Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe. Here’s what they had to share.
Speaker: Adj Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho 9 January 2026
Singapore can further leverage programmes such as Edusave and the Opportunity Fund to provide more opportunities for students from less well-off households to pursue their interests and develop their talents. The approach need not solely draw on Singapore’s fiscal resources, but could also include galvanising more private funding for this purpose.
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Speaker: Speaker: Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia and President of the Asia Society Policy Institute | 26 June 2018
Speaker: Speaker: Simon Chesterman, Dean and Professor National University of Singapore Faculty of Law | 6 June 2018
Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Senior Parliamentary Secretary | 5 June 2018
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Hugo Slim, Head of Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross | 24 April 2018
Speaker: Speakers: Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Education; Mr Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft | 6 April 2018
Speaker: Speakers: HE Iris Manzanares, Ambassador of Costa Rica to Singapore | 27 March 2018
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Cheong Koon Hean, 5th IPS Nathan Fellow | 26 March 2018
Speaker: Speaker: Amb Dr Usen Suleimen, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Singapore | 26 March 2018
Speaker: Speaker: Dr. Hasheem Mannan, Associate Professor at the University College Dublin | 26 March 2018
Speaker: Speaker: Professor Sten H. Vermund, Dean, Yale School of Public Health | 19 March 2018