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HCS AGM and Reception with Provost Alan Garber

March 20, 2023

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 as answer questions about equity and fairness in admissions.
Congratulations once again to the newly elected committee members and to Rebecca for completing 2 full terms as President!
 

Ivy Bowl 2022

November 30, 2022

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 […]

Harvard Club of Singapore Annual Dinner

November 11, 2022

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 ahead!

Tea with Prof Alastair Iain Johnston – China’s Viewpoint and Approach to International Orders

October 11, 2022
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 any time!

Welcome to Your City 2022

September 29, 2022

Harvard Club of Singapore hosted the Singapore version of the HAA’s Welcome to Your City Event, held on 29 September at Bar.Celona. It was great to meet the over 60 people who attended the event, thank you for the enjoyable conversations!

Ideas Lunch on AI

August 21, 2022

This lunch gathering is a mixer with Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Association of Singapore. We had a short sharing by Jason See (senior director of GovTech) followed by a hearty discussion and networking among industry professionals.


Both tables were full, and most attendees stayed beyond two hours!

 

Columbia, Cornell, and Harvard Mixer!

July 12, 2022

On Thursday, July 7th, over 150 Columbia, Cornell, and Harvard alumni attended a mixer at Beats Bites & Cocktails to reconnect with old classmates and meet new friends.

IDEAS Lunch series: Sustainable Finance with Kristin Anguelova, WWF

June 17, 2022

We had an intimate lunch with Kristin Anguelova of WWF on Friday, June 17 on the issue of sustainable finance. WWF has had a presence in this area and coordinates with many other NGOs as well.

The discussion spanned all aspects from government initiatives to greenwashing to frameworks of measurement/comparison to motivations to effect change, and more. We look forward to perhaps doing more joint community programs with WWF in the future.

Harvard Krokodiloes in Singapore

June 14, 2022

We had an amazing evening with the Krokodiloes on June 14, 2022. They were on their first global tour since 2019, and the Sundaram Tagore gallery generously hosted our event – with the beautiful backdrop of the colorful artwork by Neha Vedpathak, an Indian-born Detroit based female artist.

This was our first “large” scale social event in effectively 2.5 years, where 50-ish alumni and friends were able to mix and mingle, drink and nibble, under the canopy of music and art.

Ideas lunch on Economics and Societal Well-Being

June 1, 2022

The first in-person indoor event on 23rd April 2022 since the relaxation of covid restrictions. A good turnout with alumni representation from Harvard College, HBS, GSAS, HKS, HGSE, HSPH and HES. We had a lively discussion on the topic of “Economics and Societal Well-Being” and networking over lunch.

About HUAAS

As the official club of the Harvard alumni in Singapore, the Harvard University Association of Alumni in Singapore (HUAAS), doing business as the Harvard Club of Singapore, was formed on 7 December 2015. The Club’s registration number is T15SS0208H. Our constitution is available here