The Singapore Management University (Abbreviation: SMU; Chinese: 新加坡管理大学; Malay: Universiti Pengurusan Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் நிர்வாக பல்கலைக்கழகம்) was officially incorporated on January 12, 2000, and was Singapore's first private university funded by the government. It is now an autonomous, government funded university like the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University.
The university is home to more than 7,200 students and comprises six Schools offering undergraduate, graduate, and PhD programmes in Business Management, Accountancy, Economics, Information Systems Management, Law and the Social Sciences. The University has around 20 research institutes and centres of excellence, and provides public and customised programmes for working professionals.
SMU distinguishes itself from other universities in the region through its emphasis on providing a holistic undergraduate education with interactive pedagogy and by requiring students to complete a minimum of 10 weeks' internship and 80 hours' community service either locally or overseas before graduating.
SMU is one of the youngest universities to receive accreditation from the oldest global accrediting body, AACSB International. SMU is accredited for both its business and accounting undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business is one of the youngest in the world to be EQUIS—accredited for five years. Awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the accreditation covers all programmes offered by the LKCSB from the undergraduate degree up to the PhD level.
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