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Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy celebrates 20 years of excellence in leading governance and public policy

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) marked its 20th anniversary with a grand gala dinner held at Shangri-la Hotel in Singapore at the end of August 2024. The event brought together over 500 distinguished guests comprising staff, alumni and students, as well as donors and partners from around the world to celebrate the School’s two decades of excellence in public policy education and its growing influence on the global stage.

Education

Greener buildings, healthier people: NUS Cities event looks at the future of living spaces

The NUS Cities event, “Towards a Healthy Singapore: Green Building Impact on Public Health”, highlighted the role of higher education institutes and multi-disciplinary platforms in helping Singapore achieve net-zero. Exploring the relationship between sustainable building practices and Singapore's public health outcomes, the event also saw the launch of a partnership between NUS Cities and CapitaLand Development to promote joint research in sustainable urban planning and design.

Sustainability

NUS deepens collaborations with Vietnamese partners to promote education, industry development and innovation

NUS has inked a series of strategic Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs) with industry and academic partners in Vietnam, marking a new milestone in strengthening the University’s contributions to academic advancement and economic development in Vietnam. The collaborative programmes with NUS aim to accelerate digital transformation, advance medical education, and drive research and innovation across Vietnam.

Education

Shaping policies and improving health outcomes: Prof Teo Yik Ying takes health engagement to the global stage

At the core of the newly-created Office of Global Health is a man with a vision that transcends borders and disciplines—Professor Teo Yik Ying, an internationally renowned biostatistician who is also Dean of the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. The new Office will be the vanguard in NUS’ global health push: it leads NUS’ health engagement efforts on the global stage, empowering NUS to shape policies and health outcomes in the region, in an effective, sustainable and equitable manner.

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Consumers might have to pay more for their rides and deliveries. It’s a price worth paying

Consumers might have to pay more for their rides and deliveries. It’s a price worth paying

Numbering over 70,000, platform workers play critical roles in our modern economy, be it in food delivery or ride-hailing services. Associate Professor in Practice Terence Ho from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy shares his insights on the importance of policies like the recently passed Platform Workers Bill and other similar worker protections, which may incur business costs that are passed down to consumers but are ultimately crucial in ensuring fairer work conditions for a sustainable platform workforce.


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How China Can Make Life Better for Foreign and Domestic Tourists Alike

How China Can Make Life Better for Foreign and Domestic Tourists Alike

In a bid to win over foreign tourists and their spending, China has dispensed with pandemic regulations and greatly liberalised visas for foreign visitors, while WeChat has opened its payment system to international credit cards. Professor Ivan Png, Distinguished Professor of Strategy & Policy from the NUS Business School, suggests various ways China can further restore pre-pandemic levels of tourists, such as refining visa policies, payment systems, and railway services to boost tourism.


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