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SUMMARY:From Fry to Fly: How We Can Make Our Travel More Green
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the world’s largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) refinery is right here in Singapore? Operated by Finnish energy company Neste in Tuas\, the facility transforms used cooking oil—from your favorite French fries and tempura—into cleaner jet fuel. With the Singapore government mandating that every departing flight from Changi Airport use at least 1% SAF from 2026\, the country is at the forefront of the global aviation energy transition. \n\n\n\nJoin HCS board member Sandy Yeung (ALM 2020) and ASAFA CEO and co-founder Fabrice Espinosa on 12 March 2026 for an enlightening session that explores how everyday waste can power the skies\, what SAF means for the future of travel\, and how innovation and policy are working hand in hand to make aviation more sustainable. \n\n\n\nA must-attend for avid travellers\, environmental enthusiasts\, and anyone curious about the science and strategy behind a greener future for global mobility. \n\n\n\nTicket purchase guidelines:Please make sure that you purchase only those tickets for which you are eligible.  Guests must make sure that you are accompanied by a qualified Harvard alumni.  Please take note that Harvard alumni status is determined by the Harvard Alumni Association and only those whose names are set out in the HAA online directory can be verified by the Club. \n\n\n\nTicket price paid by ineligible buyers will not be refunded.Contact information – singapore@harvard.sg 
URL:https://harvard.sg/event/from-fry-to-fly-how-we-can-make-our-travel-more-green/
LOCATION:Herbert Smith Freehills\, 50 Raffles Place\, #24-01 Singapore Land Tower\, Singapore\, 048623\, Singapore
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SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Annual Dinner and AGM
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Club of Singapore turns TEN this year!  That is a decade of dinners\, debates\, and conversations that range from the profound to the delightfully trivial—and the perfect excuse to reconnect with friends and alumni both old and new. \n\n\n\nPlease join us on Wednesday\, 25 March 2026\, at the Conrad Singapore Orchard Hotel to celebrate the community we have built together and toast the decades to come. \n\n\n\nThe evening has two parts: \n\n\n\nAnnual General Meeting\n\n\n\nThe night begins with the Annual General Meeting (5:00–6:30 pm)\, open to dues-paying members only. Members will vote on key resolutions\, including updates to the Club’s constitution.  \n\n\n\nYou do not need a dinner ticket to attend the AGM. \n\n\n\n10th Anniversary Dinner\n\n\n\nThe Annual Dinner is open to all Harvard alumni from 7:00 pm onwards. \n\n\n\nWe are honoured to welcome Dr Vivian Balakrishnan\, Minister for Foreign Affairs\, as the Guest of Honour. \n\n\n\nThe dinner will also feature a speech to be delivered by the 2026 HCS Harvard Fellow Award recipient (to be announced). \n\n\n\nThanks to a very generous donation from an alumnus\, early career alumni (≤7 years of work experience) will enjoy subsidised ticket prices.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDinner Tickets Only\n\n\n\nCurrently\, only dinner tickets are available.  \n\n\n\nAGM notices and registration will be sent to members separately at a later date. Your attendance is confirmed only after we have verified your eligibility and received your payment. \n\n\n\nTicket CategoryEligibility CriteriaEarly Bird Price Per Person (SGD)Regular Price Per Person (SGD)Max. Guests Allowed at Same PriceSpecial NoteHCS Paid MemberHCS (and HCS-HBS) members current in dues150.00180.001NoneEarly Career HCS Paid MemberHCS (and HCS-HBS) members current in dues who received their bachelor’s degree in 2019 or later80.00100.001Guest must have received their bachelor’s degree in 2019 or laterAll Other AlumniAll other Harvard alumni300.00300.001NoneTable of 10Any combination of Harvard alumni10% discount 10% discount5 (one guest per Harvard alumnus)Base price will be calculated based on the then current price for the qualifying Harvard alumni. Contact us to buy tickets.\n\n\n\nPlease make sure that you are eligible to buy these tickets as they are non-refundable if the Club cannot verify your eligibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\nDate:  Wednesday\, 25 March 2026 \n\n\n\n\nAGM : 5:00pm\n\n\n\nDinner : 7:00pm \n\n\n\nDress Code : Business Formal (NO tie needed for gentlemen)\n\n\n\n\nVenue: The Conrad Singapore Orchard\, 1 Cuscaden Road Singapore 249715 \n\n\n\nQuestions?  Write to singapore@harvard.sg.  \n\n\n\nNot a Member?\n\n\n\nIf you are not yet a member but would like to get access to exclusive member pricing\, join us as a member today!
URL:https://harvard.sg/event/10th-anniversary-annual-dinner-2/
CATEGORIES:AGM,Dinner,Networking,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260421T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260421T203000
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SUMMARY:Food as Cultural Heritage: An Evening with Khir Johari
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow Harvard alumni and guests for an intimate evening over a delicious dinner and conversation with Khir Johari\, author of The Food of Singapore Malays\, winner of Best Of All prize at 2025’s Gourmand Cookbook Awards (considered the “Oscars” of culinary publishing). \n\n\n\nCentred on the theme of food as cultural heritage and oral history\, this fireside dialogue to be moderated by Shayyan Qaisar (Harvard Law School LLM ’18) and will explore how cuisine preserves memory\, identity\, migration\, and lived experience across generations. The evening will also include thoughtfully curated-tasting Halal food inspired by Khir Johari’s historic global win at the “Oscars” of cookbooks\, creating a sensory dimension to the discussion on why Malay culinary culture deserves the world’s full attention.  \n\n\n\nWatch the following video to learn more about the book: https://youtu.be/-403MXEkaGc \n\n\n\nImportant note:Tickets are non-refundable\, so please make sure to confirm your membership and alumnus/alumna status before buying. \n\n\n\nAbout Khir JohariKhir Johari was born and raised in historic Kampong Gelam\, Singapore\, in his family home Gedung Kuning\, a treasure house of culinary knowledge and recipes. Khir studied mathematics at Santa Clara University\, a Jesuit university in California. He then completed a Master in Education at Stanford University. Since returning to Singapore\, Khir has focused on research into the food cultures of maritime Southeast Asia. He relishes every opportunity to document oral histories and preserve objects of material culture such as old publications\, artifacts\, textiles and music. He was elected Vice President of the Singapore Heritage Society in 2016 to promote public education and advocacy. Khir enjoys writing articles and giving talks on history\, heritage and culture.Khir Johari’s book\, The Food of Singapore Malays: Gastronomic Travels Through The Archipelago\, has achieved significant acclaim\, winning the Best Of All prize at the 2025 Gourmand Cookbook Awards (considered the “Oscars” of culinary publishing) and the 2024 NUS Singapore History Prize. The 600-page\, 3.2kg volume\, published in 2021\, combines history\, culture\, and over 400 photos.See more of Khir Johari’s profile here:https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/dining/malay-food-singapore-book-khir-johari-300411 \n\n\n\nAbout Shayyan QaiserShayyan Qaiser\, Secretary of HCS since 2024\, graduated with a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School. She has practiced law for over a decade and is currently an in-house lawyer in Singapore. She is passionate about learning and serving others. Shayyan enjoys good food\, reading self-help books and spending time with loved ones.
URL:https://harvard.sg/event/food-as-cultural-heritage-an-evening-with-khir-johari/
LOCATION:Antler\, 128 Prinsep Street\, #01-01\, 188655\, Singapore
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Expert-Guided Family Tour of Singapore Oceanarium
DESCRIPTION:Join our fellow Harvard alumni\, families and friends for a fun day out at the Singapore Oceanarium with an exclusive expert-guided tour! \n\n\n\nThe Singapore Oceanarium is a world-class marine attraction that features over 100\,000 marine animals. Not just an aquarium\, the Singapore Oceanarium is a purpose-built ocean institute designed to spark knowledge\, love\, and action for our seas. With 22 distinct themed zones to explore\, each offering unique insights into different aspects of marine life\, our alumni can expect an immersive journey from shallow coastal waters to the deepest ocean trenches.Through an alumni in Resorts World Sentosa\, we have secured organized school/corporate group discounted rates for you. \n\n\n\nEvent DetailsWhen: Saturday 25 April\, 10.00am-1.00pmWhere: Singapore Oceanarium\, 8 Sentosa Gateway\, Resorts World Sentosa\, Singapore 098269Meeting Point: Singapore Oceanarium Main Entrance at 9.45 amDiscounted Prices for Day Pass + Expert-Guided Tour + Aquarist Lab visit to see where Sea Jellies are breed: \n\n\n\n\n$66.50 for a Harvard Alumni each and a Guest each\n\n\n\n$58.00 for a Child\n\n\n\n\nImportant note:Tickets are available for purchase only by Harvard alumni. Each  alumni is allowed to buy a ticket for one guest and unlimited tickets for kids\, who must be accompanied by a Harvard alumni. Tickets are non-refundable\, so please make sure to confirm your membership status before buying. \n\n\n\nAbout Singapore OceanariumLocated at Resorts World Sentosa\, Singapore Oceanarium is a leading ocean institute with the purpose to inspire greater knowledge\, love\, and action for the ocean and aquatic life. It is also dedicated to advance marine education\, research\, and supporting the conservation and preservation of threatened species.  With a unique blend of live habitats\, oceanic stories\, state-of-the-art digital innovation\, and interactive technology\, Singapore Oceanarium connects knowledge from meaningful marine education and encounters to real-world applications.Singapore Oceanarium’s long-term partnerships with institutes\, accreditation by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA)\, and membership of World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and Southeast Asian Zoo and Aquarium Association (SEAZA) is a testament to its commitment to inspire generations of ocean stewards for greater action.See more details here: https://www.singaporeoceanarium.com/en.html
URL:https://harvard.sg/event/exclusive-expert-guided-family-tour-of-singapore-oceanarium/
LOCATION:Singapore Oceanarium\, 8 Sentosa Gateway\, Resorts World Sentosa\,\, Singapore\, 098269\, Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260511T173000
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SUMMARY:Teaching Discernment: A Dinner Conversation on Education in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Professor Fernando Reimers\, Harvard Graduate School of Education \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin fellow Harvard alumni and guests for an intimate dinner and facilitated conversation with Professor Fernando Reimers — Ford Foundation Professor of International Education at Harvard University\, director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative\, and one of the world’s foremost thinkers on preparing the next generation for the 21st century. \n\n\n\nWe are living through a turning point in education. For generations\, learning was built on the accumulation of knowledge. Today\, with AI able to generate unlimited content in seconds\, the question is no longer how much do you know — it is how do you know what to trust. Are our schools preparing children for the world that actually exists? \n\n\n\nProfessor Reimers will facilitate a iscussion across three dinner tables\, drawing on his decades of research in global education reform\, 21st century competencies\, and the future of learning — exploring what it means to teach discernment and intellectual resilience in an era of information overload\, and why education policy deserves far more urgency in the public debate than it is currently receiving. \n\n\n\nLimited to 30 guests. We welcome school leaders\, educators\, parents\, and Harvard alumni who share a stake in getting education right for the next generation.Priority will be given to Harvard alumni.  \n\n\n\nAbout Professor Reimers\n\n\n\nFernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Education\, of the International Academy of Education and of the Council of Foreign Relations. An expert in the field of Global Education\, his research and teaching focus on understanding how to educate children and youth so they can thrive in the 21st century. Professor Reimers is the author of 56 books\, including Artificial Intelligence and Education in the Global South and Educating for a Climate Changed Future. At Harvard he directs the new International Education and Policy Management online master’s degree program and the Global\, International and Comparative Education concentration. He was a member of UNESCOs Commission on the Futures of Education which wrote the report ‘Reimagining Our Futures Together. A New Social Contract for Education’.  \n\n\n\nDuring the COVID-19 pandemic he led numerous comparative studies examining the educational consequences of the pandemic and identifying options to sustain educational opportunity and to build back better.  At the Harvard Graduate School of Education\, Reimers serves as co-director of the new International Education and Policy Management Pathway\, an online master’s degree program designed specifically to focus on international education. The program launched this fall with an enrollment of 72 students from 33 countries. \n\n\n\nHe directs the Global Education Innovation Initiative\, a cross-country research and practice collaborative focusing on education for the 21st century. He has written or edited 56 books and over 100 articles and chapters\, including Artificial Intelligence and Education in the GlobalSouth: A Systems Perspective\, Educating Students to Improve the World\, Schools and Society During the COVID-19 Pandemic\, Education to Build Back Better\, Primary and Secondary Education during COVID-19\, and University and School collaborations during a pandemic. He recently edited a special issue focused on Education and the New Challenges of Democracy. He has also authored several children’s books focused on inclusive values. As part of his commitment to advancing educational opportunity and international education\, he serves on multiple advisory boards and committees at Harvard\, particularly focused in advancing the global mission of the University and enhancing the effectiveness of the university’s programs to address climate change and to advance the internationalization of Harvard. He serves on Harvard’s University Committee of International Projects and Sites\, on the executive board of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and of the Center for African Studies\, is a faculty Associate of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and of the Center for International Development. He also serves on the boards of a range of education organizations focused on the improvement of education and the promotion of peace\, inclusion and sustainability\, including the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board. He has served on the Harvard faculty since 1998. Previous to that he worked at the Universidad Central de Venezuela\, the Harvard Institute for International Development and the World Bank. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://harvard.sg/event/teaching-discernment-a-dinner-conversation-on-education-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:American Club – The Second Floor\, 10 Claymore Hill\, Singapore\, 229573
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260519T183000
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SUMMARY:Harvard Meets Singapore: An Evening of Conversation on Asia\, America\, and the World Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Professors Michael Puett and Jay Rosengard\, Harvard University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin fellow Harvard alumni and guests for an intimate dinner and conversation featuring two Harvard faculty whose work sits at the intersection of Asia\, America\, and the forces reshaping the world in 2026.The Harvard Asia Center’s Southeast Asia InitiativeProfessor Michael Puett\, Director of the Harvard University Asia Center\, will share the vision and goals behind Harvard’s new Southeast Asian Studies programme — an ambitious effort to build a world-class academic home for the study of a region that is increasingly central to global affairs. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the architect of this initiative\, and to offer your perspective as members of the Singapore community. \n\n\n\nTraversing Trumpenomics: Navigating United States Macro and Fiscal ChallengesProfessor Jay Rosengard\, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School\, will examine President Trump’s principal domestic and international economic policies against the backdrop of current macroeconomic and fiscal trends in the United States — including the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and the administration’s sweeping tariff agenda. Professor Rosengard will also explore what Trumpenomics means for Singapore and its SEAsian neighbours. \n\n\n\nProfessor Teren Sevea\, Alwaleed bin Talal Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Harvard and a leading scholar of Islam and Muslim societies in Southeast Asia\, will also be joining us as a guest for the evening. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://harvard.sg/event/asia-center-in-singapore/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260530T150000
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SUMMARY:All Ivies + Oxbridge Beach Club & Volleyball
DESCRIPTION:We are gathering the alumni* of all Ivies\, Oxbridge and all HAA Associate Members (AM)** for an afternoon of beach volleyball at the beach club. Come to play or just to hang out. All ivy league club members and their spouses are welcome. You can come and hang out\, if you are new\, will help you get started with playing. Feel free to bring your plus ones! \n\n\n\n*Alumni (AL) –  \n\n\n\n\nAn alumnus/alumna is defined as an individual who has received a degree from any school at Harvard University or Radcliffe College\, including honorary degrees.\n\n\n\n\n**HAA Associate Members (AM) – An HAA Associate Member is defined as: \n\n\n\n\nAn individual who has not earned a degree from Harvard University or Radcliffe College but has enrolled in a degree program and completed at least one credit-granting course with a passing grade\, or\n\n\n\nA non-degree individual who has completed an HAA-approved certificate program that fulfills certain requirements including a duration of at least nine weeks\, a formalized admissions process\, and an in-person component on the Harvard campus.
URL:https://harvard.sg/event/all-ivies-beach-club-volleyball/
LOCATION:Tanjong Beach Club\, 120 Tanjong Beach Walk\,\, Singapore\, 098942\, Singapore
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