Alumni Happening Details

Geographers tossed yu sheng to celebrate Geography@90 and the lunar new year in 2019.
Guests of Honour, Mr Ang Hin Kee and Ms Caroline Seah, with Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Robbie Goh, and former and current Geography faculty.

Nostalgia 1929 - Geography@90 Gala Dinner

18 January

On 18 January, the NUS Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, celebrated its 90th anniversary by taking a walk down nostalgia lane with nearly 200 alumni, students, faculty members and staff. A gala dinner was held at the hotel ballroom of Novotel Singapore on Stevens with Guests-of-Honour, Mr Ang Hin Kee ('91) Assistant Director-General of the National Trades Union Congress and Member of Parliament of the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency, and his wife, Ms Caroline Seah ('90) (Director, URA Academy, Professional and Industry Development Department).

The event also marked the twin launch of the Tan Huat Neo Prize and Medal, contributed by former Vice-Provost and geographer, Professor Lily Kong ('85), as well as the Department’s Geography Development Fund, established to encourage voluntary donations that would support the development of the department.

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