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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.
The Latest from National University of Singapore
Congratulations to Asst Prof Brian Lim from @NUSComputing on winning the ACM IMWUT Distinguished Paper Award! His study, which uses machine learning to uncover patterns in 74 billion #steps 👣, can help to identify ways to enable people to stay fit! #NUSResearch #NUSImpact
Curious to find out what Singaporeans’ #walking patterns are like, Asst Prof Brian Lim & his collaborators analysed the step counts of 140,000 people who participated in a nation-wide #health campaign by Health Promotion Board. 👣 Check out their findings: https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/news/3525-2020-brianlim-ubicomp/
.@NUSBizSchool's new MSc in Accounting programme equips recent graduates with accounting & data analytics skills for the increasingly automated accounting industry. Applications are now open for the programme that starts in Aug 2021. Details: http://nus.edu/3muUvIj #NUSBeyond
Appointed BCA Singapore’s inaugural iBuildSG Distinguished Fellow, @NUSSDE Dean Prof Lam Khee Poh wants to inspire the next generation of architects to embrace sustainability. More at http://bit.ly/35Eu8ca. #NUSImpact
Prof Wong is only the third person from Singapore to receive this accolade, which is bestowed on individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievements and commitment to service in the medical sciences, healthcare, and public health. #NUSImpact
🎉 Congratulations to Prof Wong Tien Yin from @dukenus who has been elected to the @theNAMedicine, one of the highest honours in the fields of health and medicine. #NUSResearch #NUSImpact #NUSGlobal https://news.nus.edu.sg/highlights/prof-wong-tien-yin-elected-us-national-academy-medicine
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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