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What is Malay Studies?

The Department of Malay Studies at the National University of Singapore produces undergraduate and graduate students of high quality with broad knowledge of the developments and problems in the Malay world of Southeast Asia and beyond. The department also actively engages in research on a wide range of issues concerning the Malay world from a multi-disciplinary perspective, promotes exchanges with centres of Malay studies worldwide, and encourages the development of new and alternative approaches to the understanding of Malay history, economy, politics, society and culture.

News and Recent Posts

September 18, 2024

Embraced by Tradition, a Life of Usefulness

By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies) in Suria News Online (12 September 2024).

September 11, 2024

Building the Homeland with Humanistic Literature

By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies) in Suria News Online.

August 24, 2024

Bringing MASTERA to Community, Developing Literature

By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies) in Suria News Online.

June 13, 2024

NUS Receives Philanthropic Gift to Advance Healthy Longevity Initiatives in the Health District @ Queenstown

The newly established Gloria Lee Woo Award will start with supporting initiatives focused on mental and social wellbeing and Malay female caregivers.

June 4, 2024

The ‘Pelita’ Performance Invites the Public to Learn the Story of Children Entrusted to their Care

Undergraduate Sharifah Umairah Syed Idros Alhabshi (NUS Malay Studies) writes about the play ‘Pelita’, staged by the NUS Malay Language Society earlier this month — in Suria News Online.

May 10, 2024

Malay Studies Alumni Hari Raya Gathering 2024

Reliving cherished memories and connections! Reminiscing the delightful moments from the recent Malay Studies Alumni Group Hari Raya gathering organized by the NUS Malay Studies Alumni Group  Please click here to see additional photos from the class event: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=nus.malaystudies&set=a.887629843168876

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