Masters Tea
‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Professor May Wang – “Community-based Interventions: What are they? Why are they important? How are they developed?”
Involving the community to address its needs for addressing public health and social issue is critical in designing interventions ...
‘In Conversation’ with Professor Peter Ng – “The Good Wicked – 25 Years of Juggling in NUS”
In this Master’s Tea, Prof Peter Ng shared his experience in NUS and the need to balance ‘thinking out of the box’ with ‘walking the straight and ...
‘In Conversation’ with Professor Rod Downey – “Code Breaking at Bletchley Park”
Many sources said that the code breaking at Bletchley Park shortened the World War II by as much as two years and saved several million lives ...
‘In Conversation’ with Dr. Diarra – “Acupuncture: Myths & Methods”
In this session, Dr. Diarra discussed about how and why acupuncture works, the uses and abuses of acupuncture ...
‘In Conversation’ with Dr. Spyros Economides – “The Greek Crisis: Implications for the European Union & SE Asia”
The Greek financial and economic crisis of the last few years has figured highly on the EU’s recent internal policy agenda ...
‘In Conversation’ with Dr. Tam Wai Jia – “Effective Cross-Cultural Service in Global Health: My Time in the Pearl of Africa”
In a time where global humanitarianism is growing, are our good intentions enough? ...
‘In Conversation’ with Dr. Ruanni Tupas – “Inequalities of Multilingualism”
This talk focused on a recent case of English linguistic imperialism in the Philippines where three high school students were expelled from school for ...
‘In Conversation’ with District Judge Mr. Wong Sheng Kwai – “Supporting Families in Singapore”
In the past, even family disputes handled by our courts tend to be adversarial ...
‘In Conversation’ with Dr. Diarra – “Acupuncture: Myths & Methods”
In this session, Dr. Diarra discussed about how and why acupuncture works, the uses and abuses of acupuncture ...
In Conversation with Prof Ananth Tambyah – Inequality & Infectious Diseases
There are huge disparities in life expectancy and general health both within countries and communities and between the different countries and ...
In Conversation with Mr Chris Gilmour – Talking Art Outside The Box
This talk looked at the work of Chris Gilmour and explored the ways to combine fine art practice and the social potential of art ...
In Conversation with Prof Paulin Straughan – Deconstructing Successful Ageing
In this session, Prof Straughan discussed the notion of ageing as a social construct, and why it is important that we strive towards an appreciation of what ...
In Conversation with Mr Huy Nguyen – Perspectives on the Rise of Disability Inclusion in Singapore and Australia
In this session, Mr Huy discussed about some of the communities in the world that are adopting and applying different innovative solutions to promote ...
In Conversation with Mr Chua Chong Kheng – Walk Cycle Ride Singapore
In this session, Mr Chua shared some insights on how the Land Transport Authority (LTA) works towards achieving sustainable mobility and creating ...
In Conversation with Dr Tam Wai Jia – Savouring a Life of Purpose
In this session, Dr Tam shared some precious lessons gleaned from discovering a life of purpose ...
Fellow’s Forum with Dr Alberto Corrias – Engineer and Mythbuster: A Light Hearted Self-Introduction
As the first Fellow’s Forum for the semester, Dr Alberto Corrias shared about his growing up years in Milan, Italy, as well as his interests within the sphere of technology and the medical sciences ...
In Conversation with Dr Linda Matar – Explaining Social Unrest in the Arab Region: Causes and Effects
In this session, Dr Linda Matar shared about the history of the Arab developmental model from post colonialism until the present ...
In Conversation with Ms Rohini Nilekani
In this session, Ms Rohini Nilekani discussed about her work on water and sanitation and on children’s education. ...
CAPTivated! – Sharing CAPT Journeys
This special session celebrates the CAPT journey of our first batch of final year CAPTains, with Cheri, Grace and Jun Hao sharing their ...
Master’s Tea Series – AY2016/2017 Semester 1
The College organizes Master’s Teas on a regular basis, which are open to all students. ...