Posts by Hafsah Begum
NUS Residential Colleges Teaching Awards (AY2020/21)
The NUS Residential Colleges Teaching Excellence Committee (RCTEC) awarded the Residential Colleges Teaching Excellence Award (Team) to the GEQ1917 Teaching Team, in recognition of the team’s excellence in teaching and learning over the past several years. The GEQ1917 team (comprising of Prof. Adekunle Adeyeye, Dr. Chua Siew Chin, Dr. Corinne Ong, Dr. Florence Ng, Mr.…
Read MoreCollaboration with Ritsumeikan University
26 RVRC students, reading the Year 2 Forum titled ‘DISC 2.0: Empowering you to engage, connect, and thrive in teams’ had the opportunity to learn from Prof. Nobuaki Minato of Ritsumeikan University, Graduate School of Technology Management (Japan). This special collaboration between Mr. Desmond Ng (RVRC) and Prof. Minato enabled our students to learn from…
Read MoreRVRC takes positive action for climate change
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…
Read MoreCelebrating the Festival of Lights
The RVRC community came together to celebrate Deepavali in November. In a memorable evening organised by RVRC Seniors, students and staff were able to take a step back from the pressure of end-semester deadlines and interact with each other, as the college was brightly lit up to mark the Festival of Lights! The RVRC Dining…
Read MoreRVRC FoRestore wins Merit Award at Student Life Awards 2021
Student interest group RV FoRestore has clinched the Merit Award at the Student Life Awards 2021, given out by the NUS Office of Student Affairs. RVRC FoRestore aims to develop youth to be environmental stewards by creating opportunities for them to participate in and lead forest restoration and conservation work in Singapore. The students’ passion…
Read MorePractitioner Insights – Indulging and Sustaining Traditions
The RVSS1002 module hosted Ms. Aries Chan, from @nasilemakindulgence to share her journey from a home baker to a hawker-preuner. Ms. Chan inspired everyone with her tenacity and grit as she recalled her many ups and downs; from difficult customers to what it took to find that perfect recipe for blue pea nasi lemak rice.…
Read MoreLee Yat Bun . NUSSU President 2021
The college is proud to be home to Lee Yat Bun (RVRC Year Two and NUS Computer Science student), the incoming President of the NUS Student Union. Yat Bun continues to build further from his roles in Year 1 as the President of the NUS Computing Club as well as an RVRC OGL during…
Read MoreRVRC Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2021
Congratulations to all our scholarship recipients! We trust that you will continue to blossom in and beyond the classroom as you take full advantage of the opportunities here in RVRC, and continue to make a difference, not only in your life but in the lives of those around you. RVRC awarded the following scholarships…
Read MorePC Building Workshop
RVRC Senior Isaiah Koh (Year 3) organized and led a hands-on PC building workshop for the college residents. Participants got the opportunity to learn how to build a PC from scratch, using key hardware components. More about the RVRC Senior Programme: An opportunity for exemplary students who are interested in enhancing the living and learning…
Read MoreEngaging Communities in Sustainability
As part of RVRC’s new GE module on Communities and Engagement (RVN1000), the college has partnered with the Foodscape Collective who tend to the Biodiverse Edible Garden @Jurong Central Park. By participating in a series of interactive fieldtrips, our students learn from and collaborate with the local community effort on a sustainable food system! In…
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