Officially incorporated on 12 January 2000, Singapore Management University (SMU) is Singapore 's third university. Its educational and administrative practices are modeled after American institutions, in particular the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, which has played a central role in SMU's development.

To deliver its world-class curriculum, an outstanding faculty has been handpicked to advance knowledge in teaching and research. Besides recruiting some of the best academics in their field, SMU also taps successful businessmen for their specific expertise and management skills to combine academic rigour with hands-on business savvy.

Today, SMU is home to over 5,400 students and comprises six schools: Lee Kong Chian School of Business , School of Accountancy , School of Information Systems - with whom IT-renowned Carnegie Mellon University is playing a strategic partnership role. For expansion and strategic reasons, the School of Economics and Social Sciences was restructured in March 2007 into two schools namely, the School of Economics and the School of Social Sciences . A new School of Law , which has recently been launched, opens in August 2007.

SMU offers bachelor's degree programmes in Business Management, Accountancy, Economics, Information Systems Management, Laws and Social Science. The university offers master's degree programmes in Wealth Management, Applied Finance, Professional Accounting, IT in Business (Financial Services), Applied Economics and in Economics, Finance and Operations Management (by research). A PhD programme in Information Systems is the first doctoral degree to be offered. SMU also has a dedicated Office of Research , a number of centres of excellence, and provides public and customised programmes through Executive Education.

Formerly occupying Singapore's historical Bukit Timah campus, the university has moved into its permanent campus right in the heart of Singapore. The new state-of-the-art 4.5 hectare campus, located in the civic district of the city, will support the university's eventual 6,000 undergraduates, along with students in its future graduate programmes.

In an era of exacting global competition for skills and innovations, SMU is primed to deliver the nurturing of diverse and relevant talents in a borderless world.