In the askST series on university education, The Straits Times answered questions on interdisciplinary learning and the value of global exposure and work internships. The article shared about the advantages of smaller universities such as SMU, and explained how the University has taken deliberate steps to launch interdisciplinary majors and tracks to expand students' exposure beyond their primary discipline of studies. SMU in recent years has also launched flexible work-study options, and SMU Vice Provost for Undergraduate Matters and Professor of Information Systems (Education) Venky Shankararaman said the University will launch more work-study programmes over the next few years as they have proven popular with students as well as employers who want to develop talents for the company and industry. The article also shared about the latest annual graduate employment survey to explain the prospects for SMU students, and how SMU has put in resources to offer its students learning opportunities and internships that deliver these global exposure learning objectives without them having to travel overseas.