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As Singapore approaches its Presidential Elections, questions surrounding Singapore’s reserves have emerged in mainstream discussions. To demystify and expand on Singapore’s reserves, Channel NewsAsia has published an Online Special titled ‘Singapore Reserves Revealed’ (August 2023) that provides a holistic overview of our reserves and how they came to be. Given her expertise on the history […]
NUS College’s Global Experience (GEx) course is a unique experiential course that ‘breaks open the classroom’ that lets students learn through immersive activities such as visits to research centres, governing institutions or heritage sites, participation in master classes or workshops to learn about culture and community, and engaging in dialogue with important personalities and leaders — across the world.
On 31 August, 2022, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority issued a conditional warning to an administrator for the Truth Warriors website under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act for publishing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines. While online misinformation is a longstanding threat, the nature of engagement on mobile messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, […]
Associate Professor Huang Hoon Chng (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) focuses on student engagement and the shift towards the transformational praxis, or process of treating students as partners within the learning process in ‘The Possibilities of Students as Partners – A Perspective from Singapore’ (Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education, 2019) Within certain […]
Recent viral videos showcasing individuals speaking multiple languages have prompted lively discussions about the nature of linguistic talent and the possibility of acquiring new languages. Dr Daniel Chan (NUS Centre for Language Studies) delves into key ideas surrounding multilingualism in ‘Commentary: Singaporean who speaks 11 languages should inspire even those who struggle with our mother […]
The CSGB Visiting Professorship in Sikh Studies, established in collaboration with the Central Sikh Gurdwara Board (CSGB) is the first of its kind in Asia, outside the Indian subcontinent.
SUPERNOVA Ablaze brought together about 150 student performers who lit up the stage in a lively festival of music and dance.
As part of the new Southeast Asia Friendship Initiative, students from various NUS halls, residential colleges and houses went on experiential study trips to countries in the region.
The Singapore political system traces its roots to the Westminster model inherited from the United Kingdom. Despite this legacy, the innovations and adjustments to it since its adoption have made the Singapore political system of today somewhat distinct. The first of these innovations is the introduction of the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme on […]
Against the backdrop of Malaysia’s state elections, the controversy sparked by British band The 1975’s lead singer Matty Healy’s on-stage antics at Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival has unveiled a multitude of perspectives and implications that extend beyond the realm of music. In her commentary published in Channel NewsAsia (August 2023), Dr Serina Abdul Rahman (NUS […]