We hosted a lovely intimate evening discussion on Nov 13th, 2018 with Professor Karen Thornber on her latest research project “Women and leadership in Asia”. Many interesting statistical observations were made and there was lovely debate over whether some of the phenomenon was historically gender-stereo-type based (from all sides) or whether this was self perpetuated or not; and what has been...
A very successful inaugural Ivy League Ball in Singapore!! We held our own in both table decorations and the fight song rendition … looking forward to the next one in 2019!
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Conversations with Lim Siong GuanRSVP: The Harvard University Association of Alumni in Singapore (HUAAS) invites its members to an evening with Lim Siong Guan, Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Senior Fellow of the Singapore Civil Service College, and Advisor to the Group Executive Committee of GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. He...
HUAAS had a very successful joint panel discussion with the Columbia University Club of Singapore and our gracious hosts the SP Jain School of Global Management. We thank our panelists from Columbia: Brian O’Dwyer, Wendy Goh & Tang T. Heng, and Harvard: CJ Meadows – who collectively provoked and challenged the incumbent concepts of education and proposed different alternative...
Please join Columbia and Harvard on October 23rd Tuesday evening in what promises to be a lively and interactive discourse on the current state of education and how educators are approaching the idea of teaching and learning with new ideas. We will discuss how fresh perspectives and innovative frameworks may spur better learning for all of us. We would love participation by those that teach and...
Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival for the Kids!!HUAAS VP Rebecca Woo hosted some HUAAS & HBS Club families to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with moon-cake making, bubbles, paper lantern-making and the final lighting of lanterns of all shapes and sizes – dragons, rabbits, pandas, chickens, butterflies – whilst looking for the full moon in the Singapore sky, all the kids left happily...
HUAAS members and friends were privy to a bespoke guided tour of the special Angkor exhibition at the ACM where highlights from the Guimet Museum were shown; some of which had never before been brought outside of France. We had an incredibly knowledgeable docent as a guide who really made the exhibition come alive. Many thanks to the staff at the ACM for making the arrangements!
Aug 28: Where to Find Value in Fintech? The discussion was very lively that evening at The Straits Clan, with over 60 in the audience. Panelists Pietro Ventani of APP Advisors (Harvard MBA ‘93), Neil Davidson of Coda Payments (Harvard AB ‘03, MBA ‘09) and Chandrima Das of Bento – spoke about their own experiences, what major trends they felt would drive the industry longer term, the...
The Harvard Krokodiloes is coming to Singapore with the below-mentioned performance schedule. Please do attend, and enjoy a delightful afternoon tea time with us at the Lobby Lounge or Rose Veranda of Shangri-La Hotel.
Date: 27 June Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm Venue: Bakery & Bar – 112 Telok Ayer Street Cost: Free! Details: Judith Huang (AB 2010) has published her first book by Epigram and will be released this month. Her book is as shortlisted by Epigram for best work of fiction. “The book is a science fiction novel about a young girl who accidentally creates a universe in her...