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News & Events
Almost every week, members of Tembusu College are invited to meet and chat with guests - both local and international - through a variety of hosted events. There is a huge diversity of backgrounds amongst our visitors, who range from politicians to diplomats, artists, writers, poets, and academics. Select an event category on the left to find out more.
Our events and members of our community are also frequently featured by the Press and Media. Visit the Newsroom to read the reports.
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Ethos
Tembusu College’s motto The Home of Possibilities, means we value the development of each individual according to her or his own path through life. At the same time we are a learning community, which seeks to give students an intense experience in a nurturing environment. The college administers (and awards certificates for) the prestigious University Town College Programme (UTCP), which augments students’ regular degree programmes by emphasising breadth, critical thinking, and exposure to inter-disciplinary thinking. Our curriculum includes both seminars and out-of-classroom learning experiences.
The college is not themed. Diversity is an important part of our ethos, and we offer learning opportunities across a broad spectrum of interests. We do, however, have particular areas of strength, which are reflected in the backgrounds of our faculty.
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Education
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College Life
A home away from home, the Tembusu College community is 21 storeys of collegiate spirit known for its friendly and welcoming culture.
Wake up or wind down through casual conversations with your Fellows and peers over meals at the Dining Hall. Sweat it out over sports at the Multi Purpose Hall. Huddle with like-minded individuals at one of the many Student-run Interest Groups & Student-Initiated Projects or start your own. Let loose or let your creativity flow in the well furnished Student Spaces. Be our Student Partners and contribute to the College community.
Need career advice? Stressed? Need help on personal issues? Or simply want catch up with friendly members of our Residential Team? We're here for you.
Tembusu College is much more than a home; it's a Home of Possibilities.
Promoting Interdisciplinarity
Core to college values is an open-mindedness and curiosity that transcends any one interest or mode of thinking. A Tembusu collegian is not a narrow partisan of his or her particular discipline but someone who can navigate different disciplines classically described in terms of science, technology, arts and social sciences and draw connections between them. Many of our fellows research, read and write in multi-disciplinary fields that are related to examining the relationship between science, technology and people. We, as a College, ask questions about how society, culture, and politics shape our views, choices and knowledge about the world which we live in. We ask these questions to understand the possibilities and challenges for people living today and in the future. And to re-imagine what a better world could or might be. For the fellows and students of Tembusu College, these sets of questions are not distinct and cannot be adequately addressed by adopting a singular disciplinary perspective or paradigm.
TechWeek 2020
Bringing Interdisciplinary Learning to and Beyond Tembusu College
Tembusu artist-in-residence TeZ featured on the Business Times and NUS News
Experimental ElectroCulture (EXEC) Workshop
Biomedicine and Singapore Society module: Tembusians go from students to teachers
Radiation and Society Module Visits Malaysian Nuclear Reactor
Tembusu Exhibits at the ArtScience Museum
What Is Ethnomethodology?
Politics of Carbon Economics
Singapore as a Company?
Stage Magic: A Site to Study the Interplay of People and Technology?
