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.

Commentary: Singapore is getting serious about recreation

Commentary: Singapore is getting serious about recreation

Speaker: Dr Woo Jun Jie 1 May 2024

Minister for National Development Desmond Lee recently launched a roving exhibition for the Recreation Master Plan, which aims to create more spaces for residents to engage in leisurely and recreational activities. Dr Woo Jun Jie, Senior Lecturer at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, delves into why Singapore has placed so much emphasis and expended so much effort in planning its recreational spaces, and why such spaces are important in the first place.

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Airlines are making money again. But that might not last

Airlines are making money again. But that might not last

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof Nitin Pangarkar | 14 May 2026

Teaching undergraduates the art of survival in unsettled times

Teaching undergraduates the art of survival in unsettled times

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Simon Chesterman, Associate Professor Daniel PS Goh, Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh | 9 May 2026

How to manage Gen Z workers when you don’t always see them

How to manage Gen Z workers when you don’t always see them

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Sarah Cheah | 29 April 2026

When the gates close designing the resilient city

When the gates close designing the resilient city

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Nirmal Kishnani , Professor (Practice) Wong Mun Summ | 17 April 2026