Keeping the Dream Alive

Meera Radhakrishnan, PhD in Information Systems

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

Young Entrepreneur Empowers Children Regionally with Tech Literacy

With children getting a very early start on technology, comes the scary possibility of raising a generation of mere tech consumers. Identifying this issue, SMU School of Information Systems undergraduate, Jackson Kwa, has ... Read More

Is the PhD World for Me?

Now that you've graduated, should you consider a PhD? Embarking on a PhD is a BIG decision. So here are a few things you'd want to find out before investing your time in it.

Moolahsense CEO Talks Crowdfunding and the Budding Entrepreneur

Crowdfunding has been lauded as "the next big thing". MoolahSense co-founder and CEO Lawrence Yong couldn't agree more. He sees it as an innovation that can fill the funding gap for SMEs and start-ups.

New Investment Platform Fundnel is Brainchild of SMU Alumnus

SMU business graduate Benjamin Twoon is helping investors source and invest in multi-million dollar deals. Find out why Fundnel’s founding team of finance sleuths, data analysts and creative folk left their jobs in banking and consulting to put all of their ... Read More

Technopreneurship Adventures in Kimchi Land, Korea 2016

Fancy riding the K-wave? That's exactly what the Technopreneurship Study Mission South Korea 2016 squad from the SMU School of Information Systems did. From visits to broadcasting giant KBS to innovative tech start-ups like Memebox, Mandes Sim ... Read More

Undergraduates Tap on Geospatial Analytics For Business Intelligence

SIS team who developed the Maximum Alert app

From helping start-ups to find the ideal location to situate their businesses, to spotting potential terrorist attacks in Singapore, SMU School of Information Systems students have found innovative uses of geospatial ... Read More

Financial Freedom in Your 20s Is Not a Myth

Spencer Li at the National Achievers Congress 2015

Meet SMU alumnus Spencer Li: a professional trader, coach and founder of Synapse Trading, who became ‘financially free’ by the age of 27. How did he do it?

Advice for the Discretionarily Admitted Student

Now more than ever, polytechnics and universities (SMU included) are admitting students based on merits beyond academic grades. But what does it really mean to be accepted on discretionary grounds? First-year Information Systems student Sean Koh shares ... Read More

Innovation Made in Germany: Reflections on BSM Germany 2015

A firm commitment to innovation pervades Germany’s Mittelstand firms. Find out why this key takeaway from a Business Study Mission (BSM) to Germany has left an indelible impression on business student Kevin Lim.

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