Oral History Interview with Tan Teck Meng: Conceptualising SMU

• Main Author: TAN, Teck Meng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; SMU; Tan Teck Meng; Tan Chin Tiong; Cham Tao Soon; Evans Road; history; university founding; beginnings; Singapore higher education; education policy; business schools; Tony Tan; Ho Kwon Ping; Ho Thim Seng; Wah Chang House; third university; John Yip; concept paper; Janice Bellace; Ron Frank; Howard Hunter; research university; teaching university; student enrollment numbers; Ministry of Education MOE; student qualities; industry feedback; business and IT; School of Information Systems; university curriculum; interdisciplinary; IT savvy; private university; high degree of autonomy; exceed expectations; success in attracting students; holistic curriculum; university administration; university admissions; interviews for admissions; other criteria for admissions; National University of Singapore NUS; Nanyang Technological University NTU; Singapore Institute of Management SIM; marketing; pedagogy; student development; non-passive learning; confident graduates; eloquent speakers; teaching style; autonomous university; successful experiment; quality of graduates; critical thinking; challenge norms; small size; Juris Doctor programme; study missions; thought leadership; Wharton School; city campus; advertising campaign; Singapore brand; Wharton-SMU Research Centre; practice track faculty; research track faculty; American-style education; sport competitions; campus design; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_oh/1; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=smu_oh
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, concept for SMU, parent engagement, third university, design of campus, city campus, private university, research, collaboration with Wharton, challenges. Biography: Professor of Accounting, 2000–2011 Deputy President, SMU, 1999–2001 Head of start-u...