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.
As a Residential College, residents of Tembusu College live and learn together with their peers under the same roof. Integral to the learning is the University Town College Programme (UTCP) where residents read five Seminar-style Modules over their two year residency. Find out more About the Programme or browse available modules on the left.
Concerned about the workload? Find out How UTCP Fits with your faculty-based degree programme at NUS.
Living and learning together at Tembusu happens as part of our ‘Out-of-Classroom Teaching‘ programme.
Keen to continue residing at the college after completing the UTCP? Find out what lies ahead in the Senior Learning Experience.
SUNDAY SHOWCASE
In November, explore transdisciplinary works and engage in conversations based on the themes of climate change, environmental futures and contemporary Asian and future cities at ArtScience Museum™.
FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMMES
Sunday, 10 November 2013
1:00pm – 7:00pm
ArtScience Galleries, ArtScience Museum
Explore these projects and more from 2013 Art/Science Residency Programme (a partnership between Artscience Museum and National University of Singapore Arts & Creativity Laboratory), Tembusu College and Singapore-ETH Centre’s Future Cities Laboratory
Urban Food Growing Lab
Artist Michael Doherty presents a working aquaponics unit consisting of water, fish , and plants, contained within vessels made at the Dragon Kiln in Singapore. Also on offer: a hydroponics workshop, on the hour, every hour from 2pm.
The Apocalypse Project
How will our lifestyle change as climate change continues to detrimentally affect the planet? Artist Catherine Young asks some key questions through a series of interactive presentations, games and activities.
Bamboo – The New Steel
The tropical belt of our planet contains one of the most neglected building materials in the world: bamboo, which is also one of the fastest growing, affordable and locally available natural resources. Find out about this remarkable plant and how, with the right treatment, it becomes stronger than steel.
Tembusu Models Climate Change and The Urban Intervention Projects will showcase select Tembusu College student works which explore urbanism and environmental change, through hands-on and interactive projects.
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