Amid callings for action and commitments by the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) as well as Clean and Green Singapore, RVRC is in the spotlight with its interdisciplinary approach to foster sustainability education and environmental stewardship. NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye visited the College on 6 Nov and was hosted to a walkabout of the College grounds by RVRC College Master Associate Professor Greg Dean Petersen as well as RVRC staff and students, to get a first-hand feel of how the College uses its green spaces to provide students with immersive learning experiences.

RVRC’s sustainability education is characterised by experiential learning, both within and beyond the classroom, with students signing-up to lead sustainability initiatives, and in so doing, influencing others around them as well.

Prof Tan was introduced to RVRC’s forest restoration efforts at Chestnut Nature Park (CNP) which serves as a green buffer to the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. The work of student interest group RV FoRestore, carried out under the Friends of CNP community initiative in partnership with the National Parks Board (NParks), was also showcased.

More details can be accessed at the NUS Story via this link.