With SMU located right in the heart of the city, with no accommodation in sight, where exactly do our SMU PhD students live? Join our PhD students as they give you a tour around their neighbourhood.
Maksim Tkachenko’s move to Singapore was quite unexpected to say the least. Since then, this Russian SMU PhD student has learnt many things about our little red dot and even picked up fluent English. Max shares his experiences in Singapore and ... Read More
It's uncommon for Singaporeans to want to pursue a PhD. While most of her peers were eager to start building a career after getting their Bachelor Degree, Lim Leon Gim was introduced to the SMU PhD programme and leapt at the chance to go where her interest led her to. Four ... Read More
Interested in a PhD? Let’s address the elephant in the room: Getting your application accepted. We’ve got you covered with tips straight from the people behind these PhD programmes.
An inclination to thinking critically; a drive for creating innovative solutions to problems; a strong passion for research—if you’ve checked all three boxes, a PhD would be would be just right up your alley. Here is your essential checklist ... Read More
SMU PhD Business student Samantha Sim gives her uncensored views on what it takes to do a PhD in these 5 quick questions.
We've just welcomed a new batch of SMU PhD students. And what a wonderfully diverse group we have! We caught up with them during orientation week to see what their first glimpse of the SMU experience was like.
Don’t be deceived by Su Mon Kywe’s girl-next-door appearance—she’s a hacker who’s going places. Find out why this SMU PhD student is both excited and sad to end her 9 years of SMU student life.
Being a pioneer in the SMU world of interdisciplinary PhD is both exciting and humbling, especially for Liu Xiaobin who went from small village to global city life. But the challenges abound in a brand new world hasn't steered this student off his course of pursuing an academic career ... Read More
Meeralakshmi Radhakrishnan had a great job at Infosys (India) that she didn't think she'd ever want to leave. And yet, she never could quite shake off the nagging calls of her academic dreams. When the time came to make her choice, she says deciding on SMU PhD in Information ... Read More