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The Population White Paper, released on 9 January 2013, proposed a projected population of 6.5 to 6.9 million residents in Singapore by 2030. In order to support this population, it is necessary to promote better livability, alongside reclaiming additional land and intensifying new developments. Land use optimization is defined as the process of allocating […]
A delegation of teachers from Catholic Junior College (CJC) visited the National University of Singapore (NUS) campus on Tuesday (5 January 2023) as part of their annual Teacher’s Learning Retreat and heard directly from faculty and students who shared their unique experiences and insights.
ChatGPT is a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022. It quickly gained global attention due to its detailed and articulate answers to human questions. In ‘The Impact of ChatGPT on Education’ (Channel NewsAsia, December 2022), Mr. Jonathan Y. H. Sim (Instructor with NUS Philosophy) joined CNA 93.8FM for a live radio interview to discuss […]
On 1 January 2016, the UN Sustainable Development Goals came into effect. These global goals aimed to end poverty and address social needs while protecting the environment. Carbon dioxide, when used as a measure of environmental quality, allowed nations to measure the effectiveness of their sustainable efforts and determine probable environmental impacts in the future. […]
The University of Singapore was formally established on 1 January 1962, following its split with the University of Malaya. At the time, the Singapore and Malayan governments wanted separate universities, and thus decided to have its Singapore and Kuala Lumpur divisions become autonomous national universities in their respective countries. Since then, the University of Singapore […]
On 29th December 2021, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng met with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, pledging to jointly fight the COVID-19 pandemic and enhance bilateral cooperation. According to Han, as close neighbours and partners, China and Singapore enjoy mutual political understanding and trust. China is Singapore’s largest trading partner, while Singapore […]
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) welcomed over 300 students across the region at the Global Youth Leaders’ Summit (GYLS) 2022, held from 17 to 19 December 2022.
What is Christmas like in Singapore? For the majority who are not Christian, except for bankers (keenly aware that it is an international bank holiday) or those staying in hotels, the day might very well pass you by. The MRT continues to run on a regular schedule, shops and restaurants continue to operate as normal, […]
Assistant Professor Jack Chia has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS) “in recognition of his contribution to historical scholarship” and becomes the third faculty member of NUS History to be elected after Professor Naoko Shimazu and Associate Professor Peter Borschberg.
International Migrants Day, when the contributions of migrants all over the world are acknowledged, is marked on 18th December. The occasion was first observed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000, a decade after the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was adopted […]