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Ovidia Lim-RajaramChief Communications Officer
Ovidia oversees institutional communications at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Her remit includes reputation management, strategic communications, branding and marketing communications, digital communications, special events and protocol, issues management as well as crisis communications. She is also the press secretary to the university president, and university spokesperson. In her earlier life, Ovidia was an award-winning newspaper reporter, broadcast journalist, and a media studies lecturer. She graduated from National University of Singapore in political science and history, and holds an MA in International Communication from Macquarie University.
National University of Singapore (NUS) is a leading global university centred in Asia, founded in 1905 through the donation of $87,000 raised by the local community and with an initial enrolment of 23 students. Today, they are Singapore’s flagship university consistently ranked first in Asia and among the leading universities in the world.
The National University of Singapore has 3 campuses; Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and Outram. With 13 undergraduate schools, 4 graduate schools and 30 university-level research institutes and centres, the university is renowned for its pioneering new models of innovation.
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We’re here at the #NUS120 Gala Dinner with NUS Dance Blast, stars of this evening’s opening performance! The NUS community commemorates 120 years of building a world-class university, a warm community, and a place we can call home 🦁❤️
From Vietnam with pride – Ms Bui Kim Thuy, #NUSAlumni Ambassador in Hanoi, sends her warm wishes, joining the world in celebrating NUS’ 120 years of education, impact, and innovation!
Sending love from the Big Apple and the heart of tech innovation. From coast to coast, happy #NUS120 from our students at NUS Overseas Colleges in New York and Silicon Valley.
Have you been to the bean? 🫘 It’s the Chicago Cloud Gate, and our students at NUS Overseas Colleges in Chicago drop in to send some #NUS120 birthday cheer from afar!
Happy #NUS120, from our students Delia and Dat Le Mai Tan (Daniel) in the United Kingdom! Delia and Daniel, currently on exchange in UK, join the global chorus of well wishes—Daniel from London, and Delia from her travels in Morocco.
Greetings from the Southern Hemisphere as students from the NUS Overseas Colleges in Santiago, Chile, send their birthday greetings to NUS, from the campus of UC San Joaquín! #NUS120
A magical sight as our #NUSAlumni in Japan send their NUS birthday greetings right at the foot of the iconic Tokyo Tower! Arigato Gozaimasu to the NUS Alumni Network Tokyo. #NUS120
It’s noon of NUS’ 120th birthday! More “Every Hour on the Hour” birthday greetings, this time from our friends from #SoutheastAsia - Terima kasih and salamat po to the #NUSAlumni Networks in Jakarta and Manila! #NUS120
From Europe, #NUS120 birthday greetings from @NUSComputing undergrad Lewis Lye, currently on exchange in Munich, and our College of Alice & Peter Tan residents who were on their NUS Study Trips for Engagement and EnRichment (STEER) programme in Sarajevo!
Founded by the communityfor the community
The National University of Singapore has built a global network of partner institutes in education and research, with collaboration promoting an exchange of ideas that can lead to high levels of research and groundbreaking innovation.
The university has 13 partnerships, 31 partners and 4 network associations globally.
The National University of Singapore Overseas College programme, which allows participating students to experience international and entrepreneurial exposure, has nine locations including Beijing, Israel, Lausanne, Munich, New York, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore and Stockholm.
Strategic Thrusts
P romote the NUS brand name internationally
R aise the global awareness of NUS students and staff
I dentify partnerships for a transformative global experience
D evelop international programmes for our students, staff and partners with the support of NUS Faculties/Schools and Departments
E ngage NUS faculty and staff to enhance processes and services that facilitate international activities on NUS’ campuses
Mission and vision
- VISION: a leading global university shaping the future
- MISSION: to educate, inspire and transform
- VALUES: innovation, resilience excellence, respect, integrity
An integrated approach that brings together researchers from diverse fields
$758.12m
Research Funding Awarded
30
University-level Research Institutes and Centres
Consistently ranked as one of the top universities in Asia and the world, the National University of Singapore is internationally respected for its high-quality research in science, technology and the humanities – and, increasingly, at the interfaces between the areas.
The National University of Singapore published 8,341 papers in international journals during 2015, 814 projects were launched, and 687 projects completed.
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