Our People

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Living the adventurer’s dream
Ho Geer How managed NUS Overseas College Silicon Valley from October 2009 to August 2011 and returned to NUS in July 2016, after a short work stint in China. He’s a bit of an adrenaline junkie and should really write a book about his adventures.
Stricter measures to tackle COVID-19
Stricter measures to tackle COVID-19
The evolving COVID-19 situation in Singapore meant that the nation has to make rapid changes to the way we live, work and play.
AI-driven temperature screening with VigilantGantry
AI-driven temperature screening with VigilantGantry
The University Campus Infrastructure’s Digital Transformation Unit (UCI DTU), Organisational Excellence Transformation Unit (OETU) and GovTech started exploring ways to improve the current process of temperature screening to meet high human traffic demand.
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Triple the Life at BLOCK71 Indonesia
Agustin, who has been with NUS Enterprise since September 2017, has a herculean task of managing BLOCK71 Indonesia in three different cities – Jakarta, Bandung and Yogyakarta.
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OE heroes: Enhancing the procurement experience for staff
In a university as large as NUS, the myriad information staff need to distil in their daily work can take up a significant amount of time.
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OE heroes: Thriving in a world of constant change
To prepare students and enable them to thrive in a world of constant change, the University encourages them to be self-reliant and gain work experience on campus.
Starting the NUS journey on the right digital foot
OE heroes: Starting the NUS journey on the right digital foot
For new NUS staff, their first touchpoint with the University starts when they receive an NUSNET-ID (ID) which is pre-created and a password slip sent to their department.
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Gardening for Good
The eminent philosopher Marcus Cicero said it well some 2,000 years ago: “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
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Changing the world, one dive at a time
Educator, researcher, volunteer, environmental warrior – Dr Toh Tai Chong wears many hats but they are all unified by one thing: his love for the sea.
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OETU Retreat: All the fun and twice the learning!
Some 28 Organisational Excellence Transformation Unit (OETU) secondees across two batches spent the day at the Bukit Timah Campus learning new skills relevant to their work areas besides getting to know each other better at the OETU Retreat on 12 December 2019. It was a retreat which had all the fun and twice the learning!
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OE heroes: Paying It Forward with GIRO
With a student population of more than 40,000 and the growing trend of NUS students paying for their fees with credit cards, the University incurred over $1 million in credit card transaction fees in 2018.
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Docent for animals
Weiren Loh, Programme Manager at the NUS Overseas Colleges, has always loved animals, having spent much of his childhood growing up with his grandparent’s menagerie of Pomeranians, Shih Tzus, German Schnauzers and Maltese. That was also the time, however, when Weiren discovered he had an allergy to animal fur.
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The fine art of scientific glassblowing
As far as Mr R Dhasaratha Raman is concerned, glassblowing “saved his life”. Not only did it give him a sense of purpose, it also fueled a passion he never thought he had and brought some excitement into his life.
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OE heroes: Real-time benefits with LMPRS
At a research intensive university like NUS, the management and purchase of lab materials is fundamental to the work productivity of research staff throughout campus.
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Empowering staff to be future-ready
The University has embarked on an ambitious, farsighted initiative to equip staff with the necessary skills to be digitally ready for the workplace of the future.
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A walk on NUS’ wild side
How many plants can you identify on Kent Ridge Campus? Perhaps the ubiquitous raintree, tembusu or Bird of Paradise flower?
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OE heroes: Digital worker that works for U
Executive and Administrative (E&A) staff at NUS would have encountered processes at work that require manual and repetitive efforts, which consume much time and efforts.
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Fast Times in a New York Minute
Leong Kah-Yan has been with NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) office since August 2016. She managed NUS Overseas College Silicon Valley from October 2016 to December 2018, and subsequently NUS Overseas College New York from January 2019.
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OE heroes: Changing UPP Procurement Procedures for Lifelong Learning
NUS’ approach to place greater emphasis on lifelong learning has enabled some positive change to existing procurement policies. Just recently, the School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE), which regularly engages external instructors for short-term project-based engagements, championed an Organisational Excellence (OE) initiative to revise a University Procurement Policy (UPP) on Direct Contracting which will enable Faculties and Schools to reap considerable benefits.
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NUS recognised for excellence in Learning and Development strategy
It was a proud moment for NUS at the HR Excellence Awards 2019 when it was presented with the Silver award for the Learning & Development Category on 11 October 2019. The University emerged second place in this category amid intense competition from 30 other companies such as Marriott International, SAP and OCBC Bank.