Dear students, this is a message from the IRO.

If you have any enquiries, please direct them to Ms Goh Fang Wei at irogfw@nus.edu.sg.

Calling all NUS students interested in going on SEP to Europe! Still undecided on which partner university to consider? Come join us at IRO’s information sessions featuring selected partner universities. Returning and incoming students would be present to share with you their experience and knowledge too!

This is a chance not to be missed. The details are as follows:

SEP Information Session on Technical University of Darmstadt, University of Stuttgart and University of Bonn

Date: 2 October 2012 Tuesday

Time: 12pm to 1pm

Venue: Central Library Theatrette 1

Please register your attendance by clicking on this link:
https://aces01.nus.edu.sg:443/CoE/ViewEvent?actionParam=VIEWEVENT&eventID=49319

SEP Information Session on University of Stockholm , Aarhus University and University of Antwerp

Date: 4 October 2012 Thursday

Time: 12pm to 1pm

Venue: Central Library Theatrette 2

Please register your attendance by clicking on this link:
https://aces01.nus.edu.sg:443/CoE/ViewEvent?actionParam=VIEWEVENT&eventID=49320

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you.

Dear Students,

If you are interested in Y-VISP, IRO will be conducting an information session to share more with you:

Date: 2 October 2012

Time: 5.00pm to 6.30pm

Venue: Central Library Theatrette 1

Please register via this website: https://aces01.nus.edu.sg/CoE/UserRegistration?actionParam=USERREG&eventID=48979

Any enquiries, please send them to Ms Nooraini Rahman at ironr@nus.edu.sg.

This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office; please email them directly if any query.

Dear Students,

The NUS International Relations Office (IRO) is pleased to invite you to apply for “2012 ASEAN Student Forum: Molding the ASEAN Mind”, an international forum which will be hosted by Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, from 12 to 16 November 2012.

Objectives

This forum will be held as part of “Chulalongkorn University Academic Expo 2012”, a tri-annual event, which highlights on the kingdom’s pillar of the knowledge to follow the royal path of His Majesty the King and the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The forum aims to develop people-to-people minds among ASEAN citizen, to create a bond in ASEAN Community and to create a platform for undergraduate university students from all ASEAN countries to network and exchange their ideas with the ultimate goal to achieve a stronger ASEAN mind.

Criteria

• Undergraduate students
• Good academic results (equivalent to GPAX score of 2.5 or higher)
• Good English communication skill (forum will be conducted in English)
• Have basic knowledge about ASEAN
• Possess leadership skill and/or proved to be an initiator 

Registration fee

Successful applicants who are selected to enroll ASF have to pay the participation fee of  US$100. This fee covers the cost of accommodation, sightseeing, seminar, activities and parties. Students may apply for a scholarship from the organizers

Application

Kindly complete and submit to the Organizing Committee (co.conchulavi55@gmail.com) the following documents:

1)      Forum Application Form (Sections I to III) in the ASF Delegate Application Package attached

2)      400-600 word essay about yourself (personal statement) as mentioned in application package

3)      (Optional) Scholarship Application Form, attached, with recommendation letter

 Deadline for Application

• 26 September 2012 – for students that are applying for scholarship
• 5 October 2012 – for students not applying for scholarship

Sponsorship

NUS International Relations Office  is pleased to provide a travel grant to offset the cost of economy class airfare to Bangkok. In the event that accepted students applied for and were not awarded the scholarship from the organizers, IRO will also sponsor the registration fee.

Accepted students can contact Ms Leong Wai Yee (irolwy@nus.edu.sg) of NUS IRO via email, attaching supporting documents/emails such as the confirmation of acceptance and result of the scholarship application from the organizers, to apply for the travel grant from IRO. Please note that this travel grant is administered separately by NUS IRO and up to 5 accepted participants will be awarded the travel grant on a first-come-first-served basis.

Further Information

You may visit the website (http://www.chulavichakarn2555.chula.ac.th/) for more information about the forum, or post your queries about the forum on the official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/2012AseanStudentForum).

For questions relating to the travel grant, please contact Ms Leong Wai Yee (irolwy@nus.edu.sg).

Dear Students,

Here’s the briefing materials for the FASS SEP application briefing held yesterday:

FASS SEP application briefing ppt slides

IRO presentation ppt slides

Hi,

For those who have attended or those who have missed the briefing, we are happy to share the briefing materials with you:

“1+1 sweet deal” briefing ppt slides

1+1 Sweet Deal factsheet_Sep2012

Dear Students,

Please see attached for the materials you will need to find out more about this joint-minor programme:

Joint Minor with UoT-AP Yeung

UoT Joint Minor Programme briefing ppt slides

UoT JM factsheet_Sep2012

Dear Students,

This notification is forwarded to you on behalf of the International Relations Office. For any queries, please email peeradvising@nus.edu.sg

International Relations Office and the Peer Advising Team are conducting SEP Clinic for this semester. The SEP Clinic will stretch from Week 6 to Week 12 (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday), everyday from 11am to 1pm. Students are welcome to drop by their office to ask them any questions or learn more about the Student Exchange Programme. At the Clinic, students get to meet returning students who have gone for their exchange in the universities and countries they might be heading to.

Dear Students,

Interested in experiencing campus life in NTU or SMU next semester? Apply to the local Student Exchange Programme now!* Check your NUS email for details! 🙂

*This application is only open to Year 2 and Year 3 students. Year 1 students may apply next semester for local SEP, Semester 1, AY2013/2014.