Thought Leadership

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.

Singapore’s lifting of some firms’ foreign worker quota is no free lunch

Singapore’s lifting of some firms’ foreign worker quota is no free lunch

Speakers: Dr Faizal Yahya 18 Dec 2022

The recent unveiling of the Manpower for Strategic Economic Priorities (M-SEP) scheme may be a sign that the Singapore government is taking on a more merit-based approach to support industry leaders, giving them access to resources like foreign manpower while further differentiating them from laggards that will continue to be constrained by foreign manpower curbs, notes Dr Faizal Yahya, Senior Research Fellow at NUS’ Institute of Policy Studies. According to Dr Yahya, the increase in skilled foreign labour quota should be viewed positively as a measure to maintain Singapore’s importance as a global node in Asia, but companies that benefit from the M-SEP scheme must understand their obligation to invest in Singaporeans and provide opportunities for their career development.

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If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

Speaker: Dr Stefan Huebner, Senior Research Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing at NUS Business School 6 Mar 2025

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 3 Mar 2025

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