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NUS Political Science hosts Indonesian delegation for Information Session
On the 5th of February, 2024, the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS), alongside the Political Science Society of NUS (PSSOC), invited a delegation comprising over 130 students and educators from SMA Sabilillah Malang School, Indonesia.
The Political Science Society of NUS (PSSOC)’s Singapore Foreign Policy Dialogue II with Mr Bilahari Kausikan on 3rd November 2023
On 3rd November 2023, the Political Science Society of NUS (PSSOC), in conjunction with the NUS Political Science Department, organised the second iteration of the Singapore Foreign Policy dialogue.
Elections and Youth
A column in Lianhe Zaobao by Chen Zhan Tian, an undergraduate student from NUS Political Science and NUS Chinese Studies
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)