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.

Battle of the Asian Tigers? HK and S’pore shouldn’t buy into the myth

Battle of the Asian Tigers? HK and S’pore shouldn’t buy into the myth

Speakers: Woo Jun Jie 3 Jun 2023

There has been an ongoing narrative that Hong Kong and Singapore are embroiled in a “winner takes all” competition to be the leading business hub of the region. Dr Woo Jun Jie, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, notes that while the two cities may draw comparisons as strong financial centres, they are powered by vastly different strategies and enabling conditions.

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Maybe JB: Can Johor’s infrastructure cope with its rising popularity?

Maybe JB: Can Johor’s infrastructure cope with its rising popularity?

Speaker: Dr Serina Abdul Rahman, Lecturer from the Dept of Southeast Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, at NUS 5 Jul 2024

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