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.

How Singapore can expand opportunities for its ‘lost Einsteins’

How Singapore can expand opportunities for its ‘lost Einsteins’

Speaker: Adj Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho 23 May 2025

How should Singapore effect assurance and empowerment for lower-income families while simultaneously stoking the drive to excel? Adjunct Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho, from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, shares his insights on how the Government’s efforts to double down on education and skills training to provide the best opportunities for every citizen can be reinforced by encouraging social mixing across socio-economic classes, and by expanding opportunities through enhanced forms of social investment.

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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

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Lee Poh Seng | 10 April 2026

A gentler climb with shorter steps for our most vulnerable families

A gentler climb with shorter steps for our most vulnerable families

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Wong Chin Yi | 5 April 2026