In this session, USP alum Pamela Cheong (English Literature + USP, Class of 2006) and Prof Peter Maria Krakauer will share with the USP community the cultural and social relevance of music. Prof Krakauer will also talk about improvisation and demonstrate the piano in different musical styles. 

Day 1: Short Term Programmes | Wed, 24 Aug, 4.00pm – 5.45pm Day 2: Student Exchange and Special | Thu, 25 Aug, 10.00am – 11.45am The sessions are an opportunity for past participants to share their experiences and for interested students to explore some of the USP International Programmes available in this academic year. Presentations will take place over two days where Day 1 will be dedicated to Short Term Programmes and Day 2will be dedicated to Student Exchange Programmes and Special Programmes (Joint Degree/Double Degree Programmes).

Due to a crisis at CPS, the talk on Stress, Sleep, and Time Management by CPS counsellor Hema on 22 Aug atthe Masters Commons will be cancelled. Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this may have caused and thank you very much for your kind understanding.

The Rector’s Programme (TRP) is a series of personal and professional development talks and networking sessions, which aims at developing USP students’ intellectual aspirations, career directions and social responsibility beyond the University. Through TRP, students will hopefully be encouraged and empowered to lead a purpose-driven, meaningful and impactful life, both in the workplace and in the community at large. Guest speakers from the corporate, non-profit and public sectors will come and share the challenges they face and how they navigate the fast-changing complex world. In this session, Ms Euleen Goh, Rector of Cinnamon College, will share what shapes her life’s purpose, her principles and her passion. Do join us!

To attend the postgraduate talk, kindly register here.

Conversations@8 is a series of informal gatherings where alumni, students, staff and faculty may reconnect, meet new friends and share experiences. 

The Rector’s Programme (TRP) is a series of personal and professional development talks and networking sessions, which aims at developing USP students’ intellectual aspirations, career directions and social responsibility beyond the University. Through TRP, students will hopefully be encouraged and empowered to lead a purpose-driven, meaningful and impactful life, both in the workplace and in the community at large. Guest speakers from the corporate, non-profit and public sectors will come and share the challenges they face and how they navigate the fast-changing complex world. In this first session of 2016, Mr Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer and Director of DBS Group, will be sharing on “The Passions and The Interests”. Do join us! Interested students, please register your attendance here.

University College Utrecht has been one of USP’s student exchange partners since 2011. Dr Guus de Krom, Chairman of the UCU Exam Board and UCU Instructor, will provide an overview of UCU and what it is like to study in the Netherlands. Students interested in UCU as a potential exchange destination are welcome to attend the session. To register, please email your name and year of study here.

This is part of the series of “Dinner Conversations” aimed at encouraging USP students to explore new horizons of work by interacting with USP Fellows over dinner. Each session will consist of one Fellow and three to five students. For this week, Prof Chong Chi Tat and Prof Lai Choy Heng will each interact closely with a group of USP students on an interesting topic. Find out more about their topic conversations here.

This is an interactive lecture focused on dispelling common stereotypes about the Middle East and teaching young Singaporeans how to approach Anglophone news coverage about current conflicts plaguing the region. An alumna of NUS FASS who had also studied at the USP, she completed her masters in Lebanon, where she lived for two years, volunteered in the West Bank, and has studied in Delhi, Damascus and Tehran. Currently, she is working on her PhD in Middle East History in the US. Interested students, please register your attendance here.