As the global pandemic changes the employment landscape, the USP Career Services is conducting this virtual workshop to guide our students on how to differentiate one’s resume and reflect one’s relevance in a post-COVID world, with the hope of increasing one’s chance of securing an interview.
Join The Sessions interest group as the team hosts Professor John Wong, Chief Executive at the National University Health System (NUHS) and Senior Vice President (Health Innovation and Translation) at NUS, for a casual conversation. The focus will be on Singapore’s public healthcare administration – the behind the scenes, and how we manage challenges such as aging population and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Look out for more details from The Sessions team!
Organised by The Cinnamon Conversation (TCC) interest group, this is a series of informal and relaxed conversations over dinner. At this session, TCC will host Mr Lim Siong Guan, former Head of Civil Service, former Group President of GIC and currently, a Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at NUS. The discussion will focus on the future of leadership, particularly in the era of COVID-19, and participants will join virtually, ‘bringing’ their own food
Dr Yeo Wei Wei, an experienced instructor of creative writing, will mount a workshop for USP students once again this semester. Every Monday, starting this 24 Aug to 9 Nov, her workshop will provide students exposure to various approaches and techniques for the writing of short fiction. Students will be guided in writing exercises aimed at sparking their imagination and building their confidence as budding writers. The class will be run as a seminar-cum-workshop.
Dr Yeo Wei Wei, an experienced instructor of creative writing, will mount a workshop for USP students once again this semester. Every Monday, starting this 24 Aug to 9 Nov, her workshop will provide students exposure to various approaches and techniques for the writing of short fiction. Students will be guided in writing exercises aimed at sparking their imagination and building their confidence as budding writers. The class will be run as a seminar-cum-workshop.
Join The Sessions as they host Mr Bilahari Kausikan – former Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, and current Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS – for a casual conversation on foreign policy. Look out for more details from The Sessions team!
In conjunction with the virtual NUS Kent Ridge Alumni Family Day, USP will organise a mini e-Homecoming event this year for some of our alumni. At 2pm, the USP Class of 2018 will get together online, followed by the COVID-time Storytelling session helmed by USP alumni at 3pm.
The storytelling event, now into its third session, provides an open space for alumni to share their COVID stories and struggles. In this particular session, one of the USP alums will be sharing his experience of helping migrant workers during the pandemic. USP alumni, C2020 graduates and faculty members are welcome, but capacity is limited to 30 to allow for better engagement.
Register HERE for the COVID-time Storytelling. The Zoom meeting link and password will be emailed to all successful registrants two days before the session.
We are recruiting USP Ambassadors! In this Q&A session, the current USP Ambassadors team will share what it means to be a USP Ambassador, including various timelines and training sessions, mini projects, and application details.
Application to be a USP Ambassador opens from 12 Aug to 20 Aug, and interviews will be held from 24 to 28 Aug. Application details will be sent separately via email, so keep a lookout.
Made possible by the generous gift from the Laidlaw Foundation, the AY2019 Laidlaw Research and Leadership Programme @USP-NUS aims to create ethical leaders of the future by providing students with opportunities spread over 12 weeks in two summers to mature intellectually and personally through a balanced mix of leadership training and a research stint. After 12 weeks of hard work, our Laidlaw scholars, under the guidance of their research supervisors and mentors, will be sharing their research findings during this e-symposium. For line-up of presentations, click HERE.
We strongly encourage everyone in the USP community to attend this e-symposium
Organised by the University Scholars Club (USC), the USP e-Freshmen Orientation Programme (FOP) – Orientation Week (O’Week) will build on the friendships developed among the freshmen during e-Scholaris and e-O’Camp (held earlier on 7 Jun and 3 to 5 Jul respectively), to further integrate them into our close-knit community. There will be two parts to the O’Week: 28-29 Jul for Pre-Camp and 5-7 Aug for Camp.
Freshmen will be introduced to the residential living experience, USP academic life, USP-home faculty connection, community life, and other opportunities. The USP seniors are also incorporating Minecraft, online games as well as house-centric activities like house initiation to make the experience for freshmen more interesting and engaging!
Look out for more information and updates on the line-up of FOP events at USC FOP Instagram.
