Posts by Hafsah Begum
RV10 Welcome Back Carnival 2024
The CSC organised the annual RVRC Welcome Back Carnival for residents in January, to kick start the new semester. They chose the RV10 Theme, in a nod to the 10th Anniversary of the college in 2024. The event featured crowd favorite game stations, such as the popular gladiator dome, archery and darts. Long queues could be seen at food stations…
Read MoreRVRC Open House: 9 March 2024 (Saturday)
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…
Read MoreRVN2002 Wild Asia: Conservation Matters
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,…
Read MoreSTEER Taiwan Dec 2023
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…
Read MoreRVRC Lets Talk
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…
Read MoreRVRC attends The Earthshot Prize 2023
Selected RVRC students had the exclusive opportunity to attend The Earthshot Prize 2023 Awards Ceremony on 7th Nov 2023. Founded by Prince William, @earthshotprize is a prestigious global environmental prize for climate solutions, where 5 winners are awarded £1 million to scale up their solutions to enable communities, oceans, and biodiversity to continue thriving in ecological…
Read MoreRVRC Industry Visits
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…
Read MoreHalloween @RVRC Houses
CSC’s Events & Welfare Committee organized a week packed with endless Halloween activities! RVRC residents got to experience eerie haunted houses each with a unique scare factor, spooky movie screenings, photobooths, exciting games and sweet treats. A shoutout to the different house committees for transforming and decorating the BOO-tiful lounges! Hope everyone had a spook-tacular…
Read MoreNUS Achievement Awards 2023
RVRC wins at the NUS Achievement Awards 2023 NUS held its annual NUS Achievement Awards Ceremony: : Celebrating Campus Vibrancy Excellence, previously known as the Student Life Awards, on 28 October 2023. This year, RVRC received the Campus Vibrancy Award for organising the Inter-College Games that took place earlier this year. Timothy Wee, the CSC…
Read MoreResidential College Scholarships 2023
The College celebrated the achievements of 17 RVRC students who received the NUS Residential College Scholarships! 🎉 These scholarships have been awarded to students for their outstanding academic performance. Several proud parents and students’ families were in attendance for the event, in addition to Fellows and Resident Fellows, where scholarships were awarded by College Master…
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