Calendar of Events

JANUARY – MARCH

A Special Conferment Ceremony for the Sultan

The Sultan of Brunei, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from NUS at a ceremony presided by President S R Nathan, the University’s Chancellor. The degree was conferred on the Sultan for his achievements in leading his country and fostering close ties between Singapore and Brunei. The occasion opens a new chapter for NUS as it explores possible areas of collaboration with Brunei’s national university, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

NUS High students attending their first lecture

NUS High School of Mathematics & Science opened its doors to welcome its first cohort with a juxtaposition of the conventional and the extraordinary. Aside from the usual energetic and auspicious lion-dance, an illuminating lecture on the “nanoworld” gave the inaugural enrolment of 231 students a preview to the exciting journey of discovery that awaits them.

NUS celebrated its first Enterprise Day with a tri-nation oratorical contest participated by teams of students/alumni from NUS Colleges in Silicon Valley, Bio Valley and Shanghai as well as a local home team. The debate on Which Region Will Pivot the Global High Tech Economy in 2010 was transmitted live via video-conferencing to a global audience in the US, China and Singapore. The winner’s trophy went to NUS College in Silicon Valley.

President S R Nathan (front row fourth from right) at the opening of Sheares Hall

Sheares Hall, at its new premises at Heng Mui Keng Terrace, enjoyed the honour of
being officially opened by one of its former residents, NUS Chancellor President S R Nathan. Like many of the new residential halls, the new Sheares Hall was designed to provide residents with an integrated living and learning experience in which they have optimum social spaces to interact and engage each other. The complex houses 504 single rooms as well as a comprehensive range of common facilities.

The Alumni Terrace

An alumnus-headed architectural firm, Architects Vista, submitted the best design for the new Alumni Complex and won the bid to complete it by 2007. The Complex, occupying some 25,000 sq metres of land, will include a new Alumni House and an upgraded Kent Ridge Guild House. The winning design with its courtyard concept was judged to have best captured the spirit and concept envisioned for the dedicated alumni building.