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.

What October’s BTO Launch Will Tell Us About Singaporeans’ Priorities

What October’s BTO Launch Will Tell Us About Singaporeans’ Priorities

Speakers: Prof Sing Tien Foo 21 Oct 2024

In all, HDB is offering a bumper crop of 8,573 flats in nine towns in the October BTO launch. Prof Sing Tien Foo, Provost’s Chair Professor from the Department of Real Estate at NUS Business School, breaks down purchase factors such as prospective buyers’ priorities, long-term plans and personal circumstances, and shares his insights on how the new HDB classification framework could make Singapore’s society more inclusive and equitable by making different housing options accessible to the masses.

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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