We had a total of 16 alumni join the UWCSEA event, including families with young children as well as one alumnus who is exploring school options for his granddaughter.
What an enjoyable and joyous Thanksgiving Dinner our alumni and their families had over a delicious meal filled with great conversations, gratitude and bonding for this year!
Our Harvard alumni and their families came together on 8 November for Harvard Moves at Palawan Beach in Sentosa and they tremendously enjoyed a day of fitness, community and connection.
An enjoyable evening whereby recent and past graduates made meaningful connections. If you are new to Singapore or want to get more involved in HCS, we would love to hear from you!
An unforgettable Mid-Autumn Festival evening celebration with fellow Harvard alumni, their families and friends, and filled with colourful mooncakes, delicious local dinner dishes, traditional peranakan snacks, a quiz, engaging DIY lantern-making activity, and a relaxing post-drizzle river stroll.
As Harvard alums, we don’t have to look far for inspiration. Our alumni are doing great things to change the world, something we find out every year as part of our August Alumnus series.
About 33 participants including alums of other Harvard chapters attended an inspiring and eye-opening zoom session by Harvard Associate Professor of Dermatology Dr. Shadi Kourosh.
An engaging breakfast session with Professor Asim I. Khwaja, Director of the Harvard Center for International Development (CID), and Fatema Z. Sumar, CID Executive Director, on “The Future of Global Development and Prosperity: A Discussion with Harvard Center for International Development Leadership”.
Harvard does not belong to America but our world. As the world grapples with rising inequality, political fragility, and a rapidly changing global economy, the Harvard CID is leading a bold rethinking of what development means and how to achieve it.
The Harvard Club of Singapore extends our heartfelt thanks to H.E. Mrs. Ureerat Chareontoh, Ambassador of Thailand to Singapore, for her warmth and gracious hospitality in hosting our alumni at her beautiful Embassy for our Inaugural Ambassador Series event.
Harvard alumni enjoyed an exclusive tasting at the private office bar of Brown-Forman, a family-owned global spirits company with over 150 years of history in whiskey making. Brown-Forman raised expectations of sherry cask whiskey with richly matured aged whiskey from Woodford Reserve and The Glendronach, including a 29YO Single Cask, and other surprise drams. The event proved to be an evening of merriment and discovery for all Harvard alumni who attended.
The Harvard Club of Singapore’s H-Grill 2025 BBQ brought together incoming students, alumni, and friends for an evening of relaxed conversation and new connections. Held in a casual outdoor setting, the event delivered on its goal: helping students meet someone new before heading to Cambridge. With laughter, shared stories, and the warmth of community, H-Grill 2025 was a heartfelt send-off — and the beginning of friendships that will continue in Harvard Yard and beyond.
Our Family Movie Day, held in late June, brought
together a fantastic crowd of Harvard alumni parents,
their kids, and movie buffs of all ages for an afternoon
of laughter, fun, bonding and good old-fashioned
cinematic magic!
Over 90 people attended the Gen AI workshop for non-coders hosted by Harvard alumni Sandy Yeung and guest speaker Stef Sy, the founder and CEO of Thinking Machines
On 27 May 2025, we wrapped up the 2024-2025 run of the mentorship program with a talk on personal branding for college students. 50 participants took part in an interactive session with Brenda Bence (MBA 1991) to learn concrete steps on how to stand out and take charge of building a professional path.
An exclusive and educational tour of “Silent Voices”, an art exhibition exploring the enduring resonance of still life through the works of Pierre Boncompain, Ziad Dalloul, and Denis Laget.
Our alumnus Chuck Cannon, captivated attendees with insights into tree intelligence, communication, and resilience. Cannon’s unique perspective—”thinking like a tree”—revealed forests as dynamic, interconnected communities. We were all left to revisit our relationship with nature, seeing trees as ancient yet ever-evolving beings
Perfect weather, great company and some pretty good games of beach volleyball! The Harvard Club invited all Ivy Leaguers and their guests to the FOC beach club on
Palawan beach in Sentosa. We had a great afternoon of drinks, snacks and volleyball with our new friends from various clubs.
We had a remarkable event co-hosted with the Fudan University Alumni Association Singapore, where attendees were immersed in the rich world of Chinese tea culture.
The monsoon is not enough reason to stop the Harvard alumni in Singapore from coming together for a fantastic Global Networking Night at Little Island Brewing Co.! With great conversations, new connections, and a local spin on this global tradition, it was an evening to remember.
Whether reconnecting with old friends or meeting new faces, the energy was incredible. If you missed it, don’t worry—there’s always next time! Stay connected and join the Harvard Club of Singapore for more exciting events.
The HCS x HALS Welcome Dinner on March 17 at The American Club brought together Harvard alumni and 20 students of the Harvard Asia Law Society elegation. The evening was filled with lively discussions, shared experiences, and new connections, offering students a warm introduction to the Singapore legal community. A big thank you to our generous alumni for supporting this
memorable gathering!
The Harvard Club of Singapore’s Annual Dinner 2025, held on 20 February at One Farrer Hotel, was a successful one with more than 130 alumni and guests in attendance. The highlight of the evening was the presence of our distinguished Guest of Honour, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Gan Kim Yong.
Despite this event being just days from the Lunar New
Year, some of our alumni cognac connoisseurs and
aficionados alike gathered for an educational and fun
afternoon at Hennessy’s cognac tasting and immersive
showcase event in the ION Art Gallery.
As part of HKS’s increasing focus on the Asia Pacific region, Dean Weinstein and Professor Rana Mitter met with over 37 Harvard alumni at a breakfast meeting at the Fullerton.
A big thanks to Hong Kong’s Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery for hosting our Harvard Club of Singapore’s alumni to an insightful and lively private guided tour of their debut exhibition in Singapore during the hectic F1 weekend.
The Ivy Ball returned again and it was a night full of alumni enjoying themselves trying to win the Fight Song segment with our own “Crimson Romance” piece (with acknowledgement to Lady Gaga).
Turquoise. Tranquil. Transcendent. The ‘T’ words that sum up our stroll amid Tembusu and Tampines trees in MacRitchie reservoir on a leisurely Saturday morning for Harvard Moves!
It’s time for our annual dinner! This year, our annual dinner was held at the ballroom of Singapore Island Country Club with a floor-to-ceiling window that showcased the verdant vista of its well-trimmed course.
The Harvard Club of Singapore welcomed all Harvard alumni who graduated in the last 10 years to share beer, food and laughs at the Paulaner Brauhaus September 27, 2024. Welcome to Your City is an annual global event organised by the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), which sees over hundreds of Harvard Clubs participate worldwide. Any… Read more: Welcome To Your City – Singapore 2023
By Professor Eugene Wang In an office conference room surrounded by a fantastic view of the National Gallery, Parliament House and the Padang, Harvard Professor Eugene Wang guided us through the evolution of Buddhist art from the 1920s to modern era, which he concisely did by explaining how various schools of thought and significant historical… Read more: Art, Science, and Buddhism: What is Left Unsaid?
The HCS community had a blast reliving our days in Cambridge courtesy of the Krokodiloes who brought with them their trademarked acts. Fans of the Kroks spanning three generations showed their support at a sold out event held in the midst of Robert Yasuda’s amazing creations. It was great to see so many linger on to… Read more: Harvard Krokodiloes at Sundaram Tagore Gallery
A big thank you to everyone who came down for our evening yoga flow in conjunction with Jyan studio! Great to see new and old faces, along with friends from partner university LBS 🙂
We conducted our annual AGM on 20th March at the One Farrer hotel. The AGM was well attended, during which we introduced the newly elected committee members as well as passed several resolutions. After the AGM, we were greeted to a generous reception with Provost Alan Garber who provided us updates from campus as well… Read more: HCS AGM and Reception with Provost Alan Garber
A cozy group of alumni had a lovely evening with Vice Provost Mark Eliot and Prof James Robson that started as a discussion which morphed into cocktails and then finally a chicken rice dinner. Mark Eliot likened his role at times as Harvard’s “Chief International Officer”; and clearly both these senior faculty members were on… Read more: Evening Reception with Vice Provost Mark Eliot and Professor James Robson
On 1 December we held a joint drinks gathering with the HBS Club of Singapore at Bar.Celona on Battery Road. The hardy crew came despite a lot of rain to kick off the holiday season. Happy holidays!
Seven Ivy League schools descended on SICC’s bowling alley to compete in our first-ever Ivy Bowl bowling competition. Harvard and Cornell emerged the top teams in their respective round robin brackets and played each other in the finals, with Harvard emerging victorious: 114 to 98! Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Columbia UPenn
Jody Soja, an HGSE alum and the Head of School of Indian Mountain School, held a very informative presentation to a small group of alumni parents who had interest in learning about the US boarding school system in general. Jody shared her wealth of knowledge on both the senior and the junior boarding schools themselves… Read more: The US Boarding School Experience
We held our Annual Dinner on Nov 10 at the Regent Hotel. The dinner was graced by DPM Lawrence Wong, who awarded T. Sasitharan with the 3rd HCS Fellow Award. It was great to see fellow Alumni members congregate together again for our annual dinner after a two-year hiatus. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season… Read more: 2022 Annual Dinner
Our chat with Professor Iain Johnston developed into a near three hour lively discussion on China vs US relations and behaviour, crisis containment policies, posturing within the global geopolitical landscape, and many other nuances of political strategies and tactics. Over a dozen Harvard alumni participated with many different viewpoints. We would welcome Prof Johnston back… Read more: Tea with Prof Alastair Iain Johnston – China’s Viewpoint and Approach to International Orders
When Christmas trees, decorations, Harvard alumni kids and ice cream and ahem low alcohol content fizzy drinks come together, magic happens.
We had a total of 16 alumni join the UWCSEA event, including families with young children as well as one alumnus who is exploring school options for his granddaughter.
What an enjoyable and joyous Thanksgiving Dinner our alumni and their families had over a delicious meal filled with great conversations, gratitude and bonding for this year!
Our Harvard alumni and their families came together on 8 November for Harvard Moves at Palawan Beach in Sentosa and they tremendously enjoyed a day of fitness, community and connection.
An enjoyable evening whereby recent and past graduates made meaningful connections. If you are new to Singapore or want to get more involved in HCS, we would love to hear from you!
An unforgettable Mid-Autumn Festival evening celebration with fellow Harvard alumni, their families and friends, and filled with colourful mooncakes, delicious local dinner dishes, traditional peranakan snacks, a quiz, engaging DIY lantern-making activity, and a relaxing post-drizzle river stroll.
As Harvard alums, we don’t have to look far for inspiration. Our alumni are doing great things to change the world, something we find out every year as part of our August Alumnus series.
We recently hosted an insightful event with SPARKD focusing on cognitive fitness.
About 33 participants including alums of other Harvard chapters attended an inspiring and eye-opening zoom session by Harvard Associate Professor of Dermatology Dr. Shadi Kourosh.
An engaging breakfast session with Professor Asim I. Khwaja, Director of the Harvard Center for International Development (CID), and Fatema Z. Sumar, CID Executive Director, on “The Future of Global Development and Prosperity: A Discussion with Harvard Center for International Development Leadership”. Harvard does not belong to America but our world. As the world grapples with rising inequality, political fragility, and a rapidly changing global economy, the Harvard CID is leading a bold rethinking of what development means and how to achieve it.
The Harvard Club of Singapore extends our heartfelt thanks to H.E. Mrs. Ureerat Chareontoh, Ambassador of Thailand to Singapore, for her warmth and gracious hospitality in hosting our alumni at her beautiful Embassy for our Inaugural Ambassador Series event.
Harvard alumni enjoyed an exclusive tasting at the private office bar of Brown-Forman, a family-owned global spirits company with over 150 years of history in whiskey making. Brown-Forman raised expectations of sherry cask whiskey with richly matured aged whiskey from Woodford Reserve and The Glendronach, including a 29YO Single Cask, and other surprise drams. The event proved to be an evening of merriment and discovery for all Harvard alumni who attended.
The Harvard Club of Singapore’s H-Grill 2025 BBQ brought together incoming students, alumni, and friends for an evening of relaxed conversation and new connections. Held in a casual outdoor setting, the event delivered on its goal: helping students meet someone new before heading to Cambridge. With laughter, shared stories, and the warmth of community, H-Grill 2025 was a heartfelt send-off — and the beginning of friendships that will continue in Harvard Yard and beyond.
Our Family Movie Day, held in late June, brought together a fantastic crowd of Harvard alumni parents, their kids, and movie buffs of all ages for an afternoon of laughter, fun, bonding and good old-fashioned cinematic magic!
Over 90 people attended the Gen AI workshop for non-coders hosted by Harvard alumni Sandy Yeung and guest speaker Stef Sy, the founder and CEO of Thinking Machines
On 27 May 2025, we wrapped up the 2024-2025 run of the mentorship program with a talk on personal branding for college students. 50 participants took part in an interactive session with Brenda Bence (MBA 1991) to learn concrete steps on how to stand out and take charge of building a professional path.
An exclusive and educational tour of “Silent Voices”, an art exhibition exploring the enduring resonance of still life through the works of Pierre Boncompain, Ziad Dalloul, and Denis Laget.
Our alumnus Chuck Cannon, captivated attendees with insights into tree intelligence, communication, and resilience. Cannon’s unique perspective—”thinking like a tree”—revealed forests as dynamic, interconnected communities. We were all left to revisit our relationship with nature, seeing trees as ancient yet ever-evolving beings
Perfect weather, great company and some pretty good games of beach volleyball! The Harvard Club invited all Ivy Leaguers and their guests to the FOC beach club on Palawan beach in Sentosa. We had a great afternoon of drinks, snacks and volleyball with our new friends from various clubs.
We had a remarkable event co-hosted with the Fudan University Alumni Association Singapore, where attendees were immersed in the rich world of Chinese tea culture.
The monsoon is not enough reason to stop the Harvard alumni in Singapore from coming together for a fantastic Global Networking Night at Little Island Brewing Co.! With great conversations, new connections, and a local spin on this global tradition, it was an evening to remember. Whether reconnecting with old friends or meeting new faces, the energy was incredible. If you missed it, don’t worry—there’s always next time! Stay connected and join the Harvard Club of Singapore for more exciting events.
The HCS x HALS Welcome Dinner on March 17 at The American Club brought together Harvard alumni and 20 students of the Harvard Asia Law Society elegation. The evening was filled with lively discussions, shared experiences, and new connections, offering students a warm introduction to the Singapore legal community. A big thank you to our generous alumni for supporting this memorable gathering!
The Harvard Club of Singapore’s Annual Dinner 2025, held on 20 February at One Farrer Hotel, was a successful one with more than 130 alumni and guests in attendance. The highlight of the evening was the presence of our distinguished Guest of Honour, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Gan Kim Yong.
We were privileged to host Professor Andrea Maier at Chi Longevity for an enlightening session focused on the intricacies of longevity
On February 8, 2025, the Harvard Club of Singapore hosted a festive Chinese New Year Dim Sum Brunch at Jia He Chinese Restaurant.
Despite this event being just days from the Lunar New Year, some of our alumni cognac connoisseurs and aficionados alike gathered for an educational and fun afternoon at Hennessy’s cognac tasting and immersive showcase event in the ION Art Gallery.
As part of HKS’s increasing focus on the Asia Pacific region, Dean Weinstein and Professor Rana Mitter met with over 37 Harvard alumni at a breakfast meeting at the Fullerton.
Art enthusiasts were treated to an interactive and thoughtful guided tour of the artwork and creativity of Wang Dongling led by Dr Hwang Yin from NUS.
A big thanks to Hong Kong’s Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery for hosting our Harvard Club of Singapore’s alumni to an insightful and lively private guided tour of their debut exhibition in Singapore during the hectic F1 weekend.
The Ivy Ball returned again and it was a night full of alumni enjoying themselves trying to win the Fight Song segment with our own “Crimson Romance” piece (with acknowledgement to Lady Gaga).
Turquoise. Tranquil. Transcendent. The ‘T’ words that sum up our stroll amid Tembusu and Tampines trees in MacRitchie reservoir on a leisurely Saturday morning for Harvard Moves!
Nuggets of wisdom shared by the management of Harvard Management Corporation.
Another successful Welcome To Your Singapore, Singapore edition!
If you weren’t there, you missed out some of the great insights that we got from the legendary Ho Kwon Ping.
It’s time for our annual dinner! This year, our annual dinner was held at the ballroom of Singapore Island Country Club with a floor-to-ceiling window that showcased the verdant vista of its well-trimmed course.
It’s a wrap! Another year, another AGM. Boy have we been busy …
The Harvard Club of Singapore welcomed all Harvard alumni who graduated in the last 10 years to share beer, food and laughs at the Paulaner Brauhaus September 27, 2024. Welcome to Your City is an annual global event organised by the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), which sees over hundreds of Harvard Clubs participate worldwide. Any… Read more: Welcome To Your City – Singapore 2023
If you had attended this event, you would have discovered that our alumni know how to paint and catch crooks …
By Professor Eugene Wang In an office conference room surrounded by a fantastic view of the National Gallery, Parliament House and the Padang, Harvard Professor Eugene Wang guided us through the evolution of Buddhist art from the 1920s to modern era, which he concisely did by explaining how various schools of thought and significant historical… Read more: Art, Science, and Buddhism: What is Left Unsaid?
The HCS community had a blast reliving our days in Cambridge courtesy of the Krokodiloes who brought with them their trademarked acts. Fans of the Kroks spanning three generations showed their support at a sold out event held in the midst of Robert Yasuda’s amazing creations. It was great to see so many linger on to… Read more: Harvard Krokodiloes at Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Many thanks for gathering to see “Return to Seoul” (2022) at The Projector Golden Mile Tower – really enjoyable chat before and after the movie
A big thank you to everyone who came down for our evening yoga flow in conjunction with Jyan studio! Great to see new and old faces, along with friends from partner university LBS 🙂
We conducted our annual AGM on 20th March at the One Farrer hotel. The AGM was well attended, during which we introduced the newly elected committee members as well as passed several resolutions. After the AGM, we were greeted to a generous reception with Provost Alan Garber who provided us updates from campus as well… Read more: HCS AGM and Reception with Provost Alan Garber
A cozy group of alumni had a lovely evening with Vice Provost Mark Eliot and Prof James Robson that started as a discussion which morphed into cocktails and then finally a chicken rice dinner. Mark Eliot likened his role at times as Harvard’s “Chief International Officer”; and clearly both these senior faculty members were on… Read more: Evening Reception with Vice Provost Mark Eliot and Professor James Robson
On 1 December we held a joint drinks gathering with the HBS Club of Singapore at Bar.Celona on Battery Road. The hardy crew came despite a lot of rain to kick off the holiday season. Happy holidays!
Seven Ivy League schools descended on SICC’s bowling alley to compete in our first-ever Ivy Bowl bowling competition. Harvard and Cornell emerged the top teams in their respective round robin brackets and played each other in the finals, with Harvard emerging victorious: 114 to 98! Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Columbia UPenn
Jody Soja, an HGSE alum and the Head of School of Indian Mountain School, held a very informative presentation to a small group of alumni parents who had interest in learning about the US boarding school system in general. Jody shared her wealth of knowledge on both the senior and the junior boarding schools themselves… Read more: The US Boarding School Experience
We held our Annual Dinner on Nov 10 at the Regent Hotel. The dinner was graced by DPM Lawrence Wong, who awarded T. Sasitharan with the 3rd HCS Fellow Award. It was great to see fellow Alumni members congregate together again for our annual dinner after a two-year hiatus. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season… Read more: 2022 Annual Dinner
Our chat with Professor Iain Johnston developed into a near three hour lively discussion on China vs US relations and behaviour, crisis containment policies, posturing within the global geopolitical landscape, and many other nuances of political strategies and tactics. Over a dozen Harvard alumni participated with many different viewpoints. We would welcome Prof Johnston back… Read more: Tea with Prof Alastair Iain Johnston – China’s Viewpoint and Approach to International Orders