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Yale-NUS alumni embark on research projects to address global issues

9 April 2021

*All photos were taken before the implementation of COVID-19 safe management measures. As Singapore and the world face complex challenges today, Yale-NUS alumni have embarked on research initiatives to address the effects of social behaviors on global issues. In particular, these projects shed light on the importance of large-scale cooperation i...

Yale-NUS alumni pursue exciting and unexpected career pathways

19 March 2021

By Meryl Yu Chi Ying *All photos were taken before the implementation of COVID-19 safe management measures. Flexibility and critical thinking are requisite skills to respond to today’s evolving workplace demands. An educational paradigm, focusing on static boundaries demarcating the various disciplines, may no longer suffice. At Yale-NUS College...

Yale-NUS alumni give back to the community

5 February 2021

By Ethel Pang *All photos were taken indoors or before the implementation of COVID-19 safe management measures. At Yale-NUS College, cultivating a lifelong habit of continuous learning and an ethic of service go hand-in-hand. The liberal arts education encourages students to think deeply and critically about contemporary issues, pushing them to...

Yale-NUS Womxn in Business organises talk series exploring social impact in different industries

22 December 2020

By Evan See Yale-NUS College alumnus Ms Charis Lim (Class of 2019), a User Experience (UX) designer at GovTech Singapore, loves that her job lets her work with technology and design, while giving her the chance to make an impact in the social services as well. As part of the Yale-NUS Womxn in Business (WIB)...

Yale-NUS lecturer Dr Yanyun Chen wins prestigious Young Artist Award 2020

15 December 2020

By Joshua Wong Dr Yanyun Chen. Image provided by National Arts Council of Singapore. Flipping a coin seems like a haphazard way to decide one’s life trajectory, but that was precisely how Lecturer of Humanities (Visual Arts) Dr Yanyun Chen determined to pursue art instead of mathematics for her undergraduate studies. “Obviously, at this point,...

Yale-NUS alumni generate positive social change through novel initiatives

4 December 2020

By Kelly Ng *All photos were taken indoors or before the implementation of COVID-19 safe management measures. Yale-NUS College’s interdisciplinary liberal arts and science curriculum and diverse modes of learning encourage students to integrate knowledge to bring about positive change. Many Yale-NUS alumni have applied what they learned in Colle...

Yale-NUS students give back to communities through social impact work

1 December 2020

By Lim Wei Da *All photos were taken before the implementation of COVID-19 safe management measures. Image provided by Ms Chan Kah Mun (Class of 2020). Imparting knowledge is not the sole focus of the college experience offered at Yale-NUS College. Here, students immerse themselves in a culture of diverse perspectives where the College nurtures...

Recurring gifts to the College help underscore community spirit

27 November 2020

By Avani Adhikari *All photos were taken indoors or before the implementation of COVID-19 safe management measures. At Yale-NUS College, the spirit of giving is a testament to the solidarity of the community. Motivated to aid deserving students, many have stepped forward to make recurring gifts so cohorts of students can continue to enjoy a...

Yale-NUS Alumni – Seah & Siak Study Award empowers student to pursue his passion in education

30 October 2020

By Matthew Aviso *All photos in this article were taken before the implementation of COVID-19 safe distancing measures. From left to right: Ms Chong Siak Ching, Ms Samantha Seah (daughter of Ms Chong and Mr Seah) and Mr Seah Cheng San. Image provided by Mr Seah. In 2008, an old army friend teaching at the...

Professional journalists share their insights in a student organised panel discussion

28 October 2020

By Muhammad Firdaus Journalism plays an integral role in society by educating the public and shaping opinions. At Yale-NUS College, students interested in pursuing journalism as a career will find plenty of opportunities to develop their skills, build their network and further their professional development. A key driving force behind such oppor...

Yale-NUS alumni share career and graduate studies advice with students through virtual panel discussions

2 October 2020

By Lim Wei Da Yale-NUS alumni Ms Ilya Katrinnada Binte Zubaidi (Class of 2018), Ms Ritika Biswas (Class of 2018) and Mr Matthew Bolden (Class of 2017) shared career and graduate studies tips with students through a series of panel discussions. Images provided by Ms Ilya, Ms Biswas and Mr Bolden. Since the start of...

Yale-NUS alumni contribute to Singapore’s poetry and music scenes

18 September 2020

By Kelly Ng Creating impact in various fields is a key outcome of Yale-NUS College’s educational experience. Some of our alumni have contributed their unique and creative works to the local poetry and music scenes. Mr Hamid Roslan (Class of 2017)’s debut book on Singlish and English poems, parsetreeforestfire, was recently shortlisted for the Si...

Yale-NUS alumni and faculty jointly authored book on Japanese postcards for National Library Board Singapore

25 August 2020

By Ethel Pang From left: Ling Xi Min, Regina Hong, and Professor of Humanities (History) Naoko Shimazu. Image provided by Ling Xi Min, Regina Hong, and Naoko Shimazu. On 27 March 2020, Yale-NUS College Professor of Humanities (History) Naoko Shimazu and alumni Regina Hong and Ling Xi Min (both Class of 2017) published a jointly-authored...

Yale-NUS students and alumni employ technological innovations to meet COVID-19 challenges

14 August 2020

By Lim Wei Da Mr Hrishi Olickel (Class of 2018) presenting at a conference. Image provided by Mr Olickel. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Yale-NUS students and alumni looked into various ways to assist communities around the world impacted by the outbreak. Mr Hrishi Olickel (Class of 2018) serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)...

Yale-NUS alumni deliver breaking news on the COVID-19 pandemic

5 June 2020

By Ethel Pang Amidst the pandemic, we have been inundated with news surrounding the latest COVID-19 developments daily. These updates have kept us informed on changing issues related to the pandemic. Covering the news during such extraordinary times requires both speed and an eye for details. Our Yale-NUS alumni, who are working at the frontline...

Yale-NUS graduating seniors to contribute to diverse industries from education, to aviation and the arts

26 May 2020

By Muhammad Firdaus This month marks the official completion of undergraduate life for the Class of 2020 as the graduating seniors get set to embark on their next phase of life. For some, they are looking forward to contributing to diverse sectors in Singapore, namely education, aviation and the arts. Krishan Sanjay Mahesh (Class of...

Class of 2020 seniors further their interests in computing and public policy through Concurrent Degree Programmes

19 May 2020

By Lim Tian Jiao At Yale-NUS College, students interested in public policy, computing, the environment, public health, law or medicine can apply for concurrent degree programmes (CDP) or special programmes offered in partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) or Yale University. Five students in the Class of 2020 are currently ...

Yale-NUS students embark on postgraduate law endeavours

15 May 2020

By Kelly Ng Law and liberal arts are often regarded as vastly different academic fields – the former seen as a more rigorous and specialised professional discipline while the latter advocates for a more expansive intellectual grounding in social sciences, sciences and humanities. However, at Yale-NUS College, law and liberal arts are two academi...

Yale-NUS student to pursue Duke-NUS MD-PhD programme

5 May 2020

By Denise Tan Anjali Kannangath (Class of 2020) will be pursuing a MD-PhD at Duke-NUS. Image provided by Anjali. For Anjali Kannangath (Class of 2020), conducting research at Yale-NUS was “the most critical” in preparing her for the MD-PhD track at Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), a seven-year programme which combines medical education with r...

Alumnus adapts capstone project into a free-to-access audio drama

3 April 2020

By Ethel Pang Temujin’s official artwork. Image provided by Isabel Fang. This February, Yale-NUS College’s alumnus Mr Roshan Singh (Class of 2018) successfully launched a free-to-access, five-part radio drama series titled Temujin: An Audio Drama on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts, and other major audio distribution platforms. Adapted from th...

One Year Later: Concurrent and Double Degree Programme graduates think and work across boundaries

7 February 2020

By Kevin Low It has been more than a year since the inaugural class of students from the Yale-NUS College Double Degree Programme (DDP) with Law and various Concurrent Degree Programmes (CDP) graduated. Among them, Ms Amelia Chew and Mr Benjamin Leong (both from the Class of 2018) have been drawing on their experience of...

Footnotes of History: Behind the scenes with the Yale-NUS alumni who contributed to the Singapore Bicentennial commemorations

6 December 2019

By Kevin Low “A whirlwind of constant emails and calls, too many buzzing WhatsApp groups, and rushing around the island for outreach events, meetings and site recces.” That was how Ms Yap Zhiwen (Class of 2017) described the process of organising The Future of our Pasts Festival (TFOOPFest), a month-long public event organised by...

Lim Ngee Khoon Study Award: Transforming Adversity into Opportunity

29 November 2019

By Jiang Haolie At Yale-NUS College, many students requiring financial assistance to pursue a Yale-NUS education benefit from the support of need-based study awards that have been established through the generosity of various donors. One such award, the Lim Ngee Khoon Study Award, was established by Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, former Presi...

Volume One: Yale-NUS alumni become first-time publishers of books on poetry and machine learning

4 Oct 2019

By Kevin Low “What is this speaking, who does it, why and how is this spoken?” This is how Mr Abdul Hamid bin Roslan (Class of 2017) would introduce his book to new readers. “This is a question whose tail eludes me. I have no answers.” Mr Hamid’s debut book of poetry, parsetreeforestfire, was...

Alumni from Yale-NUS build on their skills in science-related research

2 August 2019

By Kevin Low “I think it is quite a common assumption that scientists don’t have to be good at writing – nothing could be further from the truth!” said Ms Chan Li Ting (Class of 2017). “The committee chair for my thesis was an excellent writer, and had extremely high expectations for written work...

Alumni in the arts find meaning in chasing their dreams

7 June 2019

By Kevin Low “A young teenage participant shared that when she saw herself reflected in the mirrored surfaces of Robert Morris’ ‘Untitled’ (four mirrored cubes), she felt like she was the artwork, which made her feel worthy,” said Ms Tan Heng Yeng (Class of 2018). “That was a particularly moving moment for me.” Ms...

Yale-NUS Alumni Study Awards: A serendipitous connection

30 April 2019

By Denise Tan Photo by Ashbel Chioh for Yale-NUS College. The ties between Terence Wang (Class of 2020), Foo Zhewei (Class of 2019) and Associate Professor of Science (Life Sciences) Khoo Hoon Eng, Rector of Saga College, run beyond their hometown of Penang, Malaysia. In what Terence terms a “serendipitous connection”, both students are the...

Outstanding in their fields: Alumni commit to making an impact in environmental careers

5 April 2019

By Kevin Low “Being able to inspire and encourage others to grow their own food makes me optimistic about the future,” said Ms Kimberly Hoong. She is one of a handful of Yale-NUS College alumni who have swapped their pens for ploughshares, joining Singapore’s small but burgeoning agricultural industry after graduating. Ms Hoong works...

Global Workforce: International Alumni Enjoy Living and Working in Singapore

1 February 2019

By Kevin Low This article is part of a two part series looking at alumni working in foreign environments. Check out the previous piece from Dec 2018 featuring Singapore students working abroad. Transitioning to the working world can be challenging. Although Yale-NUS College’s international alumni have been living and learning in Singapo...

Global Workforce: Singaporean Alumni Thrive in Overseas Employment

7 December 2018

By Kevin Low This article is part of a two part series looking at alumni working in foreign environments. Look out for the next piece in Feb 2019 featuring international students working in Singapore. Starting a new job after graduation is a daunting task for many. Starting a new job in a foreign country is...

From prep to plating: Yale-NUS alumus gains hands-on kitchen lessons

5 October 2018

By Kevin Low Yale-NUS College has always encouraged students to take the unconventional path, and alumnus Kaushik Swaminathan took this philosophy seriously. For three months in his final year, Kaushik, a Global Affairs major, trained as a chef at a restaurant called Nouri, working three nights a week honing his culinary skills and preparing in...

Spontaneous humour: Yale-NUS student and alumni improvisers at the Singapore Improv Festival 2018

3 August 2018

By Kevin Low From 15 – 18 March 2018, performers from Yale-NUS College’s improvisational theatre (improv) troupes participated in the Singapore Improv Festival 2018. Held at the Aliwal Arts Centre, the festival hosted a variety of shows and workshops over four days, with improv performers (known as improvisers) flying in from various countries i...

Masters and Doctors: Yale-NUS alumni pursue post-graduate education

1 June 2018

By Kevin Low | Images as credited After graduating last year, the alumni from the inaugural Class of 2017 chose many different paths: some went on to find gainful employment in various organisations around the world, while some chose to pursue further studies in various fields, from literature to life sciences and medicine. In...

Gone but not forgetful: Alumni keep in touch with the Yale-NUS community

6 April 2018

By Kevin Low | Images as credited The Class of 2017 alumni have embarked on the beginning of their careers or are navigating the avenues of further studies. But they have not forgotten their roots – many have returned to their alma mater to bring back some of the lessons from their experiences to the...

Yale-NUS alumni keep the spirit of residential living alive after graduation

2 February 2018

Text and images by Kevin Low Upon graduation, Yale-NUS alumni are required to move out of their residential colleges. International students tend to return to their home country, while many Singaporeans go back to living with their families: a common practice in land-scarce Singapore. Some Class of 2017 graduates, however, opted to keep the spir...

From suites to suits, Yale-NUS graduates embark on their careers

19 May 2017

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Having completed their four-year liberal arts degree at Yale-NUS College, some graduates of the pioneer class will be diving straight into the working world. While some such as Manas Punhani (Class of 2017) and May Tay (Class of 2017) will be joining multinational corporations such as global management...

Making social impact with the liberal arts, Yale-NUS students embark on meaningful careers

12 May 2017

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited As the first class of Yale-NUS College prepares to graduate in a few weeks’ time, some students have committed themselves to applying their liberal arts education to meaningful careers in the social services or healthcare sectors. One such student is Daryl Tan (Class of 2017). A major in...

Graduates from Yale-NUS’ first class receive fellowships

5 May 2017

By Valerie Yeo | Images as credited Tara Dear and Ling Xi Min are amongst graduating students who will be taking up prestigious fellowship offers. Image by Aleithia Low As the pioneer batch of Yale-NUS students consider various post-graduation options, some of them will be taking up prestigious fellowship offers from organisations around the wor...

Yale-NUS Students work with Skillseed to create social impact through projects

2 May 2017

By Michelle Soto | Images provided by Dianne Araral, Callysta Thony and Monica Kim On 15 March 2017, three Yale-NUS students, Dianne Araral (Class of 2020), Callysta Thony (Class of 2018) and Monica Kim (Class of 2020) were featured on an episode of a local Chinese language show called ‘Hello Singapore’ for their work with...

Building a legacy of Senior Class Giving

28 April 2017

By Baoyun Chelsea Cheo (Class of 2017) | Images as credited As Yale-NUS College prepares for the graduation of its first class this May, the Class of 2017 united for their final parting gift to the College community in February during the College’s inaugural Senior Class Gift (SCG) Campaign. Led by a committee of seven...

Graduates from Yale-NUS’ first class head abroad for graduate studies

21 April 2017

By Daryl Yang | Image by Weave for Yale-NUS College While Joan Danielle Ongchoco (Class of 2017, above) will be graduating from Yale-NUS College later this year with the rest of the inaugural class, her connection with Yale-NUS will continue as she heads to Yale University to pursue a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. “I was...

Sustaining an interest in sustainability, Yale-NUS seniors head to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (Yale F&ES)

16 April 2017

By Daryl Yang | Image by Aleithia Low As the pioneer batch of Yale-NUS students is set to graduate in May 2017, some of them will head to one of the College’s parent institutions to continue their studies. Chua Wan Ping and Xie Yihao (both Class of 2017) have been selected as the first two...

First graduating Yale-NUS class embark on capstone projects before graduation

7 April 2017

By Daryl Yang | Images as credited Before members of the Class of 2017 could count down to their graduation from Yale-NUS College, they counted down to the deadline for their capstone projects. A unique aspect of the Yale-NUS curriculum is the original capstone project which all students undertake with the guidance of Yale-NUS faculty...

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