Lee Kong Chian School of Business and its beginnings

The University commenced its curricular instruction in 2000 with a single school - the School of Business. The School opened its doors to its pioneer batch of Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) students in August 2000.

A two-storey building was constructed on a piece of land at Evans Road at the fringe of the so-called Bukit Timah Campus, formerly home to tertiary institutions such as the University of Singapore and the National Institute of Education (NIE).

The facilities at the premises included five seminar rooms, a media theatre, discussion rooms, a library , a reading room, a conference room, a students' activities room, and faculty and administrative offices. Faculty, staff and students alike maximised the usage of the limited facilities and had a good and enjoyable first year.

In its second academic year, the University and the School moved into the extensively renovated Bukit Timah Campus which was equipped with state-of-the-art amenities.

The School moved again in 2005 when SMU relocated to the historic Bras Basah district in the heart of the city, a move that brought vitality to an area that once housed several of Singapore's premier schools. Our current location at Stamford Road is in close proximity to the business and financial centre of Singapore.