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Recipient of the Syed Ahmad Khan AMU Memorial Prize Ms Zara Karimi (NUS College and NUS Sociology and Anthropology ’23) and her commitment to studying issues facing South Asian migrants.
The dichotomy between competition and market dominance and its impact on consumers has long been a topic deserving of meticulous examination in Singapore. While competition is often deemed the ideal model for low prices and high-quality goods, the unique circumstances of a small market like Singapore call for a closer examination. Professor Sumit Agarwal (NUS […]
As their journey continues in this second instalment of the two-part series, the voyagers learn more about the local industries and explore the urban sights of the archipelago.
A Commentary by Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) in Suria News Online.
Civic education is an essential part of any country’s nation building and young people’s school experience. The notion of citizenship, however, is facing challenges from an increasingly globalising and technologically mediated world. In ‘Rethinking civic education in the digital era: How media, school, and youth negotiate the meaning of citizenship’ (International Communication Gazette, 2022), Associate […]
On 22 July 2020, the Singapore government announced the SingapoRediscovers campaign to revitalise the local tourism industry, which had come under immense strain during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the campaign includes tourism packages in the Singapore heartlands, heartland tourism is not a new initiative in Singapore. In ‘Discovering the ‘Heart’ in Heartland Tourism’ (Geografiska Annaler: […]
Photo: iStock/Yoke Fong Moey Since 1997, Racial Harmony Day has been held annually on 21 July in Singapore to commemorate the 1964 race riots, pay homage to today’s peaceful ethnic relations, and celebrate cultural diversity. Many Singaporeans would opine that Singapore has achieved harmony at the national level, but there remain questions of more insidious […]
The annual challenge, organised by the student-led NUS Economics Society since 2007, attracted participation from more than 200 pre-tertiary students representing 14 schools in Singapore.
The NUS Seafarers headed out to the Anambas Islands in Indonesia on two voyages in April and May, exploring diverse communities, enterprises, and environments scattered across the archipelago.
Fresh graduates Chloe Ng (NUS Geography ’23) and Tamara Tan (NUS Psychology ’23) tell us why they established 32 pages, an organisation aiming to improve the emotional resilience of children through literacy.