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.

Open for business, closed in our hearts? Immigration and future of Singapore identity

The Indian Civil Service: Has it delivered?

The Indian Civil Service: Has it delivered?

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Vinod Rai, Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and 11th Comptroller and Auditor-General of India | 16 January 2018

Coercion in the New Nuclear Age

Coercion in the New Nuclear Age

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Toby Dalton, Co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 10 January 2018

Asia’s growing impact on global higher education

Asia’s growing impact on global higher education

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, former NUS President | 28 December 2017

Siri goes to Medical School

Siri goes to Medical School

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Jeffry Mann, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | 28 November 2017

ASEAN Economic Integration: Myth or Reality

ASEAN Economic Integration: Myth or Reality

Speaker: Speaker: Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria, Senior Policy Fellow, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia | 27 November 2017

Balancing Internet democracy with Greater Accountability

Balancing Internet democracy with Greater Accountability

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Dan Shefet, President of the Association for Accountability and Internet Democracy | 22 November 2017

Birds, Humans and our Sustainable Future

Birds, Humans and our Sustainable Future

Speaker: Speaker: Ms Patricia Zurita, CEO of Birdlife International | 3 November 2017

The Powerful Lenses of Leadership

The Powerful Lenses of Leadership

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, NUS President | 3 November 2017

Breaking new frontiers globally in scientific engineering

Breaking new frontiers globally in scientific engineering

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Peter Ho, NUS Engineering alumnus and CEO of HOPE Technik | 25 October 2017

Finance Science, Technology and Financial Innovation and their Impact on the Economy

Finance Science, Technology and Financial Innovation and their Impact on the Economy

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Robert C. Merton, School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management | 25 October 2017