🌏 NUS Cities Lecture Series: Transforming the World, One City at a Time – New Taipei’s SDG Journey 🌆

Join us for an insightful lecture by Chingyu Yao, Director-General of the Secretariat, New Taipei City Government, and author of One City, Many Worlds. Learn how New Taipei integrates leadership, grassroots engagement, and innovative policies to align with the SDGs, creating a model for sustainable urban development.

🗓️ Date: 23rd January 2025 (Thursday)
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Registration from 6:00 PM)
📍 Venue: UHall Auditorium, National University of Singapore

Let’s explore how cities can adapt and thrive in the face of global challenges. Don’t miss it!

Limited seats available! Sign up through this link: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_br4kDbzu0o8DJqK

Hello everyone! Brown bag sessions are back for 2025, feel free to bring your own lunch and join us at our office for a time of sharing and discussions on everything urban! 🫣

Brown bag sessions are initiated as a platform for our community to share and learn more about each other's work and research, aiming to inspire interdisciplinary exchanges and collaborations within our faculty and beyond. If any of you are interested to share, feel free to contact us at nuscities.nus.edu.sg

Hello everyone! Our February Brown Bag Session is just around the corner!

Bring your lunch and join us for another engaging time of sharing and discussions on everything urban. These sessions are a great opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and dive into interdisciplinary conversations within our community and beyond. Whether you're here to share your work or simply to learn and be inspired, all are welcome!

Let’s keep building and inspiring together. See you there! 🎉

More info can be found on our website.

🌊 Join us for an insightful lecture by Dr. Stefan Huebner, President of the Society of Floating Solutions and Senior Research Fellow at ARI NUS. Author of Earth’s Amphibious Transformation, Dr. Huebner will explore how floating structures are revolutionising urban expansion while addressing climate challenges like sea-level rise.

🔹 Discover the latest advancements in floating urban infrastructure
🔹 Learn about real-world applications in Singapore, Jakarta, and Busan

🗓 Date: 24th February 2025 (Monday)
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Registration from 6:00 PM)
📍 Venue: Lecture Theatre LT421, NUS SDE3 Level 4

📌 CPD pending for SILA, SIP, BOA & PEB

🚀 Limited seats available! Register now: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3L794lu51a7GcYu

March sessions are back!! ✨
Refer to our website for the details of each session. Kindly note that the last Brown Bag session for this month will be held on Wed in lieu of NUS well-being day!

🌊 Vancouver - Singapore Joint Summer Studio: Living with Water 🌏

Join us for an immersive summer experience exploring how cities can thrive with water! From 1 June - 22 June 2025, dive into water-sensitive urban planning, ecosystem services-based solutions, and cross-cultural learning between Vancouver and Singapore.

📌 Apply via EduRec now!
⏳ Deadline: 31 March 2025
🔗 More details: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/nuscities/singapore-vancouver-summer-programme-2025/

Explore the 2024 Vancouver - Singapore Joint Summer Studio Compendium featuring inspiring student works and hear from the teaching team about their experience here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/165dceb61c.html

🌏 Interested in joining the 2025 Vancouver–Singapore Joint Summer Studio: Living with Water?

Good news – the application deadline has been extended to 12 April 2025! Apply now via EduRec, or get in touch with Rosita (rosita.s@nus.edu.sg) and Joyce (joyce.lim@nus.edu.sg) if you have questions.

Don't miss this chance to be part of a unique global learning experience! 🌊

📢 Our latest NUS Cities Newsletter is here!

The NUS Cities Newsletter aims to share cutting-edge ideas about the future of cities and how they can become more sustainable, liveable, and resilient. Cities today face unique challenges, including the impacts of climate change, difficulties in addressing social inequality, and the need to survive and thrive within an ever-evolving global economic landscape. It is more important than ever that we tap into insights from experts across various fields to tackle these pressing issues.

https://cde.nus.edu.sg/nuscities/newsletter/

Join the NUS x UBC 2025 Joint Summer Studio: Living with Water 🌏

Be part of the National University of Singapore x University of British Columbia 2025 cohort to embark on a unique comparative learning journey. Through cross-disciplinary dialogues, field lectures, and collaborative exploration, students will examine water-sensitive urban projects, ecosystem services-based solutions, and cross-cultural planning perspectives from both Singapore and Vancouver.

During the programme, participants will engage with a network of local advisors, including academics, practitioners, and community leaders from both cities.

Students will also have the chance to attend one day of the Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, hosted at Simon Fraser University.

🌊 Flexible Participation
Students may choose to travel to Vancouver or join fully via hybrid mode. Lectures and dialogues at UBC will be accessible online, allowing for full remote participation.

📅 Interested in joining?
Applications are open via EduRec until 4 May 2025.

📩 For more information, feel free to reach out to Rosita (rosita.s@nus.edu.sg) or Joyce (joyce.lim@nus.edu.sg).

Hihi everyone, please kindly note that today’s Brown Bag by Dr Lena Chan on “Biodiversity Matters” will be rescheduled to another date. Apologies for the eleventh hour notice.

[BROWN BAG – MAY EDITION]
We’re winding down the semester and easing into the exam season slowdown. Join us in the latter half of May as we dive into biodiversity and active mobility in the city!

🗓 19 & 23 May 2025
🕛 12PM onwards
📍 NUS Cities Office (SDE1-03-03)
Feel free to bring your lunch and a curious mind!

P.S. Dr. Lena Chan’s session on the 19th is a special Monday edition—rescheduled from April and not to be missed!

✨ Good news! You now have more time to apply – the deadline is officially extended to 23 June 2025! Don’t miss this chance to be part of an unforgettable city-to-city experience! 🌍✈️

[PhD Scholarship Opportunity @ NUS Cities]
Are you curious about how cities work—and how to make them better? NUS Cities is offering PhD scholarships for aspiring researchers passionate about developing new, data-driven approaches to city planning.
We’re looking for candidates with backgrounds in City Planning, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering or related fields—especially those keen on interdisciplinary urban research.

Find out more and apply here:
https://cde.nus.edu.sg/nuscities/phdscholarship/

Let’s shape the future of cities, together.

The Master of Cities prepares you to be at the forefront of shaping and transforming cities.

As a Master of Cities student, you will travel and immerse yourself in Global Classrooms in Singapore and other cities. You will gain first-hand perspectives of urban projects and policies and delve into cross-cultural dialogues with other urban professionals.

You will be equipped to apply interdisciplinary practical and theoretical concepts in analysing, designing, and delivering impactful changes in cities.

Stay connected – join our mailing list here: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2uANx7ja8dNhZvo

Curious about how cities work—and how you can shape them?

Declare the Minor in Cities and discover how design, data, and policy come together to build better urban futures 🌇

📚 Open to all undergraduates
🧠 Interdisciplinary. Impactful. Future-ready.
🗓 Declaration period: 14 Jul – 18 Aug 2025
🔗 More details via our website

Curious about how cities are planned and governed? Or already taking the Minor in Cities?

CDE3505: Planning & Governing Cities dives into how decisions are made, who makes them, and how policies shape everyday urban life. From housing to climate action, discover how governance drives real change.

📍Open to all NUS undergraduates – no prerequisites!
🗓 Mondays, 2–5PM (Sem 1, AY25/26)
🔗 More details and course writeup available on our website

What makes a city truly smart? It’s not just about tech — it’s about how cities stay economically competitive, innovative, and sustainable.

CDE3504: Smart Cities explores how Singapore — one of the world’s smartest cities — tackled its urban and economic challenges. Learn how sectors like maritime, manufacturing, tourism, and the knowledge economy leveraged technology for growth. Plus, dive into case studies from the region to understand how smart decisions drive liveable, competitive cities.

📍Open to all NUS undergraduates – no prerequisites needed!
🗓 Tuesdays, 9AM–12PM (Sem 1, AY25/26)
🔗 More details and course writeup are avail on our website!

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Worried about pausing your life just to get a degree? Worry no more. The Master of Cities is unlike other courses which demand a few months of your life every semester. Study while working with a curriculum of intensive in-person study blocks, asynchronous and online-based study models. Keep your career. In fact, build it – every break in between intensive study periods allows you to apply the insights you’ve learnt into your own work.

Stay connected – join our mailing list here: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2uANx7ja8dNhZvo

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

Unfortunately, CDE4501B will not be offered in the upcoming semester (AY25/26 S1). Registered students will be contacted via email for more information! We apologise for any inconvenience caused. ☹️

Feel free to reach out should you have any questions!