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.

Singaporean who speaks 11 languages should inspire even those who struggle with our mother tongue

Speaker: Daniel Chan 14 Aug 2023

If we struggle with our mother tongue despite years in school, do we lack innate talent for languages? Most of us might not end up speaking 11 languages like Oxford student Jonas Fine Tan, but his story should inspire us to try, opined Dr Daniel Chan, NUS Centre for Language Studies.

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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