News

08 September 2023

Beyond the Classroom: My Student Ambassador Experience

Ethan Naidu, FASS Student Ambassador 2022-2023, shares keen insights on his journey as a Student Ambassador.

31 August 2023

The World as Classroom: NUS College’s Global Experience Course

NUS College’s Global Experience (GEx) course is a unique experiential course that ‘breaks open the classroom’ that lets students learn through immersive activities such as visits to research centres, governing institutions or heritage sites, participation in master classes or workshops to learn about culture and community, and engaging in dialogue with important personalities and leaders — across the world.

29 August 2023

Social Science and Humanities Research Fellowship (SSHRF) Recipient Dr. Elvin Ong

Dr. Elvin Ong awarded the Social Science and Humanities Research Fellowship (SSHRF) by the Singapore Social Science Research Council (SSRC).

29 August 2023

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award 2023-2024 Recipient Dr. Elvin Ong

Dr. Elvin Ong awarded the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award 2023-2024, funded by the U.S. government.

18 August 2023

Gaining Fresh Perspectives on Leadership and Sustainability in Southeast Asia at TF-NUS LEaRN 2023

This year’s programme began in May, where 34 participants from four local universities – NUS, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore University of Social Sciences, and Singapore Institute of Technology – attended workshops, field trips, and presentations on sustainability and leadership in Indonesia.

26 July 2023

Bilahari: Affected by Ethnic Sentiment, Some Singaporeans Fail to Recognise National Interests

A new book – a second collection of essays and speeches on Singapore’s foreign policy – by Mr Bilahari Kausikan, Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS, former Singaporean diplomat and NUS Political Science alumnus (’76) seeks to help people understand international relations better.

14 July 2023

NUS Political Science Society Hosts 400 Students from the Region at 20th Anniversary of Singapore Model United Nations

About 400 students from more than 20 secondary schools, pre-university and tertiary institutions in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region gathered to debate pressing global developments and issues such as healthcare, climate change and peacekeeping at the 20th Singapore Model United Nations (SMUN) conference.

14 July 2023

A Homecoming for All: NUS Alumni Across Campuses and Generations Reunite at Bukit Timah

NUS Homecoming 2023 brought together more than 800 NUS graduates at the Bukit Timah Campus to celebrate their alma mater.

16 May 2023

Tackling Population Challenges? Be Bolder, says Ho Kwon Ping

The 1st SR Nathan Fellow of the Institute of Policy Studies (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy), prominent businessman and FASS alumnus Ho Kwon Ping (Economics, History and Political Science, ’78) suggests that Singapore’s large transient community of foreign workers could be a future source of permanent residency or citizenship.