[GFD Event] New Asia University in Building New Asia
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / International students / Alumni / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | September 25, 2024 12:00 — 13:00 |
| Location | Online |
| Venue | Zoom |
| Capacity | 100 people |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
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| Registration Period | August 23, 2024 — September 25, 2024 |
| Contact | gfd-tokyo@adm.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
New Asia University in Building New Asia
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 12:00-13:00 (JST)
Online: Zoom
Language: English
Speaker: Tay Kheng Soon
Abstract
The concept of New Asia University is based on the combination of a core curriculum and course choices made by students regarding their main and secondary electives. Supported by professors, students design their own curriculums around the compulsory core curriculum that provides a historical account of how the world got to be what it is today and therefore where and how it should evolve. New Asia University is thus envisioned as an emancipative environment for the best and brightest Asian students and others. The lifelong friendships formed will trigger the future.
Speaker Bio
Tay Kheng Soon is former President of the Singapore Institute of Architects. He practiced as an architect in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia through his firm Akitek Tenggara. He combined practice with teaching for five decades and was appointed Adjunct Full Professor at the National University of Singapore in 2001. He is also a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science formed by Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell. Tay was also Senior Research Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986 and 1989 under the Aga Khan program.
