Academic

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

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 who are passionate about educating the

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 Lim Cheng Puay, will be conducting a

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 environmental realities of Nepal,

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 from his early working days at the MAS,

The Asian Civilisations Museum is devoted to exploring the rich artistic heritage of Asia. The museum traces its roots to the Raffles Museum, founded in the middle of the 19th century. RVRC Year One students had an opportunity to explore the historical connections between the cultures of Asia, and between Asia and the world, through

The 4th RVRC Annual College Symposium and networking session ‘Action for Sustainability’ showcased 57 posters and 5 inspiring project presentations by RVRC year one students for the module GEQ1917 Understanding and Critiquing Sustainability. RVRC welcomed Professor Leo Tan as keynote speaker for the event, and his address- Whither the Red Dot? Does Sustainability Matter? was an insightful take

Year One students from RVRC visited CapitaLand at Capital Tower and CapitaGreen on 13 April, as part of industry engagement. The visit included an interactive showcase of CapitaLand’s corporate mission, urban development vision and unique value positioning in the international real estate arena, using scaled architectural models of new and upcoming international projects as case studies.