Oral History Interview with Tony Tan Keng Yam: Conceptualising SMU

• Main Author: TAN, Tony Keng Yam
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; SMU; Tony Tan; Singapore education; university places; history; university founding; beginnings; management school; economics school; business school; British education model; American education model; differentiation; university administration; university admissions; university president; infrastructure investment; Singapore Institute of Technology SIT; National University of Singapore NUS; Nanyang Technological University NTU; Ho Kwon Ping; Janice Bellace; Singapore Ministry of Education; university campus; Bukit Timah Campus; city campus; Bras Basah Road; business education; naming of university; interdisciplinary research; marketing; university curriculum; University of Pennsylvania; Wharton School; pedagogy; student development; initiative; creative thinking; decision making skills; confident graduates; autonomous university; personnel management; successful experiment; quality of graduates; SMU alumni; integrated thinking; convocation; commencement; third university; government policy; education policy; Yale-NUS College; personal satisfaction; American-style education; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/smu_oh/13; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=smu_oh
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The interview covered: higher education landscape, setting up SMU, naming a new university, different university, admission criteria, student interaction, first graduation ceremony, future of university education. Biography: Patron, SMU, 2011–presentVisionary and architect of SMU Dr Tony Tan Keng Ya...