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Student Activities
The NTU-NIE Everest Team Singapore (N2ETS)
The NTU-NIE Everest Team Singapore (N2ETS) consisted of Ms Yusrina Ya'akob, Mr Jeremy Tong and Dr Saravan Pillai, who embarked on a 77-days expedition to scale the highest mountain in the world. Ms Yusrina, a NIE alumni from the PGDE PE programme, led
the expedition team throughout the expedition, together with 11 local Sherpas.
On 22 May 2017 at 9.30 am (local time), Yusrina together with two Sherpas reached the summit
of Mount Everest! Yusrina was Singapore's first Malay woman to summit the mountain.
Service and Leadership Training (SALT) Bhutan 2019
NIE's Service and Leadership Training (SALT) was established in 2016, with the purpose of providing our student teachers with a unique opportunity for both personal development and international exposure in interdisciplinary training through overseas
immersion experiences.
SALT Bhutan 2019 was led by Mr Jopescu Toh, a student teacher from BA (Ed) prorgamme and Ms Nurfatin Azni, a student teacher from BSc (Ed) programme who led a group of student teachers and NIE staff. The project was
organised in collaboration with Paro College of Education (PCE), Royal University of Bhutan and a local school, Utpal Academy.
Participation was made possible through the Irene Tan Liang Kheng Student-Led Project Grant.
Featured article in NIEWS December 2019 →
Featured article in VOICES, Issue 37 Page 14 (student contribution) →
NUS IPS Bicentennial Conference 2019
The Bicentennial Conference 2019 was organised by NUS Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and held on 30 September and 1 October 2019. The conference was designed to examine Singapore's 200-year history since the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819
and delved into the older story of Singapore as a bustling emporium. Another important aspect of the conference was the examination of the evolution of governance in a successful post-colonial state. Three of our student teachers from the Postgraduate
Diploma in Education (PGDE) Programme participated in the 2-days event that was held locally in Singapore.
Participation was made possible through the Irene Tan Liang Kheng Student Leadership Grant.
Featured article in VOICES, Issue 37 Page 10 (student contribution) →
NUS IPS Singapore Perspectives 2021 - "Reset"
The Singapore Perspectives Conference 2021 organised by NUS Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) was held on 12, 14, 19 & 25 January 2021. Due to prevailing safe management measures, the event was held virtually. The online sessions brought together international thought leaders, academics, activists and community leaders to share and discuss the challenges presented by the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as pre-existing trends and issues in different domains.
Participation was made possible through the Irene Tan Liang Kheng Student Leadership Grant.
NUS IPS Singapore Perspectives 2022 - "City"
The flagship conference organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) was organised on 11, 13, 17 and 24 January 2022. The event was held in a hybrid modality with the last day of the conference held physically in Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Four student teachers from the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) and one student teacher from the TSP Bachelor of Science (Education) attended the conference as NIE Ambassadors. In this conference, Mr S. Rajaratnam’s vision for Singapore to be a truly global city was explored and how Singapore can further actualise this vision by extending beyond the physical city to embrace new digitally-enabled financial, economic and social spaces discussed.
Participation was made possible through the Irene Tan Liang Kheng Student Leadership Grant.