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.

Marriage registration online? It’s about time

Marriage registration online? It’s about time

Speaker: Dr Tan Poh Lin 24 Aug 2023

Social expectations leading to social pressures surrounding weddings can be stressful for couples getting married. Dr Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, commented that having couples jump through fewer hoops may inspire more couples to pull the trigger on marriage and help them stay together longer. And online marriage registrations could help in making that possible.  

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Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Speaker: Asst Prof Ng Weiyi, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School 13 Nov 2024