Minister for National Development and Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration Mr Desmond Lee, was at NUS College for a cosy intellectual discussion, where our community gained first-hand understanding of the policymaking process behind Singapore’s national development.

“Ordinary people – when they have determination and passion – can change the world.”. It was our pleasure to have hosted Nobel Laureate Mr Kailash Satyarthi, who delivered a guest lecture at NUS College on 14 September. Catch the full lecture here:

Once again, our heartfelt congratulations to the USP Class of 2022! To quote Prof Edmund Low, “we look forward to re-uniting under a different banner”!

“We have indeed come far and soared high, but I believe our journey has been revealing of how much more there is to discover and engage with.”. Join us in congratulating Valedictorian Archana Dhinakar Bala!

Here are some shots from the commencement ceremony! Can you spot our USP graduands with their cyan tassels? . Photo credits: Dr Ang Yuchen (2nd picture) and Samantha Rin (3rd picture)

“Embrace the changes that will come your way, in the good old USP tradition of leveraging change and disruption, and continue to contribute to the evolved NUS College community as active alumni.”. Catch Director of USP, Professor Kang Hway Chuan’s message at 16:25 and 40:40!

Prof Teo, active in community engagement, encourages the graduands to continue to question answers and be effective leaders in their workplace. “Let us always strive to facilitate and catalyse, thereby creating opportunities for others to empower themselves.”

Guest speaker Professor Albert Teo, former Deputy Director of USP (Student Matters) from 2003-2018, delivers the welcome address.

Congratulations to the graduating USP Class of 2022! The commencement ceremony will start shortly at 7pm. Catch it live on YouTube at

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The 7th Asian Undergraduate Summit (AUS) 2022 was a blast and congratulations to all participants! We trust it was an enriching and informative experience, and we eagerly look forward to future iterations of AUS!

Presentation 1: Sustainable Urban Planning 2032 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Presentation 2: 2032 Vision for Sustainable Urban Planning in the slums of Mumbai, India.Presentation 3: Reforming Transport System in Surabaya, Indonesia

Afterwards, each group had a Q&A segment with the judges where both the panel and participants engaged in critical dialogue on their solutions and underlying issues.

Three final round groups presented on key problems in different Asian cities and their creative proposals to solve them.

He hopes that participants have been inspired to find sustainable solutions for the future and encouraged participants to continue to learn from each other, maintain their connections and collaborate.

Mr. Stanley Lee, Senior Director of Temasek Foundation, has great optimism for Asia’s future leaders. AUS’ theme resonates with him as it is apt in describing the complexity of our world.

Professor Tan Eng Chye, NUS President, highlighted the importance of collaboration, innovation, and dialogue in all fields to solve current world issues. Given Asia’s diversity, he believes that we can learn from each other and broaden perspectives to create sustainable cities.

He highlighted that diversity in culture is an asset for our region and encourages youths to constantly seek opportunities to build connections with the rest of the world. He hopes to see more youths becoming the torchbearers of tomorrow by turning their ideas into actions!

In the Guest-of-Honour’s speech, Mr. Edwin Tong @edwintongcf, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law, emphasised how youths are very powerful active agents of change in their society.