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6 - 8 November 2023
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Singapore
Theme
Elevating Student learning and Well-Being through Student Services: A Singapore Case Study
Participants explored student affair practices across Singapore in the dawn of the post-pandemic era. Across the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and Singapore Management University (SMU), participants identified distinguishing features each university adopted to maximize student success.
Programme Outline
- 6 Nov: Visit to NUS, Residential Colleges, and Sports & Arts facilities
- 7 Nov: Visit to NTU and SMU, dialogues with student affairs practitioners, 1st APSSA ExCo meeting
- 8 Nov: Extraordinary General Meeting, 2nd ExCo meeting, Visit to the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Learning Objectives
- Appreciate the infrastructural support and facilities where student services are organized.
- Understand the range of programmes introduced towards supporting student well-being.
- Identify specific programs designed to support the holistic development of students – e.g., residential programmes, co-curricular development towards student success, health and wellbeing programmes, excellence in arts, culture, sports, and community impact.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR ATTENDEES
- Learned about the organizational structure of student services across NUS, NTU, and SMU to support student learning and well-being.
- Identified salient programmes that facilitate students’ holistic development beyond the classroom and formal curriculum.
- Received a certificate of attendance by APSSA and ISA
