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Southeast Asia’s Path in an Age of Limited US Leadership
Op-Ed on CNA Online by Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from NUS Political Science.
Civil society collective action under authoritarianism: divergent collaborative equilibriums for political reform in Malaysia and Singapore
SG Cares Giving Week is commemorated from 1 to 7 Dec every year, encouraging businesses and non-profit organisations to celebrate their volunteering and philanthropy efforts. Civil society organisations, or CSOs, play a key role in promoting political reforms, notably, in autocracies. Assistant Professor Elvin Ong and Syazwi Bin Rahmad (both NUS Political Science) explore the […]
Student Busy with Assignments at NUS as if Hit by ‘Tsunami’
A column piece by Syed Muhammad Firdaus, a final-year student at NUS Political Science, in Berita Harian (7 November 2023, page 11).
NUS Students Step Up as Community Link Befrienders to Support Disadvantaged Families
When times are tough, a trusted friend by your side becomes a source of strength to help you persevere, overcome adversity or give you hope. For some disadvantaged families in Singapore, these friends are NUS students who opted to take up a year-long service-learning course – GEN2070 Community Link (ComLink) Befrienders, which supports a nationwide initiative to uplift families with young children staying in rental flats, and empower these families to realise their aspirations.
Coming Together in a Whole-of-Society Approach to Address Singapore’s Ageing Population Challenges
Held on 30 September at NUS University Town, the symposium gathered more than 120 attendees consisting of NUS students, staff and alumni, as well as stakeholders from the public and social sectors, and saw changemakers, community leaders, and thought leaders discussing the issue of ‘Challenges of an Ageing Population in Singapore’, and how different organisations and individuals are doing their part to tackle this challenge.
Going Beyond Basic Needs
If you ever needed affirmation that internships can be life-changing, just listen to the experience of alumna Ms Siti Adriana Muhamad Rasip (NUS Political Science and NUS University Scholars Programme, ’16)
2023 CHS Case Competition: Tackling Screen Dependency in the Age of Social Media
Themed “Solutions for Tomorrow”, the third iteration of the competition saw 47 teams compete to devise the best solutions to screen dependency among Singaporean youth and adults. Conceptualised by the Dean’s Offices at the NUS Faculty of Science and NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), the competition’s unique features – an unlimited team size, the ability to change members during the competition and a Telegram group to facilitate team formations – were designed to simulate the way complex problems are tackled in the real world.
NUS Esports Sweeps Up Medals Across All Games at the Inter-Varsity Games Festival 2023
E-sports athletes and their supporters gathered at the e-sports wall at The Terrace @ COM3 to catch the exciting grand finals of the VALORANT match.
Why Tharman Won Big
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.