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Congratulations to Distinguished Professor Henry Yeung (NUS Geography), whose book Interconnected Worlds: Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia (Stanford University Press, 2022) has won the Silver Medal in the Business Theory category at the Axiom Business Book Awards! View the 2023 medal winners here. About Interconnected Worlds: Global Electronics and Production Networks in …
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The NUS Department of Chinese Studies, which turns 70 this year, is marking the momentous milestone with a year-long series of events. One such event was a symposium on the future of Chinese education in Singapore, and how it might respond to technology and other trends. Social media, talking robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT were some topics that loomed large at the event attended by 337 people at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) on 4 March.
Please welcome the Isaac Manasseh Meyer Fellowship (IMMF) Visitors for Fall Semester, 2023 and Spring Semester, 2024! You may find information on each visiting academic below. Please note that all visit periods are estimated, and you can check with the nominating staff for the actual dates. More information on the IMMF is available here. Prof …
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Associate Professor Lee Cher Leng (NUS Department of Chinese Studies) examines the conversational responses of young Singaporean-Chinese compared with their peers in mainland China and Taiwan in ‘Compliments and Compliment Responses of Singapore Chinese University Students’ (Global Chinese, 2015). A/P Lee explains how giving and receiving compliments occurs more naturally in certain cultures than in …
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On 7 March 2019, Jewel Changi Airport announced that a total of 500,000 tickets will be issued to Singapore residents who wish to get a sneak peek inside its premises before its official opening on 17 April the same year. Marketing itself as a ‘multi-dimensional lifestyle destination’, Jewel houses a range of facilities including indoor …
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This year’s edition of NUS Arts Festival features over 20 performances, films, public art, installations, and dialogues. It is also the first to return to pre-pandemic levels, and involves more than 700 NUS students, alumni, faculty, staff and collaborators, nearly twice of 2022 figures, and remains the largest performing arts event on campus.
NUS Open House 2023 saw a strong showing by visitors eager to find out about the University’s academic programmes, as it returned in from 25 February to 6 March. Some 7.71 million visitors attended the physical and online showcase which involved 3,071 faculty and staff, students and alumni.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had become a global pandemic. Within six months of the first reported case in December 2019, more than 9 million people were infected in over 200 countries and territories. Additionally, an estimated one in three individuals worldwide were …
Community-based eldercare services (CES) form an indispensable part of intermediate-long term care services in Singapore. They reduce the strain on public hospital resources by providing community care and outpatient services. CES comprise centre-based, home-based, and residential-based services. They mainly serve frail community-dwelling older adults (OAs) who require assistance with daily needs, or supervision and rehabilitation. …
FASS@CHS joins NUS Open House after a three-year break due to the global pandemic, featuring 8 panels and 17 department booths, drawing close to 14,000 prospective students and parents