SMU Eurhythmix dancers blend hip hop and heritage forms in Return of RE:TURN, a full-length production honouring the club’s 25th anniversary
Return of RE:TURN is a high energy dance production that explores the disappearing grammar of traditional Malay, Indian and Chinese dance finding its way to influence, evolve and turn dance genres like hip-hop into fresh and exciting possibilities. Featuring the largest dance club, this production celebrates SMU Eurhythmix (EMIX) marking its 25th anniversary alongside SMU25 and SG60. In collaboration with choreographer and Chinese dancer Ms Pang Xin Yi (left in picture), the EMIX dancers embraced a quieter, more refined expression of strength and grace, marked by poised control over overt spectacle, for the Chinese performance.
    Collection: Arts Festival


    SMU President giving a welcome address at SMU Jubilee Arts Festival in 2025
    Professor Lily Kong, President of Singapore Management University (SMU), delivered the welcome address at the opening of the SMU Arts Festival 2025, a rare occasion graced by the gathering of senior leaders from Singapore’s universities, alongside the Chief Executive Officer of the National Heritage Board and a former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. Behind Professor Kong stood the festival banner bearing the theme 2560, which commemorates two significant milestones in Singapore’s history: the 25th anniversary of SMU and the nation’s 60th year of independence. The theme 2560 carries a rich symbolism. “25” marks SMU’s remarkable 25-year journey, reflecting the university’s youthful spirit, achievements, and forward-looking aspirations. “60” pays tribute to Singapore’s resilience, growth, and evolving identity as a vibrant global city. Together, the theme weaves tradition and innovation, bridging past achievements with future aspirations. The festival also represents an unprecedented historic moment, bringing together all eight universities in Singapore—NUS, NTU, SIM, SIT, SMU, SUTD, SUSS, and UAS—in a collective artistic collaboration. United by creativity and shared purpose, this collaboration powerfully expresses solidarity and inclusivity through the arts, underscoring the unifying role of culture within the nation’s higher education landscape.
      Collection: Arts Festival


      Creative team and cast of MAD The Musical take a bow on opening night
      The creative team and cast of MAD The Musical take a bow on opening night — a triumphant close to SMU Arts Festval 2025’s six-week celebration of youth and imagination. The festival reached its peak with the premiere of MAD The Musical, staged from 26 to 28 September at the Drama Centre Theatre. Marking SMU’s first-ever original musical, the production was built on an original script conceptualised by Jo Tan, featured original songs by Jimmy Ye, and was directed and choreographed by George Chan and Andy Benjamin Cai respectively. Bringing together students, alumni, and even staff, MAD was more than a stage production—it was a coming‑of‑age moment for a new generation of storytellers. Blurring the boundaries between past and present, institution and imagination, the musical struck a resonant chord, with its anthem Mad About quickly emerging as a crowd favourite for its layered harmonies and stirring message of passion and conviction.
        Collection: Arts Festival


        Commencement 2010
        Guest of honour, Dr Narongchai Akrasanee, former Minister for Commerce and Senator of Thailand, addressing the audience at Singapore Management University's seventh commencement ceremony. The event was held at Resorts World Convention Centre on 21 July 2010.
          Collection: Commencement & Graduation


          Graduates posing in front of the newly built School of Law in 2017
          Graduates posing in front of the newly built School of Law where the commencement was held for the first time in the SMU Hall, which is located in its basement.
            Collection: Commencement & Graduation


            Singapore national para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu receiving her graduation certificate from Professor Yeo Tiong Min in the 2017 commencement
            Singapore national para-swimmer and SMU alumna Yip Pin Xiu, receiving her graduation certificate from Professor Yeo Tiong Min in the 2017 commencement. Her sports achievements has inspired many of her peers and juniors, with SMU naming its first sports scholarship in her name.
              Collection: Commencement & Graduation


              Commencement 2021
              The Commencement Ceremony of Singapore Management University 2021 was joyously celebrated on campus, in person for the Class of 2020 in light of the Covid-19 situation
                Collection: Commencement & Graduation


                Commencement 2007
                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.
                  Collection: Commencement & Graduation



                  Commencement 2007
                  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.
                    Collection: Commencement & Graduation


                    Commencement 2008
                    Graduates and their families and guests at Singapore Management University's fifth commencement 2008 ceremony. The event was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 12 July 2008.
                      Collection: Commencement & Graduation


                      SMU Patron's Day 2013
                      Students performing an energectic dance performace as part of SMU's Patron's Day Celebration 2013
                        Collection: Patron's Day


                        SMU 10th Patron's Day graced by SR Nathan
                        Singapore Management University Patron S R Nathan interacting with students while viewing the exhibits at the SMU 10th Patron's Day on 15 January 2010
                          Collection: Patron's Day


                          SMU 10th Patron's Day students performing on stage
                          Students performing on the stage of SMU 10th Patron's Day on 15 January 2010
                            Collection: Patron's Day


                            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.
                              Collection: Patron's Day


                              Patron’s Day 2005
                              Singapore Management University student group at Patron’s Day 2005 held at the Bukit Timah campus on 21 January 2005.
                                Collection: Patron's Day


                                Patron’s Day 2012
                                Singapore President and SMU Patron Tony Tan (centre) viewing a photo montage of Singapore Management University's history at Patron's Day. Patron’s Day 2012 was celebrated at the city campus on 13 January 2012.
                                  Collection: Patron's Day


                                  Patron’s Day 2013
                                  The Social Sciences team in action at Singapore Management University's annual Patron's Day tug-of-war competition. Patron’s Day 2013 was held at the city campus on 18 January 2013.
                                    Collection: Patron's Day


                                    Farewell for Robert Mariano, Dean of School of Economics on 29 June 2010
                                    Farewell for Robert Mariano, Dean, School of Economics (2002-2010) where Howard Hunter presented a framed photograph. From L-R: Pang Yang Hoong, Robert Mariano, Howard Hunter, Rajendra Srivastava, Howard Thomas
                                      Collection: People


                                      Farewell for Howard Hunter, SMU president (2004-2010)
                                      Howard Hunter making his address at the farewell. Howard Hunter was SMU president from 2004-2020.
                                        Collection: People


                                        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


                                          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


                                            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


                                              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.
                                                Collection: People


                                                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.
                                                  Collection: People


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