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• Deputy Head of NUS Political Science Associate Professor Bilveer Singh spoke to a group of second-year National Junior College (NJC) students about politics in Singapore, its evolution, current state and future outlook, as well as the issues, trends and movements shaping its development.

More than 50 National Junior College (NJC) students heard from Associate Professor Bilveer Singh, Deputy Head, NUS Political Science, who visited their school on 29 March 2023. Assoc Prof Singh spoke to the second year JC students under the rubric, ‘Perspectives on Singapore’s Politics’. Following his 25-minute presentation on the key drivers of Singapore’s politics and where national politics have reached today and the future outlook, Assoc Prof Singh engaged the students in an hour-long discussion on major issues pertinent to the topic, including: race relations and class struggle, corruption, nepotism and cronyism, political succession, role of the Opposition, rising liberalisation and what politics could look like in the coming years.

The students were enthused by the level of engagement during the dialogue and said they were looking forward to coming to the NUS campus for the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) Open House on 13 May 2023, and further exploring their academic options at FASS, CHS and NUS.