Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe. Here’s what they had to share.
Speaker: Asst Prof Elvin Ong 6 Jun 2025
Should Singapore’s voting age be reduced from 21 to 18? Assistant Professor Elvin Ong, from the Department of Political Science at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, weighs in on how reducing the voting age can guard against diverging inter-generational satisfaction in electoral outcomes, promoting youth voices for inclusive policymaking, and cement the political will to make necessary adjustments to political institutions to reflect the political desires and preferences of young Singaporeans.
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Speaker: Speaker: Prof Teo Yik Ying | 19 November 2025
Speaker: Speaker: Prof Hsu Li Yang | 18 November 2025
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Bjorn Low | 14 November 2025
Speaker: Speaker: Mr Ben Chester Cheong | 8 November 2025
Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof Zhang Weina and Mr Yannis Yuan | 6 November 2025
Speaker: Speaker: Dr Daniel Chan | 6 November 2025
Speaker: Speaker: Asst Prof Daniel Rabetti | 3 November 2025
Speaker: Speaker: Asst Prof Nur Hani Zainal | 28 October 2025