The Singapore Management University (SMU) was established in 2000 as Singapore's first publicly funded and autonomous university. Today, SMU is home to over 12,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and comprises six schools: the School of Accountancy; Lee Kong Chian School of Business; School of Economics; School of Information Systems; School of Law; and School of Social Sciences.
The cooperation between SMU and St.Gallen has grown over the years. The exchange between the two universities take place at all levels ranging from the Universities Presidents to faculty, PhDs and undergraduate students. Further, St.Gallen contributes meaningfully to the partnership by offering two courses at SMU as part of the Asia Term.
The comparable structures of St.Gallen and SMU in terns of pedagogical approach, size, and administration are integral to the success and the continuous development of this cooperation. Yet the great success of the partnership builds on the balanced exchange of students in both directions. Both universities have already sent over 500 students.