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
President, Yale-NUS College
Graduation Speaker
Leader of the Opposition of the Parliament of Singapore
Faculty Speaker
Professor of Social Science (Environmental Studies), Yale-NUS College
Student Speaker
Major in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Award Winners
The Class of 2017 Award is presented to Betina Andrea Kapunan Choa 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 Sheila N Hayre Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Law and Liberal Arts for 2021 is awarded to Daniel Wong Sheng 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 2021 is awarded to Ng Zhao Yi Alston. 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 2021 is awarded to Cheang Chu Ying.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Economics for 2021 is awarded to Nguyen Le Ngoc-Quynh.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Environmental Studies for 2021 is awarded to Fu Xiyao.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Global Affairs for 2021 is awarded to Jiang Haolie.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in History for 2021 is awarded to Yap Xin Ran.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Life Sciences for 2021 is awarded to Haaken Zhong Bungum.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Literature for 2021 is awarded to Nigel Loh.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences for 2021 is awarded to Feng Shengxiao.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy for 2021 is awarded to Lee Jin Hee.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy, Politics and Economics for 2021 is awarded to Momoka Ando.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Physical Sciences for 2021 is awarded to Harshitra Mahalingam.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Psychology for 2021 is awarded to Yashmit Lepcha.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Urban Studies for 2021 is awarded to Chua Cheng Han Sean.
The Tan Sing Meng Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Chinese Studies for 2021 is awarded to Chan Jun Hong. This prize is made possible through the generosity of Mr Bernard Tan and Ms Angeline Poon.
‘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: Take Flight
Orientation is the official start to the Yale-NUS College education and the chance for first-year students to meet their classmates, immerse themselves into the community and the larger campus life, and learn about the resources at Yale-NUS College. In 2017, theme for orientation was “Take flight”, which represented how the College is ready to soar to greater heights, having marked a key foundational milestone with the successful graduation of its first class.
First Year Assembly ’17
On 11 August 2017, weeks of orientation culminated in First Year Assembly ‘17, an annual ceremony where new students are formally welcomed by the Yale-NUS College community. Aside from speeches by key College figures, the ceremony also featured a performance by the Yale-NUS Barbershop Chorus.
Week 7 LAB Symposium 2017
In the Week 7 Learning Across Boundaries (LAB) programme, first-year students, faculty and staff engage inlearning 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 2017, a few 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.
