Autonomous university typically refers to a university that exercises independent control over its day-to-day operations and curriculum, as opposed to a university in which the government or a government agency controls the academic programs.
42-523: The Singapore Management University ( SMU ) is a publicly-funded private university in Singapore. Founded in 2000, SMU is the third oldest autonomous university in the country, modelling its education after the Wharton School . The university is triple accredited by AACSB , EQUIS and AMBA . In 2024, SMU was ranked 44th in the world for Business and Management Studies, while also placing in
84-458: A course credit system similar to that used in most American universities. Each individual course within the university is assigned a certain credit weightage and students are usually required to take a specified number of units to fulfill requirements for graduation. Courses are typically conducted as small group seminars of under 50 students. Undergraduate students may be enrolled in second majors as well as double degrees. SMU admits students from
126-681: A PhD in Economics programme. The School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) was first formed as the School of Information Systems (SIS) with the aid of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). In 2021, the school was rebranded as the School of Computing and Information Systems to reflect the larger focus on computing and software development in its offerings. Currently, the school offers four undergraduate degrees: Information Systems, Computer Science, Computing & Law, and Software Engineering. In addition to its bachelor's degrees, SCIS also offers
168-446: A contrasting discipline. They are also required to fulfil additional academic requirements of Singapore's education system, such as having to take Project Work and a Mother Tongue Language. H1 and H2 subjects are graded alphabetically in the following manner. GCE Advanced Level pass GCE Advanced Level pass Notes: University Admission Score (UAS) is used by the universities in Singapore to grant admission. To calculate
210-515: A list of pre-university or high school qualifications that includes the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level , diplomas from the five polytechnics or two arts institutions and International Baccalaureate diploma once a year. For entry to graduate or master programmes, SMU requires GMAT and TOEFL or IELTS for most of the majors . Some majors also require submission of essays, recommendation letters, and
252-646: A maximum of twelve academic units (AUs). A maximum of two H3 subjects can be applied. Subject examination of the H3 level subjects were previously offered as "Special papers" (or "S-Papers") under the Cambridge GCE Advanced Level before 2006. Under the Ministry of Education's regulations, students sitting for the A-Level in a junior college are required to take at least one subject that is from
294-677: A minimum work experience requirement. The School of Accountancy was launched in 2001 with the Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) undergraduate degree as its sole offering. In 2005, the school launched the Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) programme for professionals without undergraduate accounting qualifications. Both the SMU MPA and BAcc are accredited with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants , Chartered Accountant Singapore ,
336-825: A model for SMU, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania emerged as the best candidate. The Wharton-SMU agreement was signed in February 1999 followed in June by the Wharton-SMU Research Center collaboration. In July 1999, Janice Bellace , then Deputy Dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , commenced a two-year term as SMU's first president alongside founding provost , Tan Chin Tiong. In 2000, SMU made its first home at
378-589: A postgraduate Juris Doctor (JD) programme. The school also offers a Master of Laws (LLM) programme, with the option of a dual LLM with Queen Mary University of London . The School of Social Sciences (SOSS) was established in July 2002 as part of the then School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS). Through a restructuring exercise in 2007, the School of Economics and School of Social Sciences were separated to form independent schools within SMU. The SOSS's primary offering
420-561: A practical, real-life venture capital experience in sourcing, analysing and investing in technology-enabled Asean startups with at least one student founder. The institute organises a major startup business competition called the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition, which receives entries from a large number of international universities. In 2020, the competition received submissions from over 650 universities. The tenth edition of
462-527: Is a GCE Advanced Level examination held annually in Singapore and is jointly conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) and the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES). The examination is taken by school students upon the completion of their pre-university education at junior colleges (JC)s and centralised institutes , and
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#1732764765218504-554: Is also open to private candidates. The Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level examination has been de-linked from the British A-Level examinations since 2002, when the MOE took over the management of its national examination, owing to differences the education systems in the two countries. The Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level is recognised internationally by universities as a university entrance examination. The standards and grading for
546-793: Is consistently ranked among the highest universities in Latin America. Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, Karnataka gained is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of St Teresa (CSST). It has control of its own budget and curriculum. It is consistently ranked among the highest universities in India. This article about a university or other higher education institution is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (or Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level )
588-621: Is one of the youngest business schools in the world and the only Singaporean business school to achieve the 'triple crown' accreditation by the AACSB , AMBA , and EQUIS . The SMU Libraries consists of the Li Ka Shing Library and the Kwa Geok Choo Law Library. The Li Ka Shing Library was officially opened on 24 February 2006. InK, Institutional Knowledge at SMU is the institutional repository and archives of
630-554: Is the Bachelor of Social Science , a multi-disciplinary undergraduate programme. Within this programme, three main majors are offered, namely political science , psychology and sociology. In addition, the SOSS offers a PhD in Psychology. The College of Integrative Studies (CIS) was formed in 2021 for interdisciplinary and integrative teaching and research. This is the first school in Singapore to offer an Individualised Major. Like
672-648: Is the first university in Asia to be accredited by Ashoka, a global non-profit organisation supporting leading social entrepreneurs worldwide, as a Changemaker Campus as well as the first university in Singapore to be accredited as a research organisation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. headquartered in Washington, D.C. SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business
714-572: The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), CPA Australia , the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The Lee Kong Chian School of Business was SMU's first school, opening its doors to its pioneer batch of Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) students in August 2000. The school was named after
756-1009: The CIS, the College of Graduate Research Studies (CGRS) also focuses on interdisciplinary programs. SMU Academy offers programmes for working professionals, to provide continuous lifelong education through diplomas and certificate programs. This includes a combination of practical industry knowledge and general management skills. In addition to its traditional academic programmes, the university also runs executive education and development programmes for leaders at four stages of their career: emerging leaders, general managers, senior executives and corporate directors. These courses include Executive Skills for board members in Challenging Times; SNEF-SMU CEO Seminars: The Art & Science of Productivity Leadership; and Johnson & Johnson-SMU Hospital Management. The Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
798-549: The College of Graduate Research Studies. In 1997, the Government of Singapore began considering setting up a third university in Singapore. Ho Kwon Ping , a Singaporean business entrepreneur, was appointed to chair the task-force which determined that the new institution would follow the American university system featuring a more flexible broad-based education. Following a review of undergraduate business schools to serve as
840-668: The LKYGBPC launched the VC Office Hours, offering one-on-one consultations for founders by more than 30 senior partners from leading venture capital firms. Another highlight of the tenth edition was the Changemakers Conversations, a series of virtual panel discussions centred around themes such as "Our New Normal" and "Growth in Asia". SMU is generally considered one of the top three universities in Singapore, along with NUS and NTU . SMU made its debut on
882-934: The Master of Science in Computer Science, Master of Philosophy in Information Systems, Master of IT in Business , the PhD in Information Systems/Computer Science and Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) programmes. Originally named School of Law, the Yong Pung How School of Law (SOL) is SMU's smallest school with an annual intake of around 180 students. The establishment of the SOL was announced in August 2007. Previously,
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#1732764765218924-1048: The Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings in 2017. SMU is ranked No. 36 in the QS Business and Management Studies Subject, No. 49 in the QS Accounting Subject, No. 60 in the QS Economics Subject, No. 68 in the QS Social Sciences and Management Subject and No. 95 band in the QS Law and Legal Studies subject. Its Master of IT in Business is ranked No. 1 in Asia and No. 14 in the world by QS Masters in Business Analytics Ranking for 2020. QS World University Rankings by Subject (broad subject areas) 2024: SMU
966-502: The SOL existed as the Department of Law under SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business, where it was chaired by Andrew Phang . Its current Dean is Lee Pey Woan, who succeeded Goh Yihan in 2022. On 11 April 2021, SMU renamed the school to include former Chief Justice Yong Pung How 's name as a recognition for his founding contributions to the university. The SOL offers the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) undergraduate programme, as well as
1008-427: The School of Law and School of Accountancy, opened in 2020 as a permanent home to SMU-X and SMU Labs. Autonomous university The main dimensions of university autonomy are academic, organizational, financial and staff autonomy. Singapore has six autonomous universities. The National Autonomous University of Mexico gained administrative autonomy in 1929. It has control of its own budget and curriculum. It
1050-551: The Singapore Management University. It acquires, organises and provides access to the research and scholarly works of SMU faculty. Collections in InK include journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, reports and other research works including the dissertations and theses of postgraduate students and a collection of print and video teaching cases. In addition, there are also
1092-473: The UAS, students first need to convert their A-level grades to rank points accordingly, and the UAS is the sum of all rank points. The maximum UAS currently is 90 points. However, it will be decreased to 70 points from 2025 onwards, after which the "Project Work" (PW) and the fourth content-based subject (H1 or H2) will no longer be counted in the UAS calculations. In 2010, the number of school candidates who sat for
1134-477: The United Kingdom education system. It is designed to emphasise multi-disciplinary learning, breadth of learning as well as flexibility, and it aims to prepare students well for the approaches being taken in university education, and for the demands of an innovation-driven world of the 21st century. The Singapore's A-Level differ in exam structure and subject content from GCE A-Level in other country such as
1176-581: The United Kingdom. Under the new curriculum, candidates select subjects from three levels of study, namely Higher-1 (H1), Higher-2 (H2) and Higher-3 (H3). Subjects at H1 level constitutes one academic unit, subjects at H2 level constitutes two academic units, and H3, if taken, is not counted as an additional unit as it is an in depth extension of H2. Subjects are divided into knowledge skills and content-based subjects. Knowledge skills subjects include General Paper, Knowledge and Inquiry and Project Work; content-based subjects are divided into languages, humanities and
1218-562: The arts, and mathematics and sciences. These changes took effect beginning with the batch taking the A Levels in 2007. General Paper (or GP) at H1 level or Knowledge & Inquiry (or KI) at H2 level are academic subjects offered at the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination in the Singapore education system. All pre-university students in Singapore undertaking the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination are required to offer either of
1260-463: The examination was 14,280, out of which 90.8% of them scored at least three Higher 2 (H2) passes, with a pass in General Paper (GP) or Knowledge and Inquiry (KI). In 2023 this number was 93.9%, the highest since the curriculum was revised in 2006 . In 2021 this number was 93.5% (despite Covid-19 disruptions) . In 2018 this number was 93.3% (then reportedly the best performance since curriculum
1302-429: The former MPH Building , which housed the former flagship store of MPH Group until 2003, located at the junction of Stamford Road and Armenian Street from mid 2015 to mid 2019 to house SMU Labs. This provided collaborative learning spaces for the university's latest learning experiment, known as SMU-X, in which lessons are centred on solving real-world problems through projects. The new SMU Connexion building, built to link
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1344-549: The former Raffles College (now the National University of Singapore 's Bukit Timah campus) on Evans Road near Hwa Chong Institution . The campus, first opened in 1929, had already been home to several institutions before SMU. In 2001, SMU upgraded and occupied the main campus facilities, balancing the need to refit and refurbish it with facilities while preserving the heritage of colonial architecture. From 2001 to 2004, Ronald Frank served as SMU's second president and
1386-547: The heritage and research data collections. The campus has 9 blocks: Six of the buildings are connected by an underground walkway known as the Concourse, which is open to the public and lined with shops. The campus was designed by two teams of architects, with Cox Architects and Planners and DEG Architects in charge of the Administrative Building, and Edward Cullinan Architects and KNTA Architects designing
1428-526: The philanthropist Lee Kong Chian . In addition to its undergraduate offerings, the school offers masters degrees and PhDs. The School of Economics was established in July 2002 as part of the then School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS). As of now, the SOE offers the Bachelor of Science (Economics) as well as Master of Science programmes in Economics and Applied Economics. In 2007, the School also introduced
1470-486: The rest. Teaching facilities include seminar rooms, classrooms, computer labs and group study rooms used by students for project discussions. There are research facilities scattered throughout the university. Sports facilities are limited on campus because of space constraints; however, the university has a swimming pool, gymnasium and a multi-purpose sports hall which is equipped with a rock wall. The university has campus-wide wireless LAN networks. The university had leased
1512-644: The restructuring of its School of Economics and Social Sciences into two separate schools: the School of Economics and the School of Social Sciences . In 2010, Yong Pung How and Arnoud De Meyer took over the positions of SMU Chancellor and President from Richard Hu and Howard Hunter respectively. and President In 2015, J. Y. Pillay replaced Yong as SMU's Chancellor while Lily Kong succeeded De Meyer as SMU's president in January 2019. Lim Chee Onn succeeded J. Y. Pillay as Chancellor in August that year. SMU follows
1554-428: The subjects are determined by SEAB and MOE in consultation with Cambridge International Examinations , a subsidiary of UCLES. Localised subjects, including Mother Tongue subjects such as Chinese, Malay and Tamil are marked locally. In 2006, the Singapore's A-Level curriculum was revised and enhanced to better suit Singapore's education requirement. It replaced the earlier system of ‘AO’, ‘A’ and ‘S’ papers modelled after
1596-414: The subjects. General Paper aims to develop in students the ability to think critically, to construct cogent arguments and to communicate their ideas using clear, accurate and effective language. In addition, General Paper encourages students to explore a range of key issues of global and local significance and provides students with a good foundation to thrive in a fast-changing world. In early 2023, it
1638-599: The top 100 for Economics and Finance by QS. SMU enrols about 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in accountancy , business administration , business analytics , economics , financial services , information systems management, law, and the social sciences . The university is organised into eight schools: School of Accountancy, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, School of Economics, School of Computing and Information Systems, Yong Pung How School of Law, School of Social Sciences, College of Integrative Studies and
1680-675: Was announced by the MOE that GP will be compulsory for all JC and MI (Millennia Institute) students, starting with the 2024 intake. KI will still be offered, but not as a substitute of GP. For the 2022 A-level exams, around 100 students took KI instead of GP. Subjects at H1 level constitutes one academic unit, subjects at H2 level constitutes two academic units, while subjects taken at H3 level are not counted as additional unit because they are deemed as extension and indepth study of H2. Students are invariably required to sit for either H1 General Paper or H2 Knowledge and Inquiry, and may opt to elect any combination and number of H1 and H2 subjects, up to
1722-499: Was established in 2009 and provides research, innovation and entrepreneurship training for the students of the university. In the same year, Business Innovations Generator, a start-up incubation programme was implemented. In 2017, the institute launched Protégé Ventures, a student-run venture fund and training program. The first in Southeast Asia, it gives undergraduate and postgraduate students from Singapore-based universities
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1764-450: Was succeeded by Howard Hunter. Between 2000 and 2005, SMU saw the formation of four schools, its library and three centres of excellence as well as the graduation of the first batch of its students. After that, SMU moved from its Bukit Timah campus to its current campus in the Bugis - Bras Basah district. Since then, SMU has expanded, with the establishment of its School of Law in 2007 and
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