Indian Film Festival 2021

On 19 March, a group of 90 alumni joined Ms Priscilla Shunmugam (Law ’06), founder and designer of fashion label, Atelier Ong Shunmugam, in a casual and interactive Lunch Dialogues session. 

The 22 April session of Health and Wellness, organised with Farrer Park Hospital, featured Dr Chou Ning (Medicine '93), who gave an illuminating talk to over 200 alumni via Zoom on the different types of strokes, risk factors for strokes, and ways to prevent them. 

On 18 May, the second session of Tech Talk [Online] for 2021, held in collaboration with the Institute of Systems Science (NUS-ISS), featured Dr Nicholas Ho (Engineering ’13), Lecturer and Consultant for Artificial Intelligence Practice, and Mr Ng Kok Leong (Computing ’99), Senior Lecturer and Consultant for Digital Strategy and Leadership Practice. Dr Ho and Mr Ng talked attendees through the various use cases of 5G in IoT technology and autonomous systems, and security considerations to enhance IoT security, which are salient emerging technologies to note in today’s fast-moving world of digitalisation.

On 13 April, in a session organised in partnership with the NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE), Future-Ready Workshops welcomed young alumni Mr Victor Zhu (Science ’20), Founder and CEO of Hatch, and Ms Charmain Tan (Science ’12), Founder and CEO of QuickDesk. 

Outgoing NUS Alumni Advisory Board Co-Chairperson Mr Johnny Tan Khoon Hui (Science ’82) and new Co-Chairperson Mr Seah Cheng San (Engineering ’82, MBA ’92) reflect on why a united alumni community matters, how they have worked to strengthen it, and what lies ahead.  

A traditional Chinese tea appreciation event with alumni proved to be a veritable a treat for the senses.

Three panel discussions and a networking dinner facilitated the exchange of thoughts and opinions from a broad range of academics, thought leaders and alumni. 

Having benefitted from student financial aid, Ms Regini Lee (Computing ’22) now gives back by contributing to the Plant-It-Forward Challenge — merging her support for education with her passion for the environment.