Some 400 members of the NUS community had an opportunity to interact with Prime Minister of Canada The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau when he visited the University on 15 November for a special dialogue session themed “Canada and Asia in a Changing World”.

NUS graduates are among the world’s top 10 most employable, according to the latest Global University Employability Ranking produced by French HR consultancy Emerging and published by Times Higher Education.

In the media this week, members of the NUS community provided insight into the role of diversity in company risk and change governance, common misconceptions about flu vaccines, and the mutually beneficial relationship between the pitcher plant and the yellow arachnid, a species of crab spider.

With the aim of honing the legal skills of practising lawyers and non-lawyers alike, the NUS Law Academy was officially launched on 12 October by Senior Minister of State for Law and Health Edwin Tong and NUS Law Dean Professor Simon Chesterman.

Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws by NUS Chancellor and President of the Republic of Singapore Madam Halimah Yacob on 13 November in recognition of his outstanding leadership of Malaysia and his contributions to the longstanding bilateral relations between Singapore and Malaysia.

Twelve outstanding alumni were honoured for excellence in their field and making significant contributions to business and society at the prestigious NUS Business School Eminent Business Alumni Awards 2018.