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Up Close and Personal with Dr Lo, One of this Year’s Outstanding Educator Award Winners
One of this year’s three NUS Outstanding Educator Awards went to USP’s very own Dr Lo Mun Hou… read more
USP Inaugural Honours Research Conference
Around 45 people attended the inaugural USP Honours Research Conference held on Saturday… read more
Launch of new USP modules
USP students will have the opportunity to take two new exciting modules during the upcoming Special Term… read more
NUS Student Achievement Awards
The NUS Student Achievement Awards celebrate the efforts of students who have actively pursued their intellectual, social, and personal interests beyond the classroom… read more
Gender Collective
A new student interest group, Gender Collective seeks to bring people of all genders and sexual identities together to discuss… read more
Save That Pen
Save That Pen came about during an end-of-the-year cleaning session of the "old" Chatterbox… read more
Reflection on 'The January Thing'
This year's 'The January Thing' was held on 11th January in the USP RC dining hall… read more
SolidWorks Skills Competition 2011
Azhar Athly places first in the Regional Finals of the SolidWorks Skills Competition 2011... read more
Launch of new USP modules
For Semester 2, Academic Year 2011/2012, USP offers ten new and exciting modules... read more
The CapitaLand-USP Book Prize
Established in Academic Year 2008/2009, the CapitaLand-USP Prize celebrates… read more
USP State Minority Relations in Southeast Asia Study Trip
For six weeks in July and August, six USP students and USP faculty Dr Peter Vail traveled to several remote destinations in Laos and Thailand… read more
2011 NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Awards
This year, two of USP’s alumni, Eric Feng and Benjamin Lee, were awarded with the NUS Outstanding Young Alumni Award… read more
USP Honour Roll Awards Ceremony
On Tuesday, Oct 18, USP held its 4th Honour Roll Awards Ceremony… read more
USP Parents' Night
This Friday evening, USP hosted Parents' Night at the RC… read more
Reflections by the Mumbai Five on their SP Jain internship experience
A group of five USP students, fondly known as the “Mumbai Five”, traveled to Mumbai, India to participate in the inaugural USP-SP Jain Internship Exchange Programme… read more
A reflection on University Scholars Club’s Pre-Flag Day
A USP student reflects on what the experience of Pre-Flag, an event organized by the University Scholars’ Club, meant to him… read more

The official USP residential college opening dinner
On Saturday evening, USP held its official residential college opening dinner… read more

Dr. Ken Kahn shares with USP the experience of planting an OLPC seed in West Papua
On September 13th, Dr. Ken Kahn, a senior researcher from Oxford University and the London Lab of Knowledge, visited USP to give a talk… read more
Launch of new USP modules
This AY 2011/2012, USP offers six new and exciting modules ... read more
USP Advisory Tea
Around 150 incoming freshmen students attended this year’s Advisory Tea session… read more
USP graduating class celebrates together at this year's Commencement Dinner
This year's Commencement Dinner served the dual purpose of both welcoming the class of 2011 to see USP's new home in the residential college....
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USP’s first Dinner at the USP Residential College
USP welcomes its pioneer batch of USP residents with its first Welcome Dinner ....
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The George Washington University-USP Twin Cities Dialogue Series
USP students participating in the Twin Cities Dialogue traveled to Washington, D.C. to experience firsthand the process by which forces of globalization are translated into local contexts....
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A winner of the 2011 NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize
Ho Kim Cheong was one of the twelve recipients of the individual research prizes for his research project with a local supermarket chain...
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USP Commencement 2011
The graduating class of 2011 was conferred degrees at the NUS 2011 USP Commencement Ceremony....
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2011 USP-Piper Creative Writing
The 2011 USP-Piper Creative Writing course recently concluded its six-week introductory class to creative writing....
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One People, One Region, One ASEAN + 3
Christopher Chok recounts his experiences at this year's 12th ASEAN University Network (AUN) Education Forum....
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MOU and Internship Exchange Agreement signed with Mumbai’s SP Jain Institute of Management and Research
The NUS University Scholars Programme (USP) in April 2011 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and an Internship Exchange Agreement with the SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)....
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"Religions in Conversation: Reflections on Singapore” Interfaith Forum
Over 40 students, interfaith practitioners and members of the public participated in this student-initiated interfaith forum...
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NUS-USP Team Finishes Second in Hult Global Case Challenge 2011 Regional Finals
Ken Aw writes about how his team finished second in the Hult Global Case Challenge 2011 Regional finals ... read more
Interfaith Dialogue with His Excellency, Mr Tony Blair
21 students up close and personal with His Excellency Mr Tony Blair on Interfaith ... read more
USP at NUS Open House 2011
Graduating USP student Lim Yuan Ting revisits the USP booth at the recent NUS Open House... read more
Parents welcome residential college
Jerome Kok reports on the recent USP residential college information session attended by about 280 parents... read more
Study trip turns into spiritual odyssey
Ow Yeong Wai Kit, a second-year English Literature major student shares about his USP trip to study the role of Buddhism in India and Thailand. read more
IRAN: The Intriguing, the Inviting, and the Irresistible
USP students share their experiences and learning from their Inter-Civilizational Dialogue study trip to Iran. read more
USP Christmas Caroling at the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC)
USP students caroled to patients and staff in the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) at Tan Tock Seng on 30 Dec 2010. read more
Exciting new modules at the USP
USP launches two brand new USP modules this January 2011, for semester two of Academic Year 2011/2012.
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“To Be or Not To Be” Entrepreneurial Course conducted by Alumnus Sarabjit Singh at USP
See Muhammad Nadjad's thoughts as he gives a takeaway on this recent course he attended
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USP Teaching Excellence Award 2010
The USP Teaching Excellence Award honours and recognizes faculty members who have gone beyond the normal duty of classroom teaching and made significant and lasting contributions to students' intellectual and personal growth.
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3rd Honour Roll Awards Ceremony
On Mon, 4 October 2010, USP held its 3rd USP Honour Roll Awards Ceremony that recognises the achievements of the recipients of the USP Honour Roll and USP Senior Honour Roll for the Academic Year 2009/2010.
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USP celebrates its 10th anniversary
University Scholars Programme (USP) celebrates its ten anniversary this September 2010.
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NUS and University of Sydney organise What Makes A Young Champion? 2010
There is no better time to discuss the question of “What Makes A Young Champion?” than when the inaugural Youth Olympics Games is just about to begin.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair graces student conference at NUS
Over 40 participants of the Faith and Globalisation Initiative Student Conference 2010, held at NUS from 31 July to 1 August 2010, had the opportunity to meet the Right Honourable Mr Tony Blair who was the special guest at the event.
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What is an English Language major doing in China?
An opportunity to study abroad is always enriching. See what Charis Liew has to say after being in the USP-Yuanpei Cultural Immersion Programme.
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President Nathan visits USP
H.E President S.R.Nathan visited the University Scholars Programme (USP) on 6th April 2010 as part of his yearly visit to various faculties within NUS.
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Promoting a better understanding on religion and multiculturalism
Marking the culmination of the NUS University Scholars Programme (USP) study programme on Inter-Civilisational Dialogue, a forum titled "Religion and Multiculturalism" was organised on 8 January 2010.
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USP Honour Roll Awards Ceremony 2009
The second awards ceremony for those placed on the USP honour Roll for Academic Year 2008/2009 was held on 19 October 2009.
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Buddhism in Asia (BIA) 2009
USP collaborated with Dr Pattana Kitiarsa from FASS Southeast Asian Studies Programme and Mr Jack Chia from FASS Department of History to offer students a brand new summer programme to travel to Thailand and Taiwan to study about Buddhism in the Asia context.
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UCV2207 Politics of Heritage: Cambodia Study Trip
USP offered the module Politics of Heritage (Module Code: UCV 2207) during Special Term 2 of AY2008/09, from 22 June to 1 August 2009. The module focuses on the relationship between cultural heritage and contemporary political and social situations.read more
Inspiring Mentor Awards
NUS Alumni have established the Inspiring Mentor Awards to recognize and honour the people at NUS who make a lasting impact. This year four members of the USP community received Inspiring Mentor Awards.
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Innovative New Modules
This semester, USP offers two new modules, Religions in the Contemporary World, incorporating joint sessions with Yale University and Sinbad, Shipwrecks and Singapore. read more
Site, Spectator, Situation exhibition
The Site, Situation, Spectator exhibition is in its second year running. This years' exhibition showcases the work of four Architecture+USP students, done under their USP Advanced Curriculum. read more