Home
Calendar Of Events
Events
All Events

Tembusu Forums

Rector’s Events

Master’s Teas

Fellow’s Teas

Student’s Teas and Workshops

Special 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.
News
Education
UTCP Curriculum

Junior Seminars

Senior Seminars

Ideas and Exposition Courses

Out-of-Classroom Teaching

Awards

Teaching Awards

Student Prizes

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.
College Life
Overview

Pastoral Care

Houses

Interest Groups & Student-Initiated Projects

Student Partners

Student Spaces

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.
About
Admissions
People
Contact

The Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high. Its leaves are light green and oval in shape. Its yellowish flowers have a distinct fragrance and the fruits of the tree are bitter tasting red berries, which are eaten by birds and fruit bats. Source: Tembusu, Wikipedia

Fragments of the Berlin Wall at Tembusu College

Posted on October 20, 2016January 19, 2021

On 18 October 2016, two panels of the Berlin Wall were unveiled at NUS by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister of Foreign Affairs; His Excellency Dr Michael Witter, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Singapore; and Professor Tommy Koh, Rector of Tembusu College at NUS.

The panels are a gift to Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Germany’s Mr Elmar Prost and his building materials company, Lagerhaus KW GmbH, to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Singapore. They are on loan to NUS through the Foreign Ministry for at least five years and are on display at a garden behind the Tembusu College at NUS University Town.

Each segment of the Berlin Wall weighs approximately four tonnes, stands at 3.6 metres tall, measures 1.2 metres across and 27 centimetres in thickness, and is supported by a base that is 2.1 metres wide.

The event was widely covered by the media, and some of the reports can be found here:

The Wall Net : http://en.the-wall-net.org/singapur-sgp-utown/

The Straits Times : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/two-panels-of-historic-berlin-wall-on-display-at-nus-university-town

Channel 8 News : http://www.channel8news.sg/news8/singapore/20161018-sg-berilin-wall-nus/3216428.html

NUS News : http://news.nus.edu.sg/highlights/11012-berlin-wall-at-nus