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Rethinking growth through the crucible of crises

In the third instalment of “Looking to 2023”, a series of commentaries on what readers can expect in the new year, Associate Professor Benjamin Tee, Associate Vice President of NUS Enterprise and Vice Dean of Research at NUS College of Design and Engineering, discussed the role of innovation and how institutes of higher learning are in a critical position to lead the charge through a crucible of crises such as potential runaway inflation, supply chain disruptions and climate deterioration.

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Kayaking to clean up Seletar Island

Twenty NUS students now better understand the environmental impact of disposable Styrofoam boxes and plastic bottles, from a ‘Kayak and Clean’ expedition that Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) organised last month. They collected 17.5kg worth of trash, which formed the bulk of the trash collected during a clean-up of Seletar Island. ‘Kayak and Clean’ expeditions have been regularly organised for RVRC students since 2017, as part of the College’s emphasis on sustainability and environmental stewardship.

Sustainability

Turning $100,000 into a $6.7m education business

NUS Business School undergrad Evan Heng took his passion and gift for teaching and founded Zenith Learning Group. More than three years later, the 25-year-old now runs a multi-million dollar business and is determined to stay grounded in purpose, measuring the success of his business by the number of people helped multiplied by the extent of help given to each individual.

Entrepreneurship

Shaking up Singapore's telco industry

Founded by NUS Computing and NUS Overseas Colleges alumnus Rameez Ansar and his fellow co-founders, telco Circles.Life has shaken up the local telecommunications space. Through innovation and by venturing on the path less trodden, the group started Singapore’s first digital telco. They overcame numerous challenges, and disrupted the traditional telco sector to achieve their mission of giving power back to the customer.

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Singapore has a vision for tomorrow – to improve work and employment

In Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s speech at a recent Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Singapore Perspectives conference, he highlighted three challenges relating to work - changing nature of work, retirement security and income distribution. Mr Wong also spoke about corresponding responses to these challenges. While those aims are not new, what struck Associate Professor in Practice Terence Ho from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS was the opportunity we have to transform society by making work better.


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Commentary: The evidence of Singapore’s preparedness efforts is clear

As Singapore and the world enter the fourth year of the pandemic, the public health situation and the scientific understanding of the virus have changed considerably. Measures that once worked in 2020, are no longer sustainable. While COVID-19 will, unfortunately, stay with us for the considerable future, Singapore’s evidence-based approach to pandemic preparedness has stood it in good stead to navigate the changing landscape in a proactive, rather than reactive manner, said Dr Khoo Yoong Khean, Scientific Officer and Dr Ruklanthi de Alwis, Deputy Director, both from the Duke-NUS Centre for Outbreak Preparedness.


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