The Role of Liberal Education in the Future of Asia

Speaker: Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore and Chairman, Board of the National University Health System

The talk will focus on liberal education, particularly in the context of the establishment of the Yale - NUS College - a strategic partnership between the National University of Singapore and Yale University. Espousing a unique "West-meets-East" educational approach, the College will offer an intense, broad-based multi-disciplinary programme that nurtures curiosity, thinking from first principles, reasoning, communication, and quantitative skills