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By going beyond classroom learning, RVRC students work on projects that address local sustainability problems in Singapore. Through inquiry into sustainability issues from different disciplinary perspectives, analysis of problems in real‐life settings and engagement with key stakeholders to implement sustainability solutions, they are encouraged to develop change agent capacities. Research has shown that sustainability education from a […]

Recognising student achievements in the RVRC Programme The college is pleased to announce the Honour Roll for the RVRC Programme AY20/21. Please join us in congratulating these students, who were selected for their meritorious academic performance and active engagement. Students listed on the Honour Roll will receive the RVRC Digital badge for ‘Outstanding Performance’, in

2 student teams represented RVRC in the “Practicing Experiential Learning Conference 2021” organized by SUSS – https://lnkd.in/gCJVDfu on 1 April 2021. The 2 teams presented in the poster presentation session. They are: 1. “Planting seeds of hope – reforestation in Sumatra” by Benjamin Png, Nysha Tan, Kong Qi Herng 2. “Debris Survey at Jurong Lake” by Benjamin

In collaboration with the National Parks Board, Dr. Chua and students from RV FoRestore held the annual Forest Restoration Workshop online. Topics shared included Singapore’s Forest Restoration Action Plan, lessons learnt from monitoring plots at Chestnut Nature Park, and the use of aerial photographs to trace past land use impact on forest recovery. The workshop

RVRC hosted its first Sustainability Symposium in 2015. This annual showcase of student projects from the module GEQ1917 Understanding and Critiquing Sustainability was named Action for Sustainability in 2017, to reflect the college’s aspiration for our students to tackle real sustainability problems in Singapore. During the symposium, students communicate their findings and deliberate with one

Sufian is a street artist whose work evokes a sense of interaction between surface and subject through his unique style of intervention. Using examples from his completed installations, he narrated his professional journey from engineer to artist, explained the visual cues that make each installation site specific, and shared his motivation to reinvent his artistic style

Edwin, a professional photographer, shared the backstory to some of his work in documenting displacement in Pakistan’s Swat valley and stories of ‘Transit’ in Singapore. He emphasized the ground realities and isolation often encountered in the creative sector, the perseverance required to translate dreams to reality, and the need to challenge and reinvent ourselves to

Ms. Verdayne read biochemistry as an undergraduate at NUS. However, after graduating she switched paths to work with many different tech companies in Singapore, including the National Science & Technology Board and Apple. She started her own consultancy firm before moving to Microsoft in 2008 and has been the Chief of Staff for Microsoft Asia

RVRC had the privilege to host Mr. Kenichi Shono, a Forestry Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, for an Industry Dialogue. Mr. Shono shared his experiences in sustainable forestry efforts and global forestry issues. He also elaborated on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to provide a sustainable future for all.

RVRC was proud to host alumnus Juho Lee (NUS Class of 2018) for an Industry Dialogue. Mr. Lee, who works as a software engineer at Twitter, shared his work experiences with two of the biggest tech companies. He included pointers on the differences between start-up and corporate companies, the challenges of working with under-defined problems,