Posts by Hafsah Begum

RVRC continues its commitment to enhance awareness and support meaningful action on sustainability issues in the year of Climate Action. The opening session for this workshop was held at the Friendship Lounge @ The Red Box, with more than 35 youth in attendance. The Energy Studies Institute (NUS), RVRC and OES (NUS), along with the National Youth Council have…

The 5-day China-ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival (CAYCEF) journey for the RVRC delegation began with a forum where distinguished guests gave insights on the future of ASEAN-China relations and the need for continued innovation. Youth representatives summarized their experiences in Jiangyou, Suining and Zigong, and showcased the changing landscape in China’s cultural, economic and technology fronts. The…

On 07 August 2018, RVRC organized a screening of National Geographic’s climate change documentary “Before the Flood”. The film follows Leonardo DiCaprio in his role as a UN Messenger of Peace as he explores the topic of climate change and asks questions of how its catastrophic impact on our planet can be averted. The screening…

6th China-ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival (CAYCEF) Seven students and Dr. Chua Siew Chin from RVRC are participating in the 6th China-ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival (CAYCEF), taking place this year 6TH to 10th August in Chengdu, the home of the Giant Panda. They will be joined by youths from the other ASEAN universities along with a…

RVRC RA Sankar shortlisted for TedX 04 Aug 2018 RVRC’s resident snake-charmer Sankar has been shortlisted as a speaker for the TedX Pickering Street Event on 04 Aug. Sankar, a final year Life Science Major, is a herpetology enthusiast and one of the co-founders of the Herpetological Society of Singapore (HSS). The HSS is a group of herpetology enthusiasts…

CRESCO- RVRC FOC 2018 July 24 – 27 ‘There exists within everyone a grand passion, an outlandish thirst for adventure, a desire to live boldly and vividly through the journey of life.’ Kurt Hahn (founder of Outward Bound)   212 NUS freshmen began their RVRC journey on 24 July with CRESCO – FOC 2018. The student-led…

Mushroom growing workshop || 02 July 2018 Spent coffee grounds and household waste are typically thrown away, but the GEQ student project team Shrooms in Rooms has found a way to use this to grow edible mushrooms. The RVRC Year 2 student project team comprising of Sew Wen Xin, Khoo Han Sheng Marcus, Huo Lushuang and Bai Sin Yeou, mentored by RVRC Lecturer…

Nepal STEER trip A trip like no other! On 15th May, three students from Ridge View Residential College embarked on SISTEER Nepal, a combined student-initiated study trip together with 16 other students from the College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT). The trip aimed to enrich and inculcate its participants about the social, economic and…

‘When I Grow up…’ RVRC Annual Dinner and Dance RVRC hosted its Annual Dinner and Dance on April 20th at the NUS Shaw Guild House. The theme for the event was ‘When I Grow Up…’ – evoking a nostalgia for students’ childhood ambitions and dreams. Several students chose to showcase their aspirations by wearing thematic costumes, including…

Industry Dialogue with Ian Yeo, DZ Bank AG Ian Yeo from DZ Bank AG was invited to speak with RVRC students on 16th April 2018. Ian is responsible for Structured Finance with financial institutions and sovereigns from the South East Asia region as his primary clients. He began his dialogue with sharing about his diverse banking experiences, ranging…