| Date / 2026 | Activity |
| 12 August, Wednesday | 6:00pm - 7:30pm (Online) Your Guide to Living in Singapore and Life at SMU E-meet with current students, who will share their personal experiences on how they managed to balance academic life with exploring everything Singapore has to offer. Registration details will be sent to students in late July by the Office of Postgraduate Professional Programmes or your Graduate Programme Office. |
| 18 August, Tuesday | 9:00am – 1:00pm (Lunch provided) Head Start Programme *Limited slots available. Shortlisted applicants will be notified via email. |
2:30pm to 5:00pm Li Ka Shing Library Gamification Tour The tour concludes with a tea session and Meet-and-Greet with your friendly and approachable librarians who can support you throughout your academic journey. Registration details will be sent to students in late July by the Office of Postgraduate Professional Programmes or your Graduate Programme Office. | |
| 21 August, Friday | 2:30pm – 5:00pm SMU Masters Orientation Welcome Address by the SMU Associate Provost (PGP Education), followed by sharing sessions from various SMU units to learn how to leverage the student support services and useful resources to kickstart your learning journey at SMU. Registration details will be sent to students in late July by the Office of Postgraduate Professional Programmes or your Graduate Programme Office. |
| 22 August, Saturday | 2:00pm - 5:00pm Teambuilding Activities Registration details will be sent to students in late July by the Office of Postgraduate Professional Programmes or your Graduate Programme Office. |
| 28 August, Friday | 9:00am - 5:00pm Foundations of Effective Communication Workshop You'll learn to skillfully adapt your communication style to match the specific demands of your audience and context, ensuring your messages are always received with clarity and impact. Registration details will be sent to students in late July by the Office of Postgraduate Professional Programmes or your Graduate Programme Office. |
More event details will be sent to students in August 2026, thus please keep a lookout for the information via your SMU email account, including whether your SMU student card will be ready for collection (pre-requisites are fulfilled) on the date of orientation briefings.
In addition, do look out for regular email updates from your respective Graduate Programme Office on the other academic and career services briefings, pre-term workshops, and other team-building activities that may be applicable to you as well!
An invite will be sent to students about a week before the event proper. For activities that are face-to-face (F2F), your Programme Office will be in touch with you with the details such as the venue nearer the date. Please keep a lookout for the information via your SMU email account. Time in SGT.
| Programme | Event | Date, time and Venue |
| Lee Kong Chian School of Business | ||
| MAF | ||
| MBA | Teambuilding | 14 August 2026, 9:00am – 12:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 |
| Welcome Luncheon | 14 August 2026, 12:00pm – 1:30pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| Academic & PGCS Briefing | 14 August 2026, 2:00pm – 4:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| EMBA | Orientation & Welcome Lunch | 1 August 2026, 9:00am - 6:00pm Seminar Room 1-2, LKCSB |
| MBAI | Academic Briefing & Workshop | 18 August 2026, 2:00pm - 5:30pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 |
| Welcome Dinner | 18 August 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| MEI | Academic Briefing & Teambuilding | 22 August 2026, 9:00am - 6:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 |
| MIM | Academic Briefing & Teambuilding | 22 August 2026, 9:00am - 6:00pm SMU Hall 2, B1, YPHSL |
| MQF | Workshop | Details TBC by 31 July 2026 |
| Academic Briefing & Teambuilding | 22 August 2026, 9:00am - 5:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| MWM | Preparatory Course (before term starts) | 20 July 2026, 21 July 2026, 23 July 2026, 24 July 2026, 6:00pm - 9:00pm Zoom Meeting (Link to be provided by MWM Prog Office) |
| Academic Briefing & Teambuilding | 25 July 2026, 9:00am - 5:00pm Seminar Room 1-1, LKCSB | |
| School of Accountancy | ||
| MPA & MSA | Academic Briefing & Teambuilding Lunch | 21 August 2026, 9:30am - 1:30pm Level 5, SMU Connexion Event Square |
| Orientation Briefings | 21 August 2026, 2:30am - 5:30pm SMU Hall 2, B1, YPHSL | |
| School of Computing and Information Systems | ||
| MITB | Academic Briefings | 21 August 2026, 9:00am to 12:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 |
| One-day Python Bootcamp (Optional Activity) | 22 August 2026, 9:00am to 5:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| One-day Linux Bootcamp (Optional Activity) | 23 August 2026, 9:00am to 5:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| School of Economics | ||
| MSE/ MDSE MSFE | Academic Briefing | 21 August 2026, 9:00am - 12:30pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 |
| School of Social Sciences | ||
| MST | Orientation Lunch | 21 August 2026, 9:00am - 1:00pm The Hive (Li Ka Shing Library) |
| Yong Pung How School of Law | ||
| LLM | Legal Writing Workshop | 12 - 13 August 2026, 9:00am - 1:00pm Seminar Room 3-10, YPHSL |
| Common Law Workshop | 11 - 14 August 2026, 7:00pm - 10:00pm Seminar Room 3-10, YPHSL | |
| Orientation | 14 August 2026, 2:00pm - 5:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| JD | Law Kickstarter Day 1 | 3 August 2026, 9:30am - 6:30pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 |
| Law Kickstarter Day 2 | 4 August 2026, 1:00pm - 10:00pm Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| Orientation | Date, Time TBC by 31 July 2026 Venue TBC by 31 July 2026 | |
| SMU Academy | ||
| IPM | Orientation | TBC by 31 May 2026 |
| Networking Event | TBC by 31 May 2026 | |
| IPGP Info Session | TBC by 31 May 2026 | |
*Subjected to changes. Students will be informed further via email.
Register for International Freshmen Orientation Programmes (Strongly encouraged!)
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SMU International Connections (ICON) Camp for International Freshmen: 6 to 8 August 2023
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SMU Buddy Programme: July 2023 onwards
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SMU Host Programme: 1 September 2023
- An ICONic Start: 18 August 2023