Honours and Awards
Congratulations to A/P Thang Leng Leng for receiving the Long Service Medal (2019)
Congratulations to A/Prof Thang Leng Leng for receiving the Long Service Medal during the National Day Awards 2019.
Congratulations to A/P Chris McMorran on receiving the Inspiring Mentor Award (2019)
The Department is proud to announce that A/P Chris McMorran received the inaugural Inspiring Mentor Award from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The award was introduced in 2018-19 to honour colleagues who excel in providing research, teaching, and/or career mentorship to others. The award was presented 5 April 2019 at the FASS Star Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to the Japanese Students Society! (2019)
The Department of Japanese Studies is proud to announce that one of its affiliated student clubs, the Japanese Studies Society, was recently honored with a Distinction award during the Student Life Awards 2019 under the Community Engagement Category for its Japanese Culture Festival & Night 2018. The society received a trophy and individual medals during the awards ceremony held in late January. The society shared their honor with the Department by passing their beautiful trophy to the Head of Department, Thang Leng Leng, at a small ceremony at AS8 in February. We are incredibly proud of JSS!
Congratulations to Sarah Tan Jia Min for receiving Second Prize in the Ivan Morris Memorial Prize Competition (2018)
The Department is thrilled to announce that recent graduate Sarah Tan Jia Min received second prize in the Ivan Morris Memorial Prize competition.
The prize is administered by the British Association for Japanese Studies. It is open to any undergraduate or graduate student, based on a thesis or dissertation. Sarah won for her Honour's Thesis, "Old age in the past, the past in old age: examining how the media, state and individual coped with the elderly and aging in early Meiji Japan (1872-1878)." The reviewer called the thesis a "really fascinating examination of how care for the elderly has its traditions in the past. Beautifully written, with a clear, rational and convincing argument that carries the reader along. Meticulously researched, and introducing new diary material to an English-speaking readership."
Congratulations Sarah!!!
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Congratulations to A/P Lim Beng Choo for receiving the Long Service Medal (2018)
Congratulations to A/Prof Lim Beng Choo for receiving the Long Service Medal during the National Day Awards 2018.
Congratulations to Dr Chris McMorran on receiving the Outstanding Educator Award (2017)
The Department is proud to announce that Dr Chris McMorran has received the NUS Outstanding Educator Award. The Outstanding Educator Award acknowledges faculty who have excelled in engaging and inspiring students in their knowledge discovery.
For more information, please refer to this link.
Congratulations to Jennifer Ding for Achieving Jun-shihan Certification in Enshu Sado (2011)
The Department would like to congratulate Jennifer Ding for being the second member of the NUS Sado Club to be inducted into the Enshu Sado School. She was presented with the plaque by the 13th Grandmaster of the Enshu Sado School during his visit to NUS.