Virtual Ceremony
Watch the virtual ceremony on the College’s YouTube channel.
Presiding Officer and Speakers
Presiding Officer
Chair, Yale-NUS College Governing Board
Director, Shangri-La Hotel Limited, Singapore
Guest of Honour
Minister for Education
President, Yale-NUS College
Faculty Speaker
Professor of Social Science (Environmental Studies), Yale-NUS College
Student Speaker
Major in Economics
Award Winners
The Class of 2017 Award is presented to Juay Kai Li Rachel 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 Mock Yong-Jie Aidan 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 Sheila N Hayre Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Law and Liberal Arts for 2020 is awarded to Chong Ren Jie. This prize is made possible through the generosity of Yale-NUS founding president, Professor Pericles Lewis.
The Bernard Bate Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Anthropology for 2020 is awarded to Guadalupe Lazaro. 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 2020 is awarded to Poh Kathy.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Economics for 2020 is awarded to Chua Scott Lee.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Environmental Studies for 2020 is awarded to Yeo Zhi Yi.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Global Affairs for 2020 is awarded to Seung Hee Lee.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in History for 2020 is awarded to Jan-Michal Ong Jun.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Life Sciences for 2020 is awarded to Hyung-Seok Kim.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Literature for 2020 is awarded to Hoo Yong Chuan, Shawn.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences for 2020 is awarded to Yasunari Watanabe.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy for 2020 is awarded to Chia Zhi Heng.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy, Politics and Economics for 2020 is awarded to Claire Inciong Krummenacher.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Physical Sciences for 2020 is awarded to Yip Jia Qi.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Psychology for 2020 is awarded to Tan Yi-Qin Edina.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Urban Studies for 2020 is awarded to Ng Ning.
The Tan Sing Meng Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Chinese Studies for 2020 is awarded to Kan Ren Jie. This prize is made possible through the generosity of Mr Bernard Tan and Ms Angeline Poon.
Unless otherwise stated, the awards and prizes listed above are made possible through the generosity of Mdm Kay Kuok.
20 Questions with the Class of 2020
‘Dear First Year Me’ is a series where our graduating seniors reflect on their time at Yale-NUS by writing letters to their first-year selves.
Orientation: Full House
Orientation is the official start to the Yale-NUS College experience. It is an opportunity for first-year students to meet their classmates, immerse themselves into the community and campus life, as well as learn about the resources available at Yale-NUS College. In 2016, the introductory activities were centred on the theme ‘Full House’, as it was the first time Yale-NUS had a full house of four classes of students on campus.
First Year Assembly ’16
On 5 August 2016, two weeks of orientation programmes culminated in First Year Assembly 2016, an annual ceremony where new students were formally welcomed by the Yale-NUS College community. Aside from welcome speeches by key College figures, the ceremony also featured performances by students from the incoming class.
Week 7 LAB
In the Week 7 Learning Across Boundaries (LAB) programme, first-year students, faculty and staff engage in learning projects of up to a week that explore themes of the Common Curriculum outside the confines of a traditional classroom. Week 7 LAB projects are faculty-generated initiatives that are organised in collaboration with the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE).
First Year Voices
In 2016, four Yale-NUS College first-year students vlogged about their first-year experience at Yale-NUS College. Follow their journeys of discovery in this video series.
