Welcome to Southeast Asian Studies @ NUS
Life isn't divided up into neat disciplinary boxes. Learning about the world shouldn't be boxed in either.
The Department of Southeast Asian Studies offers an ideal alternative to students who find disciplinary approaches to learning narrow or restrictive, and those who prefer a more subject-oriented curriculum. Our department aims to offer a truly inter-disciplinary approach to learning which draws on different perspectives and methodologies from the humanities and social sciences, all thoroughly informed by local experience and knowledge.
News
Field Study in Lingga
Led by Assoc Prof Jan Mrazek from the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, a group of 12 students from NUS explored Lingga Island for 5 hours as part of a field study trip that started from Bintan Island. Their experience has been reported by Lingga Geografia, a site dedicated to tourism in Lingga. Check out …
FASS Open House 2017
Come meet our staff and students at FASS Open House on 20 May 2017 and find out what Southeast Asian Studies is all about!
STEER Sail Indonesia
Join an amazing voyage on a classic sailing ship (like the one in attached picture) through the Riau Archipelago and along Sumatra’s coast, stopping at islands, exploring Indonesian multi-ethnic towns, water villages, ports, tiny fishing communities, a remote uninhabited isle, the Berbak National Park and tiger reserve on Sumatra, and the great Indragiri river. Visit …
NHB organises walking tours to mark 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore
Thursday 2 February 2017, The Straits Times. SINGAPORE – The National Heritage Board (NHB) is organising 11 walking tours around Singapore to mark the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore in 1942 during World War II. One of the tours, named The Last Days Of Empire, takes participants to memorials from University Town, where …
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