The Singapore Management University (SMU) has recently opened a center in Shenzhen, its first in China and fourth in Asia, after centers in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. SMU China will serve as a gateway for the university to strengthen ties with China’s academic, business and public-sector communities. Piyush Gupta, chairman of SMU’s Board of Trustees, said Shenzhen’s leading tech companies, research institutions and entrepreneurial community make it an ideal hub for the university to expand its cooperation with China. Founded in 2000, SMU is Asia’s premier global city university that focuses on business, social sciences and interdisciplinary education