Home-Ground Advantage
Mr Woon Tien Yuan (Business ’12) is the Director of Killiney Kopitiam, a family business that is one of Singapore’s most-recognisable brands. He talks to The AlumNUS about taking a traditional enterprise into the future.
Special Feature: From Classroom to Frontline
Due to COVID-19, graduates from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Class of 2020 were deployed earlier than expected to meet the nation’s call for healthcare professionals, and most faced a heavy workload from the get-go.
Something Old, Something New
University traditions reveal a great deal about the character and values of an institution. Even as NUS’ traditions have evolved and adapted to keep up with changing times and extraordinary events, its core values are unshakeable.
Special Feature: Heroes in a Time of Crisis
COVID-19 has disrupted our world in myriad ways, yet the NUS spirit of giving continues to shine through our alumni community. Many are working tirelessly at the frontlines and sidelines, displaying acts of volunteerism, courage, selflessness and compassion.
The Journey Of A Lifestyle Maverick
Ms Cynthia Chua (Arts and Social Sciences ’93) began with one spa in 1996. Today, the Spa Esprit Group is a $100 million-dollar global beauty and F&B lifestyle business.
Finding That One in a Million
Geared at advancing prescriptive analytics, a new research programme by NUS’ Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA) might make it possible to pinpoint ‘perfect’ solutions to everyday problems.
Can We Benefit from Bipolarity?
Caught between the superpowers that are China and the United States, Southeast Asian countries may feel the pressure to choose sides. What then, is a prudent course to take?
Rocking the Boat for Good
Shaking up the status quo is at times necessary in order to level the playing field for all people; it has also been a lifelong calling for Royal Dutch Shell’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Ms Lyn Lee (Arts and Social Sciences ’89).
All The World’s His Stage
Mr Kahchun Wong (Music ’11) tells us how hard work and a nurturing school environment let him morph from an NUS undergrad to a globally-acclaimed maestro.
Around the World and Back Again
Now counted among the world’s top universities, NUS is contemplating its next move as a globally-oriented institution. The University has set its sights closer than you might think: on neighbouring Asian countries.
Charting His Own Course
A former civil servant, Mr Martino Tan (Public Policy ‘09) took a leap of faith and quit his job when the opportunity came to set up a news website — and today Mothership.sg has proved it was worth the gamble.
You, Me and our University
NUS’ alumni engagement has been on an upward trajectory in recent years. Whether it continues to rise depends in large part on the alumni themselves, and everyone else affiliated with the University.