Initiated by two USP alums, “Coffee Shop Talk in Aceh” will explore peace-building, activism and humanitarianism in Aceh, Indonesia. Aceh has experienced a combination of: civil war; a destructive tsunami; one of the largest international humanitarian responses for tsunami victims; an influx of Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees; a province-wide network of human rights activists; and 13 years of peace. The trip will involve learning from a ground-up perspective – focusing on those who have fought in the civil war, advocated for human rights and are helping to rebuild Aceh. The two-week programme will take place in June 2019.

USP alum Nursyazwani (History + USP, Class of 2013), will provide further information to give an overview of the programme, its objectives and to answer any questions. Students interested in the programme are encouraged to attend. Applications for ‘Coffee Shop Talk in Aceh’ will open in December 2018.

USP will offer a new study trip to Aceh, Indonesia in June 2019. Initiated and led by two USP alums, Nursyazwani (History + USP, Class of 2013) and Amos Hor (Political Science + Economics + USP, Class of 2014), the programme will focus on peacebuilding, activism and humanitarianism. 

*As above timing clashes with USS, we have arranged a separate info session on the same day for Year 1 students interested in the programme:
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm

Held annually, this award presentation-cum-dinner event will celebrate the following achievements in USP for AY2017/18:
• USP Honour Roll
• USP Senior Honour Roll
• President’s Honour Roll
• Programme Recognition Awards
• USP Teaching Excellence Awards
• Long Service Award

USP Visiting Professor, Prof Willerboordse, will be conducting two talks on Bitcoin. We strongly encouraged USP community to join these interesting sessions.

Mon, 22 Oct (2nd talk) > Bitcoin: Chaining the World Block by Block
Following the 1st talk on 15 Oct, this talk explains in reasonable detail how bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology work. The objective is to discuss the technological ingredients that go into the blockchain, its most well-known implementation – bitcoin – and the possible ramications for the wider financial industry.

Read the abstract HERE.

Dinner Conversations with USP Profs:
[Organised by Cinnamon Conversation and initiated by students, this is a series of informal and relaxed conversations over dinner, between a prof/guest and 4 to 6 students on a topic that the prof/guest is interested in.]

“Really Connected by Being Connected to Social Media?” by A/P Joonmo Son
Prof Son, an associate professor from NUS Department of Sociology, is USP’s newest residential fellow. His research interests lie in Social Capital, Volunteering, Health, Economic Sociology and Stratification – learn more about him here.