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In August 1881, Zuo Binglong was appointed by the Qing imperial court to serve as the diplomat to Singapore. He was responsible for the welfare of the Chinese people working in Singapore. During his time as the first Qing consul to Singapore, he promoted the development of Chinese culture in the country by setting up …
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Pressure is mounting on the Chinese government to combat the long-term effects of a rapidly aging population and reverse the country’s falling birth rates. In 2015 the Chinese government scrapped its controversial one-child policy, allowing Chinese families to have two children. The two child-policy was passed in December 2015 and came into effect on …
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Tech skills, the human touch and data analysis will drive the jobs of the future – these are the sentiments of major employers and recruitment firms The Straits Times spoke to.
To be held from 23 to 25 August, the Global Research Forum 2021: The Fruition and Challenges of Computational Social Science will see world-leading experts from both the traditional and computational social sciences converging online to present and discuss the potentials in this field, current challenges and the road ahead for computational social science from inter-disciplinary perspectives.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has released its inaugural Impact Report, highlighting the University’s wide-ranging contributions over the past five years, from 2016 to 2020. The report details the University’s efforts and progress in shaping talent, solutions and society for the future.
Professor Lionel Wee will be appointed the new dean of the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and co-dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences from 1 October 2021.
The NUS Centre for Language Studies is turning 20 this year and celebrating the occasion by offering free culture workshops and trial language classes
Eleven members of the FASS community have received awards, including the Public Administration Bronze, Commendation and Long Service Medals from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The NUS National Day Observance Ceremony on 6 August 2021 saluted the country and the University’s resilience in these unprecedented times, whilst providing hope for the future.
In ‘China cracking down on private tuition: A Lesson for Singapore?’ (Straits Times, August 2021), Ms. Ng Shi Wen and Associate Professor Gerard Sasges (NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies) outline the lessons Singapore could learn from China’s recent decision to tighten regulation surrounding its multibillion-dollar private tutoring and education sector. The Chinese government has …
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