Experiential moments at a booth by SCENT by SIX, one of the industry partners featured in the SMU-X 10th Anniversary Book
Guest enjoying At the book launch commemorating the 10th anniversary of SMU-X, guests were invited to experience the spirit of SMU-X through interactive showcases and activity booths supported by industry partners. These included immersive experiences that highlighted cross-cultural learning, creativity and human connection – hallmarks of the SMU-X approach. Together, the gallery of projects and experiential activities illustrated how learning at SMU-X extends beyond the classroom, encouraging students to engage deeply with communities, industries and ideas in ways that are both rigorous, meaningful and impactful.
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    Launch of SMU Resilient Workforces Institute in January 2026
    Launching of SMU Resilient Workforces Institute (ResWORK) in the Mochtar Riady Auditorium. (Right to left) Professor Alan Chan, SMU Provost ; Guest-of-Honour Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment ; Mr Tan Kok Yam, Chief Executive, SkillsFuture Singapore ; Professor Lily Kong, SMU President, and Professor Archan Misra, Vice Provost (Research), Interim Director of SMU Resilient Workforces Institute. ResWORK is a newly established university-level research institute dedicated to advancing workforce resilience and lifelong learning in the face of accelerating technological transformation. It is among the first institutes in Singapore and the region to jointly study adult learning and the future of work through an integrated, interdisciplinary lens that bridges economics, management, behavioural science, and technology. Serving as a hub for cross-disciplinary research across SMU, ResWORK’s research is anchored on three core pillars :- (1) Optimising Human-Machine Collaboration: enabling workers to learn and perform effectively alongside AI, machines and robotics (2) Transforming Organisations: redesigning business processes, leadership and work practices for AI-enabled workplaces (3) Maximising Societal Human Capital: analysing labour-market transitions and shaping policies that promote inclusive, gainful employment
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      Panel discussion with leading international scholars exploring Technology, Learning, and the Future of Work
      At the launch of the SMU Resilient Workforces Institute (ResWORK) in January 2026, leading international scholars explores Technology, Learning, and the Future of Work in a panel discussion. (From left to right) Professor Phanish Puranam, Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy and Organisation Design, INSEAD ; Professor Dandan Zhang , Deputy Dean, National School of Development, Peking University ; Professor Xiangen Hu, DoERC and Chair Professor of Learning Sciences and Technologies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Professor Archan Misra, Vice Provost, Research, Interim Director, SMU Resilient Workforces Institute.
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        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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          Commemorating 20 Years: WKWC Launches Wee Kim Wee Room and Heritage Fund
          Commemorating its 20th anniversary, the Wee Kim Wee Centre (WKWC) is unveiling the new Wee Kim Wee Room at Singapore Management University (SMU), which houses some of the original belongings of former President Wee Kim Wee and Mrs Wee, and formally launching the Wee Kim Wee Heritage Fund.
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            Students in the Safari Desert Dubai in 2015
            Students doing the jump pose in the Safari Desert while on a trip to Dubai. This is an image of an old photograph submitted by students for the Jump Campaign in 2015, which captures students in jump poses while reflecting a part of their student life at the same time.
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              SMU President State of the University Address 2018
              Professor Arnoud De Meyer, SMU president, at the SMU President State of the University Address 2018.
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                Participants at SMU Challenge , Sport – A – Cause 2018
                Participants of the SMU Challenge , Sport – A – Cause 2018, a student initiative that helps to highlight and raise funds for the local special needs community.
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                  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.
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                    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.
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                      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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                        Entrance to Lee Kong Chian School of Business facing Vanguard Building in 2015
                        Entrance to Lee Kong Chian School of Business facing the historic Vanguard Building, formerly known as MPH building, which was built in 1908. In 2014, SMU leased the building as a "laboratory" for experiential learning, naming it SMU Labs.
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                          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.
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                            Aerial view of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, which takes an architectural form of a pearl
                            Aerial view of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, which takes the architectural shape of a pearl, a symbol for inspirational learning and serves as a "moral compass" emphasizing dignity, truth and justice in society.
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                              Evening view of the newly built Kwa Geok Choo Law Library in the law school building
                              Night capture of the prominant pearl structure of Kwa Geok Choo Law Library as seen from its entrance in the newly built law school in 2017.
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                                At the CNA Perspectives Season 8 Episode 5
                                SMU hosted the fifth episode of CNA Perspectives Season 8 “Decline of Liberal Democracy and the Rise of China: Has ASEAN given in to the temptation?” in 2019 which featured an esteemed panel of thought leaders including SMU Chairman Mr Ho Kwon Ping and Professor John A Donaldson.
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                                  SMU hosted the CNA Perspectives Season 7 episode 5
                                  SMU hosted the CNA Perspectives Season 7 episode 5 “Digital Transformation: Is inclusivity possible in this race?” which featured an esteemed panel of thought leaders including SMU Provost Lily Kong, Claus Andresen, President and Managing Director Southeast Asia, SAP, Rachel Ong, Chief Executive, ROHEI Corporation, Jonathan Rees, EY ASEAN Advisory Digital Leader, Ernst & Young Advisory, and Moderator Mr Teymoor Nabili.
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                                    Participants at Social iCon 2018
                                    Participants at Social iCon 2018, a biennial social innovation conference hosted by SMU.
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                                      Chua Ek Kay Exhibition: A long way from home 2018 in the School of Social Sciences
                                      Associate Professor of Arts and Culture Management (Practice) Kwok Kian Chow and curator Wang Zineng at the Chua Ek Kay Exhibition: A long way from home on 19 Oct 2018. ‘A Long Way from Home’, featuring works from Singapore artist Chua Ek Kay (1947-2008) opened at the De Suantio Gallery, School of Social Sciences at SMU. It is curated by Wang Zineng together with the students in the SMU-X Arts and Culture Management course on Exhibition and Curating, led by Associate Professor Kwok Kian Chow.
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                                        State of the University Address 2020
                                        SMU President Professor Lily Kong second annual State of the University Address held on 3 September, she reviewed what has been an eventful year and revealed SMU’s priorities for the next five years in order to realise Vision 2025.
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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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                                            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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                                              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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                                                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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                                                  Opening of SMU Connexion Building
                                                  Opened in March 2020, SMU Connexion building is located between SMU’s School of Accountancy and School of Law, the new building added teaching-and-learning space to SMU’s city campus.
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