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contest entry feeling when FoodBot first talking to potential food &
hit the ground running as beverage collaborators,
Singapore’s first outdoor and exploring the option
delivery robot,” says Melvin, of extending its delivery
23. “We made the robot services to non-food
These wheelie cute self-driving robots created
PL ACE 3D OJBECTS IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT
from scratch, including its partners.
by NTU students have been delivering meals to navigation smarts.” “It was serendipity that
Put a new spin on things campus folks Armed with rugged we were already building our
wheels, onboard cameras prototype when COVID-19 hit
and algorithms, the us at the start of last year,”
Tap FoodBots deliver with a says Melvin. “Pivoting into
here to Serial tinkerer third-year routes around campus and “smile”, rain or shine. Each the food delivery market
reset the Renaissance Engineering even to the nearby CleanTech robot can carry a 50kg became timely when we
Using Programme student Melvin Park since June last year, load and run a few days in plunged into a pandemic
object’s Foo has a new feather in delivering lunch and dinner between charges. that sent demand for food
starting two his cap: a fleet of self- orders as part of a pilot with Curious students who deliveries soaring.”
position fingers, driving delivery robots Cates, a food delivery app have tried to waylay the robot And this is only the
pinch or built by Whizz Mobility, a developed by NTU-incubated may have heard the robot’s beginning, says Melvin.
spread start-up he founded with start-up Wecome. matronly reminder to leave it “Just like what the Internet
them to his peers from NTU’s To date, the FoodBots alone. Melvin lets on that his did for the transmission of
Touch the grow or flagship interdisciplinary have safely completed over mother is the woman behind information, we want to
object shrink undergraduate engineering 6,000 deliveries at designated this voice-recorded message. make the vascular system
and drag the programme. food collection points. “We wanted an authoritative of cities with our mobility
it to move object The five electric- The enterprising students voice, and I thought, nothing solutions.”
it around powered robots have been recently added a special 3pm beats a mother’s stern tone,” The heat is on for these
trundling along pre-mapped to 4pm bubble tea delivery he says with a grin. whizz kids!
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to take a FoodBot is assigned Waiting “patiently” for a Onboard sensors help it Satisfied worker. What’s
for a selfie to dispatch food and is bubble tea order. cross a street safely. next?
screenshot view with monitored on the job.
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Chrystal Chan Ei Ei Thei
I nterdisciplinary
Second-year Data Science and
Artificial Intelligence student
Cammy Mun, who takes classes
from both the School of Physical
& Mathematical Sciences and the
School of Computer Science &
Engineering, is a shining example
NGREDIENTS
of how undergrads can benefit from
interdisciplinary learning.
OF AN
“ Unlike the students
who specialise in computer
science or computer
engineering, I take math
courses alongside coding
UNDERGRADUATE
and computing modules,
which helps me draw
connections between these
cores of data science and to
EDUCATION think critically,” she says.
“For example, I’m now doing
Data Analysis with Computer – a
How do you prepare students for the future? math-heavy module that uses the
Start with a spoonful of interdisciplinary programming language R to find out
learning and follow up with a dash of the mean or median of data, as well
international exposure, a pinch of innovation, as plot visualisations to process large
a sprinkling of industry know-how and chunks of data quickly.”
research immersion and an internship to Her course has even garnered the
taste. This is the recipe of an NTU education attention of Forbes, which named it
one of the 10 best AI and Data Science
Undergraduate courses for 2021.
Starting in the new academic year, all
freshmen will benefit from a common
interdisciplinary core curriculum that
covers topics such as digital literacy,
The world has changed mightily communication and inquiry, ethics
in the last 10 years, and so must and global challenges.
what defines an undergraduate
education. Speaking at the “Not only will students from different
university town hall in January disciplines be put together in teams
where NTU President Prof Subra to learn, they can take many modules
Suresh unveiled the NTU 2025 from outside their own disciplines,”
says Prof Ling.
strategic plan, Deputy President and
Provost Prof Ling San mentioned NTU’s new interdisciplinary
that one of the goals of NTU 2025 bachelors’ programmes and fresh
is to produce graduates ready for combinations of double majors also
the future and who are effective, help build versatility for new career
independent learners. demands.
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nternship
Fourth-year Computer Science undergrad
Milla Samuel knows the thrills of putting
into practice what is learnt in the classroom
and getting noticed at work even before she
graduates. The Renaissance Engineering
Programme (REP) scholar has already
completed two internships and will be doing
two more this year.
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One of her internships was a remote to see what
internship as a software engineer with Steph’s day in
Canadian start-up Picovoice, which she the lab looks
like
I
landed fortuitously.
“ When I was studying
in University of Berkeley,
California, in my third year as
part of the REP programme,
mmersion
the vice-president of Picovoice Being immersed in research can spark a
lifelong passion. Take it from Biological
spotted my portfolio on GitHub, Sciences student Steph Song, who
a code-sharing platform. He discovered her affinity for healthcare
noticed I was based in the research, specifically in reproductive
Berkeley area, and offered me biology, at NTU.
a position after an interview,”
says Milla. “I was born a premature baby and
research into this area fascinates me as
“I was initially supposed to go for an it helps me understand my own life story.
internship with Dell in Silicon Valley, which I’ve worked on three research projects
the NTU programme helped me secure, but so far, on topics revolving around female
I couldn’t stay on in the US because of the physiology, hormones, cancer and
pandemic. I’m thankful I was allowed to do urinary tract microbiology,” she says.
my internship remotely,” she adds.
The CN Yang scholar, who wants to do her
Her multiple internships have given her final-year project remotely with Harvard
lessons that are invaluable to any student, Medical School, clearly enjoys jumping
including the chance to create real impact. headlong into research.
“
During her second internship with GovTech
Singapore, she worked on SupplyAlly, a Many times, a surprising
digital platform that had to be ready at short result can be achieved with
notice during the Circuit Breaker period the smallest and – what
to facilitate the distribution of COVID-19
essentials by volunteers.
we think is – the most
insignificant thing. I take joy
“One of the most important things I’ve learnt in discovering the unknown,
at work is to be open to feedback and to and it’s rewarding to see
readily ask questions. You learn the fastest on your effort become part
the job, but when you’re stuck, don’t just sit
there and try to figure out things on your own.
of a discovery that could
You have to ask for help and take advantage potentially change the world,”
of the mentorship you get,” she says. she says.
Under the new Global Alliance of
Industries @ NTU, undergrads will
have even more opportunities to be
part of research done with more than
200 industry collaborators that include
those with laboratories at NTU, such as
Rolls-Royce, Delta Electronics, Saab and
Alibaba Group.
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ndustry
No education worth its salt can exist in a
SCAN THIS PHOTO bubble. Exposure to real-world challenges
to interact with makes learning relevant and impactful, and
the student- all the better if students can encounter these
designed electric right on the campus.
car in 3D
For medical undergrad Ramanathan
Periakaruppan, the Clinical Sciences
Building in NTU’s Novena campus is
perfectly positioned in the heart of Health
City Novena, especially now that he’s in his
clinical years.
“ I truly feel the benefits of
having NTU’s Novena campus
situated in the middle of the
medical industry. With the
campus just a link bridge away
from Tan Tock Seng Hospital,
I can be at the hospital in
the morning and then at the
medical library in the afternoon
to do some studying. When I
want to take a breather, I like to
use the student lounge, where I
can hang out with my friends,”
says the third-year student.
I
He spends most of his time at Tan Tock Seng
Hospital, where he learns from specialist
doctors across different departments as
they talk to and treat patients.
nnovation 3D-printed urban battery electric car,
dominated headlines when it won six
Opportunities to design and build are
plentiful on the NTU Smart Campus,
“One of the biggest takeaways from my
clinical postings is being able to see how
Experiencing the heady rush of being awards at the Shell competition in 2016, where innovation is encouraged and doctors actually treat patients with medical
a tech pioneer is final-year Mechanical turning in Singapore’s best performance. supported. A student start-up was problems. Normally, during lessons, we
Engineering student Koh Ley How, recently in the news for developing perform tests on simulated patients, so it is
who is working on the latest iteration Smitten by the allure of innovation in FoodBots – self-driving food delivery quite different,” he says.
of Nanyang Venture 11, an electric car motorsports from a young age, Ley How is robots. These four-wheelers have
with a design inspired by a killer whale keen to help push the automotive industry delivered over 6,000 food orders
SCAN THIS PHOTO One valuable tip Ramanathan has picked
that has already won an award at to greener heights. across the NTU campus (read more up from the doctors he shadows is the
“
Shell’s annual eco-car competition for about the FoodBots on page 3). to find out what’s
in Ramanathan’s importance of communication with patients
students around the world. Being able to take part school bag and their families. He believes that apart
in the Shell Eco-marathon “The FoodBot is an engineering dream from explaining an illness in an easy-to-
“My main task is to improve on the for us. Almost every part of the robot
existing design of the gear train and is ideal for engineers-to- is made by us, from 3D-printed parts
understand manner with an appropriate
be who want to break new tone of voice, having a good relationship with
also redesign its components to make to self-designed custom printed patients is key, as it is crucial that patients
it sturdier. As the official test driver, ground. NTU has a strong circuit boards,” says Melvin Foo, trust their doctors.
I take the vehicle out on drives and track record of winning at founder and third-year Renaissance
give feedback on how else it can be this competition, where Engineering Programme student.
improved,” says Ley How.
innovation is key. That’s my
He follows in the footsteps of his motivation to keep working
seniors, who worked on previous on the car. I’m keen to
models of Nanyang Venture. The continue along this path in
Nanyang Venture 8, Singapore’s first the future,” he says.
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How I can make a
INSIDER
I nternational
The guaranteed overseas exchange
opportunity with Erasmus University
difference to my education
at NTU
I
Rotterdam in the Netherlands was what
attracted third-year student Arthur Mun to
NTU’s maritime studies programme. Last nterdisciplinary
semester, in the midst of a pandemic, he courses taught me
became one of the first students to take lateral thinking.
part in a remote exchange instead.
“We were supposed to spend at least a
Shantini Rajasingam
NTU-University Scholars
Programme
Industry
comes to
semester there in our third year, something me, right
students from other universities have to
fight for. Unfortunately, we cannot be in
here on
the Netherlands now due to COVID-19, but campus.
I’m very thankful that we can still take the Grace Tong
Renaissance
modules,” he says. Engineering
Programme
The suspension of overseas exchange may
have put a damper on going overseas as
part of the NTU experience, but students
who want to do courses not offered at NTU
can still take virtual classes at about 24
partner universities worldwide.
“ The Dutch professors
teach quite differently from
what we are used to here in
Singapore. We also heard from
Learn more
about our signature
programmes:
Renaissance
Engineering
veteran industry professionals, Programme
who spoke to us in small
CN Yang Scholars
breakout rooms of six or less on Programme
Zoom. I don’t think my seniors NTU-University
got to engage these seasoned Scholars Programme
experts in pre-pandemic NTU-NIE Teaching
Netherlands,” adds Arthur. Scholars Programme
Joint medical degree
Apart from virtual classes held entirely programme with
on Zoom, Arthur and his classmates Imperial College
participated in a shipping simulation as London
part of the curriculum. The students played (LKCMedicine)
shipping moguls who had to decide what
fleets to purchase or sell, how to expand
their shipping routes and what financial
steps to take to stay afloat.
“The simulation was a small way in which
the virtual experience was made even more
I mmersed in research
is where I’m happiest.
special for us. Not only did we have to work Muhammad Hasif Bin Abdul Halim
around actual market prices, we had to CN Yang Scholars Programme
make the call before prices changed, just as
in the real world,” he says.
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Foo Jie Ying Don Tan
BE A JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES MIX AROUND
University education trains you to become a Jobs of the future will be very interdisciplinary.
master in one discipline, but in today’s context, You will need to be comfortable working with people
being a jack-of-all-trades is equally important. from completely unrelated fields and to get along
NTU’s new common core curriculum for with them. The new interdisciplinary core curriculum
undergraduates places stronger emphasis on for incoming freshmen will be a good teaser, since
interdisciplinary skills in covering topics such students from different disciplines will learn together
as digital literacy, communication and inquiry, in the same classroom, and develop their abilities to
ethics and global challenges. “For instance, work in multidisciplinary teams, as happens in many
you may not need to learn everything there real-life work situations. “When I was an undergrad,
is to know about entrepreneurship, but you not once did I work with non-engineering students.
should at least be able to think out of the box. With the new common core curriculum, this will
Similarly, regardless of your discipline, everyone certainly not be the case anymore,” says Prof Phee.
should know about sustainability, or basic data
analytics,” says Prof Phee.
RIDING THE
DIGITAL WAVE
DON’T SHY AWAY FROM NEW THINGS
The future doesn’t stand still, and neither can DON’T FORGET THE HUMAN TOUCH
we. Just like how COVID-19 accelerated our Machines and AI were never meant to put workers
Prof Louis Phee, engineering dean, transition into the fourth industrial revolution, out of a job, but to ensure that they can be deployed
innovator and entrepreneur – and the pace of technological innovation means for other more meaningful tasks that can only be
that new industries, companies and ways of done by humans, such as tasks that require empathy,
one of the key drivers of NTU’s new creativity or ethical considerations. “If done right,
working are always out there. With change being
interdisciplinary curriculum for the only constant, be comfortable with being science and technology will free us to embrace not
first years – shares tips on building uncomfortable, says Prof Phee. This means only our creativity, but also our humanity,” says Prof
a strong career in the digital age, being adaptable to change so it doesn’t throw you Phee. “As a roboticist, I wouldn’t want to implement
where artificial intelligence (AI), off. “In fact, forward-looking people who acquire robots without having properly considered the
data and digital technologies are in-demand skillsets before the rest would be implications of doing so. I have to think about the
rewriting the rules of the job game ahead of the curve,” he adds. humanity and social aspects as well.”
LEARN TO “FISH”
While we used to think about finishing university
EMBRACE DATA as a destination, getting that degree is only the
Data, as they say, is the new oil. The hottest jobs first step – the learning must continue as you
of the future will involve data manipulation. Jobs go along so you can pick up relevant, new skills.
More important than a laundry list of skills Horizon-
in automation, robotics, AI and data science will broadening
be trending upwards, but the importance of data is the proof that you can learn new skills and
adapt to solve complex and novel problems. In tomes up for
manipulation is not limited to these sectors. For grabs include
instance, lawyers can use AI to decipher past legal data this respect, the nation’s emphasis on lifelong
learning is spot on, says Prof Phee. “Learning, in bestsellers
quickly instead of relying on a paralegal. Civil engineers The Path by
who design bridges using AI will be able to come up itself, is a skill. It’s like fishing. If you learn how to
fish, it doesn’t matter even if the species of fish Peter Mallouk
with something that is aesthetically out of this world,
and yet with structural integrity. “Look at the top tech you want to catch changes.” SCAN (with Tony
companies – their staff size plateaued years ago but
THIS VISUAL Robbins)
their revenue has been growing. Embracing data, AI and to win a book and and Utopia
learn something for Realists by
robotics has made them capable of doing more with the new today Rutger Bregman
same resources, or less,” says Prof Phee.
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Junn Loh Charlie Liu Ei Ei Thei
“Reading about failed
PANDEMIC
businesses, unemployment
NTU students and and the resulting pain and
faculty tell us the stress made me pause and
reflect on my own situation.
bright spots they Being among the fortunate
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PERSPECTIVES
found amid the ones still employed, I felt I had PAGE
COVID-19 gloom and to pitch in and help others in to see how
the good that has whatever small ways I could, we helped
come out of it so I donated 14 days of my
others and
annual leave to NTU’s leave
donation scheme in aid of kept everyone
student bursaries.” safe during the
- Dr Babu Narayanswamy, pandemic
Nanyang Environment & Water
Research Institute
Be grateful for those around you
“COVID-19 has taught
me that life – despite its “There were waves of annoyance
ups and downs – is a gift and frustration over the circuit
Science is necessary to be treasured. Human breaker restrictions. But I became
relationships and human mindful of my privileged position,
contact have become more knowing that some do not
precious. We have to protect have the luxury of staying or
our health, individually and working at home during these
Strength in solidarity collectively, and to realise that challenging times.”
our little daily acts can have a - Nazurah Binte Ahmad Noerman,
really big impact.” Sociology
- Assoc Prof Josip Car, Lee
Kong Chian School of Medicine
Consideration for others
Wonders of technology “The pandemic has raised
awareness of the issues
“As an international student who hasn’t
faced by migrant workers.
seen my family for a year, I’m feeling
These workers contribute
homesick. Now I know how precious
immensely to Singapore, and
family time is. I’m blessed to have
we need to care for them,
supportive hall mates who lift my spirits
which is what I plan to do
every time I’m despondent, and I’ve
through outreach activities by
“With more time for learnt to be grateful to everyone around
my university club this year.”
introspection and reflection, I me.”
- Meenatche Kambadhasan,
learnt to let go of the trivialities - Ruth Theresia, Materials Engineering Public Policy & Global Affairs
and anxieties of everyday
life, focusing on what is truly
important – the people that
I love and care for. Once we
breathe and be still, we can find “I live-streamed my way
the wonder in every moment through an exchange
despite the pandemic.” semester and completed
- Assoc Prof Andy Ho, a work-from-home
School of Social Sciences “The pandemic shone a light on the internship. So grateful
importance of translational research. “Technology has helped
us overcome some of the for the big little things in
As a PhD student in the NTU team that “Maintaining friendships
downsides of COVID-19. For life like technology!”
worked on a COVID-19 diagnostic test, became more important than
example, connecting with - Samuel Chan,
I experienced first-hand the positive Public Policy & Global before when we were forced
impact that research can have on others and grocery shopping Affairs to stay apart. With the ease of
the community. Now I also better have not been disrupted.” technology, my friends and I
appreciate the important work of my - Prof Mary Chan, easily caught up over Zoom.”
peers in the scientific community.” School of Chemical & - Chalmers Chua,
Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
- Wee Soon Keong, Medicine
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Sergul Toh Vivian Lim
TRANSPORTER
When you live on a
sprawling campus in the
wild, wild west, there
is great inertia to step
out of school. Avoid the
SCAN THESE TWO PAGES wait for the shuttle bus
to see what with the latest version
happens of the Transporter, the
next teleportation device first THE MAP
seen in Star Trek. Simply
step up onto a platform Let’s face it – whether
SCI-FI GADGETS I
and be beamed to your you are a freshman or
destination without a final-year student,
having to sit in traffic or going for classes
WISH I HAVE AS
shove through crowds. in tutorial rooms
Not that you would need scattered all over
to leave this mini city NTU’s 200-hectare
AN NTU STUDENT much, though. Feeling
under the weather? See a
doctor at the university’s
campus means you
often end up lost in a
labyrinth of corridors
health centre. Need some that Google Maps can’t
University life brings about many firsts and grooming? Get your hair help you out of. The
lasts. It may be the first time that you actually and nails done at the next time you end up
use a washing machine, or the last time that North Spine. Snack shelf in a corridor with a
looking empty? Stock up dead end, consult The
you fit into your fave pair of jeans. Sergul Toh at Prime or Giant around Map – much like the
dreams up some sci-fi gadgets to fix these the corner. FAT ERASER one Dora the Explorer
teething issues uses – to decipher your
Your eating habits destination and plot out
(and waistline) could an idiot-proof route.
change drastically Coming soon: a special
once you enter NTU, COVID-19 edition Map
(no) thanks to the with inbuilt SafeEntry
deluge of food options check-in capabilities.
on and around campus,
TIME TURNER and helpful friends
With campus life a constant juggling act between who sabotage your diet
academics, co-curricular activities and friends, you by asking innocently:
will most definitely be strapped for time. Never ever “I am buying BBT ROBOT BUTLER
turn in an assignment late again with the Time Turner, (bubble tea). Anyone
else?” Fret not, the If you stay in hall, you will soon realise that your room
akin to the one used by Hermione Granger in the
Fat Eraser is here to does not clean itself, your dirty clothes won’t magically
third book of the Harry Potter series. The hourglass
take the weight off reappear in the cupboard washed and ironed, and your
pendant allows you to jump back a few hours in time
your guilt from all that empty fridge doesn’t restock with a finger snap. On
so you have more than 24 hours a day to fully enjoy
bubble tea, Starbucks days when we are too bogged down by school activities,
every aspect of university life. A massive upgrade
Frappuccinos, Boost having a robot friend around would be helpful. The
from its less sophisticated cousin, Time Management.
juices and suppers robot’s experience in performing household chores
you are about to have makes him an ideal candidate to spruce up your hall
in the next few years. room. For the ladies, perhaps he could blow dry your
With a deceptively hair before you sleep. Much like NTU’s own social robot
simple exterior (like Nadine, who can hold a decent conversation, the chatty
your Staedtler eraser), robot butler could also make a good companion when
the sophisticated Fat your roomie is not around. I just pray the hall office will
Eraser whittles down not evict him for illegal squatting…
your waist without
so much as a wince,
melting all the sinful
calories into mere HEY! Sergul is an avid basketball
eraser dust. Piece of STUDENT player and a minor gym
cake, really. WRITER rat. He aspires to rid his
procrastination habits, but let’s
talk about that another day!
16 17HE Y! PEOPLE HE Y! PEOPLE
Sean Shagaran Ei Ei Thei Chrystal Chan
TH E H I P ( H O P ) A H A N D FO R YO U Hands of the Invisible is
a sculptural installation
resembling a massive heap of
A R C H E R AND ME food trays and cutlery typically
R E S E
used at hawker centres and
food courts in Singapore.
It was commissioned by
r known as GC – NTU graduate Audrey Ng’s art installation at Mediacorp for current affairs
Chuong, 27 – bette
Dr Phan Quang Gia cing and graffiti painting all his life. the North Spine highlights the everyday heroes programme Talking Point.
has been breakdanto make its Olympic debut in Paris in we often take for granted
With breaking set e NTU researcher’s mind?
2024, what’s on th
“
“
I am so When people see
honoured that my artwork, I hope they’ll
Ministers Grace Fu think: Look at that pile
“cleaners,
When and how did you pick dance form will be elevated, and Amy Khor took of crockery we used in
SCAN THIS PAGE After speaking to the
up hip hop? and more people will be the time to visit my one hour! Slow down and
to watch a time- take time to honour the I also realised
I was about 10 years old and willing to try it out. NTU has sculpture in NTU.
lapse of the voiceless, unsung heroes that their work doesn’t
had just started listening to a vibrant dance scene. The They were
making of the art who worked hard for this. actually include collecting
rap music. Being young and breaking club, NTU Breakers, impressed by the
organises classes for
installation You can tell they’ve been empty food trays left
curious, I decided to learn uniqueness of
”
through much in life. behind by diners. Their job
”
more about the culture, which beginners and open practice each plaster-casted
eventually led to me picking up sessions. Due to COVID-19 is to clean the trays at the
hand.
”
graffiti and dance, and staying restrictions, practices now tray station and sort the
“
out of trouble in the process follow a strict schedule dirty cutlery.
because I was quite the rebel! and are held at specifically I wanted to raise awareness of
Since then, hip hop has been allocated spots. Join the club the sheer volume of tableware handled
a huge part of my life. I’ve to find out where! by the workers who clean the tables and
also won awards at national return our trays, and also to express
”
breakdancing competitions. Chemistry and hip hop gratitude for their contributions.
seem worlds apart. Has one
While pursuing your ever influenced the way you
PhD at NTU, you started approach the other despite
programmes to teach them being unrelated?
breakdance and graffiti They are different at the
as a residential mentor at microscale but resemble
Hall 8. Are you still each other at the macroscale.
cultivating the next I believe that science is art
generation of breakdancers and art is science. I can apply
and street artists at NTU? what I learn from one to
Firstly, we breakers refer to it the other. For example, to
as breaking. Breakdance is its practise both science and hip
commercial name and I think hop, you must be meticulous,
it’s my duty as a breaker to let creative and always
the public know! Now that I’ve willing to learn through
said that, the breaking and experimentation.
graffiti programmes were a
great experience because I was Now that you have
doing what I believed in. I don’t thrown yourself headlong society. I am always happy to
think I’m an expert in either art into research, what introduce them to debunk a
form, but I was glad to be able motivates you to continue few stereotypes.
to introduce hip hop culture practising both graffiti and
to students with whatever breakdance? What’s your advice for
knowledge I had. I recently switched from budding young artists trying
I have less time for these graffiti to illustrative art, to balance their passions and Scars, wrinkles,
partly due to time and travel university life? veins and other
pursuits now because of my
features that
research work. limitations. What motivates I have struggled with the
make each
me to pursue my passions, dilemma of dropping one
“
FROM LEFT: person’s hands
With breaking set to make apart from family and to invest more time in the It was A R T I-FAC T S
SCAN THIS PAGE Audrey with Minister for Sustainability
challenging to unique are
its Olympic debut at the friends, is the culture that other. However, I also think and the Environment Ms Grace Fu,
it’s normal to feel exhausted
to catch GC in NTU President Prof Subra Suresh, and get the hands
captured within ▶ 300 trays, the ▶ Cable ties ▶ Created over
Paris 2024 Games, there I have benefited so much the plaster casts.
will be more interest in the from. Ever since I was an having to be on your toes all his element Senior Minister of State Dr Amy Khor. of elderly average number hold the trays 30 days, from
One of the hands of trays found together; epoxy concept to
sport. Are there any clubs NTU undergrad, I have the time with both work and cleaners casted actually has a unreturned putty is used completion
or practice spots in NTU that tried to paint hip hop and interests. To counter this, I take in plaster. missing finger at each of to adhere the
students should know about its practitioners in a better short breaks whenever I need Their fingers joint. Singapore’s five cutlery to the ▶ Two hours to
to kick-start their dance light. Many hip hop dancers I to. I also like to set short-term aren’t as hawker centres trays set up in NTU
careers? know are outstanding artists, goals so I have something to flexible, so it
”
Of course! With breaking educators and experts look forward to and be excited wasn’t easy for
becoming an Olympic sport, the who actively contribute to about when there’s progress. them.
18 19HE Y! PEOPLE
Chrystal Chan Don Tan
RUNNING 1 2
3
ESSENTIALS
4
Long-distance runner Nicole
5
Low divulges her secrets to
staying on top of her game
6
7
Nicole Low can run 2.4km in 8 minutes
and 40 seconds, which is almost two 8
minutes faster than the time required to
achieve an Outstanding grade for male
runners her age in the national physical
fitness performance assessment.
It’s a far cry from when she was in
primary school and hated running
with a passion. It didn’t help that she
was a chubby kid. Life fortunately
took a healthy turn when she entered
’S
WHAT
secondary school.
The final-year NTU sport science and
IN
management student was determined
G
to join her school’s netball team, which
required a certain level of aerobic fitness. MY BA
After many laps around Bedok Reservoir,
she made it into the netball team but it run. Not only are the shoes 6 Shower foam
was her aptitude for distance running 1 Lemon candy durable, their midsoles are A must-have when I
that caught the eye of the school’s track I take one to keep myself soft and cushy, and provide work out in between
and field coach. awake during classes. It’s great energy return. lessons.
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“At the annual sports day, I came in first, 4 Earbuds 7 Water bottle for your chance to
ahead of the rest of the school runners. 2 Banana Music keeps me going, Sometimes I’ll take a win a pair of New
Perhaps it was off-season for the team, I keep one handy for a literally. I rely on it to type of drink containing Balance 1080v11
so they weren’t at their peak. But the pre-workout boost. It’s the occupy my mind on my BCAAs (branched-chain shoes worth $259
coach came up to me after that to ask if I perfect fuel for running runs. Without it, I probably amino acids) in between
wanted to join the team,” she says. because it gets digested wouldn’t be able to cover training sessions to help
very quickly instead of just such long distances. with recovery.
Even though Nicole declined then, she sitting in your stomach.
eventually joined the running team 5 Portable charger 8 Recovery spray
in Victoria Junior College, where she 3 Running shoes As I run five to six times I use this mostly on my
received proper training for the first time. I am a New Balance a week and work out in calves and thighs, the
It all paid off in 2019, when she broke the ambassador, so most of my the gym four times a areas that I focus on
national under-23 10km women’s track training gear is from New week, I usually return to during my workouts.
record with a time of 38 minutes and 18 Balance. I swear by my hall room only late at It helps my muscles
seconds. the 1080s for helping me night. This powerbank is recover faster and I
go the extra mile when I a life saver. ache less the next day.
Run on, Nicole!
20 21HE Y! INSIDER
Jay Ng Vivian Lim
On weekends, I cycled work practices, lots of being the only foreigner on were incredible – the
downtown to load up on flexibility in projects, and the team. French are diverse, friendly
MY
fresh fruits, cheese and local good welfare at the office. and active. Work culture is
ham from one of the three We updated our products Language was an flexible and relaxed, with
h
farmers’ markets, pedalled every week. A digital interesting issue at the a maximum 35-hour work
e n c
along a flowery river down to corkboard kept track of office. All documentation week. Nobody thinks about
F r
the Mediterranean beaches all projects, and we could and written correspondence work after work – you
with my friends, and went work on whatever project were in English, but outside typically enjoy an apéro (a
on long hikes between stark we wanted. The team was of the weekly meetings, social event before dinner
limestone peaks and lush incredibly supportive, and the spoken language with wine and cheese),
green valleys of the national through a combination of was French. This proved a picnic or a stroll in the old
ROM A N CE
park just north of the city. hard work and consulting difficult during the first town streets.
Being on an important their expertise, I was able months of my internship,
railroad link between to pick up a huge variety of as I couldn’t focus for more France is all the magic that
Marseille and Perpignan skills and best practices. than 15 minutes when it seems to be. I spent a lot
meant that there was no lack speaking and listening in of time in the lazy summer
of travel options. The great Our kitchen and gaming/ French. However, in time, sun of Provence, blending
southern cities were within hang-out area in the office my conversational French into the background of the
two hours of reach, and was where we would have greatly improved. little towns and villages of
rench
From F at NTU to
relaxing beachside towns lunch and play video games Occitanie, coffee in hand.
were a quick 15-minute ride together during breaks. Hey you, try it out I swam the blue waters
electiveinternship away. The French have truly We even had a dedicated My year in France was and rivers of Hérault. I fell
dream ce: Here’s mastered the joie de vivre – office manager who one of the most amazing in love. You could have
in Fran e go-getting the joy of living. organised events in and experiences in my this! It’s easier than you
how ont did it, SCAN THIS VISUAL out of office for the team. university life. I got to think. Learn the language,
studen g the best of
to explore the Write English, speak My colleagues were all live somewhere vast and practise with friends, find
Eiffel Tower French very accommodating, and I beautiful. Flowery plains, a job online, and off you
imbibin vivre and take selfies I worked in a techie start- never felt any estrangement azure sea, great mountains go! I know that I will be
joie de there up with Californian work and valleys. The people going back.
values. This meant agile
friends on campus, many of doing my internship
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Settling in to enter the Arc de
of whom were Swiss in Singapore as I was My arrival was simple. Triomphe, another
exchange students. Taking supposed to, I went on some I spent a week in Paris, iconic symbol of
French as an unrestricted job-hunting websites in then rode a train down to France
elective was ideal because France to look for start-ups Montpellier. I stayed in a
it added structured learning willing to take an ambitious cheap Airbnb in a migrant
an Italian friend exclaimed on top of the conversational university-level intern. neighbourhood for a week
when she saw the crystal practice I already had. The while I looked for a share
blue Mediterranean Sea from single most important Being in computer science, flat on local Facebook
high up in the hills of Èze. element in my learning I had the huge advantage of housing groups. Within two
was motivation in the form a very agile labour market, weeks, I had moved into an
We were hiking one of of daily encouragement especially in France. I apartment on the outskirts
the many trails along from my francophone landed two interviews, for of the city with a Moroccan
the Azure Coast near the friends. Every time I learnt a start-up in Paris and a guy, got a bicycle for the
glorious summer city of something new, I would start-up in Montpellier. I 10-minute commute to
Nice. Below us was a quiet immediately be able to use carried through my plan, work, and figured out the lay
beachside town filled with it in conversation. It was and locked in a contract of the land.
olive-skinned bathers and like eating candy – instant with the HR disruptor
old couples having their gratification. CodinGame, a dynamic Magical Montpellier
afternoon coffee. Just over company focused on Montpellier is a beautiful
the peninsula of Saint- Getting a job in France assessing IT competencies seaside city with about
Jean-Cap-Ferrat lay the Three semesters came and of tech recruits in a novel, 250,000 inhabitants. Being
iconic 10km stretch of silver went, and all of my friends gamified format. Getting one of the largest student
beach. How did I get here? went back home after the contract and visa was a cities in France, where more
their exchange. With the breeze, and took less than a than a third of the population HEY! Final-year computer science student
Three years ago, in NTU as a window for the mandatory week on the French side. In are students, there is no lack STUDENT Jay Ng plans to pursue a master’s degree
freshman, I decided to learn engineering internship mid-October, I received all of nightlife. I made many WRITER in data science in France or in Switzerland.
No prizes for guessing where he wants to
a new language after hitting coming up, I decided to go of the papers I needed. I was friends from cultural events work after that.
it off with my Francophone on an adventure. Instead going to France. and student hangouts.
22 23HE Y! EXPLORE
Derek Rodriguez Ei Ei Thei NTU alumna Zen Teh (left) replicates the ambience of a forest
TOMORROWL AND HE Y! SCIENCE & TECH
Lester Kok
at Hygge, NTU’s new relaxation space. Her multi-sensory exhibition
features aromatic scents by scientist Dr Ching Jianhong (right). How NTU-made technologies are changing our future Vivian Lim
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PHOTO
A mask-have oxygen saturation,
blood pressure and
for a 360-degree
for the heart rate of the user.
view of The pandemic
Familiar Forest Future
Now When developed into
Be pandemic-savvy a small standalone
with a new smart device, the sensors
mask co-developed can be easily attached
by NTU scientists. to the inside of any
Connected wirelessly mask. This will make
via Bluetooth to a it possible to remotely
smartphone, the monitor the health
mask has sensors that of hospital-based
can capture the skin workers and COVID-19
temperature, blood patients in real time.
The gel traps and
Energy-saving stores thermal
“liquid window”
A H YG G E
energy, and in tests,
The first steps to Hygge images of local greenery
hung from the ceiling,
this technology
are easy; just climb to Level Now
5 of Lee Wee Nam Library. forest sounds and natural reduced up to 45 per
NTU’s materials cent of the energy
S PAC E
The next few are slightly scents. Sensors placed
trickier. Can you leave your around the room prompt scientists have needed in a building for
anxieties with your shoes at the release of these scents developed a “liquid heating, ventilation and
the door as you step inside? and sounds to lull you into window” that can air-conditioning.
Perhaps not, but that’s a spot of stillness. block sunlight to keep
where Hygge comes in. More reasons to relax a building cool while Future
Slow down and take a breather at The 3,390 sq ft area aims to are at a little corner of trapping thermal heat Buildings that adopt the
NTU’s Hygge provide a safe space for not Hygge called the Nook, that can be released
just your body, but all your where bean bags invite new heat-trapping windows
senses to escape to. you to stay for a while and
through the day and can be made predominantly
If you asked five Danes Much of the space in the lean back with a paperback night to cut energy from glass yet enjoy
what Hygge (pronounced softly-lit room is occupied from a carefully curated costs. They achieved lower energy consumption
“hue-gah”) means, you’d by “A Familiar Forest”. shelf of wellbeing books. this with a water- without suffering from the
probably get five different Created by NTU grad Zen In the pipeline are based gel sandwiched greenhouse effect (where heat
explanations. In the same Teh, this year-long multi- programmes, such as talks between glass panes. gets trapped in glass buildings).
way, a trip to NTU’s Hygge sensory installation is a and workshops, on mental
is a little different for reimagination of a forest wellness.
everyone. at night and comprises 34 If you haven’t guessed
by now, Hygge, a Danish half the electricity
and Norwegian word, is New spin on consumption, quickly
all about creating a warm
atmosphere that engenders SCAN THIS cooling cooling occupants in
feelings of contentment ILLUSTRATION a room by wicking up
and wellbeing. Bring it on! to see an Now moisture from their
unexpected turn A UFO-shaped skin. Fitted with an
of events
bladeless fan is the ultraviolet LED, it’s
latest cool gizmo also COVID-19 ready
on the NTU Smart as it disinfects itself,
If we lose Campus. Unlike killing germs on its
so much of our conventional fans that surfaces.
natural forest, blow air downwards,
but still desire the made-in-NTU Future
to see some “Vortec” fan uses the Instead of using
parts of nature, vortex concept by multiple air-
drawing air up the conditioners, smart
we may have to
centre and throwing buildings can be
turn to images, it outwards like an kitted out with
artificial sounds, umbrella. It can multiple Vortecs to
and so on.” generate up to twice circulate cool air and
– Zen Teh as much airflow at cut utility bills.
24 25HE Y! PIX
Kwok Pei Fang
CO N C R E TE
C H A RM S
Seeing the University’s facades in a new light
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26 27HE Y! INSIDER
Sergul Toh
The heat gets to me so I’m tempted to hide myself in one Biological Sciences. Did you know there is a traditional
of the many air-conditioned rooms on campus. But that Chinese medicine clinic in there that is frequented by the
REDISCOVERING
would be bad for the purpose of this story, so I trudge public? I wonder if the doctors there can find a remedy
on down Lien Ying Chow Drive, along which sits one of for my ailing grades.
NTU’s oldest halls, Hall 1, which dates all the way back to
the 1950s. I guess it would be considered “boomers” next Head for the hills
NTU ON FOOT
to the new kids on the block – the Crescent and Pioneer No such luck, so I huff and puff my way up one of the
residential halls down the road. many steep slopes on campus – the ones that even the
campus buses have difficulty surmounting. For you
The CresPion cluster of eight tree-like blocks are fitspos out there, this is a good spot for hill training. At
integrated seamlessly into the leafy surrounds to create the top of this slope is the National Institute of Education,
the experience of being in a rainforest. In fact, much
Sergul Toh takes the road less travelled of my walk felt like I was in a jungle of sorts, with each
which grooms future generations of teachers. Hidden
(and the occasional shuttle bus) in in there is a trove of facilities you probably never knew
segment of the walk peppered with lush greenery. existed, such as a ceramics studio and an art gallery.
NTU and finds a campus that is at once The first leg of my journey sees me walking from North
familiar and yet startlingly new Hill to the Sports & Recreation Centre – a treacherous As I take a right turn onto Nanyang Drive, towards Halls 4
650m-long uphill trek. There’s a chance you will My exploration takes me to the North Spine Plaza,
and 5, there is not a single food stall in plain sight, which where my iron will finally crumbles at the deluge of food
encounter preschoolers from the nearby kindergarten is unusual in NTU. One step at a time, I finally arrive at the
who may slow you down, but the biggest “obstacle” options all round. My journey would have to continue
Chinese temple – I mean, the Chinese Heritage Centre. another day. I make it a point to end my day’s walk on a
I recently embarked on a journey across NTU so I could stopping you in your tracks are the adorable dogs
trotting along this stretch of road. NTU professors who wholesome note. At the Boost Juice stall, I order: “One
take in the sights and sounds of the campus that I have A walk in the park Skinny Dip, Original, please.”
lived on for the past two years. After all, it is frequently live on campus enjoy walking their cute canines. This NTU’s “Shaolin temple” is actually the centrepiece
listed among the top 15 most beautiful university might derail you from your plans, but seeing as how of a nine-hectare heritage precinct that includes With my smoothie in hand, I take the Campus Loop back
campuses in the world. petting a dog can have a calming effect, we can all agree Yunnan Garden, a sprawling open space of greenery, to my hall, observing every passing building. While NTU
that the small sidetrack is worth it, right? waterscapes and heritage landmarks, complete with continues to wow with amazing new buildings like The
My journey in the morning starts off not unlike a typical modern creature comforts such as Wi-Fi connectivity Arc and The Hive, perhaps we should also pay attention
day for most NTU students: hitting the snooze button I pass by the Nanyang Executive Centre, which I discover
is a hotel with guest rooms, ranging from deluxe rooms for all your Instagram stories. Built in the 1950s, Yunnan to the older, overlooked buildings with stories to tell.
for a good hour. When I finally peel myself off the bed, I Garden has historical significance as the birthplace of
am already looking forward to the next time I can lie in to executive suites. What a surprise find! I guess I know
where to go for my next staycaytion. I just hope that they Nanyang University, whose grounds NTU now occupies.
it again. On my way to the toilet to wash up, it isn’t the In the recently rejuvenated garden still stands a replica HEY! Sergul is an avid basketball
call of the legendary Asian Koel that’s been sighted on accept my SingapoRediscovers vouchers. STUDENT
of the distinctive arch at the entrance of the former WRITER
player and a minor gym
campus that I hear, but the incessant iPhone alarms Nanyang University. Hop over to the residential enclave rat. He aspires to rid his
from my hall neighbours’ rooms. Sporting spectacle of Jurong West Street 93 to see the original arch – you’ll
procrastination habits, but let’s
I finally arrive at the Sports & Recreation Centre. talk about that another day!
have an idea of how large the campus once was!
I proceed to the nearby canteen to fuel up for the Somehow, merely stepping into this area makes me
long walk I set myself up for. Every student worth his feel healthier. Perhaps it’s the sight of a few brave souls The bubble tea shops near Yunnan Garden need no
salt would know that waking up in time for a good running on the track under the afternoon sun. Jokes introduction. Just look out for the snaking queues
breakfast before a 9am class is a commendable feat. aside, on heatstroke alert, I soon yield to my screaming and you will find LiHO at the Singapore Hokkien Huay
Doesn’t matter that my order of half boiled eggs – every feet and plonk myself on the bleachers. Gazing upon The Kuan Building, or CHICHA San Chen at the South Spine
canteen’s signature breakfast dish – turns out to be Wave’s beautiful architecture, I’m in awe. I can’t help but canteen. I resist the temptation and continue my journey
101 per cent cooked, thanks to the extra love and effort wonder how much grander the timber building will look along the perimeter of NTU, arriving at the School of
put in by the canteen aunties. Maybe they will excel at at night, when lit from within.
playing Overcooked (a cooking simulation game) with
one another.
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for a quick tip
here
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for a quick tip
here
28 29HE Y! FYI Vivian Lim
FYI
Derek Rodriguez
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C H E C K H OW accomplishment
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WINNING
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REALITY
Photo: Singapore Art Museum
HEY! has been turning winner for creatively using
heads around the globe augmented reality (AR) in
for its AR-some approach. the magazine. This was
The International followed by two accolades at
Communications Marketing Magazine’s Mob-
Consultancy Organisation Ex Awards, for Best Use of
ARTISTIC (ICCO), a membership
of public relations
AR & VR and Best Use of
Mobile Integration. Since its
TRIUMPH consultancies worldwide, revamp in 2019 to include
presented the HEY! team AR, HEY! has won nine
TALK OF THE In a nod to the local
arts scene and
with the In-house Digital
Team of the Year title at the
international and regional
awards for communication
TOWN NTU’s contribution
to it, two alumni
ICCO Digital Awards 2020.
NTU was the sole Singapore
excellence. Thank you,
readers, and scan on!
Have you heard The Final Whistle? Hosted from NTU’s art
HERE’S
by third-year communication student school received
and community,
Deepanraj Ganesan, the weekly podcast has the prestigious
the five-year plan
scored top spot in Spotify’s national sports
THE
PL AN
NTU President Prof
involves a slew of new
initiatives for students,
staff, faculty and
alumni and calls for a
dedication to excellence,
interdisciplinary
podcast league. Every episode tackles
different aspects of the local football
scene with guests like Fandi Ahmad and
Hariss Harun, as well as NTU alumni
Chris Yip-Au (below) and Anders Aplin.
National Arts
Council Young
Artist Award
from Singapore
President Halimah
Yacob. Take a
pac
e
Cakr age
Caregivers are
HEY!
often seen as beacons of
Subra Suresh recently collaborations and
introduced NTU 2025, innovating for humanity.
bow, Nicole Midori
Woodford and strength, and rightly so. But they WORD UP
the university’s multi- Yanyun Chen face many challenges of their It’s hard to put art into words but
pronged response to from the Class of own and may bottle up their that’s what visual communication
the accelerating pace 2009. Current film emotions. Aiming to provide an student Lau Li Xuan did. Her typeface
of technology and the students probably avenue for them to share their design, Hakkanese, was picked by
challenges we face know Ms Woodford struggles is NeW-I (Narrative Dutch publisher Almenara Press to be
in the post-pandemic as a lecturer in e-Writing Intervention), a cyber part of their 2021 publication Trazos
world. Framed NTU. She will also counselling app created by NTU discontinuos. Li Xuan’s design is a
around NTU’s core write and direct researchers that lends emotional result of her research on the sound,
pillars of education, an episode of and psychological support tone and pitch of the Hakka language,
research, innovation the Asian horror to parents and caregivers of as well as a reflection of its history.
series, Folklore, for children with chronic and life-
HBO Asia. Dr Chen, threatening illnesses. Through
THE LOCKDOWN LOWDOWN a visual artist, therapist-facilitated virtual
It’s tough to put figures on the impact of the pandemic on our lives
has contributed
to pre-university
writing sessions, the app gives
parents a safe space to reflect THE PLANETEER
but a national survey released by NTU has done just that, with on their journey and forge even Adversity often gives rise to heroes, like Pothunuri Laya,
results showing a shift in workplace reality and expectations.
art education who was one of 22 young changemakers from around the
in Singapore as closer bonds with their children.
Over 82% of respondents revealed their use of video conferencing world selected as National Geographic Young Explorers
co-author of an NeW-I is available for download
tools increased, with nearly half experiencing fatigue as a result of for their efforts to take on present and future threats,
art teacher’s from the Google Play Store and
this. Social isolation is an issue, however, with almost one in two including the pandemic. The NTU undergrad and serial
textbook. She is Apple App Store. innovator with a heart for the planet has received funding
admitting they have felt this “sometimes” to “often” in the last few
months. Still, video conferencing looks likely to be here to stay, with also the founder of from National Geographic for her latest project on the
8 in 10 Singaporeans keen to have some form of work-from-home an illustration and viability of harvesting locusts, traditionally known as
arrangement even after the pandemic is over. animation studio. crop pests, as a food source.
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