Message from President

Message from

Professor Lily Kong

SMU President

SMU’S most valuable assets are its people. The dedicated faculty and staff whose tireless efforts help our students succeed, the indefatigable staff who ensure that our buildings and technology run without a hitch, the energetic colleagues who support faculty in their research missions, the careful staff who ensure we are paid on time, and many more who work tirelessly to ensure the University runs, thrives and grows – all of you perform countless crucial tasks to move SMU towards realising SMU’s Vision 2025 and becoming a great city university.

In recognition of what you do for SMU, it is worthwhile to highlight what SMU is doing to support you. These pages on the SMU website have been curated to keep you up to date with these initiatives and to help us all be better informed about our remarkable colleagues and dynamic workplace.

While no workplace is perfect, SMU strives for an organisational culture underpinned by the CIRCLE values of Commitment, Integrity, Responsibility, Collegiality, Leadership and Excellence. We want the work that you do to be reflective of your professional abilities and aspirations. 

These pages record the tremendous efforts being made to ensure your engagement and, indeed, enjoyment, as you come to work daily, to help progress our strategic goals as a university. 

All of us at SMU have a voice and important role in shaping our workplace and our University as a place of excellence and integrity.

I thank you for all that you do to make SMU an exciting and rewarding place to work and study.