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Shaping the Story of Singapore (vol 3) eBook published

June 5, 2024

Our third volume of Shaping the Story of Singapore is available as an eBook! Get it in epub format or PDF format. Shaping the Story of Singapore (vol III) is a compendium of selected grant-funded projects led by researchers at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. It features 32 projects …

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The returns to an additional year of education for college graduates

June 5, 2024

As the academic year comes to a close, final-year undergraduate students find themselves at a crossroads – having to decide between pursuing graduate education, securing a job, or exploring other paths. Some third-year students might even forgo the fourth year of undergraduate education due to personal reasons or due to ineligibility to continue in the …

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

June 4, 2024

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.

Reading Between the Lines of Taiwan President Willian Lai’s Inauguration Speech

May 29, 2024

Commentary on CNA Online by Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science).

Ways of Being and Belonging: Integration, Identity, and Social Resilience of Cross-National Families in Singapore

May 29, 2024

Cross-national marriages have become commonplace in Singapore, making up almost a third of the marriages registered. The experiences of these cross-national families differ significantly from that of fully local families, with migrant spouses and children facing various challenges with regard to legal status, employment, and social and cultural integration. The difficulties of social and cultural …

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Is Political Incivility Driving Away Voters in India’s 2024 Election?

May 27, 2024

India’s 2024 election has seen a significant shift in the political rhetoric of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says NUS Communications and New Media’s Dr Taberez Ahmed Neyazi.

Punching Home Lessons about Southeast Asia through Martial Arts

May 23, 2024

From honing basic silat techniques to dabbling in the various styles of martial arts practised in Southeast Asia – such as kung fu and baguazhang from China as well as the Japanese sword-fighting art of kendo – students discover the region’s cultures and history in unconventional ways, in a course conducted by Dr Mohamed Effendy (NUS Southeast Asian Studies).

Notes from KL: The Chasm Between the Richest and the Poorest in Malaysia is Not as Far as the Comparison between Ethnic Groups

May 22, 2024

Column on Suria News Online by Dr Serina Rahman, Lecturer from NUS Southeast Asian Studies.

Archiving the Underclasses: Knowledge, Law, and Everyday Agency in Modern Southeast Asia

May 22, 2024

‘Archiving the Underclasses: Knowledge, Law, and Everyday Agency in Modern Southeast Asia’ is a research project funded from 2022 to 2025 by the Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 2 and hosted by the NUS Asia Research Institute (ARI). The project brings together a diverse team of scholars led by Associate Professor Maitrii …

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NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences alumni honoured for contributions to public service, education, literature and the corporate sector

May 16, 2024

FASS paid tribute on 15 May 2024 to four eminent alumni for their outstanding contributions towards nation-building, growth of the university, the promotion of the arts and social sciences, and impact in the private sector.

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