Oral History Interview with Tan Chin Tiong: Conceptualising SMU

• Main Author: TAN, Chin Tiong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; SMU; Tan Chin Tiong; history; university founding; beginnings; Singapore higher education; education policy; business schools; Tony Tan; Ho Kwon Ping; Tan Teck Meng; 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; overseas education fairs; Wharton-SMU Research Centre; community service; overseas exchange programs; accounting school; practice track faculty; research track faculty; economics school; law school; provost; deputy president; president; American-style education; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_oh/5; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=smu_oh
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, changes to concept plan, research, private university, faculty recruitment, challenges, marketing, advertising campaign, autonomous universities, collaboration with Wharton School, schools in SMU, change agent for education landscape, differentiatin...