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Students registering to enter the Career Fair in February 2026
- Strong student turnout marked the opening of the SMU Career Fair in February 2026, held at the SMU Hall, as students gathered at the registration area to begin their engagement with prospective employers. Organised twice annually, the SMU Career Fair features over 130 participating companies each session, offering a wide range of internship and full‑time employment opportunities across diverse industries. Open to all undergraduate and pre‑experience postgraduate students, the fair underscores SMU’s commitment to connecting students with meaningful career opportunities and supporting their transition from university to the workforce.
Over 1000 students gathered in SMU Career Fair held at SMU Hall with 130 participating organisations
- A sweeping view of the SMU Hall captures the energetic atmosphere of the February 2026 SMU Career Fair, as over 1,000 students gather to explore career opportunities and engage with industry representatives across the venue. Rows of employer booths and animated conversations filled the hall, reflecting the momentum and excitement of the event. Held twice annually, the SMU Career Fair brings together over 130 organisations per session, offering a diverse range of internship and full‑time employment opportunities for undergraduate and pre‑experience postgraduate students. The strong turnout underscores students’ enthusiasm for early career planning and highlights SMU’s continued commitment to fostering meaningful connections between academia and industry.
Uunveiling the cover of Universities Reinvented: Shaping Legacy and Impact for a New World at the book launch on 12 August 2025.
- Minister for Education Desmond Lee (centre), SMU President Professor Lily Kong (left) and IPS Director Mr Janadas Devan (right) unveiling the cover of Universities Reinvented: Shaping Legacy and Impact for a New World at the book launch on 12 August 2025. At the launch of her new book, Professor Kong invited leaders, policymakers, and educators to reimagine the role of higher education in a changing world. The book is drawn from her IPS–SR Nathan Lectures delivered between October and November 2024. Across these lectures, she traced how the idea of “the university” has evolved in response to shifting societal contexts, examined what it must represent today as humanity grapples with the prospect of 100-year lifespans, and reflected on the responsibilities universities bear beyond the confines of academia. The publication also brings together highlights from Professor Kong’s dialogues with audiences following each lecture, expanding the conversation on how universities can shape enduring legacy and meaningful impact in the years ahead.
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.
SMU President Arnoud De Meyer, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Guest of Honour Madam Ho Ching at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new School of Law Building
- SMU President Arnoud De Meyer, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Guest of Honour Madam Ho Ching enjoying a laugh at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the new School of Law Building
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Global Summer Programme
- The Centre for Global Education and Opportunities (GEO) celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Global Summer Programme on 23 June 2025, with a cake cutting ceremony at the Mochtar Riady Auditorium. At the event are (from left to right) Cheska Geraldine Gonzales Padilla, SMU student emcee ; Ms Bay Hwee Eng, Senior Assistant Director, GEO ; Ms Pooja Nikam, Head of Loyalty, Disney + ; Assistant Professor Darlene Machell Espena, College of Integrative Studies ; Mr Ted Howland, Vice-President Group Sustainability, CapitaLand ; Alan Chan, SMU Provost ; Dr Navin Rajagobal, Senior Director, ASO ; Mr Rick Tay, Head, GEO. The Global Summer Programme was started in 2015. It was suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resumed in 2021.
A panel discussion comprising local and overseas tax experts in the ingugural STARI conference in 2025
- (From left to right) : Dr Leopoldo Parada, King's College London ; Professor Zhu Yansheng, Xiamen University ; Professor Michael Dirkis, University of Sydney ; Ms Yong Sing Yuan, KPMG ; Associate Professor Darren Koh, Singapore University of Social Sciences. A panel of local and international taxation scholars from leading institutions and universities engaged in a discussion at the inaugural Singapore Tax Academy Research Initiative (STARI) Annual Conference. The conference was held in conjunction with the launch ceremony of STARI. Associate Professor Darren Koh from Singapore University of Social Sciences served as moderator of the conference panel.
Students from SMU and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in a discussion
- In 2019, students from the SMU-XO course "Millennial Talent Management – Recruitment and Engagement" teamed up with their peers from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) to develop solutions for PT Pagilaran's challenges in attracting and retaining millennial employees.
SMU-X at 10: A decade of learning that turns ideas into action
- (From L to R) Mr Kevin Koh, Head of SMU-X ; Professor Alan Chan, SMU Provost ; Professor Venky Shankararaman, Vice Provost (Education) and Associate Professor Yuanto Kusnadi, SMU-X Academic Director, holding the commemorative book launched to mark the 10th anniversary of SMU‑X. The book titled ‘From classroom to real world: A decade of industry project-based experiential learning’, traces the initiative’s journey from a bold pedagogical experiment to a defining pillar of the University’s education ecosystem. Launched at the National Library Building on December 2025, the event brought together students, staff, faculty, industry partners and alumni who have shaped – and been shaped by – SMU-X over the past decade. Through reflections spanning across disciplines, industries, and geographies, the book offers insights into how real‑world, project‑based learning has transformed classroom education at SMU.
A student showcasing various ideas generated with 3D printing machines from the newly opened Makerspace in SMU Labs
- During the opening of the Makerspace in SMU Labs in October 2018, a student showcased various objects created using 3D printing machines to Ms. Neetha Nair, Head of the Center of Excellence with Prudential. Supported by Prudential, the Makerspace serves as a collaborative environment for students and the SMU community to create, learn, explore, share, and generate new ideas using 3D printing and other tools available in the space.
The first Makerspace available to SMU community in SMU Labs
- In 2018, the first Makerspace supported by Prudential was made available to SMU community. It serves as a collaborative environment for students and the SMU community to create, learn, explore, share, and generate new ideas. Workshops and activites were organized for the community to learn how to use the 3D printing machines and various tools available in the Makerspace.
A Letter to Love : a zine on display in the 25x25 exhibition at SMU de Suantio Gallery during the 2025 Arts Fest
- This is a pdf capture of the zine created by Tanmayee Mhapankar for the 2025 Arts Fest 25x25 exhibition which contains a poetry inspired by Chua Ek Kay’s artwork "In Abeyance (Circular Road)" (2002). "The artwork that inspired this poem, In Abeyance (Circular Road) (2002) by Chua Ek Kay, depicts the loss of identity that can follow urbanisation, through the lens of architecture. I tried to apply that process to the human psyche as one grows over the years. My poem talks about how maybe our identity is never truly ours, as so much of it is embedded within bits of the past and it tends to blur over the years, much like the painting. We do our best to hold on to the nostalgia connecting us to who we used to be, but these memories often clash with who we are, leaving us a culmination of shells of our past selves. Though the poem depicts my personal experience with this struggle, readers are encouraged to think about habits or memories that cemented who they were, and how those experiences vary and shaped who they are today." - Tanmayee Mhapankar, Year 4, School of Social Sciences
Dancers from Indancity captures the evolution of self-discovery with contemporary moves
- Live, Laugh, Lor brought together all Singapore universities for the first time in an energetic four‑night collaboration with the Singapore Night Festival, showcasing the rhythms of contemporary Singaporean identity. The photo showcases student dancers from Indancity, SMU’s contemporary dance club. Their performance portrayed an evolving journey of self‑discovery—seeking purpose, shaping identity, and navigating change and growth—as meaning unfolds gradually through life’s pressures, choices, and experiences. Founded in 2006, SMU Indancity is the university’s official contemporary dance club. Guided by artistic director Mr Hong Guofeng and technique master Mr Andy Benjamin Cai, the club is committed to upholding strong technical standards and professional discipline. Beyond presenting its annual production, BEYOND, Indancy frequently performs at university events and offers public classes to promote appreciation of contemporary dance.
SMU Alumni helm finale of SMU Jubilee showcase in Campus Green
- Alumni Koh Wei Ren from Class of 2018, School of Economics, and Jasmine Lim Li Hua, from Class of 2019, Lee Kong Chiang School of Business, hosting the final night of Live, Laugh, Lor, held in the campus green of their alma mater. The event brought together eight local institutions of higher education to deliver a dynamic showcase of music and dance. From 22 August to 28 September 2025, SMU transformed its campus and the surrounding Bras Basah Arts Precinct into a vibrant, open‑air stage celebrating student creativity and national heritage. Under the banner “2560” – marking both SMU’s 25th and Singapore’s 60th anniversary respectively – the six-week arts festival was its most ambitious yet, uniting students, alumni and collaborators in five flagship productions and a slate of campus-wide activities. While previous editions of the SMU Arts Festival offered many platforms for student collaboration, this year’s festival stood as a statement of how SMU and its community engage with culture, identity and ambition. Across six weeks, more than 460 performers – students, alumni and peers from other institutions – came together to celebrate not just milestones, but the expression and imagination of youth. It also reflected SMU's journey and growth over the past 25 years.
An elegent blend of tradition and hip hop anchors RE:TURN's Malay dance segment
- 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 the Malay segment, choreographer Mr Hafeez Hassan (fourth from right) stepped onstage alongside the students, lending an authentic presence to the sequence’s unhurried tempo. The fusion of hip hop with traditional Malay movement evoked a pastoral simplicity, while the dancers—dressed in green and accompanied by a live musician—move with poised grace, conjuring scenes of tranquil kampong life.
The finale of RE:TURN celebrates cultural expression and collaboration, closing with a powerful ensemble performance under dynamic lighting
- On 20 September 2025, SMU Eurhythmix (EMIX) — the university’s oldest and largest dance club, also celebrating its own 25th anniversary — staged Return of RE:TURN at Drama Centre Theatre. The full-length dance production fused hip hop with classical Malay, Indian, and Chinese dance vocabularies. Under the mentorship of established choreographers, students explored how heritage forms could be reimagined through contemporary movement, creating a dialogue between the past and present. Return of RE:TURN showcased not just the technical skill of SMU’s dancers, but also their ability to use performance as a medium for cultural storytelling. The finale showed all groups of dancers converging in style, gearing towards unity through diversity, celebrating SMU's Jubilee and the nation's SG60 anniversaries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Convocation 2008
- Student emcees at Singapore Management University's ninth convocation. Convocation 2008 was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 16 August 2008.
Convocation 2009
- Some of the 1800 incoming students at Singapore Management University's tenth convocation. Convocation 2009 was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 15 August 2009.
Convocation 2009
- Student group, Eurhythmix, performing at Singapore Management University's tenth convocation. Convocation 2009 was held at Suntec City Convention Centre on 15 August 2009.
Convocation 2010
- Samba Masala, Singapore Management University's fusion Asian/Brazilian percussion band, in action at the university's eleventh convocation. Convocation 2010 was held at Resorts World Convention Centre on 11 August 2010.
Convocation 2013
- SMU's Senior faculty including President Arnoud De Meyer, Chairman Ho Kwon Ping and Provost Rajendra Srivastava at the opening of SMU Convocation 2013