NUS Chancellor President S R Nathan was presented with the NUS Eminent Alumni Award, for his distinguished service to Singapore and the University. Twenty other alumni were honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award for their contributions to their alma mater, and with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award for their outstanding achievements in the national and international arena.

Bukit Timah campus was officially opened by Prof S Jayakumar, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Law. Commemorating this event was also the launch of a book titled “Trees of Bukit Timah Campus: A Tribute to Old Friends” about trees, past and present, at the campus.

A first for Singapore’s higher education sector, NUS established an IT Disaster Recovery Centre to protect the vast data flow among its community of staff and students. The $4.7 million centre, located at the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, will provide alternative support to ensure seamless network connectivity, IT applications and services in the event of a major IT disruption.

Rag and Flag 2007 made NUS history – for the first time, Rag Day was held at the Padang, in conjunction with the National Day Festival. A record sum of $501,612 was also raised for the underprivileged. In addition, NUS received the five-year Outstanding Special Events Award and Special Events Gold Award from the Community Chest for exemplary contribution to charity through the Rag and Flag Day event over seven years.