Ceremony Recording
Watch the recorded livestream of the 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
A*STAR Senior Fellow and Director of NanoBio Lab, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering
Faculty Speaker
Lecturer in Humanities (Writing and Literature), Yale-NUS College
Student Speaker
Major in Urban Studies
Award Winners
The Class of 2017 Award for 2022 is presented to Bernard Boey Khai Chen 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 for 2022 is jointly presented to Choy Jia Yu and Lim Ming Hao Eddie 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 2022 is awarded to Khym Fong. 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 2022 is awarded to Wu Xinyi. This prize is made possible through the generosity of colleagues and friends of the late Professor Bernard Bate.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Arts and Humanities for 2022 is awarded to Chen Rongkai Edwin.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Economics for 2022 is awarded to Prayog Bhattarai.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Environmental Studies for 2022 is awarded to Ong Hui Pin, Jermayne.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Global Affairs for 2022 is awarded to Giulia De Benedictis.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in History for 2022 is awarded to Zhu Tianrui.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Life Sciences for 2022 is awarded to Raunak Sameer Vijayakar.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Literature for 2022 is awarded to Nikki Yeo Ying Ying.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences for 2022 is awarded to Zhang Liu.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy for 2022 is awarded to Alcan Sng Wei Liang.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Philosophy, Politics and Economics for 2022 is awarded to Tan Hong Kai.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Physical Sciences for 2022 is awarded to Gabriele Ramanauskaite.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Psychology for 2022 is awarded to Mok Wei Tong.
The Prize for Outstanding Capstone Project in Urban Studies for 2022 is awarded to Raphael Hugh Chang Jia Yi.
Unless otherwise stated, the awards and prizes are made possible through the generosity of Mdm Kay Kuok.
Our Favourite Memories
What do making ondeh-ondeh, char kway teow and the gifting of ducks as a symbol of good luck remind our Yale-NUS community of? None other than the Class of 2022! Leading up to Graduation, our staff and faculty share their fondest memories of the Class and reveal their well wishes for our graduands as they embark on their new journeys.
Orientation: Setting Sail
Orientation kickstarts the Yale-NUS education for first-year students and provides them with an opportunity to meet their classmates, immerse themselves into the community and the larger campus life, and learn about the resources at the College. In 2018, the theme for orientation was “Setting Sail”, which symbolised helping incoming students conquer the waves in the stormy sea of college life, and assisting them in charting their course and sailing into an ocean of opportunities and possibilities. The year’s Orientation also featured a new Residential College (RC) Community Building activity, where each RC participated in a community service project which offered students exposure to diverse spaces, causes and communities beyond the College’s campus, as well as encouraged them to develop a sense of civic engagement.
First Year Assembly ’18
On 10 August 2018, weeks of orientation culminated in First Year Assembly ‘18, an annual ceremony where new students are formally welcomed by the Yale-NUS community. Aside from speeches by key College figures, the ceremony also featured a performance by Chia Yam Chong (Class of 2020) and the Yale-NUS Barbershop Chorus.
Week 7 Learning Across Boundaries (LAB) 2018
In the Week 7 Learning Across Boundaries (LAB) programme, first-year students, faculty and staff engage in learning projects 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 2018, a few Yale-NUS first-year students vlogged about their first-year experience at the College. Follow their journeys of discovery in this video series.
