21 Sept 2022 (Charles Lee) — In an exclusive fireside chat held last month with Mr Foo Jixun at NUS College, selected NUS students and NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) alumni got the opportunity to tap on the wisdom shared by Mr Foo Jixun in his illustrious career. A Singaporean scholar…

National University of Singapore (NUS) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s (NTNU) Memorandum of Understanding — Establishing Exchange Programme for Students

Learnings from the dialogue with Mr Philip Yeo and Mr Lim Swee Say — 10 Jan 2022 — The second week of 2022 saw the first physical (or rather, hybrid) event held by the Philip Yeo Initiative (PYI) in two years. It brought together more than 100 guests from all parts of the vibrant the PYI and NUS Enterprise community, to hear from Mr…

Food security is a major concern in Singapore. Currently, only 14% of leafy vegetables are produced locally while the rest are imported from overseas. With reliance on imported food, Singapore can be adversely affected when there are disruptions to overseas food supply. Given Singapore’s land constraints, high-tech indoor farming may…

Now into its 7th edition, the SIA AppChallenge is a joint partnership between Singapore Airlines and NUS Enterprise to source innovative solutions for the travel and aviation industry. This year, the event received more than 600 submissions across its Student and Startup Tracks. SIA AppChallenge Student Track The Student Track…

Panel discussion by ICE71 and Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide “Women Powering the Growth of Cybersecurity” is a panel discussion helmed by women who are making an impact in the cybersecurity industry. …

How can okara, a by-product of the soya food industry, be repurposed as a new product to help grow healthier crops? …

By Soh Wan Ying Universities with their knowledge, expertise, infrastructure and resources, can be the perfect breeding ground for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators. Tertiary students, technically trained and facing lower opportunity cost, are primed to work on new ventures. NUS strives to provide holistic support and resources to help these…

This story was first published in Issue 030 of Enterprise SPARKS, our quarterly newsletter, here (pages 14–16). The fashion industry has a sustainability problem. Driven largely by fast fashion cycles that rely on high volumes, ever-changing styles, and cheap fabrics and labour, clothing production has approximately doubled since 2000.[1] But…