Collaboration with Singapore Judicial College
- Executive Course - Understanding the Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence and other Emerging Technologies
- Judicial Executive Programme
Collaboration with Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy
- LAW643 Cross-Border Mediation: Professional Skills and Practice. This course will deal with private international mediation, and will offer participants a framework for understanding cross-border mediation practice and the opportunity to develop specialised mediation skills relevant to cross-border settings. Upon successful completion of the course, participants may be able to apply to become a Singapore International Mediation Institute mediator.
SMU YONG PUNG HOW SCHOOL OF LAW
AUDITING PROGRAMME
AY2025-26 TERM 2
The SMU Yong Pung How School of Law warmly invites members of the legal fraternity in Singapore and other interested parties to apply to audit selected LL.B. courses offered in Academic Year 2025-26, Term 2.
Participants auditing the LL.B. courses are welcome to attend and observe the interactive seminars taught by our instructors. The term will commence in the week of 12 January 2026 and classes are expected to be completed by April. Classes will be conducted in face-to-face mode on-campus by default except for classes which are designed to be conducted in a blended learning approach.
The number of places available for each course is limited. Registration will be subject to availability of places and the consent of the instructor in question, which is given on a case-by-case basis. A written confirmation will be sent to successful applicants approximately one week before the start of the course. Participants do not undertake the formal assessment modes for the course. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participants who meet the minimum attendance rate of 75%.
For the list of courses available for audit and further information, please click HERE.
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For further enquiries, please write in to us.
Public CPD Points:
Maximum 18 points for Unit 0.5 LLB modules
Maximum 30 points for Unit 0.75 LLB modules
Maximum 36 points for Unit 1.0 LLB modules
Maximum 48 points for Unit 1.25 LLB modules
Maximum 54 points for Unit 1.5 LLB modules
Note: Public CPD Points obtained are based on the number and duration of classes in each course and the actual number of classes attended.
Practice Area: Others
Training Category: Foundation
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes having their attendance recorded in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from each day of a module for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy for any particular day of a module will not be able to obtain CPD Points for that day of the module. Please refer to SILE for more information.
The SMU Law Academy offers the Certificate Programmes in the following practice areas:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Executive Certificate in Mediation: This Executive Certificate is offered by the SMU Law Academy in collaboration with the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy, and is targeted especially at mid-career professionals keen to pursue a pathway as an accredited mediator, an accredited mediation advocate, or in dispute resolution generally. Candidates will be able to gain Level 1 professional accreditation as a mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI), and qualify as a mediation advocate at the International Mediation Institute (IMI), upon fulfilling the requisite criteria.
Corporate/Commercial
SMU-IPAS Advanced Certificate in Insolvency and Restructuring: This Advanced Certificate programme, jointly offered by the SMU Academy and the SMU Law Academy in collaboration with the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore, is developed to promote professional development training and technical competence of existing insolvency practitioners, and to provide the necessary education and training for newly qualified accountants, lawyers, and financial professionals who choose restructuring and insolvency as their specialisation.
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
Advanced Certificate in Law and Technology: A joint offering from the SMU Academy and the SMU Law Academy, this Advanced Certificate is specifically designed for lawyers and legal professionals, and will give participants the skills to understand and embrace new technology, put LegalTech into practice, and understand the legal and regulatory challenges associated with technology.
Others
Professional Certificate in Legal Practice of the Future: Jointly offered by the SMU Academy and the SMU Law Academy, this professional certificate programme aims to arm participants with the knowledge and systems they can use to transform their firm/department business model from top to bottom. Focusing on such diverse areas as Technology, Business Development, HR, Operations and Legal Design, it is designed to be an introductory course giving insight and structure to processes in order to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
The Wee Chong Jin Prize for the Most Outstanding Juris Doctor Graduate will be given to the top graduate of the Doctor of Jurisprudence Programme at the School of Law each year. Each Award shall have a value of S$6,000.
One Award will be given at the School of Law each year from academic year 2012/13 and in perpetuity
Graduate Class of 2024
Audrey Loo Wan Yi (Admission Year 2022)
Graduate Class of 2023
Meredith Soh Yu Xuan (Admission Year 2020)
Graduate Class of 2022
Wong Li De, Brian (Admission Year 2019)
Graduate Class of 2021
Lu Huiyi (Admission Year 2018)
Graduate Class of 2020
Whang Yixuan, Rennie (Admission Year 2017)
Graduate Class of 2019
Lee Chuan (Admission Year 2016)
Graduate Class of 2018
Yeo Li Ping, Pamela (Admission Year 2015)
Graduate Class of 2017 (Joint Winners)
Soh Kheng Yau, Andre (Admission Year 2014)
Saw Teng Sheng (Admission Year 2014)
Graduate Class of 2016
Lynn Kan Shi Min (Admission Year of 2013)
Graduate Class of 2015
Liu Sheng, Nicholas (Admission Year of 2011)
Graduate Class of 2014
Yao Qinzhe (Admission Year of 2011)
Graduate Class of 2013
Ho Lian-Yi (Admission Year of 2010)
Our students may be considered for top year awards and subject prizes sponsored by various organisations in recognition of their outstanding achievements, in academic, community service, and co-curricular involvements.
Our heartiest congratulations to the following outstanding students who were awarded the various awards.
To qualify for a place on the Dean's List, a student must meet the following requirements:
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or better over the 2 consecutive regular terms during 1 academic year (excluding Term 3)
- Have no grade lower than a "C"
- Have completed 3 or more course units for letter grades (grades that are computed into GPA) in each regular term
- Have no "I" grade and no disciplinary action taken against the student during the 2 consecutive regular terms
- The original letter grades of Exploratory Courses, not the Pass grades converted in the final term, will be taken into consideration.
Congratulations to the outstanding students on the Yong Pung How School of Law's Dean's List!
In January 2019, Professor Locknie Hsu launched a new elective, Law & Digital Commerce, at the Law School. The course is taught in the SMU-X format, and students are required to actively engage with industry participants and regulators to work on real-life and cutting-edge issues in the digital commerce environment.
Left to Right: Ng Jun Xuan, Bonnita Leman, Professor Locknie Hsu, See Too Hui Min, Tan Hui Xin, Dylan Mah Hon Sen
Students worked in groups to produce research papers with impactful recommendations. In the inaugural run of this course, one group did particularly excellent work on the question of whether and how Singapore’s conveyancing system might benefit from the use of blockchain technology. They had the unique opportunity to discuss and test their ideas with senior officers from the Singapore Land Authority and the legal profession.
Read their paper and recommendations here.
Note: This is a piece of student research work and does not constitute legal advice. Readers should do their own due diligence and check any references for updates and accuracy
Students are highly encouraged to maximize their learning experience by spending a term abroad. SMU has exchange agreements with more than 200 reputable universities worldwide. Most of these international exchange opportunities are available to students from the Law School though some may require fluency in a foreign language. The SMU Law School is itself partnered with the following universities under university-wide agreements, as well as for direct law-to-law* exchange arrangements and is continually negotiating with other universities to expand our international exchange programme.
Australia
Bond University, Faculty of Law*
14 University Drive Robina Queensland 4226
4226 Queensland
Australia
See map: Google Maps
W: bond.edu.au
University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law*
Sydney New South Wales
2052 New South Wales
Australia
See map: Google Maps
W: www.unsw.edu.au
Australian National University
Canberra Australia Capital Territory
0200 Australian Capital Territory
Australia
See map: Google Maps
W: www.anu.edu.au
La Trobe University
Plenty Road & Kingsbury Drive Melbourne Victoria 3086
3086 Victoria
Australia
See map: Google Maps
W: www.latrobe.edu.au
University of Adelaide
Adelaide South Australia
5005 South Australia
Australia
See map: Google Maps
W: www.adelaide.edu.au
University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway Crawley
6009 Western Australia
Australia
See map: Google Maps
W: www.uwa.edu.au
Austria
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)*
Welthandelsplatz 1 1, 1020 Wien, Austria
Austria
See map: Google Maps
W: www.wu.ac.at
Belgium
Gent University
Saint-Pietersnieuwstraat 33
9000 Gent
Belgium
See map: Google Maps
W: www.ugent.be
University of Antwerp
Prinsstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
See map: Google Maps
W: www.uantwerpen.be
Chile
Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile
Avenida Libertador Bernardo O Higgins 340 Santiago
Region Metropolitana (RM)
Chile
See map: Google Maps
W: www.uc.cl
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Diagonal Las Torres 2640, Santiago 7941169
Region Metropolitana (RM)
Chile
See map: Google Maps
W: www.uai.cl
China
China Youth University for Political Sciences, Department of Law*
25 Xisanhuan Beilu, Haidian District
100089 Beijing
China
See map: Google Maps
E: international@cyu.edu.cn
Peking University, School of Law*
5 Yi He Yuan Lu Palace Road, Haidian District
100871 Beijing
China
See map: Google Maps
W: en.law.pku.edu.cn
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, KoGuan Law School*
535 Fahua Zhen Road
200052 Shanghai
China
See map: Google Maps
W: en.sjtu.edu.cn
Tsinghua University, School of Law*
100084 Beijing
China
See map: Google Maps
W: www.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn
Wuhan University
Luojia Hill, Wuhan, 430072 Hubei Province
430072
China
See map: Google Maps
W: en.whu.edu.cn
Xiamen University
422 South Siming Road Xiamen
361005 Fujian
China
See map: Google Maps
W: www.xmu.edu.cn
Finland
Hanken School of Economics
Arkadiankatu 22 00101 Helsinki
Finland
See map: Google Maps
W: www.hanken.fi
France
Université Paris Est Créteil Val de Marne, Faculty of Law*
61 Avenue du Général de Gaulle
94000 Créteil, France
France
See map: Google Maps
W: u-pec.fr
Germany
Bucerius Law School*
Jungiusstraße 6 20355 Hamburg
Germany
See map: Google Maps
W: www.law-school.de
EBS Universität Law School*
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 3
65189 Wiesbaden
Germany
See map: Google Maps
W: ebs.edu
Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Law*
Kaiserswerther Straße 16-18 14195 Berlin
Germany
See map: Google Maps
W: www.fu-berlin.de
University of Mannheim, Department of Law*
68131 Mannheim
Germany
See map: Google Maps
W: uni-mannheim.de
Humboldt-Universitat Zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin
Germany
See map: Google Maps
W: www.hu-berlin.de
Hong Kong SAR
City University of Hong Kong*
83 Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Tong College of Business 12/F, Academic 3
Kowloon City Kowloon
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
See map: Google Maps
W: www.cityu.edu.hk
University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law*
Pok Fu Lam
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
See map: Google Maps
W: www.hku.hk
India
Nalsar University of Law*
Justice City, Shameerpet, R.R. District
500101 Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh
India
See map: Google Maps
W: www.nalsar.ac.in
National Law School of India University*
Teachers Colony, Chandra Lay
560242 Nagarbhavi Bengaluru , Karnataka
India
See map: Google Maps
W: www.nls.ac.in
OP Jindal Global University*
Sector 35, Sonipat Haryana 131001
Sonipat Narela Road, Near Jagdishpur Village
India
See map: Google Maps
W: www.jgls.edu.in
Ireland
Trinity College Dublin
College Green, Dublin 2
Dublin
Ireland
See map: Google Maps
W: www.tcd.ie
Israel
Tel Aviv University, The Buchmann Faculty of Law*
Ramat Aviv
69978 Tel Aviv
Israel
See map: Google Maps
W: english.tau.ac.il
Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center*
Radziner Administration Building, 4610101
Kanfei Nesharim 1, Herzliya
Israel
See map: Google Maps
W: idc.ac.il
Italy
Bocconi University, School of Law*
Via Roberto Sarfatti, 25 20100 Milano
Italy
See map: Google Maps
W: www.unibocconi.eu
LIUC Universita’ Carlo Cattaneo
C.so Matteotti, 22 21053 Castellanza VA
Italy
See map: Google Maps
W: www.liuc.it
Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS)
Viale Romania, 32 00197 Roma
Italy
See map: Google Maps
W: www.luiss.it
Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy*
2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, National Center of Sciences
Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8439
Japan
See map: Google Maps
W: ics.hit-u.ac.jp
Keio University Law School*
2 Chome-15-45 Mita Minato
108-8345 Tokyo
Japan
See map: Google Maps
W: keio.ac.jp
Rikkyo University*
Nishiikebukuro 3-34-1
171-8501 Toshima-Ku , Tokyo
Japan
See map: Google Maps
W: english.rikkyo.ac.jp
Kwansei Gakuin University
1-155 Uegahara Ichibancho
662-0891 Nishinomiya , Hyogo
Japan
See map: Google Maps
W: global.kwansei.ac.jp
Kyushu University
744 Motooka, Nishi-Ku
819-0395 Hukuoka (Fukuoka)
Japan
See map: Google Maps
W: www.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Institute of Management (KIMEP)
4 Abay Avenue,Valikhanov
050010 bld , Almaty
Kazakhstan
See map: Google Maps
W: www.kimep.kz
Mexico
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur Colonia Tecnológico de Monterrey
64849 Nuevo Leon
Mexico
See map: Google Maps
W: www.itesm.mx
Netherlands
Tilburg University, Tilburg Law School*
Warandelaan 2 5037 AB Tilburg
Netherlands
See map: Google Maps
W: ewww.tilburguniversity.edu
Universiteit Maastrict, Faculty of Law*
Bouillonstraat 1-3, 6211 LH Maastricht
Netherlands
See map: Google Maps
W: maastrichtuniversity.nl
Leiden University
Rapenburg 70 2311 EZ Leiden
Netherlands
See map: Google Maps
W: www.universiteitleiden.net
University of Groningen
9712 CP Groningen
Netherlands
See map: Google Maps
W: www.rug.nl
Utrecht University School of Economics
Domplein 29, 3512 JE Utrecht
Netherlands
See map: Google Maps
W: uu.nl
New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington
6140 Wellington
New Zealand
See map: Google Maps
W: www.victoria.ac.nz
University of Canterbury
20 Kirkwood Ave Upper Riccarton Christchurch
8041 Canterbury
New Zealand
See map: Google Maps
W: www.canterbury.ac.nz
Peru
Universidad del Pacifico
Avenida Felipe Salaverry 2020 Jesús María 15072
Lima
Peru
See map: Google Maps
W: ewww.up.edu.pe
Philippines
De La Salle University
2401 Taft Avenue Malate, Manila
1004 Metro Manila
Philippines
See map: Google Maps
W: www.dlsu.edu.ph
Poland
Kozminski University, School of Law*
03-301 Warszawa Jagiellońska 57/59
Poland
See map: Google Maps
W: www.kozminski.edu.pl
South Africa
University of Pretoria*
Pretoria, 0002
South Africa
See map: Google Maps
W: www.up.ac.za
South Korea
Seoul National University, School of Law*
1 Gwanang-ro, Gwanak-gu
151-742 Seoul Special City
South Korea
See map: Google Maps
W: en.snu.ac.kr
Yonsei University, College of Law*
50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu
120-749 Seoul Special City
South Korea
See map: Google Maps
W: www.yonsei.ac.kr
Spain
ESADE Law School*
Av. de Pedralbes, 60-62
08034 Barcelona
Spain
See map: Google Maps
W: esade.edu
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Law School*
Plaça de la Mercè, 10
08002 Barcelona
Spain
See map: Google Maps
W: upf.edu
IE University
Calle Cardenal Zúñiga, 12 40003 Segovia
Spain
See map: Google Maps
W: www.ie.edu
Universidad Carlos III de Mardrid
Av. de la Universidad, 30 28911 Madrid
Spain
See map: Google Maps
W: www.uc3m.com
Sweden
Uppsala Uniersitet, Faculty of Law*
751 05 Uppsala
Sweden
See map: Google Maps
W: www.uu.se
Switzerland
University of Gallen, Law School*
ADufourstrasse 50 9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
See map: Google Maps
W: www.unisg.ch
University of Lucerne, Faculty of Law*
Frohburgstrasse 3 6002 Luzern
Switzerland
See map: Google Maps
W: www.unilu.ch
University of Bern
Hochschulstrasse 4 3012 Bern
Switzerland
See map: Google Maps
W: www.unibe.ch
Taiwan
National Cheng Chi University, College of Law*
No. 64, Section 2, Zhinan Rd, Wenshan District
Taipei City, Taiwan 116
Taiwan
See map: Google Maps
W: www.nccu.edu.tw
National Chiao Tung University, Institute of Technology Law*
1001 University Road Hsinchu, Taiwan 30010
30010 Hsin-chu
Taiwan
See map: Google Maps
W: www.nctu.edu.tw
National Taiwan University, College of Law*
No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Rd, Da’an District
Taipei City, Taiwan 10617
Taiwan
See map: Google Maps
W: www.ntu.edu.tw
United Kingdom
University of Exeter, School of Law*
Exeter
EX4 4PY Devon
United Kingdom
See map: Google Maps
W: www.exeter.ac.uk
University of Leicester, School of Law*
University Road
LE1 7RH Leicester
United Kingdom
See map: Google Maps
W: www2.le.ac.uk
University of Manchester, School of Law*
Oxford Rd
M13 9PL Manchester (Greater)
United Kingdom
See map: Google Maps
W: www.manchester.ac.uk
University of Southampton, School of Law*
University Rd
SO17 1TR Southampton
United Kingdom
See map: Google Maps
W: www.southampton.ac.uk
University of York, School of Law*
Heslington, York YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
See map: Google Maps
W: www.york.ac.uk
SOAS, University of London*
London WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom
See map: Google Maps
W: soas.ac.uk
University of Surrey
Guildford
GU2 7XH Surrey
United Kingdom
See map: Google Maps
W: www.surrey.ac.uk
United States
Emory University, School of Law*
1301 Clifton Rd, Atlanta
GA 30322, USA
USA
See map: Google Maps
W: law.emory.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law*
504 E Pennsylvania Ave, Champaign
IL 61820, USA
USA
See map: Google Maps
W: law.illinois.edu
University of San Diego, School of Law*
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego
CA 92110, USA
USA
See map: Google Maps
W: sandiego.edu
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way, Richmond
VA 23173, USA
USA
See map: Google Maps
W: richmond.edu
A unique aspect of the SMU Law programme is the 'Law Study Mission'. Such study missions provide an excellent opportunity for students to see successful law firms "live" in action. Through this, students gain an insider's perspective of the different and complex legal systems in other countries. Law study missions give invaluable insights into these organisations' real-world operations, and provide students with the opportunity to network and have dialogue sessions with CEOs and senior law practitioners. Securing internships and/or even full-time employment are some of the benefits that students may expect from the law study mission.
Singapore Management University (SMU) was the first Asian university to join the ranks of top European Universities as part of the THEMIS network, alongside Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy), Esade (Barcelona, Spain), Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany), Université Paris Est Créteil Val de Marne (Paris, France), Maastricht Law School (Maastricht, The Netherlands), Universität St. Gallen (Switzerland), WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (Austria), National Taiwan University, City University of Hong Kong, NOVA School of Law (Lisbon, Portugal), Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).
THEMIS represents a network of institutions which have come together to create a new standard in business law in response to an ever-increasing demand for law professionals with international know-how and expertise.
The network’s THEMIS programme, offering joint international certificate, was launched in September 2006. Outstanding students from the THEMIS network of universities who are selected to participate in the programme get the unique opportunity to go on an international exchange at a partner university, participate in international internships and attend specialised THEMIS seminars. The THEMIS Seminars provide students with a chance to delve deeper into an area of international law relevant to their academic career and is held on a rotating basis by the THEMIS universities.
The THEMIS programme provides students with the opportunity to widen their intellectual and academic horizons, as well as strengthen their academic and cultural knowledge in an international context, giving them a competitive advantage that will stand them in good stead in their future legal careers.
Each partner university will select 1-2 students each year for the programme through a process which is expected to be competitive and highly selective. Students who have successfully completed the programme will obtain not only their local law degree but also an international THEMIS certificate.