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!

#nuscities #citiesminor #cities #interdisciplinary

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!

“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” - how true that is for cities. In the Master of Cities, hear from local and international experts who bring diverse perspectives to city development, see that development firsthand, and understand how different cities have approached their challenges in unique ways. With this, you will be equipped with much more than a hammer – you will be equipped with the thinking tools necessary to remain nimble and relevant in any urban context.

Want updates? Sign up through this link: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2uANx7ja8dNhZvo

You’re a practical professional – you don’t just take the word of someone who has only read books and knows nothing about the realities on the ground. We respect you – that’s why we’ve developed the Master of Cities to be founded on real-world case studies from Singapore and other cities. Gain the know-how to be able to impress in your career and make a difference in the world.

Want updates? Sign up through this link: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2uANx7ja8dNhZvo

Professor Yeo Siew Haip is the Director of NUS Cities and a distinguished architect, urban strategist, and design leader. Prof Yeo brings with him over 35 years of experience spanning architectural design, urban planning, and senior executive leadership in Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Students joining the Master of Cities will get the chance to tap on his wealth of insight and expertise – Prof Yeo is the course leader for CIT5010 Integrated Capstone Project, an immersive and project-based course that challenges students to draw upon their well-round Cities scholarly education to produce original academic research and practice projects.

Whetted your appetite? Stay updated by signing up for our mailing list – https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2uANx7ja8dNhZvo

📢 Hello everyone!
For AY25/26 Semester 1, please note that the following electives will be offered:
• CDE3504 Smart Cities 🏙️
• CDE3505 Planning and Governing Cities🗺️

You can find the brief course write-ups on our website: https://cde.nus.edu.sg/nuscities/undergraduate/