MOU Signing with National University of Singapore
Thursday marked the beginning of a new partnership between IU and National University of Singapore (NUS), the largest university in Singapore and one of the most prestigious universities in Asia.
President McRobbie with Bernard Yeung, Dean of the NUS Business School
That morning, President McRobbie met withBernard Young, Dean and Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor at the NSU Business School, to sign an MOU establishing a partnership between between the IUPUI Center on Philanthropy and the NSU Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP). The Center on Philanthropy, considered to be one of the world’s leading programs on the subject, has been working toward the agreement with ACSEP for a couple of years. Together with the NSU Business School’s renowned reputation, the partnership will undoubtedly flourish. In attendance for the signing ceremony were Audrey Chia, ACSEP co-director, and Lim Yue Wan, director of International Relations.
In the afternoon, NUS President Tan Chor Chuan extended a warm welcome to McRobbie and the contingent. After some discussion about potential areas for collaboration and the respective strengths of our universities, the two presidents signed a general MOU establishing ties between our institutions. The visit concluded with a short tour of the impressive NUS campus, including the new Yale-NUS College that is currently under construction.
President McRobbie with NUS President Tan Chor Chuan, signing general MOU to establish ties between IU and NUS
