Building Lifelong Relationships - NUSS

nuss
annual report 2006
Chairperson
Francis Pavri (Dr)
Deputy Chairperson
Mohan Balagopal
Members
Michael Fernandez
Maurice Neo Choon Aik
Evelyn Quek Mui Gek (Ms)
Edmund Tan Peng Yew
Andrew Teo Neng Wee
Ernest Wong Thian Yow
Donald Wyatt
Political dialogues draw full-house crowds
Engaging members in topics of national interest
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Resource Panel
Sub-Committee
The Resource Panel Sub-Committee promotes a vibrant intellectual graduate Society
by engaging members on national and international issues in accordance with the
Society’s mission.
To this end, the Sub-Committee organised two successful political
dialogue sessions in conjunction with the Singapore General Elections
in April. The first session on 26 April posed the question: “Does Singapore
Have a Choice?” With representatives from most local political parties, a
very lively discussion touching on issues such as political freedom and
the evolving political landscape in Singapore took place.
Shortly after the Singapore General Elections was held, the Sub-
Committee hosted a post mortem dialogue session, again with numerous
party representatives, to discuss and analyse the results of the elections.
As an education and advisory resource for NUSS, the Sub-Committee
delves into researching issues relating to the development of NUS
and Singapore and oversees the publication of Commentary to diffuse
informed opinion.
Commentary
First published in 1968, Commentary holds the
distinction of being the oldest academic journal
in Singapore.
In 2006, the Sub-Committee spearheaded
volume 20 of Commentary: The Corporatisation
of Tertiary Education. Under the stewardship of
guest editor Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo,
the volume benefited from the contributions of
many local luminaries in relation to the shifting
tertiary education landscape in Singapore. This
volume is expected to be published in 2007.