Student Interview Series: Yuta Morita, SMU Master of Business Administration (MBA)

After working for more than a decade in Japan decade in corporate banking and real estate, Yuta took advantage of an APEC Scholarship to study his MBA at SMU and to build skills that will help him someday start a peer-to-peer lending related company.

The SMU MWM Programme Gave Me the Technical Knowledge I Needed

Chuck Ng’s first degree was in chemical engineering, but he knew he wanted a career in finance even before he had graduated. He shares how he made the decision to enrol in a specialised programme that focused on wealth management to obtain his academic grounding in finance.

I Wanted to Learn More About Data Analytics to Enhance My Career. SMU’s MSA Is Giving Me the Skills I Need

Ng Pei Lin was keen to deepen her knowledge about data analytics after realising it was playing an increasingly important role in her work.

SMU PhD Graduate Shares About His Role as a Machine Learning Scientist at Vipshop in the US

SMU PhD in Information Systems graduate Ding Ying shares about the ins and outs of being a machine learning scientist at Vipshop.

The Job Market Experience: As Shared by SMU PhD in Business Candidates

What are some of the best practices PhD students should keep in mind when preparing for the job search process? SMU PhD graduating students share tips from their own job market experience.

Student-to-Student Tips: Here’s Why You Should Use Your University’s Career Services

Amidst the hustle and bustle of university life, students often find themselves leaving career planning to the last minute. But SMU undergrad Aaron Lim says an early start to career planning is key. Find out what tips he has to share.

The Rise of the Gig Economy and Digital Nomad: Here to Stay or Gone Tomorrow?

The idea of leading an independent and self-defined work life may be alluring, but do would-be giggers really know what they're getting themselves into? Prof Thomas Menkhoff gives us the lowdown on the pros and cons of becoming a digital nomad.

The Road to Working in Tech: Clare Lim of Salesforce

You don't always need to be a hardcore techie to work in tech. SMU Social Sciences alumna Clare Lim shares how she found her way into the world of tech at Salesforce.

Is the Gig Economy Driving Down Wages?

The growth of the gig economy has brought with it the creation of new platforms that can efficiently match people with jobs. But are these platforms also creating a race to the bottom on wages? We ask SMU Prof Kotaro Hara

The Digital Age is Widening the Inequality Gap

Economists have long been concerned about the widening inequality gap between the wealthiest few per cent and the rest of society, but could the digital age further shift the balance of wealth?