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 Challenges Ahead – Europe and the World

The Challenges Ahead – Europe and the World

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine | 16 January 2017

Has the game changed?

Has the game changed?

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies, Singapore | 7 January 2017

Cultural Transfers in History

Cultural Transfers in History

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Wang Gungwu, Chairman, NUS East Asian Institute | 6 January 2017

Perspectives on the Pacific Century

Perspectives on the Pacific Century

Speaker: Speaker: The Honourable Kirk Wagar, United States Ambassador to Singapore | 3 January 2017

Democracy

Democracy

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Tshering Tobgay, His Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan | 29 November 2016

Driving Singapore’s War on Diabetes

Driving Singapore’s War on Diabetes

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Paul Zimmet, Monash University’s Professor of Diabetes and Honorary President of the International Diabetes Foundation | 24 November 2016

Geopolitics & Pakistan’s Position in the World

Geopolitics & Pakistan’s Position in the World

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan | 18 November 2016

New Frontiers in International Regulatory Science

New Frontiers in International Regulatory Science

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Guido Rasi, Executive Director of European Medicines Agency | 25 October 2016

India in the World of the 21st Century

India in the World of the 21st Century

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations | 7 October 2016

Humanitarianism and Challenges to Humanitarian Action

Humanitarianism and Challenges to Humanitarian Action

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Unni Karunakara, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University | 5 October 2016