Oral History Interview with John Yip Soon Kwong: Conceptualising SMU

• Main Author: YIP, Soon Kwong John
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; SMU; John Yip; Tony Tan; Singapore tertiary education; Singapore Ministry of Education; Singapore education; third university; university places; history; university founding; beginnings; concept paper; management school; economics school; business school; British education model; American education model; differentiation; university administration; university admissions; Tan Teck Meng; infrastructure investment; Singapore Institute of Management SIM; adult education; National University of Singapore NUS; Nanyang Technological University NTU; university campus; Bukit Timah Campus; city campus; Bras Basah Road; business education; marketing; university curriculum; University of Pennsylvania; Wharton School; pedagogy; autonomous university; personnel management; successful experiment; government policy; education policy; American-style education; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_oh/10; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=smu_oh
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The interview covered: first involvement with SMU, future needs of university education in Singapore, business education, third university, Singapore Institute of Management, achievements. Biography: Executive Director and CEO, Singapore Institute of Management, 1997–2003Director of Education, MOE,...