Academic

RVRC had the privilege to host Ms. Cindy Luar, Head of Asia for International Trade at Apple, for an online Dialogue with our Year One students. The highlight of the session was Cindy’s insights on international trade and its volatility amidst the US-China trade war and the pandemic. Students also benefited from a discussion about […]

RVRC has organized a sustainability symposium since the academic year 2015/2016, to showcase students’ projects from the module GEQ1917 to the RVRC community and beyond. During the symposium, students communicate their findings and deliberate with one another. Educators, industry partners, and government agencies are invited to attend the event to provide insights and feedback to

RVRC students’ projects from the module GEQ1917 have won several key awards at the Sembcorp Marine’s Green Wave Environmental Competition 2019. “Sustainable Packet Drinks” was awarded the 1st Prize Award of $10,000. Ms Nabilah Bte Bahrim from the team also won the Good Presenter Award of $200. This top prize award is co-sponsored by Shell International Eastern Trading Company and

A group of RVRC students embarked on an industry visit to Jewel Changi Airport on 31st October. The visit comprised of a guided tour by Jewel Changi ambassadors to various sights and attractions such as the rain vortex, canopy park and the Changi experience studio. The tour enlightened students on how Jewel Changi was conceptualised as

RVRC students hosted Ms Denise Phua (MP for Jalan-Besar GRC), co-founder of Pathlight School and the Mayor of Central Singapore Community Development Council. Ms Phua shared how she transitioned from a corporate career to becoming a full-time volunteer, which then led her to ‘accidentally’ become a politician. Her engaging, personal and inspiring talk centred on

On the 11th of October, Ridge View Residential College organised a visit to Micron Technology’s Fab 10 semiconductor fabrication plant. Students had the opportunity to tour the compound in order to observe the various automation technologies incorporated into the fabrication process as well as learnt how Micron achieved the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark

An NUS student team, with RVRC Senior Eugene Pang and RVRC Alum Joshua Goh, participated in the 13th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology’s Global Student Innovation Challenge 2019. They designed an eco-friendly ramp to assist wheelchair users in Singapore public housing estates. Their team was awarded the Silver Award in the Technology

On 19 August, 25 RVRC students visited Social Collider on our first industry visit for the year. Social Collider is a collaborative, co-working, and co-innovation community for impact organisations in the heart of Singapore’s tech ecosystem. We were pleasantly hosted by Social Collider’s Founder and CEO, Russ, who shared about the social entrepreneurship scene in

(Photo courtesy of Koh Jin Qi)   “My goodness, if you think of all the folks in the world who’d give all they’ve got to be out of the racket and in a place like this!” – James Hilton, Lost Horizon (on Shangri-la)   Similar thoughts coursed through our minds as we walked, lived and

RVRC collaborated with DBS bank in the design of The Race Against Time (see more: https://www.dbs.com/marina-regatta/index.html), a key highlight of Marina Regatta 2019 that will be held in May/June 2019. RVRC helped co-design some of the challenges and set rules for the game. Each challenge informs and reinforces information and actions around Sustainability (E-waste/Single use plastics/Water/Food/etc).