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    • Why Global Affairs

    • Global Affairs is a multidisciplinary major within the Social Sciences that focuses on the study of global issues and global solutions in an increasingly interconnected world.

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    • Our Global Affairs Roundtables

    • Yale-NUS students learn about Global Affairs during informal lunch discussions.

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    • Our Faculty

    • Global Affairs is supported by a diverse set of faculty with expertise in a wide range of topics. Get to know them today!

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    • Our Students' Experiences

    • Our students engage with Global Affairs outside the classroom through internships, study abroad opportunities, and involvement in student organisations. Check out these exciting opportunities!

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Why Global Affairs
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Announcements

  • 18 February 2019

    Student News: Congratulations are in order to Joshua Leung (Global Affairs Class of 2018) for being accepted into the University of Southern California’s PhD Program in Political Science and International Relations! Joshua’s capstone (supervised by Prof. Chin-Hao Huang), “The Cybernetics Model and Status Seeking Strategies in China,” won the the 2018 Tan Ming Seng Prize for Chinese Studies. Congratulations, Joshua!

  • 17 February 2019

    Student News: Congratulations are in order to Helena Juliette Auerswald (Global Affairs Class of 2019) for being selected to be a 2019 Yenching Fellow! The Yenching Academy is an elite, fully funded, graduate program at Peking University.

  • 08 February 2019

    Change in Major Structure: For the Class of 2021 (current sophomores) onwards, there is a new structure for the Global Affairs major that applies to them. Check out the changes to GA’s major structure at our updated Programme Description page. There will be no changes in the major structure for the Class of 2019 and the Class of 2020.

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Latest Events

7 March 2019 (Thu) , 12-1:30pm
The Ethics of International Investment Law
The legal regime regulating cross-border investment gives key rights to foreign investors and places significant duti...
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14 March 2019 (Thu) , 6:30-8:00 PM
The Rise of China: Growth and Geopolitics
As China’s political, economic, and military power has increased, countries, corporations, and international or...
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8 March 2019 (Fri) , 6:00 PM
Closing the Gender Gap: Balancing for Better ̵...
On International Women’s Day 2019 the Yale-NUS College community is going to host prof. Nirmala Rao – vic...
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19 February 2019 (Tue) , 6:30-8:00 PM
Reading Rejection: Singapore’s past and pres...
Theophilus Kwek holds an MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies from Oxford University, and is a researcher in p...
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    • Assistant Professor
    • Chin-Hao Huang
    What sets Global Affairs students apart from the rest?

    In Global Affairs, we strive to understand the underlying causes and consequences of transnational socio-economic, political, and development challenges. Our curriculum prepares students with important skill sets that enable them to thrive in the private and public sectors after Yale-NUS. Most notably, Global Affairs majors are critical thinkers who are equipped with competencies in linking theory to practice and who understand their role as responsible, global citizens.

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    • Assistant Professor
    • Steven Matthew Oliver
    What is the best reason for coming to study Global Affairs at Yale-NUS?

    The best reasons to come to Yale-NUS College to study Global Affairs are the community of scholars and the quality of interaction that is possible between students and faculty. The community of scholars in Global Affairs at Yale-NUS is made up of a new and active faculty with training from top academic programmes in their respective fields and with cutting-edge research on pressing global issues. While other programmes may boast a larger number of faculty, there are few who can offer the ratio of faculty to students as Global Affairs at Yale-NUS College. This difference is important in fostering frequent and quality interaction between students and faculty. Students have greater opportunity to consult faculty outside of the classroom, more time to discuss ideas, collaborate on projects and build lasting relationships not only with their peers but also with faculty.

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    • Senior Lecturer
    • Nancy Webster Gleason
    What are the advantages of researching Global Affairs issues in Singapore?

    Global Affairs is an exciting field – everything from migration, to shipping, to security, to trade, to development is explored! Global Affairs majors at Yale-NUS College learn about trans-boundary issues and challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective. Courses draw from Singapore’s global connections, and apply both theory and practice in the classroom. For example, students studying global governance are able to consider the role of APEC, which is headquartered here in Singapore. Our faculty train students in critical thinking, problem-solving and communication by applying innovative approaches to teaching. And we work closely with students to advise them on study abroad options, summer internships, capstone research and ultimately their next steps after college. Global Affairs is a timely and flexible major to prepare students for a complex and interconnected world.

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