Preparing students for the future with integrative studies

• Main Author: Singapore Management University
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; College of Integrative Studies; interdisciplinary learning; Asian Studies; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/oh_pressrelease/223; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/oh_pressrelease/article/1223/viewcontent/20221109_PR_Preparing_Students_for_the_Future_with_Integrative_Studies.pdf

Singapore Management University (SMU) today hosted the Education Leaders’ Symposium with a theme of “Integrative Studies and the Future of Learning”. The one-day event focused on equipping educators with a knowhow of adopting integrative methodology in their classrooms, to steer students towards integrative learning, a programme offered by SMU College of Integrative Studies (CIS). The Symposium was graced by Guest-of-Honour Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education, who addressed the audience via a pre-recorded message. In his speech, Mr Chan congratulated SMU on the official launch of its CIS, an incubator of interdisciplinary learning. The CIS is an integral element of SMU Vision 2025, which identifies key priorities setting the University in line with the future needs of Singapore as well as Asia.