SMU has been issuing electronic versions of degree certificates and official transcripts, known as OpenCerts, to its graduates since 2019. Graduates prior to May 2019 have also been issued their OpenCerts.
OpenCerts are digital documents built on a blockchain-based platform, each carrying a unique, permanent, and immutable cryptographic signature. Any signs of tampering will be detected when the document no longer matches the blockchain data, rendering it unauthentic.
OpenCerts are issued to graduates at no charge in the first instance via their SMU email account and through this e-service (SMU login required). If graduates did not download their OpenCerts within the stipulated period, or have deleted or lost them, they may submit a request for the reissuance of their OpenCert degree certificate and/or official transcript (chargeable). For details, refer here.
This e-service provides a platform for alumni to download the certified digital documents and is available to:
- Students who have just officially graduated and received a notification from the Office of Registrar with regard to the issuance of their digital documents (important: download service is only available during the specified period as per the notification).
- Graduates who have submitted a request for re-issuance of their digital document(s) and paid the corresponding charges (important: digital document(s) requested will only be available for download after 3 working days from the payment receipt date).
Before you proceed with the download, please take note of the following:
- If you have forgotten your SMU login ID/password, please contact IT Help Centre at helpdesk@smu.edu.sg or call them at (65) 6828 0123.
- As Exchange Students would no longer have access to their SMU login, should they need to request the re-issuance of their OpenCert transcript, please contact the Registrar's Office directly at digitalcert@smu.edu.sg.
- The authenticity of the OpenCerts can be verified by dragging and dropping the file at opencerts.io (Note: Best viewed using Google Chrome). The portal will then indicate if the uploaded document is authentic and if it was originally issued by SMU.
- Save and store the certified OpenCerts immediately, as once they are opened, students will be deemed to have downloaded the digital document(s). Do not lose or misplace them, as any request for reissuance or replacement will be chargeable.
- Any tampering/modification/amendment of the OpenCerts is strictly prohibited. Doing so may constitute forgery and be prosecuted under the law. Students should use the digital document in its original form and format, and not change the file extension of the OpenCerts.
Please choose from the 2 options to download your OpenCert.
(1) Click here and log in using your SMU credentials.
(2) Access MySkillsFuture - Log in and select E-Services > Download Certificates
Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents may log in by using Singpass. Non-Singpass holders may log in by selecting ‘No Portal ID’.
If you have any questions regarding this e-service, please contact:
Office of Registrar
Singapore Management University
Administration Building
81 Victoria Street
Singapore 188065
Tel: (65) 6828 0100
Email: digitalcert@smu.edu.sg
Office hours:
Mondays to Fridays
8:30am – 5:45pm
(Closed on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays)
