Meng, David Chan, Pang Yang Hoong
                        Collection: People


                        Groundbreaking for the Evans Road Building
                        Left to right: Associate Professor Low Kee Yang, Deputy Dean of the School of Business, and Associate Professor Tsui Kai Chong, Dean of the School of Business, at the Evans Road building groundbreaking ceremony on 12 January 2000. Singapore Management University operated out of the Evans Road building for the first academic year.
                          Collection: People


                          Talk by Chairman of the Board of Trustees
                          Faculty and the pioneer class of Singapore Management University undergraduates at talk by Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He gave students an account of his personal life and corporate experiences. The talk was held at the Singapore Art Museum on 19 July 2000. Front row, left to right: President Janice Bellace, Deputy President Tan Teck Meng, Provost Tan Chin Tiong and Professor Augustine Tan.
                            Collection: People


                            Conference with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
                            Singapore Management University Provost Tan Chin Tiong speaking to the audience at the conference on “Managing Change in the New Millennium”. This conference was held jointly with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on 28 July 2000.
                              Collection: People


                              Students engaged in discussion at a roof top garden
                              Students engaged in discussion at a roof top garden. SMU has multiple conducive spaces in campus that faciliates group work and learning.
                                Collection: People


                                Farewell Tribute to SMU Chairman Mr. Ho Kwon Ping
                                On 10 February 2023, SMU paid tribute to its longest-serving Trustee and Chairman, Mr Ho Kwon Ping who had stepped down from the position.
                                  Collection: People


                                  Pioneers of SMU
                                  A corporate photograph of the original pioneer team who were involved in the conceptualization and start up of the Singapore Management University.
                                    Collection: People


                                    Financial Education Programme
                                    Sunil Sreenivasan, SMU trustee and Citibank's country corporate officer, speaking to Singapore Management University undergraduates on 9 October 2000. His lecture was the first in a financial education programme which is supplementary to the SMU core curriculum. It provides practical lessons in finance, banking and economics.
                                      Collection: People


                                      Book launch of “The Art of Leadership: Perspectives from Distinguished Thought Leaders”
                                      SMU Chairman Mr Ho Kwon Ping, Singapore’s 7th President and SMU Honorary Patron Dr Tony Tan, SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer at the launch of the book “The Art of Leadership: Perspectives from Distinguished Thought Leaders” on 16 January 2018 at the SMU Hall in the School of Law.
                                        Collection: People


                                        SMU-X student associates enjoying Peranakan food at the SMU 2023 INDEX Symposium's Gala dinner
                                        Mr Derek Chiang , Senior Development Partner of SMU-X (Standing) is pictured with the student associates who supported the inaugural SMU 2023 INDEX Symposium at its closing Gala dinner. SMU-X hires its first batch of student associates in 2018. They are the unsung contributors who work quietly behind the scenes to support the experiential learning engine. From managing databases and designing resources to facilitating industry engagements and running events, they ensure the smooth delivery of projects while balancing their own studies. With creativity, precision, and a deep sense of ownership, these student associates gain invaluable real-world skills while shaping the SMU-X experience for others. Their efforts may unfold backstage, but their impact is both lasting and essential.
                                          Collection: People


                                          The Centre for Case Learning Excellence team at a luncheon with SMU President Professor Lily Kong to commemorate a set of milestones
                                          The Centre for Case Learning Excellence (CCX) held a celebratory luncheon on March 2026 to mark a major milestone—the publication of its 500th case. In addition, Singapore Management University is ranked sixth globally and first in Asia for case impact in the 2025 Financial Times Research Insights Ranking. Two CCX cases were also featured among the Financial Times Top 15 global cases by reach. SMU remains the only Singapore institution to be consistently placed in the global top 20 since the launch of The Case Centre Impact Index in 2023, ranking 18th in 2025. (From left back row) Ms Tan Suh Wen ; Professor Tamas Makany, Lee Kong Chian School of Business ; Mr Chan Chi Wei ; Mr Alvin Lee ; Ms Sheila Wan ; Ms Mahima Rao-Kachroo ; Dr Havovi Joshi, Director, CCX ; Professor Venky Shankararaman, Vice Provost (Education) ; Dr Cheah Sin Mei. (Front row) Ms Irene Soh ; Professor Lily Kong, SMU President ; Ms Lipika Bhattacharya.
                                            Collection: People


                                            Convocation 2010
                                            Procession of student representatives at Singapore Management University's eleventh convocation. Convocation 2010 was held at Resorts World Convention Centre on 11 August 2010.


                                              Convocation 2010
                                              Taekwondo demonstration by SMU students at Singapore Management University's eleventh convocation. Convocation 2010 was held at Resorts World Convention Centre on 11 August 2010.


                                                Professor Emeritus Arnoud De Meyer at Academic Year Opening Ceremony 2018
                                                Professor Arnoud De Meyer, SMU President, at Academic Year Opening Ceremony 2018.


                                                  Guests at Academic Year Opening Ceremony 2018
                                                  Guests at Academic Year Opening Ceremony 2018.


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