SINGAPORE - The Singapore Management University (SMU) wants to deepen its impact and growth in Asia, by setting up a network of centres in the region. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Management University wants to deepen its impact and growth in Asia, by setting up a network of centres in the region.
SMU chairman Piyush Gupta said on Thursday the goal is for SMU to stand out as a “quintessential Asian university”, as the global centre of gravity moves towards Asia. “If you look at the rubric for universities in the last 100 years, it’s really been focused on basic research and academic citations. So how many journals can you publish in and how many citations do you get? That’s what defines success, both for the individual and for the school,” he said.
SMU has also appointed a new vice-provost for strategic research partnerships to drive external research tie-ups and work with faculty across the university.SMU unveils two study awards to support real-world learning opportunities, entrepreneurship Mr Gupta said another area SMU will increasingly focus on is interdisciplinary learning. Its new College of Integrative Studies, which will start in August 2023 with its first intake of about 100 students, was eight times oversubscribed, he added.
The world’s big challenges – from climate change to the rise of artificial intelligence to changing geopolitics – will require civil society and businesses to step up, beyond governments, he added.
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