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(Source: sg.xinhuanet.com)
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(b) Undergraduate Programmes
In undergraduate programmes, we want to provide SMU students with opportunities to network with some of the best brains in China and to be China-ready. To do this, SMU has inked new student exchange MOUs with top Chinese universities including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Southwest University of Finance and Economics.
In addition, SMU is working with a number of major corporations in different Chinese cities to provide our students with structured internships whilst the students are on exchange in China. We want to make the exchange programmes more attractive and enriching, and encourage our students to opt for Chinese universities for their exchange since this is coupled with internship opportunities. For a start, we are working with Singapore-based companies and MNCs with presence in China, before extending our collaboration to include Chinese companies.
(c) Postgraduate Programmes
In postgraduate programmes, our School of Information Systems had signed a Double-Masters agreement with Peking University's School of Software and Microelectronics in June 2013 where students graduate with a Peking University Masters degree and a SMU MITB Master degree. The programme welcomed its first batch of 28 students in September this year.
SMU's School of Economics has also tied-up with Xiamen University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Southwest University of Finance and Economics for its Master of Science in Financial Economics programme.
Last month, a SMU delegation which I led met with Mr Hao Ping, Vice Minister of China’s Ministry of Education and Chairman of China Scholarship Council, to discuss collaboration in PhD programmes. SMU is proud to announce that we have been included into the China Scholarship Council's list of partners. Our university will be providing scholarships to high quality PhD candidates from China to undergo PhD co-supervision programmes at SMU and to pursue SMU PhD programmes.
(d) Training and Development
On training and development, SMU's Centre for Professional Studies and the Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Business signed an MOU to leverage on the strengths of both parties to organise training and networking programmes for government officials and business executives from China.
At the same time, our Centre for Professional Studies is collaborating with Sichuan Administration Institute for training and research partnerships.
Just last week, SMU's Business Families Institute signed an agreement with Zhejiang Family Business Centre to undertake research aimed at helping Chinese families look at succession planning.
We are currently in discussion with several Chinese universities who have expressed interest in training programmes which include Commodities Trading, Shipping Business, and Trade Finance offered by SMU’s Financial Training Institute and International Trading Institute.
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