WORLD CITIES SUMMIT 2022: Overview

Liveable and Sustainable Cities through Knowledge, Research and Innovation

SMU focuses on making meaningful impact on Singapore and beyond through its partnerships with industry, government and academic institutions.

Singapore Management University (SMU) is proud to be a patron sponsor of World Cities Summit 2022. SMU focuses on making meaningful impact on Singapore and beyond through its partnerships with industry, government, academic institutions and NGOs.

This platform for government leaders and industry experts and its goals of addressing liveable and sustainable city challenges, sharing integrated urban solutions and forging new partnerships ideally mirrors SMU’s goals.

Established in 2000, SMU is recognised for its disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research that address issues of global relevance, impacting business and society. Its distinctive education, incorporating innovative experiential learning, aims to nurture global citizens, entrepreneurs and change agents.

Home to 12,000 students, SMU offers a wide range of bachelors, masters and PhD degree programmes by seven schools – Accountancy, Business, Computing, Economics, Law, Social Sciences and the College of Integrative Studies. It also offers a growing number of executive development and continuing education programmes.

SMU is pleased to showcase the initiatives, research projects and achievements by our faculty, researchers, alumni, students and staff that embody our commitment towards a more sustainable world and future.

“Recent events have accentuated how interconnected and co-dependent the world is. Cities must work together to navigate through tough times, in order that a better future may be built for the next generation, anchored in principles of sustainability. At Singapore Management University, we are committed to offering research insights and innovative solutions on sustainability to make meaningful impact on Singapore and beyond.”
- Prof. Lily Kong, SMU President