Federal Building
View of Federal Building at the Bukit Timah campus in the 1990s. The Bukit Timah campus served as Singapore Management University's interim campus from 2001 to 2005.
    Collection: Places


    DPM Tony Tan with SMU and SIM Representatives
    Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan examining a three-dimensional model of the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) campus on 5 December 1998. Left to Right: Professor Tan Teck Meng, Deputy President and Provost; DPM Tony Tan; Ho Kwon Ping, Executive Committee chairman and Campus Development Committee chairman; and four members of SIM. Photo taken at SIM. In the early days before Singapore Management University had a campus, some major activities were held at the Singapore Institute of Management campus.
      Collection: People


      Announcing Location of SMU's Permanent Campus
      Speaking on 5 December 1998, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan announces that Singapore Management University's permanent campus will be built at the Bras Basah area of the city. The announcement was made at the Singapore Institute of Management.
        Collection: Places


        Start-Up Team with Maps and Model of SMU's Campus
        Members of the planning team for the new Singapore Management University posing with maps and a three-dimensional model of the planned city campus. Left to right: Associate Professor Leong Kwong Sin, Wang Wai Yee, Associate Professor Toh Tian Ser, Associate Professor Low Aik Meng, Professor Tan Teck Meng, Professor Tan Chin Tiong, Eddie Wee, and Grace Cheng. Photo taken at SIM on 5 December 1998.
          Collection: People


          Taichung Education Fair
          Sign welcoming attendees to the Taichung Education Fair in Taiwan in November 1998. Singapore Management University attended this event and a number of other overseas education fairs to recruit students to the new university.
            Collection: Purpose


            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


              Start-Up Team
              The team working on the start-up of Singapore Management University. Standing, left to right: Professor Tan Chin Tiong, Associate Professor Low Aik Meng, Associate Professor Tsui Kai Chong, Deputy Director of Human Resources Wang Siew Fu, Associate Professor Leong Kwong Sin, Associate Professor Pang Yang Hoong, Associate Professor Toh Tian Ser, and Associate Professor Low Kee Yang. Seated, left to right: Professor Tan Teck Meng and Ho Kwon Ping, Executive Committee chairman and Campus Development Committee chairman. Picture was taken at Wah Chang House in late 1998.
                Collection: People


                Model of Proposed City Campus
                Mr Ho Kwon Ping (left), Executive Committee chairman and Campus Development Committee chairman, with Professor Tan Teck Meng, Deputy President and Provost, examining a three-dimensional model of Singapore Management University's proposed city campus. Photo taken in 1998.
                  Collection: People


                  Taichung Education Fair
                  Singapore Management University attended a number of overseas education fairs to recruit students to the new university. This photo shows Associate Professor Low Kee Yang, Deputy Dean of the School of Business, and Professor Tan Chin Tiong (hidden), Deputy Provost, talking to prospective students at the Taichung Education Fair in Taiwan in November 1998.
                    Collection: Purpose


                    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.
                      Collection: Purpose


                      International Academic Advisory Panel Visit
                      Professor Tan Teck Meng, SMU Deputy President and Provost, presenting plans for the new Singapore Management University to the International Academic Advisory Panel on 11 January 1999. The IAAP advises Singapore’s universities on major trends in university education and research. Photo taken at Singapore Institute of Management.
                        Collection: People


                        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.
                          Collection: Places


                          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.
                            Collection: Places


                            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.
                              Collection: Purpose


                              Information Session for Prospective Students
                              Singapore Management University President Janice Bellace speaking at an information session for prospective students in 1999. The event was held at library@Orchard. SMU's start-up team actively worked to introduce the new university to students, parents and principals, both in Singapore and abroad.
                                Collection: People


                                Lectures by Professors Sir James Ball and John Quelch
                                Panel discussion following public lectures by guest professors from the London Business School. The event was hosted by Singapore Management University on 15 January 1999. Left to right: Professor Sir James Ball, London Business School; Professor Tan Chin Tiong, SMU Deputy Provost; and Professor John Quelch, Dean of London Business School.
                                  Collection: Purpose


                                  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.
                                    Collection: Purpose


                                    SMU and National Library Board Agreement
                                    The National Library Board and Singapore Management University sign a memorandum of understanding on 3 September 1999. Under the terms of the agreement, NLB will plan and manage library and information services for the university. Seated, left to right, NLB Chairman Tan Chin Nam, NLB Chief Executive Christopher Chia, SMU President Janice Bellace, and SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping.
                                      Collection: Purpose


                                      SMU's Offices at Goldbell Towers
                                      The opening of Singapore Management University's offices at Goldbell Towers on Scotts Road. Left to right: President Janice Bellace, Director of Campus Development Eddie Wee, and Chairman Ho Kwon Ping. Photo taken on 13 October 1999.
                                        Collection: Places


                                        Lectures by Professors Sir James Ball and John Quelch
                                        Singapore Management University hosts public lectures by Professors Sir James Ball and John Quelch of the London Business School on 15 January 1999. Left to right, Deputy President and Provost Tan Teck Meng; Chairman Ho Kwon Ping; Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng; John Yip, CEO and Executive Director SIM.
                                          Collection: People


                                          Early Faculty and Staff
                                          Faculty and staff working on the start-up of Singapore Management University. The picture was taken on 2 September 1999 at the university’s first offices at Wah Chang House on Upper Bukit Timah Road. The team is gathered beside the three-dimensional model of SMU's proposed city campus on the occasion of President Janice Bellace's birthday.
                                            Collection: People


                                            SMU's Offices at Goldbell Towers
                                            Crowd at opening of Singapore Management University's new offices at Goldbell Towers, Scotts Road on 13 October 1999. In the centre, left to right: President Janice Bellace; Mr John Yip, CEO and Executive Director of Singapore Institute of Management; Chairman Ho Kwon Ping.
                                              Collection: Purpose


                                              SMU and National Library Board Agreement
                                              The National Library Board and Singapore Management University sign a memorandum of understanding on 3 September 1999. Under the terms of the agreement, NLB will plan and manage library and information services for the university. Left to right: SMU Deputy President Tan Teck Meng, SMU President Janice Bellace, and NLB Chief Executive Christopher Chia.
                                                Collection: Purpose


                                                SMU and Wharton Sign Five-Year Agreement
                                                Professor Tan Teck Meng, SMU Deputy President and Provost, and Professor Janice Bellace, Deputy Dean, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, sign a five-year collaboration agreement in the areas of curriculum and course design, faculty development, and student exchange. This agreement follows an earlier memorandum of understanding signed in January 1998. Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman SMU Executive Committee, is looking on. Agreement was signed on 2 February 1999 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
                                                  Collection: Purpose


                                                  SMU's Logo
                                                  Press conference held at library@Orchard on 15 December 1999 to introduce Singapore Management University's new logo. Left to right: Associate Professor Tan Lee Chuan, Deputy President Tan Teck Meng, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Provost Tan Chin Tiong and Dean Tsui Kai Chong.
                                                    Collection: Purpose


                                                    SMU's Logo
                                                    Provost Tan Chin Tiong speaking at a press conference introducing Singapore Management University's new logo. The gold and dark blue logo of a lion's face is constructed from the seven geometric pieces of a traditional tangram puzzle. The press conference was held at library@Orchard on 15 December 1999.
                                                      Collection: Purpose


                                                      Inaugural Convocation
                                                      Some of the 306 incoming bachelor of business management students at Singapore Management University's inaugural convocation ceremony on 29 July 2000. This convocation marks the opening of the university, the beginning of the academic year and the start of the business school. Ceremonies were held at Bras Basah Park, the site of the Singapore Management University’s future city campus. Male undergraduates wore SMU ties and the female undergraduates wore SMU scarves.


                                                        Preparing for Inaugural Convocation
                                                        A large air-conditioned tent is set up at Bras Basah Park, the site of Singapore Management University’s future city campus. SMU’s inaugural convocation is held here on 29 July 2000.


                                                          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.
                                                            Collection: Purpose


                                                            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.
                                                              Collection: Places


                                                              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.
                                                                Collection: Places


                                                                Evans Road Building
                                                                The upper storey of the Evans Road building, Singapore Management University’s first classroom building, in August 2000.
                                                                  Collection: Places


                                                                  Groundbreaking for the Evans Road Building
                                                                  Left to right: Director of Facilities Management Ho Thim Seng, Deputy President Tan Teck Meng and Associate Professor Michael Gan 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


                                                                    Reflections Talent Show
                                                                    Saw Cheng Lim, Lecturer-in-Law, directing the choir at Singapore Management University's end-of-year festivities at the Tanglin Community Club in December 2000. The choir is made up of students from the pioneer class and staff and faculty, including HR Director Amy Tan, Director of Career Services Ruth Chiang, Administrative Executive Lim Lih Yeng, Lecturer of Finance Tan Eng Joo, Assistant Professor of Law Lee Pey Woan, Jason Chiam Chiah Sern, and Deputy Dean of Business Low Kee Yang.
                                                                      Collection: People


                                                                      DPM Tony Tan Visits SMU
                                                                      Student cheerleaders welcoming Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan to Singapore Management University on 8 September 2000. DPM Tony Tan held a press conference and spoke with senior administrators and trustees about SMU’s long-term plans. He also toured the Evans Road building.
                                                                        Collection: Purpose


                                                                        Student Guitar Ensemble
                                                                        Guitarissimo, Singapore Management University's student guitar ensemble, was established at the start of the university in August 2000. The photo shows their “jüs müsiq” concert, circa December 2000.
                                                                          Collection: Purpose


                                                                          Preparing for Inaugural Convocation
                                                                          A large air-conditioned marquee tent is set up at Bras Basah Park, the site of Singapore Management University’s future city campus. SMU’s inaugural convocation is held here on 29 July 2000.


                                                                            Inaugural Convocation Dinner
                                                                            Gala dinner at the Istana, the official residence of Singapore's president, on 29 July 2000 to celebrate Singapore Management University’s inaugural convocation. Left to right: SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping (partial view), Singapore President S R Nathan, SMU Deputy President Tan Teck Meng, SMU President Janice Bellace and Teo Soon Hoe, Group Finance Director, Keppel Corporation.


                                                                              Inaugural Convocation
                                                                              Closing procession of Singapore Management University’s inaugural convocation ceremony on 29 July 2000. The procession is led by SMU President Janice Bellace carrying the mace which symbolises scholarship, research and innovation. She is followed by Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Chancellor Lim Kim San.


                                                                                Inaugural Convocation Dinner
                                                                                Gala dinner at the Istana, the official residence of Singapore's president, on 29 July 2000 to celebrate Singapore Management University’s inaugural convocation.


                                                                                  First Day of Classes
                                                                                  Lecturer-in-Law Saw Cheng Lim teaching business law on Singapore Management University’s very first day of classes, 1 August 2000. Classes were held in the Evans Road building. Faculty welcomed SMU's very first students by handing out Fuji apples.
                                                                                    Collection: People


                                                                                    First Day of Classes
                                                                                    Visiting Economics Professor Jinook Jeong and students on Singapore Management University’s very first day of classes, 1 August 2000. Classes were held in the Evans Road building.
                                                                                      Collection: People


                                                                                      First Board of Trustees
                                                                                      Singapore President S R Nathan hosts a reception for Singapore Management University’s first board of trustees and senior management on 15 March 2000. Pictured on the steps of the Istana, front row, left to right: Trustee Kuok Khoon Ean, Trustee Victor Fung; Chairman Ho Kwon Ping; Singapore President S R Nathan; SMU President Janice Bellace and Trustee Han Cheng Fong. Middle row: Dean Tsui Kai Chong; Provost Tan Chin Tiong, Trustee Fang Ai Lian, Trustee Gan See Khem, Trustee Seah Jiak Choo, Deputy President Tan Teck Meng, Deputy Dean Low Kee Yang. Back row: Trustee Latiff Bin Ibrahim, Trustee Loo Choon Yon, Trustee John Niland, Trustee Jaspal Singh, Trustee Ong Keng Yong, Trustee Sunil Sreenivasan.
                                                                                        Collection: People


                                                                                        DPM Tony Tan Visits SMU
                                                                                        Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan speaking with students on his first visit to Singapore Management University on 8 September 2000. Dr Tan also held a press conference where he announced that SMU would offer an accountancy program in 2001.
                                                                                          Collection: People


                                                                                          Groundbreaking for the Evans Road Building
                                                                                          Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and President Janice Bellace showing the architect’s design for the Evans Road building at the groundbreaking ceremony on 12 January 2000. Singapore Management University operated out of the Evans Road building for the first academic year.
                                                                                            Collection: People


                                                                                            Bras Basah Park
                                                                                            View of Bras Basah Park, looking toward Queen Street and the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken 16 June 2000.
                                                                                              Collection: Places


                                                                                              Inaugural Convocation
                                                                                              Entrance to the marquee tent for the inaugural convocation ceremony marking the opening of Singapore Management University and the beginning of the academic year. Ceremonies were held 29 July 2000 at Bras Basah Park, the site of the university’s future city campus.


                                                                                                Talk by Chairman of the Board of Trustees
                                                                                                Students from Singapore Management University's pioneer class of undergraduates with questions for Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman of SMU’s Board of Trustees. The talk was held at the Singapore Art Museum on 19 July 2000.
                                                                                                  Collection: People


                                                                                                  Oei Tiong Ham Building and Block A
                                                                                                  View of the Oei Tiong Ham Building and Block A on the Bukit Timah campus in 2000. Singapore Management University moved to the Bukit Timah campus in August 2001.
                                                                                                    Collection: Places


                                                                                                    Students at Bukit Timah Campus
                                                                                                    Singapore Management University students at the Bukit Timah campus in 2000. Classes were held on this campus beginning in August 2001, the start of SMU’s second academic year.
                                                                                                      Collection: People


                                                                                                      Inaugural Matriculation
                                                                                                      Singapore Management University’s first students attend matriculation activities to complete their admission into the university. The inaugural matriculation day was held at the Evans Road building on 24 July 2000.
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                                                                                                        DPM Tony Tan Visits SMU
                                                                                                        Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan visiting with students in Singapore Management University’s library at the Evans Road building on 8 September 2000. Standing, left to right: Dean Tsui Kai Chong, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, DPM Tony Tan, Trustee Gan See Khem and Deputy President Tan Teck Meng.
                                                                                                          Collection: Purpose


                                                                                                          Reflections Talent Show
                                                                                                          Participants at Singapore Management University's end-of-year festivities at the Tanglin Community Club in December 2000.
                                                                                                            Collection: Purpose


                                                                                                            Financial Education Programme
                                                                                                            Associate Professor Tsui Kai Chong, Dean of the School of Business, with Singapore Management University undergraduates at a talk by Sunil Sreenivasan, Citibank's country corporate officer. The talk is part of a financial education programme, supplementary to the SMU core curriculum, which provides practical lessons in finance, banking and economics.
                                                                                                              Collection: People


                                                                                                              Oei Tiong Ham Building
                                                                                                              View of the Oei Tiong Ham Building, Block A, on the Bukit Timah campus in 2000. Singapore Management University began classes at the Bukit Timah campus in August 2001, the start of its second academic year.
                                                                                                                Collection: Places


                                                                                                                Inaugural Convocation
                                                                                                                Faculty procession at the inaugural convocation ceremony on 29 July 2000. This convocation marks the opening of Singapore Management University and the beginning of the academic year. Ceremonies were held at Bras Basah Park, the site of the Singapore Management University’s future city campus.


                                                                                                                  Inaugural Convocation
                                                                                                                  The inaugural convocation ceremony marking the opening of Singapore Management University and the beginning of the academic year. Ceremonies were held on 29 July 2000 at Bras Basah Park, the site of the university’s future city campus. Front row, left to right: Associate Professor Low Kee Yang, Deputy Dean, School of Business; Associate Professor Tsui Kai Chong, Dean, School of Business; Deputy President Tan Teck Meng; Chancellor Lim Kim San; Education Minister Teo Chee Hean; Mr Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman, Board of Trustees; President Janice Bellace; Professor Patrick Harker, Dean, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; and Provost Tan Chin Tiong.


                                                                                                                    Inaugural Convocation Dinner
                                                                                                                    Singapore Management University students performing at the gala dinner celebrating SMU’s inaugural convocation. The dinner was held at the Istana, the official residence of Singapore's president, on 29 July 2000.


                                                                                                                      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


                                                                                                                        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


                                                                                                                              First Day of Classes
                                                                                                                              Dr Isabelle Malique speaking with incoming students on Singapore Management University’s first day of classes, 1 August 2000. Left to right, Chen Hui-Wei, Farhann Ali and Riki Hidajat (background). Dr Malique headed the department for international student exchange and forged links with many foreign universities. Picture taken at the Evans Road building.
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                                                                                                                                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


                                                                                                                                  Groundbreaking for the Evans Road Building
                                                                                                                                  Singapore Management University Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and President Janice Bellace don yellow boots and hard hats for the first foundation pile for the Evans Road building on 12 January 2000. Located adjacent to the Bukit Timah campus, SMU operated out of the Evans Road building for the first academic year. This date also marks the incorporation of SMU and it is celebrated each year as Patron’s Day.
                                                                                                                                    Collection: People


                                                                                                                                    Groundbreaking for the Evans Road Building
                                                                                                                                    Left to right: Director of Facilities Management Ho Thim Seng, Deputy Dean of the School of Business Low Kee Yang, Deputy President Tan Teck Meng, Associate Professor Leong Kwong Sin and Ministry of Education Deputy Director for Higher Education Tan Hang Cheong 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


                                                                                                                                      Groundbreaking for the Evans Road Building
                                                                                                                                      Left to right: Associate Professor Leong Kwong Sin, Deputy President Tan Teck Meng and Associate Professor Low Aik Meng 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


                                                                                                                                        Agreement with Ritsumeikan University
                                                                                                                                        On the first day of classes, Singapore Management University launched its international exchange programme for students by signing a memorandum of understanding with Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University from Oita Prefecture, Japan. This is the first of many agreements with overseas institutions to increase the global perspective and cultural experiences of SMU undergraduates. Photo taken on 1 August 2000.
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                                                                                                                                          Inaugural Convocation
                                                                                                                                          View of the audience and stage at the inaugural convocation ceremony marking the opening of Singapore Management University and the beginning of the academic year. Over 1,200 guests, 35 faculty and 306 students attended. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean was guest of honour. Ceremonies were held on 29 July 2000 at Bras Basah Park, the site of the Singapore Management University’s future city campus.


                                                                                                                                            Inaugural Convocation Dinner
                                                                                                                                            Singapore Management University students and Singapore President S R Nathan (centre) at the gala dinner celebrating SMU’s inaugural convocation. The dinner was held at the Istana, the official residence of Singapore's president, on 29 July 2000.


                                                                                                                                              Talk by Chairman of the Board of Trustees
                                                                                                                                              Ho Kwon Ping, Chairman of the Board of Trustees speaking to the pioneer class of Singapore Management University undergraduate students at the Singapore Art Museum on 19 July 2000.
                                                                                                                                                Collection: People


                                                                                                                                                Bras Basah Park
                                                                                                                                                Bras Basah Park in June 2000. This is the site selected for Singapore Management University’s city campus.
                                                                                                                                                  Collection: Places


                                                                                                                                                  Convocation 2001
                                                                                                                                                  Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean speaking at Singapore Management University’s second convocation, held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 12 August 2001. The Minister announced that SMU will start its third school—the School of Economics and Social Sciences—with an initial intake of 50 students for the bachelor of economics degree in 2002.


                                                                                                                                                    Singapore's Universities Sign Agreement
                                                                                                                                                    On 11 June 2001, Singapore Management University signed a student exchange memorandum of understanding with National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. The agreement allows up to 20 undergraduates from each of the three institutions to take up courses at the other universities. Selected students will have expanded course offerings and an exposure to different styles of teaching. Left to right: Nanyang Technological University President Cham Tao Soon, National University of Singapore President Shih Choon Fong and Singapore Management University President Janice Bellace. Photo taken at National University of Singapore.
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                                                                                                                                                      Project Primate
                                                                                                                                                      President Janice Bellace (with flowers), students and faculty at Zouk Club on 13 June 2001. A group of Singapore Management University undergraduates organised SMU’s first student-run service project, Project Primate. As part of the community service module in their leadership and team building course, they adopted a baby Sumatran Orangutan and raised funds for wildlife conservation. The fund-raising efforts culminated in a bash at Zouk.
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                                                                                                                                                        Senior Common Room Named
                                                                                                                                                        Left to right: former Singapore President Wee Kim Wee, Dr Lee Seng Tee and Singapore Management University President Ronald Frank. Photo taken at the naming of the Senior Common Room at SMU's Bukit Timah campus for Dr Lee Seng Tee on 17 September 2001.
                                                                                                                                                          Collection: People


                                                                                                                                                          Evans Road Building
                                                                                                                                                          Singapore Management University's Evans Road Building, adjacent to the University's Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
                                                                                                                                                            Collection: Places


                                                                                                                                                            Evans Road Building
                                                                                                                                                            Singapore Management University’s first classroom building, located at Evans Road, was used for classes from the university’s opening day on 1 August 2000 until the university moved to the city campus in July 2005. Photo taken on 12 January 2001.
                                                                                                                                                              Collection: Places


                                                                                                                                                              First Patron's Day
                                                                                                                                                              Singapore President S R Nathan, the patron of Singapore Management University, chatting with SMU students at the first Patron’s Day celebrations. The event was held on 12 January 2001 at the Evans Road building.
                                                                                                                                                                Collection: Patron's Day


                                                                                                                                                                Student Expedition to Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                Ten students from SMU's pioneer class were part of a joint expedition by Institute of Technical Education and Singapore Management University. The group helped construct a new building and toilet for students of Hui Yah School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Photo circa 2001.
                                                                                                                                                                  Collection: People


                                                                                                                                                                  Cross-Cultural Studies
                                                                                                                                                                  On the occasion of his 90th birthday, Mr Choor Singh, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore, made a donation to launch Singapore Management University's Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies (now known as the Wee Kim Wee Centre). The centre is to be a platform for research, discussion and teaching across political, geographical and cultural boundaries. Left to right: Deputy President Tan Teck Meng, Mrs Choor Singh, Mr Choor Singh and President Janice Bellace. Photo taken on 18 January 2001. Mr Choor Singh passed away in 2009, aged 98.
                                                                                                                                                                    Collection: Purpose


                                                                                                                                                                    Food Haven
                                                                                                                                                                    Food Haven, the food court at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
                                                                                                                                                                      Collection: Places


                                                                                                                                                                      Campus Renovations
                                                                                                                                                                      Singapore Management University refurbished the Bukit Timah campus buildings before beginning classes there. Photo shows a lecture theatre undergoing renovation in 2001.
                                                                                                                                                                        Collection: Places


                                                                                                                                                                        Oei Tiong Ham Building
                                                                                                                                                                        The Oei Tiong Ham Building on Singapore Management University's Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken on 24 December 2001.
                                                                                                                                                                          Collection: Places


                                                                                                                                                                          Agreement with SCCI
                                                                                                                                                                          A group of Singapore Management University undergraduates organise SMU’s first student-run service project, Project Primate. As part of the community service module in their leadership and team building course, they adopted a baby Sumatran orang utan from the Singapore Zoological Gardens and raised funds for wildlife conservation. The students are shown here at the zoo with their “adoptee” and its mother, Ah Meng, in June 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                            Education Minister Visits SMU
                                                                                                                                                                            Associate Professor Low Kee Yang (on right) welcoming Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean on his first visit to Singapore Management University. The minister met with SMU faculty and staff at the Evans Road building and toured the renovation work being done on the Bukit Timah campus. Left to right: Professor Phang Sock Yong, Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean, Dean Pang Yang Hoong, Dean of Students Low Aik Meng, Associate Professor Low Kee Yang and Professor Tan Lee Chuan. A map of the SMU’s planned city campus Is displayed on the wall behind the group.
                                                                                                                                                                              Collection: People


                                                                                                                                                                              Education Minister Visits SMU
                                                                                                                                                                              Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean makes his first visit to Singapore Management University. He met with SMU faculty and staff at the Evans Road building and toured the renovation work on the Bukit Timah campus. Left to right: Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean, SMU Deputy President Tan Teck Meng and Director of Facilities Management Ho Thim Seng.
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                                                                                                                                                                                Convocation 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                Faculty at Singapore Management University’s second convocation. SMU welcomed 500 bachelor's degree candidates—the first intake of 100 accountancy students and 400 business students. Convocation 2001 was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 12 August 2001.


                                                                                                                                                                                  Student Expedition to Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                                  Ten students from SMU's pioneer class were part of a joint expedition by Institute of Technical Education and Singapore Management University. The group helped construct a new building and toilet for students of Hui Yah School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Photo circa 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                    Business School
                                                                                                                                                                                    Entrance to the business school at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Archaeological Survey at 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. A backhoe was used to dig fourteen 2m x 2m test pits. Photo shows view from the park looking towards Plaza by the Park and the Singapore Art Museum on Bras Basah Road.
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                                                                                                                                                                                        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.
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                                                                                                                                                                                          Renovated Auditorium
                                                                                                                                                                                          A renovated auditorium at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus in 2001.
                                                                                                                                                                                            Collection: Places


                                                                                                                                                                                            Food Haven
                                                                                                                                                                                            Food Haven, the food court at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                              Oei Tiong Ham Building
                                                                                                                                                                                              The Oei Tiong Ham Building on Singapore Management University's Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken on 24 December 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                Convocation 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                                Left to right: Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Chancellor Lim Kim San, Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean, President Janice Bellace, Provost Tan Chin Tiong and Deputy President Tan Teck Meng. Photo taken at Singapore Management University’s second convocation, held at Suntec City Convention Centre. The renovated Bukit Timah campus is pictured behind the group.


                                                                                                                                                                                                  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.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                    View from Bukit Timah Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                    View to the northwest from Block A on Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken in 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      First Patron's Day
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Singapore President S R Nathan (centre) and Singapore Management University management, faculty and staff at the first Patron’s Day celebrations. The event was held on 12 January 2001 at the Evans Road building.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                        Seminar-Style Classroom
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Associate Professor Tsui Kai Chong, Dean of the Business School, teaching in a seminar-style classroom at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus in 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Students at Evans Road Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Students in front of Singapore Management University's Evans Road building. The photo was taken on 28 August 2001, the start of SMU’s second academic year.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                            President S R Nathan inaugurates First Patron's Day
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Singapore President S R Nathan, the first patron of SMU, cutting the cake at Singapore Management University's inaugural Patron’s Day celebration. To his left are SMU President Janice Bellace and SMU Provost Tan Chin Tiong. The event was held on 12 January 2001 at the Evans Road building.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                              Convocation 2001
                                                                                                                                                                                                              SMU President Janice Bellace speaking at Singapore Management University's second convocation, the welcoming ceremony for incoming students. The incoming class of 500 undergraduates consists of 400 business management students and the pioneer intake of 100 accountancy students.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                Reception for President Ronald Frank
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Left to right, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, Director of Facilities Management Ho Thim Seng, and President Ronald Frank touring Singapore Management University's newly-renovated Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken 18 September 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Student Expedition to Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Singapore Management University student expedition and community service project in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 8 to 29 July 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Block A
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Block A at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 7 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Groundbreaking for City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Minister of Education Teo Chee Hean addressing the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony for Singapore Management University's permanent city campus at Bras Basah. KNTA Architects (Singapore) and Edward Cullinan Architects (Britain) were awarded the design of the academic buildings and public open spaces. Photo taken on 27 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Groundbreaking for City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Members of Singapore Management University, Edward Cullinan Architects (Britain) and KNTA Architects (Singapore) at the groundbreaking ceremony for SMU’s campus at Bras Basah. KNTA Architects and Edward Cullinan Architects were awarded the design of the academic buildings and public open spaces. Photo taken on 27 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Student Expedition to Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Singapore Management University students with students and teachers from Num Baow Luang School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. SMU students took part in an expedition and community service project in Thailand from 8 to 29 July 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Singapore Expo Exhibit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Singapore Management University at the Singapore Expo Education Exhibition, a student recruitment fair, circa 2002. Left to right: Provost Tan Chin Tiong, Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo, Director of Corporate Communication Sharon Tan and President Ronald Frank.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Business School
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The business school at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 17 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Library
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Entrance to the library at Singapore Management University’s interim Bukit Timah campus. Photo taken on 17 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  School of Economics and Social Sciences Construction Site
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The construction site for Singapore Management University’s School of Economics and Social Sciences. View from the intersection of Bras Basah (lower right) and Bencoolen (lower left) looking towards Orchard Road. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Preserving Trees at City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    When possible, Singapore Management University preserved the mature trees at the city campus construction site. Several trees were removed and re-planted after construction was completed, while others were conserved in their original location. In this photo taken on 28 July 2002, a crane lifts a tree from Bras Basah Park before construction begins.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Open House 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Provost Tan Chin Tiong (right) explaining the plans for Singapore Management University's upcoming city campus to Chancellor Lim Kim San. They are at the university's open house at the Bukit Timah campus on 23 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Singapore Expo Exhibit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Singapore Management University’s booth at the Singapore Expo Education Exhibition, a student recruitment fair. Photo taken circa 2001.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Outward Bound
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Freshmen teambuilding camp for incoming Singapore Management University undergraduates. Photo taken at Outward Bound Singapore, Pulau Ubin, circa 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ho Rih Hua Lecture: Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Audience at an address by Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. He gave the inaugural address, entitled An Entrepreneurial Culture for Singapore, at Singapore Management University's Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture Series. The lecture series presents the views of entrepreneurs, business and political leaders from within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region. Photo taken at Suntec City Convention Centre on 5 February 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Preserving Trees at City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Preparations to conserve and remove a tree from Singapore Management University’s city campus construction site. Several mature trees growing in Bras Basah Park were removed and re-planted, while other trees were conserved in their original location. Singapore’s National Museum can be seen in the background. Photo taken on 28 July 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Federal Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Federal Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 17 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Manasseh Meyer Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Looking across the upper quadrangle to the Manasseh Meyer Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 17 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Groundbreaking for the Evans Road Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Examining a three-dimensional model of Singapore Management University’s city campus, left to right, Provost Tan Chin Tiong, architect Ted Cullinan, President Ronald Frank, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Minister of Education Teo Chee Hean. Photo taken at the groundbreaking ceremony in Bras Basah on 27 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Manasseh Meyer Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The entrance to the Manasseh Meyer Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 7 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Eu Tong Sen Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Entrance to the Eu Tong Sen Building at Singapore Management University’s interim campus at Bukit Timah. Photo taken on 7 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Patron's Day 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Singapore Management University Patron and Singapore President S R Nathan (centre) and SMU students at Patron’s Day 2002. President Nathan presented awards to students who showed excellence in sports, cultural and social activities. The event was held at SMU's Bukit Timah campus on 11 January 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Open House 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            One of many student activities on show at Singapore Management University's open house at its Bukit Timah campus on 23 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Open House 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Demonstrating the teaching and learning experience in a seminar-style classroom. Singapore Management University's open house was held at its Bukit Timah campus on 23 March 2002.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Collection: Open House


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Mongolian Prime Minister Visits
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Singapore Management University hosts an entourage of education, business and manufacturing leaders from Mongolia. In centre, from left to right: Mongolian Prime Minster Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Singapore Minister for State for Health, Environment and Transport Balaji Sadasivan, and SMU President Ronald Frank. Photo taken on 11 October 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Campus Construction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Looking to the south-east, a view of the construction sites for Singapore Management University’s Li Ka Shing Library, School of Accountancy and Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Victoria and Queen Streets run diagonally across the left side of the image. Stamford Road (before alignment) is flanked by trees in the middle of the picture. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      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.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Convocation 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Singapore Management University student performance at Convocation 2002. This is SMU’s third intake of undergraduates–400 business students, 100 accountancy students and the pioneer intake of 50 economics students. The establishment of the Wee Kim Wee Centre was also announced. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 17 August 2002.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Convocation 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Singapore Management University students performing at Convocation 2002. This is SMU’s third intake of undergraduates–400 business students, 100 accountancy students and the pioneer intake of 50 economics students. The establishment of the Wee Kim Wee Centre was also announced. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 17 August 2002.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Professor Lawrence R Klein
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Professor Lawrence R. Klein, 1980 Nobel Laureate in Economics, delivers a lecture entitled, Short-Term Forecasting: Fact or Fiction?, at the Singapore Management University Distinguished Lecture Series on 12 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Student Expedition to Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Singapore Management University student expedition and community service project in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 8 to 29 July 2002.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Collection: People


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ho Rih Hua Lecture: Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew speaking at Singapore Management University's Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture Series. He gave the inaugural address, entitled An Entrepreneurial Culture for Singapore. The lecture series presents the views of entrepreneurs, business and political leaders from within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region. Photo taken at Suntec City Convention Centre on 5 February 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Business School Construction Site
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The construction site for Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business. Stamford Road runs across the middle of the picture; Queen Street is on the right and Victoria Street on the left. Photo taken on 27 November 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Open House 2002
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Prospective students and their families at Singapore Management University's open house at its Bukit Timah campus on 23 March 2002.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Convocation 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Dean of Students Low Aik Meng (centre) with students at Singapore Management University's Convocation 2003. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 16 August 2003.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Preserving Trees at City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mature trees were removed from Singapore Management University’s city campus construction site and then replanted on campus after the construction was completed. Among them was a 70-year-old rain tree weighing more than 37 tonnes. The tree was 21-metres in height with a crown 25 metres in diameter. Picture taken at Bras Basah Park on 20 May 2003.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Convocation 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Students and their parents and guests arriving at Singapore Management University's Convocation 2003. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 16 August 2003.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Convocation 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Convocation 2003, left to right, Dean Pang Yang Hoong, Dean Roberto Mariano, President Ronald Frank, Chancellor Richard Hu, Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Provost Tan Chin Tiong. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 16 August 2003.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Preserving Trees at City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Crane lifting tree to be preserved during the construction of Singapore Management University’s city campus. Picture taken at Bras Basah Park on 20 May 2003.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Patron’s Day 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Student performance at Singapore Management University's Patron's Day celebrations at the Bukit Timah campus on 20 January 2003.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Convocation 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Student dance performance at Singapore Management University's Convocation 2003. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 16 August 2003.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Preserving Trees at City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mature trees were removed from Singapore Management University’s city campus construction site and then replanted on campus after the construction was completed. Picture taken at Bras Basah Park on 20 May 2003.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Patron’s Day 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Student performance at Singapore Management University's Patron's Day celebrations at the Bukit Timah campus on 20 January 2003. The banner behind the performers announces OnTrac, an online career services tool, which was launched to help students prepare for their job searches.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        SMU’s First Graduates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Singapore Management University’s first-ever graduates are twenty-one students who earned master of science in applied finance degrees. Photo taken at SMU's Bukit Timah campus on 19 July 2003.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Storing Trees During City Campus Construction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Trees from Singapore Management University’s city campus site were stored offsite until the construction was completed. Picture taken on 20 May 2003.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Manasseh Meyer Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Manasseh Meyer Building at Singapore Management University’s Bukit Timah campus. Picture taken in August 2003.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Convocation 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Guest of honour, Dr Victor Fung, Chairman of Li & Fung Group and SMU trustee, speaking at Singapore Management University's Convocation 2003. Photo taken on 16 August 2003.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                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.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Convocation 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Student ambassadors at Singapore Management University's Convocation 2003. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 16 August 2003.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Commencement 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Faculty at Singapore Management University's inaugural commencement ceremony held at Raffles City Convention Centre on 10 July 2004. First row, left to right, Dean David Montgomery, Dean Pang Yang Hoong, Dean Roberto Mariano and President Ronald Frank.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Convocation 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Left to right: President-designate Howard Hunter, Chancellor Richard Hu, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Swee Say, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and President Ronald Frank. Professor Hunter officially takes office on 1 September 2004. Photo taken at Singapore Management University’s Convocation 2004 held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 18 August 2004.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Patron’s Day 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Professor David Montgomery, Dean, School of Business, with members of Singapore Management's guitar ensemble group, Guitarissimo. Patron's Day 2004 was celebrated at the Bukit Timah campus on 16 January 2004.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Topping Out Ceremony for City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Singapore Management University Chairman Ho Kwon Ping addressing the audience at the topping out ceremony for SMU’s new city campus at Bras Basah. Picture taken on 18 October 2004.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Topping Out Ceremony for City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Trustee Loo Choon Yong, Chancellor Richard Hu, Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, and President Howard Hunter viewing the three-dimensional model of Singapore Management University’s new city campus. Picture taken on 18 October 2004 at the city campus topping out ceremony.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Patron’s Day 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The tug-of-war competition, a fixture of Singapore Management University's Patron's Day celebrations, at the Bukit Timah campus on 16 January 2004.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Commencement 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                President Ronald Frank congratulating valedictorian Lim Kong Wee, who earned a Bachelor's degree in Business and a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy. Singapore Management University's inaugural Commencement ceremony was held at Raffles City Convention Centre on 10 July 2004.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Topping Out Ceremony for City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Symbolic topping out of Singapore Management University’s city campus performed by, left to right, Obayashi Corporation Managing Director Ryuichi Irahara, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President Howard Hunter and Tan Teck Kiam of KNTA Architects. Picture taken on 18 October 2004.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Commencement 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony Tan addressing students at Singapore Management University's inaugural commencement ceremony held on 10 July 2004. Three hundred and nine students from the pioneer class of undergraduates were awarded bachelor's degrees in business management or accountancy. Twenty-one students earned double bachelor's degrees. In addition, the ceremony also marked the graduation of forty-one students who earned master of science in applied finance degrees. The event was held at Raffles City Convention Centre.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Convocation 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Symbolic handover of leadership to incoming president. Left to right: Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, President-designate Howard Hunter and Chancellor Richard Hu at Singapore Management University’s Convocation 2004. Professor Hunter officially takes office on 1 September 2004. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 18 August 2004.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        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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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Patron’s Day 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Singapore President and SMU Patron S R Nathan (centre) with Singapore Management University students. The campus radio station was launched at Patron’s Day 2005. Photo taken at Bukit Timah campus on 21 January 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Patron’s Day 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Recipients of Student Life Awards for outstanding achievements by students and co-curricular activity groups. The students are pictured with, from left to right, SMU President Howard Hunter, SMU Chancellor Lim Kim San, Singapore President and SMU Patron S R Nathan, SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and SMU Provost Tan Chin Tiong. Photo from Patron’s Day 2005 held at Singapore Management University's Bukit Timah campus on 21 January 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Administration Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The administration building at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken in September 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Patron’s Day 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Singapore Idol, Taufik Batisah, performing at Patron’s Day 2005. Photo taken at Singapore Management University's Bukit Timah campus on 21 January 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Patron’s Day 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Singapore Management University student group at Patron’s Day 2005 held at the Bukit Timah campus on 21 January 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lee Kong Chian School of Business
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken in September 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      View of the Singapore Management University city campus with Singapore's financial centre in the distance. The Li Ka Shing Library is in the centre of the photo and the Lee Kong Chian School of Business is to the left. The School of Accountancy can be seen behind the library. Construction work for the Bras Basah station on the Circle Line is in the lower left corner. Photo taken in September 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Aerial Views of City Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Day and night aerial views of the academic buildings at Singapore Management University’s city campus. The viewer is looking from Victoria Street (in the foreground) towards the brick-coloured roofs of the five academic buildings and Orchard Road beyond. On the left is the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, and just behind it is the School of Accountancy. The Li Ka Shing Library is in the centre of the photo. The School of Information Systems and School of Economics and Social Sciences are behind the library on the right. Photo taken on 8 January 2005.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Move to the City
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          After four years at the Bukit Timah campus, a parade of 1,000 undergraduates and academics made their way from Bukit Timah to SMU's new city Campus in Bras Basah
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lee Kong Chian School of Business Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Chairman of the Board of Trustees Ho Kwon Ping welcoming Lee Seng Tee, son of Lee Kong Chian, at the opening of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business on 24 March 2006.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Lee Kong Chian School of Business Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Student performers at the opening celebration for the Lee Kong Chian School of Business on 24 March 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Commencement 2006
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Singapore Management University's faculty at the university's third commencement ceremony. Front row, left to right: President Howard Hunter, Chancellor Richard Hu, CEO of Temasek Holdings Ho Ching, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Provost Tan Chin Tiong, Dean Roberto Mariano; Dean Steven Miller and Dean Annie Koh. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 7 July 2006.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Graduates at Singapore Management University's third commencement ceremony. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 7 July 2006.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Li Ka Shing Library Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    University librarian Ruth Pagell greeting Dr Li Ka Shing at the opening of SMU's Li Ka Shing Library on 24 February 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Li Ka Shing Library Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Dr Li Ka Shing greeting student recipients of Li Ka Shing scholarships at the opening of SMU's Li Ka Shing Library on 24 February 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Lee Kong Chian School of Business Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong speaking with students at the opening of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business on 24 March 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Lee Kong Chian School of Business Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Left to right: Mrs Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and SMU Chancellor Dr Richard Hu at the opening of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business on 24 March 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            City Campus Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Singapore Management University's student ambassadors at the university's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Li Ka Shing Library Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Left to right: Dr Li Ka Shing and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the opening of SMU's Li Ka Shing Library on 24 February 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lee Kong Chian School of Business Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lion dance by business school students at the opening celebration for the Lee Kong Chian School of Business on 24 March 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  City Campus Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Students waiting at the campus green for Singapore Management University's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    City Campus Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressing the crowd at Singapore Management University's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      City Campus Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      At Singapore Management University's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006, left to right, Dean Pang Eng Fong, Dean Pang Yang Hoong, Provost Tan Chin Tiong, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping, Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Chancellor Richard Hu, SMU President Howard Hunter, Dean Roberto Mariano, Dean Steven Miller, Dean Annie Koh.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Li Ka Shing Library Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Left to right: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Dr Li Ka Shing unveil the commemorative plaque for the new library; it reads, "Knowledge Reshapes Destiny".
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Guest of honour Ho Ching, Executive Director and CEO of Temasek Holdings, addressing the crowd at Singapore Management University's third commencement ceremony. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 7 July 2006.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Graduates at Singapore Management University's third commencement ceremony. Sixty-five students earned master's degrees and 563 earned bachelor's degrees. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 7 July 2006.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              University flags and banners from each of Singapore Management University’s four schools at the university's third commencement ceremony. Left to right, banners for the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, the School of Accountancy, the School of Economics and Social Sciences and the School of Information Systems. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 7 July 2006.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Li Ka Shing Library
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University’s city campus. Photo taken on 14 March 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  City Campus Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Chairman Ho Kwon Ping addressing the crowd at Singapore Management University's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Residences @ Prinsep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Residences @ Prinsep, Singapore Management University's first hostel, opened in December 2006. Three blocks of conservation flats were renovated to provide 48 apartments for 261 students.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      City Campus Opening Ceremony
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Student performers at Singapore Management University's city campus opening ceremony on 20 January 2006.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Commencement 2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        At the opening ceremony for Singapore Management University's fourth commencement, a procession of banners from the six schools. Left to right: Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Accountancy, School of Economics, School of Information Systems, School of Social Sciences and the new School of Law. Commencement ceremonies were held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 14 July 2007.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Singapore Management University conferred two honorary degrees at its fourth commencement ceremony. Mr Yong Pung How is shown here receiving the doctor of laws degree. Left to right: Chancellor Richard Hu, Dean of Students Low Aik Meng, Mr Yong Pung How and President Howard Hunter. Commencement ceremonies were held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 14 July 2007.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Students arriving at Suntec City Convention Centre for Singapore Management University's fourth commencement ceremony on 14 July 2007. A total of 860 degrees were awarded; 108 students earned master's degrees and 752 students earned bachelor's degrees.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Senior management at Singapore Management University's fourth commencement on 14 July 2007. Left to right: Dean Pang Eng Fong, Dean Low Aik Meng, Dean Roberto Mariano, Dean Annie Koh, Dean Pang Yang Hoong, Interim Dean Low Kee Yang, Interim Dean David Chan and Dean Steven Miller. The ceremony was held at Suntec City Convention Centre.


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Salutatorian Li Xiangrun addressing the crowd at Singapore Management University's fourth commencement ceremony. He earned a bachelor of economics degree summa cum laude, The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 14 July 2007.


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