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11 February 2023

A Winning Vision of a City on Cleaner Energy in 2060

NUS undergrads crowned national champions of Shell Singapore’s ‘Imagine the Future Scenarios’ competition.

01 February 2023

Onward to Harvard: The Journey Towards a Fulbright Scholarship

Alumnus Barath Harithas (NUS Political Science ’16) provides insight into the steps he took after graduation and the foundational role that FASS has played in him earning a ticket to Harvard Kennedy School.

17 January 2023

A/P Soo Yeon Kim and Dr. Nathanael Sumaktoyo the Asian Polmeth 2023 Conference (6-7 January 2023)

A/P Soo Yeon Kim and Dr. Nathanael Sumaktoyo hosted the 11th Annual Meeting of Asian Polmeth, in collaboration with The Society for Political Methodology (American Political Science Association) and Steering Committee members Fang-Yi Chiou (Academia Sinica, Taiwan), Kentaro Fukumoto (Gakushuin University, Japan), Benjamin Goldsmith (Australian National University, Australia), Kosuke Imai (Harvard University, U.S.A.), Xun Pang (Tsinghua […]

17 November 2022

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.

05 November 2022

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?

28 October 2022

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.

18 October 2022

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.

18 October 2022

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.

06 October 2022

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.