Posts by Hafsah Begum

RVRC’s Personal Development Festival (PDF) marked the launch of the College’s informal curriculum, aimed at building up students’ capabilities beyond academics. The PDF comprised of a series of workshops specially curated for students’ personal development, including mindsets and skillsets to enable students to thrive both now as a student, and in the future at the workplace. The…

As the College in Nature, RVRC is continuing its campus greening and tree planting efforts with the creation of a new reforestation plot at the main entrance to the college, as part of the college’s 10th Anniversary celebrations. The RVRC Learning Forest will serve three key functions: enhance ecological connectivity to the Kent Ridge Forest, create…

As part of the NUS Open House 2024, join us on campus on 9 March to learn more about living and learning at Ridge View Residential College (RVRC). RVRC will open its doors to visitors for guided tours through the college. There will also be information booths and information talks conducted at RVRC and NUS UTown…

Following six classroom sessions, 17 students, 1 TA, and RVRC fellow Patricia Lorenz braved the rainy season as they embarked on their Overseas Fieldtrip to Perak, Malaysia. Their first stop was Merapoh, where students worked with the Community Partner MYCAT (The Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers is an alliance of non-governmental organisations comprising the Malaysian Nature Society,…

The inaugural RVRC Study Trips for Engagement and Enrichment (STEER) program is dedicated to exploring the island of Taiwan, a dynamic East Asian locale renowned for its rich culture, breathtaking landscapes, and unwavering commitment to sustainability. 18 RVRC students embarked on their 12-day learning journey in December 2023, which included visits to Geothermal and Solar…

August – November 2023 Let’s Talk dialogues invite experts from different industries to share both their life and work experiences with RVRC students, with the objective of helping them to grow and develop beyond the classroom. The semester began with a talk by Mr. Victor Zhu, an RVRC Alumnus who founded Hatch, a social enterprise…

August – October 2023 Industry visits bring RVRC students to learn about real-world developments on sustainability and workplace readiness. This semester, RVRC visited Golden Cap Farm, a startup growing gourmet mushrooms, on 28 August. Participants learnt how mushrooms contribute to Singapore’s food security and witnessed the process of cultivating mushrooms in a controlled environment. They…