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How and why has NUS incorporated strategies to internationalise higher education? On 3 July 1905, King Edward VII College of Medicine was founded, before then developing into the National University of Singapore (NUS). At present, NUS’s influence goes far beyond the shores of Singapore, as it has established itself as a globally-renowned academic institution. Much […]
It’s food galore this month! Food aficionados, get ready to whet your appetite for Singapore Food Festival 2018. 25 years in running, the Festival is a month long celebration of the island’s best local cuisine. To savour local delights beyond this month, we feature alumni and local food writer Sylvia Tan’s (Department of English Language […]
If you have a spring in your step and you embody the zeitgeist of today – Happy Youth Day to you! Every first Sunday of July, Singapore celebrates Youth Day to empower the young visionaries for the future. There’s no better way to empower the young, than with charged up information and communication technologies (ICTs). […]
On July 1 1955, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) was introduced as a compulsory savings plan for Singaporeans and permanent residents to fund retirement, healthcare, and housing needs. Individuals are given the flexibility to withdraw 10-30% of their CPF savings when they turn 55. Visiting Professor Sumit Agarwal of NUS Business School, Associate Professor Jessica […]
Observing the growing trend of outsourcing in Asia’s biomedical research and development (R&D) market, International Enterprise Singapore launched a new Singapore Biomedical R&D Consortium on 23 June 2011 to help Singapore-based companies tap into this potential. Multinational corporations’ (MNCs’) decisions of where to locate R&D are influenced by push and pull factors. Efficient supervision and […]
If you’re looking for clues to entertain children this June holiday, look no further than Dept of English Language and Literature alumnus Don Bosco’s Sherlock Hong series! The first of this four part series is The Immortal Nightingale (2015). Other than an interest in solving mysteries, Sherlock Hong and Sherlock Holmes are worlds apart. Hong […]
In the 1990s, Singapore grounded “Asian family values” of love, care, mutual respect, filial piety and commitment as its core national “Shared Values.” After two decades, the country’s population has tripled and become more globalised, yet Singapore has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. Do these family values still remain relevant for […]
Bottoms up and chug down your kopi! Inaugurated on 9 June 2016, the Singapore Coffee Festival celebrates Singapore’s unique and rich coffee heritage. Singapore’s coffee culture can be traced back to the colonial era, when coffee-shops (kopi tiam in Hokkien) were an indispensable part of the lives of most working adults. Providing an important space […]
What if a stranger, an asylum seeker, turned up at your doorstep? Would you let him enter? Alumna Kirsten Tan (Dept of English Language and Literature) deals with these questions in her award winning film, Dahdi (2014). The film is inspired by the Maritime and Port Authority’s controversial decision to deny a boat of Rohingya […]
Singapore acknowledges the importance of the natural environment to economic performance and livability, but the true obstacle lies in assessing the country’s environmental assets at a national level. Awarded with a $4.8 million project over three years, NUS Associate Professor of Geography Daniel Friess will be leading the national-scale assessment of Singapore’s natural capital, along […]