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S-E Asia’s high stakes in Biden-Xi meeting
The dangerous deterioration of US-China ties has grave and far-reaching implications, and regional leaders should make clear to superpower rivals their deep concerns, advises Professor Chan Heng Chee, NUS Trustee, Ambassador-at-large, and Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD.
The Half-life of Knowledge
How should a fresh graduate, filled with aspirations to change the world, deal with the harsh reality that a significant portion of their undergraduate training may be rendered irrelevant by the simple passage of time?
Lessons from the 20th Communist Party Congress to Singaporean Youths
By Tan Zhan Tiam, Year 1 student from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Political Science and Chinese Studies), and Tai Kai Zhen, member of the Business China Youth Chapter.
Xi’s China Dream – Its Appeal and Dangers
Whatever personnel and policy changes emerge from the 20th party congress, China’s ambitions and revanchist ethnonationalist goals will endure, says Mr Bilahari Kausikan, Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS, former Singaporean diplomat and NUS Political Science alumnus.
Banking on Doing Good
From trailblazer in the banking world to leader in social services — Ms Junie Foo (NUS Political Science, ’90) has found her journey to be full of fulfilment.
Call for Nominations | FASS Inspiring Mentor Award 2022
We invite NUS FASS members of staff to nominate the colleagues who have served as their truly inspiring mentors – who have gone beyond the call of duty to positively impact their work and life – for FIMA 2022 honours.
FASS Establishes LBKM Social Sciences Scholarship to Nurture Top Talents in the Social Sciences
The scholarship was established through a S$300,000 gift from Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud, LBKM (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday Memorial Scholarship Fund Board).
Inaugural Tembusu Conversations: Artificial Intelligence and the Great Leap into an Age of Plenitude
Dr Lee Kai-Fu, CEO of Sinovation Ventures and former President of Google China, envisions the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to be a plenitude.
Weathering challenges ahead: Education on security issues is key
In ‘Weathering challenges ahead: Education on security issues is key’ (The Straits Times, August, 2022), Associate Professor Bilveer Singh (NUS Political Science) argues that security issues have become one of Singapore’s key priorities in light of surging inflation around the world. Southeast Asia is facing growing geopolitical uncertainties. Regional powers like China and India have […]