Oral History Interview with Tsui Kai Chong: Conceptualising SMU

• Main Author: TSUI, Kai Chong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; SMU; Tsui Kai Chong; Tony Tan; third university; Leong Kwong Sin; information technology; wireless internet access; learning management system; electronic course materials; dean of business school; history; university founding; beginnings; university administration; university admissions; Bukit Timah campus; university campus; faculty recruitment; faculty hiring; business school; marketing; university curriculum; University of Pennsylvania; Wharton School; undergraduate curriculum; balanced excellence; college teaching; innovation; value delivery; Bukit Timah Campus; City Campus; community engagement; case method; pedagogy; student development; student teambuilding; Outward Bound School; student grades; GPA; student clubs; Low Aik Meng; non-passive learning; creative thinking; decision making skills; confident graduates; autonomous university; personnel management; administrative staff; successful experiment; quality of graduates; case competition; Masters of Applied Finance; postgraduate programmes; Singapore tertiary education; National University of Singapore NUS; Nanyang Technological University NTU; American-style education; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_oh/9; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=smu_oh
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, roles and responsibilities, overseas visits, information technology, dean of School of Business, planning, undergraduate programme, Wharton curriculum, first admissions exercise, opening day, teaching pedagogy, students, case competition, postgradua...