Yong Pung How School of Law

Introduction

PhD IN LAW, COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The legal services industry is being transformed as a result of several factors, including globalization and the rise of new technologies. Additionally, the increasing growth experienced by many Asian countries is leading to many challenges and legal reforms that need to be carefully assessed in order to achieve the expected goals.

Singapore Management University (SMU) Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) proposes to launch a PhD in Law, Commerce and Technology programme in August 2022. This research-degree interdisciplinary PhD programme is designed to provide rigorous academic training to people interested in becoming academics, regulators and industry leaders. It will provide students with a strong background in legal research from an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective. Also, it will adopt an industry-focus and policy-oriented approach with the purpose of producing cutting-edge research that can help regulators, companies and society as a whole face the challenges of today’s changing world.

This programme is targeted to prospects who are dedicated to a deep understanding of law as a social mechanism in the context of commercial activities and technology development. SMU YPHSL welcomes students who are pursuing an academic career in law and other related disciplines, as well as who are exploring opportunities to work for institutions supporting policy making or advocating growth of commercial and technology industries. This programme will recruit students who are recent graduates from law or other related programmes and who have previous working experience in legal or related industries.

It’s imperative that we are generating ideas and thinking that reaches across disciplines both within the legal realm but also more broadly to disciplines including (but not limited to) economics, computing and political science. The support for methodological and focused research in these areas is critical to understanding the ever-increasing interdependencies of these disciplines and the impact they are having on the societies we live and work in.


Goals of the PhD in Law, Commerce and Technology Programme

  • To train future thought leaders in academia, judiciary, regulatory agencies and international organizations.
  • To prepare students for a career at leading research-oriented institutions.
  • To provide students with the training, skills, and methodology needed to conduct industry-relevant and policy-oriented research in law.