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A commentary by Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies) in Suria News Online.
Names are deliberate choices which reflect the particular preferences of the communities they belong to, and are a significant part of culture. In modern societies, the act of naming frequently involves a process of formal registration and can be accompanied by a christening ceremony, making the act of naming and the names themselves all the […]
Singapore’s first honours college, NUS College (NUSC), recently held its inaugural Experience NUSC Day for students who have been offered a place for the coming academic year. The sessions, spread across 7, 13 and 21 May, were designed to simulate the small-group, discussion-based classroom experience offered by NUSC.
Themed “How can ASEAN universities thrive in the next decade?”, the webinar was moderated by NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye, co-founder of DAU.
If you missed the NUS College of Humanities Open House 2022, worry not. All the talks and engagement sessions of 11 and 14 May are available for your viewing on demand here.
Asst Prof Luo Xiangzhong (NUS Geography) studies the interactions between climate change and natural ecosystems, delving into the part that processes like leaf gas exchange play in offsetting human carbon dioxide emissions.
Assistant Professor Jack Meng Tat Chia (NUS Department of History) provides historical context to modern Buddhism in Singapore and a focused look at the Buddhist College of Singapore (BCS) in ‘Teaching Dharma, Grooming Sangha: The Buddhist College of Singapore’ (Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 2009). ‘Reformist Buddhism’, a direct analogue of the Protestant […]
The significance and importance of maritime trade to Singapore’s economy cannot be understated. For over 150 years, Singapore was designed to be a free port, serving as an indispensable calling station between India and the so-called ‘West Asia’ and ‘Far East’. Since independence, Singapore has ranked as the world’s second busiest port in terms of […]
As Buddhists in Singapore and around the world prepare to celebrate Vesak Day, a Special Issue of the journal Religions edited by Assistant Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia (NUS History) has been published, titled ‘Beyond the Mainland: Buddhist Communities in Maritime Southeast Asia’. It features five articles by Southeast Asian-based scholars in Anthropology, Chinese Studies, Communication […]
Professor James D. Sidaway, political geographer from NUS Geography, NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), has been conferred the prestigious Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers [IBG]) 2022 Busk Medal.