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The International Day of Democracy is held annually on 15 September to raise public awareness about democracy. As a political system, democracy takes on many forms. For example, Singapore’s style of democracy differs from conventional understandings of liberal democracy. Professor Chua Beng Huat (NUS Department of Sociology and Anthropology), in ‘Towards a non-liberal communitarian democracy’ […]
Congratulations to NUS Philosophy Professor Qu Hsueh Ming, who has won the 2023 Young Researcher Award at the annual University Research Awards! Prof Qu previously won the FASS Award for Excellent Researcher in 2021 (read more here). He is originally from Malaysia and joined the NUS Philosophy Department in 2015. Prior to that he received his Ph.D. from […]
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.
Ethan Naidu, FASS Student Ambassador 2022-2023, shares keen insights on his journey as a Student Ambassador.
Assoc Prof Bilveer Singh (NUS Political Science) explains the factors leading to Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning the recent Singapore Presidential Election and its implications for the next General Elections.
In support of Singapore’s bilingual education policy, the Speak Mandarin Campaign was launched on 7 September 1979 to promote the use of Mandarin amongst Chinese Singaporeans. Besides helping Singaporeans to remain in touch with their culture and heritage, bilingualism can also be useful in learning a third language. In ‘Bilingual Infants Demonstrate Advantages in Learning […]
In connecting with her Indian heritage, Year 4 English Literature major Darcel Anthony has also found her way to further appreciating the beauty of different cultures.
The NUS Office of Alumni Relations has launched NUS Be A-HEAD, a new seminar series designed to help graduating students and young alumni make a smooth transition from university campus to the professional world.
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.