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As a university, we see ourselves as more than just a bridge to the world of work – we strive to inspire students to learn, and provide the environment for our students to realise their potential.
Today, more than ever before, students must be taught to make connections that cut across boundaries, such as those carved out artificially for reasons of administrative efficiency and disciplinary politics – between the arts and the sciences, and between the technical and the human.
During his ten years teaching in Singapore, Ungku Aziz taught many students who would go on to hold influential positions in newly-independent Singapore and Malaysia. Among his students is Emeritus Professor Lee Soo Ann, who has fond memories of Ungku Aziz’s lively and stimulating lectures on agricultural economics; Professor Lee’s graduating class of 1960 also included Dr Amina Tyabji, who was a faculty member of the Economics Department for many years, retiring in the early 2000s, and S. Dhanabalan, the second person to head Singapore’s Foreign Ministry.
Dr Rini Astuti and Dr Michelle Ann Miller (both NUS Asia Research Institute), along with Professor David Taylor (NUS Department of Geography and Asia Research Institute) comment on Indonesia’s shortcomings in meeting its 2020 peatland restoration target in Today. Their article, “Indonesia has not met target to restore peatlands that is key to prevent forest […]
NUS students band together to help out those in need during the holidays, via an online donation platform that connects donors with charity organisations, and a pro bono home painting service provided to low-income households.
Our panel of experts discuss the different ways the COVID-19 adversely impacts low-income families and what should be done to alleviate their financial burdens.
In the Channel News Asia commentary “PSLE scores could impact life outcomes. So don’t let them” Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng (NUS Department of Economics) writes about the subject-based banding (SBB) system that primary schools here are adopting. He explains that SBB aims to lower the pressure of the demanding Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) on students by altering the common curriculum to one that allows students to pursue their strengths and interests.
Dr Nina Powell of the NUS Department of Psychology reflects on NUS’ efforts to foster interdisciplinary higher education, and how it presents an opportunity for educators to cultivate the right interdisciplinary educational practices on the ground, and thereby nurture critically reflective and engaged students.
The Department of Social Work at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has received a gift of $336,000 from Sino Suisse Capital Pte Ltd to establish the Sino Suisse Internship Grant.
In the 10 December 2020 East Asia Forum article, “The challenges in resetting US–Southeast Asia relations”, Associate Professor Ja Ian Chong (NUS Department of Political Science) cautions the Biden administration of the forthcoming resistance it may face from Southeast Asia (SEA). A/P Chong foresees several challenges in reinstating the trans-Pacific relationship since the US and SEA drifted apart during previous administrations and will need to rebuild ties.
Sometimes, a bright idea is all it takes to spark a global transformation. Here are six outstanding proposals from recent graduates to the NUS Resilience and Growth Innovation Challenge.