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SMU Global Summer Programme

Singapore

20 August 2024

23 June - 18 July 2025

 

Spend four weeks learning from leading academics at Singapore Management University, with a specific focus on Digital Intelligence, Asian Insights, or Sustainable Futures. Applications are open until 16 March 2025.

HOW TO APPLY
Programme Information

Discover more about the SMU Global Summer Programme.

About Singapore Management University

  • Founded in 2000
  • Amongst the 1% of business schools worldwide holding all three of the leading international business school accreditations – EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
  • Ranked 4th in Asia and 36th overall in Business and Management Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

    About Singapore

    • Global economic hub with a population of over five million people
    • A cosmopolitan and vibrant city with lots to do, all within a small space, and only an 11-hour direct flight from Christchurch.

    15 points of unspecified 200-level commerce credit if you successfully complete any one of the following courses:

    • Asia Pacific Business
    • Economic Globalisation and Asia
    • Business Data Management
    • Managing Customer Relations with Analytics: Asian Insights
    • Sustainable Entrepreneurship
    • The Business of Fun: Developing Sustainable Tourism Destinations through Interdisciplinarity
    • Artificial Intelligence for Social Transformation
    • Internet of Things Innovations for Driving Business Growth
    • Innovations for Asia's Smart Cities
    • Sustainable Accounting and Reporting

    • Tuition fee: standard UC fee for a 15-point undergraduate Business course
    • SMU application fee: S$150
    • SMU miscellaneous fee: S$230 (covers IT services, matriculation fee and SMU Student's Medical insurance)
    • Flights estimation: between $2,000 and $2,500
    • Accommodation estimation: $2,000 - $3,000
    • Other expenses, e.g. local transportation, meals, etc.

    These estimates are only based on the costs of students who have participated in previous programmes. The actual cost may vary depending on factors such as when you book, the route you take, how flexible you are with dates, and the type of accommodation you choose.

    There are a limited number of Global Experience Awards available for UC Business School students selected to take part in a global short course in 2025.

    Award values for this short course:

    • Global Experience Award: $1,500
    • Global Experience Award - Māori and Pacific students: additional $1,000

    The award is primarily intended for domestic Bachelor of Commerce students, although a small number of awards will be reserved for eligible international students.

    Māori and Pacific students may also be able to receive an additional Global Experience Award - Māori and Pacific students.

    If there are more applications than places available in any category, the basis of selection will be demonstrated academic achievement in the form of an applicant’s GPA and the quality of the personal statement. Equal consideration will be given to both criteria. Students must also be accepted by the partner institution.

    Students who have previously received a Global Experience Award are not eligible.

    120 points completed towards the BCom at UC (with a GPA of at least 4.0/B- average).

    Your application may be approved if you will meet the points requirement at the end of 2025 S1 assuming you pass all of your 2025 S1 courses, and you currently meet the GPA requirement (this will be looked at, and decided, on a case-by-case basis).

    In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria above, students must provide a personal statement when applying for the programme, which will be taken into account in determining who is selected to participate in it. There may also be a limit placed on the number of students who can participate.

    If there are more applications than places available, the basis of selection will be demonstrated academic achievement in the form of an applicant’s GPA and the quality of the personal statement. Equal consideration will be given to both criteria. Students must also be accepted by the partner institution.

    UC Business School CQ Certificate

    This is an approved experience under the UC Business School CQ Certificate. Students who complete the experience, as well as meet all other requirements, will receive a UC Business School CQ Certificate.

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