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Digital Enablement Champions: Inspiring Innovation and Agility
In today's fast-paced work environment, digital enablement tools bring agility and speed to everyday tasks, empowering us to work smarter and faster. The recently concluded Digital Enablement Star Awards recognised individuals among us who have made a positive impact on the NUS community by inspiring and encouraging the adoption of these tools into their business processes.
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A guiding beacon for Human Resources management strategies
The NUS Office of Human Resources warmly welcomed a group of 29 delegates from the Human Resource Committee of Public Universities Malaysia, guiding them through a half-day programme on HR strategies at NUS. Delegates got a bird’s-eye view of the practices within NUS, as well as possible concepts and practices that they could adapt and implement into their own university HR practices.
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Empowering Student Success in Career Development using Digital Tools
The workforce landscape has witnessed significant shifts, including the widespread integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recruitment processes, the rise of remote video interviews and a demand for versatile skill sets that transcend traditional fields of study. The NUS Centre for Future-Ready Graduates (CFG) shares two digital tools that play a pivotal role in equipping students to be career-ready.
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Agility Network Launches as Newest NUS CoP
The NUS Agility Network, launched in March 2023, is the latest Community of Practice (CoP) established in various industries and interest areas to provide support, resources and networking for their members. It brings together NUS staff with an interest in increasing the University’s efficiency and responsiveness in an evolving higher education landscape.
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NUS STARS Run 2023: Fostering active lifestyles and camaraderie among staff
The inaugural NUS STARS (Staff Talent in Athletics and Recreational Sports) programme, organised by the Office of Human Resources (OHR), kicked off with a 3.5km run across the Kent Ridge Campus on 22 July 2023. The NUS STARS programme aims to promote an active lifestyle through competitive sports and reignite the sporting spirit amongst NUS staff.
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Digitalising the Student Admissions Process
To handle an increase in the number of student applications received and the challenging circumstances created by COVID-19, the NUS Business School Master of Science Programmes incorporated a digital interviewing solution from startup Astronaut Technologies into their admissions process, saving approximately 100 man-hours during a single admission cycle.
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NUS Tech Sandbox: Inspiring Administrative Innovation
To help inspire the administration at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to embrace a more innovative mindset, while also finding solutions to the University’s pain points, the NUS Tech Sandbox was piloted in mid-2022 by Mr Clarence Ti, NUS Deputy President (Administration). The initiative is meant to drive a culture of agility and creativity within the University, encouraging staff exposure to external ideas and helping position NUS as an early adopter of disruptive technology.
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Get to know the new NUS Agility Office from its Director Roy Tan
We are a unit under the Office of the President that takes on various strategic projects with the view to improve the University’s agility in the face of a changing higher education landscape.
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The Future at Work: Office of Finance Reveals Revamped Office
In January 2023, the office, located on the third floor of University Hall, opened its doors to returning staff following the completion of a six-month renovation that commenced last July.
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Developing Employees for an Agile University
As the University affirms its commitment to lifelong learning for its graduates by scaling up its offerings in the Continuing Education and Training (CET) space, it has also pledged to develop a strong employee development programme that supports the growth of its staff.
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Quantifying OE: Overhauling Enterprise Systems
The Organisational Excellence (OE) initiative was launched in 2018 to modernise NUS’ administration and enhance operational efficiency. One important component of this goal has been the upgrading of the University’s technology systems, bringing them in line with industry standards to provide for a more agile and effective support apparatus.
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Employees Weigh in on NUS’ Agility
To increase efficiency on an operational level, NUS introduced the Organisational Excellence (OE) initiative in 2018 to simplify processes, overhaul major enterprise systems, and restructure NUS’ administrative services through the adoption of a Shared Services and Business Partnering model. The the NUS Organisational Agility survey sheds light on how NUS staff have responded to major changes.
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Procuring Change through Branding and Empowerment
The Central Procurement Office (CPO)'s Procurement Reform 2.0 exercise resulted in the re-engineering of 12 processes and the streamlining of the University Procurement Policy. It also refreshed its brand identity, raising awareness of key changes and the unit’s mission to engage and simplify.
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Developing a BPR Mindset
With the aim of increasing the speed and quality of its services, DVO teamed up with the Organisational Excellence Transformation Unit (OETU) to identify and streamline its processes over a period from August 2021 to April 2022.
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DE’Hackathon: Transforming NUS Through Digital Enablement
In July, NUS staff put their digital skills to the test at the inaugural DE’Hackathon, leveraging Digital Enablement (DE) tools and technology to address challenges, experiment with new ideas, and transform work processes.
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A mOSAic of Organisational Excellence
When the Organisational Excellence (OE) exercise was launched a few years ago, one of its goals was to inspire a culture of continuous improvement and agility across the University. One department which has fully embraced this ethos is the Office of Student Affairs (OSA).
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NUS Rolls Out New Curriculum Management System
NUS launched a new curriculum management system (CMS) in July 2022, providing greater visibility and efficiency to module creation, review and publishing.
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Navigating Compliance and Risk at NUS
Today’s workplace is becoming increasingly complex: as various business and personal relationships intertwine, identifying threats to decision-making at work becomes more difficult.
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uNivUS clinches national WSH Innovation Award 2022
uNivUS was a pivotal platform enabling the safe navigation of our campuses, and monitoring of health during the pandemic.
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Confidence in An Ethical Culture
Driven by NUS’ mission to maintain trust and confidence among students and the public, the NUS Whistleblowing Unit (WBU), under the purview of the Office of Risk Management and Compliance (ORMC), ensures that all staff uphold a high standard of integrity.