TEMASEK FOUNDATION-NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE YOUTHS FOR SINGAPORE: BUILDING A SHARED FUTURE
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Through this series of two short courses, targeted at youths between 15 to 19 years old, you will be introduced to trends and issues that are impacting our lives today and tomorrow. This is also a great opportunity to foster your soft skills, imagination, courage, and confidence, and have the opportunity to attend classes at NUS. Come with an open mind and have fun!
This programme is organised by Temasek Foundation and the National University of Singapore.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
YOU can help build the future of Singapore! Find out how you can be a committed citizen with faculty from NUS through two exciting interactive workshops lined up:
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Workshop 1: Building a Society for the Third Age (5 days)
In collaboration with the Social Inclusion Project, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
By 2030, a quarter of Singaporeans will be aged 65 and above. Building a society that meets older people’s needs for safety, mobility, community, participation, well-being and financial security will be the defining challenge of our time. Inspired by the national Action Plan for Successful Ageing, this course takes a deep dive into ageing and social inclusion through three modes of learning.
Classroom lessons will present perspectives from a variety of academic disciplines such as urban planning, architecture, geography, sociology, economics, public policy, social work and nursing. You will then apply concepts to practical problems in hands-on workshops, before going on fieldtrips to meet the people at the forefront of making our society fit for the third age. The course will expose you to the diverse and innovative interventions that are taking place in Singapore and invite you to envision your own contributions in future.
OUTLINE
Day 1: Safety and Mobility
- Understand ageing and social inclusion, urban planning, and the design of public places.
- Learning journeys on Singapore's heritage and community development.*
Day 2: Community and ties to place
- Learn about built heritage, culture, and memories and designing our homes and neighbourhoods.
- Learning journeys on inclusive urban planning and ageing friendly neighbourhoods.*
Day 3: Participation
- Discover more about leisure, learning, work, volunteerism and digital access and how to promote participation among older people.
- Learning journeys on public services for social integration, and community participation.*
Day 4: Well-being
- Understand more about health, mental health, care and connections and design community care for older people.
- Learning journeys on outreach, planning and care for elderly.*
Day 5: Financial security
- Learn about retirement and income security and design a retirement income system.
- Team project presentations
*subject to updates in accordance to prevailing Safe Management Measures.
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Workshop 2: What is Quantum Computing? (2 days)
In collaboration with the Centre for Quantum Technologies
Almost every electronic device we use today are examples of how quantum physics has impacted our lives. The second quantum revolution has been the talk of many, and some forecast that the quantum industry will be a multibillion-dollar industry by 2030. This programme introduces quantum computing concepts, rooted in physics, and the applications of quantum computing in real life. Through this programme, students will be aware of the role of quantum computing in this digital age, e.g., encryption, and be exposed to applications and careers related to quantum computing, e.g., cyber security.
OUTLINE
Day 1:
- An overview of the technology-infused world today – what do these buzzwords mean?
- Introduction to Quantum Computing concepts and applications with real-life demonstrations
- Assigned time to work on group project
Day 2:
- Experiential sharing by professionals and scientists about their career path in quantum computing
- Group project presentations with fellow peers
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Pre-requisites
Open to youths in Singapore between 15 to 19 years old
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face-to-face workshops*
*Subject to prevailing Safe Management Measures; classes will be delivered “live” via Zoom if face-to-face sessions are not possible.
MODE OF ASSESSMENT
LECTURERS
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Dr Berge Englert
Professor, NUS Faculty of Science and Principal Investigator, Centre for Quantum Technologies
Dr Berthold-Georg Englert is a Professor at the Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science, and Principal Investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies. In 2006, he was recognised for outstanding contributions to theoretical research on quantum coherence. Prof Englert's principal research interests concern applications in quantum information science, but he is also known for his early work on quantum optics together with Marlan Scully at Texas A&M University. Prof Englert was American Physical Society Outstanding Referee in 2008, and is the Scientific Secretary of the Julian Schwinger Foundation.
Prof Englert obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Tübingen in 1981. He did post-doctoral research at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and obtained his Dr. rer. nat. habil. in 1990.
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Dr Yvonne Y. Gao
Assistant Professor, NUS Faculty of Science and Principal Investigator, Centre for Quantum Technologies
Dr Yvonne Gao is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics. She is awarded the National Research Foundation Fellowship (Class 2020) to build modular quantum devices with superconducting circuits. She is currently working on research that involves superconducting quantum circuits, building modular quantum hardware and devices for scalable quantum computing and understanding of complexities in condensed matter physics. She has obtained a Bachelor Degree in Physics from Oxford University and a Ph.D., Master of Philosophy and Master of Science from Yale University.
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Dr Ng Kok Hoe
Head, Case Study Unit and Senior Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Dr Ng Kok Hoe is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Case Study Unit at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where he also leads the Social Inclusion Project, a research programme dedicated to analysing the role of public policies in creating opportunities for participation. He received his PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he was a UK Commonwealth Scholar and won the Titmuss Prize. Since leaving the Singapore civil service, he has consulted for the government and NGOs on social policies and social services. His research is concerned with retirement income security, minimum income standards, social housing policy and homelessness. He contributes media commentaries and gives public lectures on these topics regularly. He led the first nationwide street count of homelessness in Singapore in 2019, and is co-editor of the book "They told us to move: Dakota—Cassia" (Ethos Books, 2019), which examines the impact of housing relocation on a social housing community.
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Successful participants who complete all requirements of the programme including passing the assessment will receive an e-certificate of completion issued by NUS SCALE.
A sample of the certificate of participation can be found here:
Please contact us at
sgprogrammes@nus.edu.sg should you have any questions.