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.

Dialogue as the way forward for a peaceful Asian Century

Dialogue as the way forward for a peaceful Asian Century

Speakers: Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Professor Wang Gungwu, Professor Kanti Bajpai, and Professor Chan Heng Chee 19 Nov 2021

Sustained talks are crucial to de-escalate growing threats of conflict in the region, urged Professor Kishore Mahbubani from the Asia Research Institute (ARI) at NUS; Professor Wang Gungwu, NUS University Professor; Professor Kanti Bajpai from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS; and Ambassador-at-Large Professor Chan Heng Chee who is also a member of the NUS Board of Trustees. They were speaking at a special roundtable organised by ARI. 

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Preparing for rising sea levels before it’s too late: Singapore looking into strengthening and adding coastline protection structures

Preparing for rising sea levels before it’s too late: Singapore looking into strengthening and adding coastline protection structures

Speaker: Assistant Professor Chew Soon Hoe 19 Dec 2024

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