{"id":348,"date":"2019-05-21T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/neri\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:08:27","slug":"featured","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/news\/featured\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tFeatured\t<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Latest-Event-Home-Page-Thumbnail-Template-2.png\" alt=\"Latest Event Home Page Thumbnail Template (2)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Latest Event Home Page Thumbnail Template (2)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/news\/featured\/congratulations-to-dr-orlando-garcia-and-prof-olivier-lefebvre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Congratulations to Dr Orlando Garcia and Prof Olivier Lefebvre on receiving the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Awards 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Sep 2026<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Latest-Event-Home-Page-Thumbnail-Template-1.png\" alt=\"Latest Event Home Page Thumbnail Template\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Latest Event Home Page Thumbnail Template\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/news\/featured\/congratulations-to-prof-ong-say-leong-on-the-public-service-star-bar-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Congratulations to Prof Ong Say Leong on The Public Service Star (Bar) 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Aug 2026<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Latest-Event-Home-Page-Thumbnail-Template-1.png\" alt=\"Latest Event Home Page Thumbnail Template\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Latest Event Home Page Thumbnail Template\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/events\/eventsgallery\/mou-signing-with-nanjing-normal-university-and-beijing-normal-university-on-17-june-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"\"MOU Signing with Nanjing Normal University and Beijing Normal University on 17 June 2026\" (Edit)\">MOU Signing with Nanjing Normal University and Beijing Normal University on 17 June 2026<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>June 2026<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/neri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.png\" alt=\"Signing of MOU on 31st October 2025. 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