Ceremony Recording
Watch the recorded livestream of the ceremony on the College’s YouTube channel.
Presiding Officer and Speakers
Presiding Officer
Chair, Governing Board, Yale-NUS College
Member, Board of Trustees, National University of Singapore
Executive Chairman, Shangri-La Hotel Limited
Graduation Speaker
Senior Advisor (University & Global Relations) and
Professor in the Practice of Policy, National University of Singapore
President, Yale-NUS College
Faculty Speaker
Associate Professor of Humanities (Music), Yale-NUS College
Student Speaker
Major in Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences (MCS)
Award Winners
The Class of 2017 Award is presented to Tee Zhuo for outstanding contributions to the College as selected by the senior class. This award is made possible through the generosity of Mrs Doris Sohmen-Pao.
The Emerging Young Leader Award is presented to Ng Ming Zhong, Daniel in recognition of outstanding contributions in addressing a local or global challenge to enhance the quality of life in the community. This award is made possible through the generosity of Mdm Kay Kuok.
The Bernard Bate Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Anthropology for 2018 is awarded to Chia Jie Lin. This prize is made possible through the generosity of the colleagues and friends of the late Professor Bernard Bate.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Arts and Humanities for 2018 is awarded to Roshan Singh Sambhi.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Economics for 2018 is awarded to Alex Pont I Grau.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Environmental Studies for 2018 is awarded to Tan Weiliang.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Global Affairs for 2018 is awarded to Anjali Hazra.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in History for 2018 is awarded to Hum Ming Kai, Derek.
The Sheila N Hayre Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Law and Liberal Arts for 2018 is awarded to Christopher Khew Wei Luen. This prize is made possible through the generosity of Yale-NUS founding president, Professor Pericles Lewis.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Life Sciences for 2018 is awarded jointly to Jingshu Jin and Jay Brinton Lusk.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Literature for 2018 is awarded to Truong Ha Thu.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences for 2018 is awarded to Abhinav Venkatesh Natarajan.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy for 2018 is awarded to Sherice Ngaserin Ng Jing Ya.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy, Politics and Economics for 2018 is awarded jointly to Cheryl Nazik Cosslett and Seow Yongzhi.
The Prize for Outstanding capstone Project in Physical Sciences for 2018 is awarded to Yonatan Aaron Gazit.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Psychology for 2018 is awarded to Gabriel Alfonso Cuyegkeng Ibasco.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Urban Studies for 2018 is awarded to Kavya Gopal. The Tan Sing Meng Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Chinese Studies for 2018 is awarded to Joshua Leung Rong Tai. This prize is made possible through the generosity of Mr Bernard Tan and Ms Angeline Poon.
