Wharton-SMU Research Centre Agreement
Signing ceremony held on 10 June 1999 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel to establish the Wharton-Singapore Management University Research Centre. Left to right: SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean and SMU President-Designate Janice Bellace. The joint research centre will focus on international business issues relevant to Singapore and Asia, and help establish a research culture at SMU. Professor Janice Bellace is named as the centre director.
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    Professor Lily Kong at SMU Education Leaders' Symposium 2019
    SMU President Professor Lily Kong at SMU Education Leaders' Symposium 2019.
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      Enterprise & Entrepreneur Series by SMU and The EDB Society Part 4
      The EDB Society and SMU hosted the fourth part of the six-part Enterprise & Entrepreneur Series – Transforming Industries Creating Value. Panelist include Ms Janice Chia, Founder & Managing Director, Ageing Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore; Ms Ivy Lai, Country Manager Philips Singapore and CFO Philips ASEAN Pacific; Mr Ong Chu Poh, Founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO of ECON Healthcare Group; Prof Tan Chorh Chuan, Chief Health Scientist and Executive Director of the new Office for Healthcare Transformation, Ministry of Health; and Mary Ann Tsao, Chairman and Founding Director of the Tsao Foundation.
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        At the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series 2019
        SMU President Professor Lily Kong and Renowned AI expert Professor Subbarao Kambhampati at the Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series 2019.
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          SMU and UIBE representatives at signing of MOU on 7 May 2012
          SMU team comprising L-R: Steven Miller (SIS), Bryce Hool (SOE), Howard Thomas (LKCSB), James Tang (SOSS), Annie Koh (Business Development & External Relations), Rajendra K Srivastava (Provost), Arnoud De Meyer (President), with Shi Jianjun (President UIBE) and his team on 7 May 2012 at MOU signing ceremony.
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            Wharton-SMU Research Centre Agreement
            Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan speaking at the signing ceremony to establish the Wharton-Singapore Management University Research Centre. This joint research centre will focus on international business issues relevant to Singapore and Asia, and help establish a research culture at SMU. The deputy dean of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Janice Bellace, is named as the centre director and SMU president-designate. DPM Tony Tan also announced that SMU will award its own degrees beginning with its first graduates. The signing ceremony was held on 10 June 1999 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
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              DPM Tony Tan Visits SMU
              The university flag is presented to Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan by Singapore Management University’s Class of 2000. This occasion marked the beginning of the university’s student activities. SMU President Janice Bellace and DPM Tony Tan can be seen in the centre of the photo taken in front of the Evans Road building on 8 September 2000.
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                SMU President with fellow regional leaders and participants at the 2025 Temasek Foundation' s Asia Leaders Connect
                SMU President Professor Lily Kong (front, fourth from right) with Mr Ng Boon Heong, Chief Executive of Temasek Foundation (front, sixth from right), alongside regional leaders and participants at the 2025 Temasek Foundation Asia Leaders Connect (TFALC). Asia Leaders Connect is an annual leadership platform organised by Temasek Foundation since 2013 to foster deep and sustained connections with leaders across the region. The forum convenes leaders across Asia from diverse sectors to network, exchange perspectives and discuss key challenges in governance and leadership, advancing “Partnerships for Impact” across the region.
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                  A photobooth at the 2025 SMU Careers Day
                  A photobooth at the 2025 SMU Careers Day is available for students to capture both light-hearted group candids and professional individual headshots, including photos suitable for LinkedIn profiles. The service is operated by an external vendor engaged by the Dato’ Kho Hui Meng Career Centre (DKHMCC).
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                    SMU Postgraduate Career & Networking Fair connects experienced students with leading employers in October 2025
                    Held twice a year, the SMU Postgraduate Career & Networking Fair is curated for postgraduate students and recent graduates with more than two years of work experience. The event brings together experienced talent and industry employers across sectors such as finance, consulting, tech, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), and media, offering opportunities to explore well-matched roles, ask meaningful questions, and connect directly with industry professionals. The Oct 2025 edition brought together over 250 experienced students and 40 leading employers across these sectors.
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                      Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Global Summer Programme
                      The Centre for Global Education and Opportunities (GEO) celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Global Summer Programme on 23 June 2025, with a cake cutting ceremony at the Mochtar Riady Auditorium. At the event are (from left to right) Cheska Geraldine Gonzales Padilla, SMU student emcee ; Ms Bay Hwee Eng, Senior Assistant Director, GEO ; Ms Pooja Nikam, Head of Loyalty, Disney + ; Assistant Professor Darlene Machell Espena, College of Integrative Studies ; Mr Ted Howland, Vice-President Group Sustainability, CapitaLand ; Alan Chan, SMU Provost ; Dr Navin Rajagobal, Senior Director, ASO ; Mr Rick Tay, Head, GEO. The Global Summer Programme was started in 2015. It was suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resumed in 2021.
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                        A panel discussion comprising local and overseas tax experts in the ingugural STARI conference in 2025
                        (From left to right) : Dr Leopoldo Parada, King's College London ; Professor Zhu Yansheng, Xiamen University ; Professor Michael Dirkis, University of Sydney ; Ms Yong Sing Yuan, KPMG ; Associate Professor Darren Koh, Singapore University of Social Sciences. A panel of local and international taxation scholars from leading institutions and universities engaged in a discussion at the inaugural Singapore Tax Academy Research Initiative (STARI) Annual Conference. The conference was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony of STARI. Associate Professor Darren Koh from Singapore University of Social Sciences served as moderator of the conference panel.
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                          Prof Paulin Straughan at the SMU Student Services Hub launch 2018
                          Professor Paulin Straughan, Dean of Students, at the SMU Student Services Hub launch on 27 February 2018.
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                            2021 President’s State of the University Address
                            Presidential Distinguished Lecturer Series (PDLS) of 2021 held at SMU Hall on 31 March. Dell Technologies’ Amit Midha shares his vision of the digital cities of the future at PDLS.
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                              Preparing for the 2013 World Univeristy Games in Kazan, Russia
                              Addressing the students and delegates at the send off for the World University Games 2013 in Kazan, Russia
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                                SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping presenting a token to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
                                SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping presenting a token to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
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                                  School of Accountancy
                                  School of Accountancy at Singapore Management University’s city campus. This side of the school faces Fort Canning Park. From 2007 onwards this building housed both the School of Accountancy and the new School of Law. Photo taken in September 2005.
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                                    School of Economics and Social Sciences
                                    School of Economics and Social Sciences at Singapore Management University’s city campus. In 2007 the school was reorganised into two separate schools—the School of Economics and the School of Social Sciences. Photo taken in September 2005.
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                                      School of Information Systems
                                      School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken in September 2005.
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                                        Campus Map
                                        Map (circa 1999) showing location of Singapore Management University's first building on Evans Road and the adjacent Bukit Timah campus. North is to the right on this map.
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                                          SMU's Offices at Goldbell Towers
                                          SMU President Janice Bellace and Chairman Ho Kwon Ping at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of Singapore Management University's new offices at Goldbell Towers on Scotts Road. Mr Ho Kwon Ping also announced the seventeen winning ideas from the city campus ideas competition. The public had been invited to submit their ideas on the design of the new city campus, specifically on how it could engage the public. Photo taken on 13 October 1999.
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                                            Illustration of SMU's Bukit Timah Campus
                                            Artist’s impression of an aerial view of Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. The centre of the illustration shows the main drive leading from Bukit Timah Road up to the four historic buildings—Oei Tiong Ham, Manasseh Meyer, Federal, and Eu Tong Sen—and the two quadrangles. The Evans Road building, where SMU’s very first classes were held in 2000, is shown in the upper left corner of the illustration.
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                                              Bras Basah Park
                                              View of Bras Basah Park, looking toward Bras Basah Road and the Singapore Art Museum. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken 16 June 2000.
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                                                Groundbreaking ceremony for Singapore Management University's new law school building
                                                Professor Yeo Tiong Min, Dean, School of Law, breaking ground to mark the start of construction for the new law school building on 20th January 2014.
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                                                  Top down aerial view of law building with Kwa Geok Choo Law Library
                                                  Top down aerial view of the newly built law school building featuring the iconic pearl structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library in SMU. The law school is currently known as Yong Pung How School of Law.
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