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NTU Alumni Learning Day 2025
To help alumni upskill and advance their careers, NTU organised the first Alumni Learning Day on 22 March 2025. Featuring 16 speakers from NTU and industry leaders, the event was well attended by alumni who learned about new trends in the digital and green economies.
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NTU Best Foot Forward 2025
The “X Campus Run” kicked off on 21 February, and the virtual challenges wrapped up on 18 April 2025. Together, 2,154 participants around the world clocked 78,000km in distance and helped raise more than S$238,000 for NTU Bursary Fund, School Advancement Funds, NTU Alumni Advancement Fund and the NBS Bursary Fund.
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Nanyang Alumni Awards 2024
Thirty-six outstanding alumni were honoured at this year's Nanyang Alumni Awards on 15 November. The Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest accolade of the evening, was presented to Ms Wee Wei Ling (Arts/1974), Executive Director (Sustainability Partnerships, Lifestyle and Asset), Pan Pacific Hotels Group.
The 2024 ceremony also marked the 20th anniversary of the Nanyang Alumni Awards.
NTU Alumni Homecoming 2024
This year was the largest NTU Alumni Homecoming since the pandemic. 2,000 NTU Singapore alumni and their guests visited the beautiful campus and reconnected with their alma mater. Alumni enthusiastically joined in carnival games, photo contests, tried out fitness exercises, experienced virtual flying on a flight simulator and were treated to a magic show by NTU alumnus Kai Emmanuel Kuah, and music performances by NTU student clubs Harmonix, and Jazz and Blues.
NTU Convocation 2024
At NTU Convocation 2024 held from 23 July to 2 August, more than 11,000 new graduates received their degrees. NTU now has more than 300,000 alumni globally. The first Convocation ceremony, presided by NTU Chancellor Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, saw the conferment of an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science on Professor Alexander J.B. Zehnder.
Alumni Regional Conference 2024
The second Alumni Regional Conference by NTU Singapore, themed "Economic Growth, AI, and Innovation", was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 22 June 2024. The event brought together 200 alumni and invited guests for a full-day conference at Pullman Hanoi to discuss Vietnam’s business growth and AI’s impact on businesses, opening doors for collaborations among alumni.
Best Foot Forward 2024
Over 1,100 NTU students, alumni, faculty, staff, and supporters came together for the third edition of Best Foot Forward (BFF) from 2 February to 5 April 2024. Together, the OneNTU community clocked over 73,000 kilometres by running, walking, or cycling, and raised more than S$180,000 for the NTU Bursary Fund and School Advancement Funds.
Nanyang Alumni Awards 2023
Twenty-six outstanding alumni were honoured at this year’s Nanyang Alumni Awards on 17 November. The highest honour this year was bestowed on Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zuki bin Ali (NBS/1999), the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia.
NTU Alumni Homecoming 2023
NTU welcomed more than 1,300 alumni and their guests during Homecoming 2023 held at Gaia, the newest sustainability icon on campus. Participants enjoyed carnival activities, watched stage performances, toured the campus on an open-top bus, and attended a fireside chat with NTU President, Professor Ho Teck Hua. An event highlight was when alumnus Johnny Widodo set an NTU record by pulling a 45-seater bus.
Alumni Regional Conference 2023
Held on 26 August 2023 in Jakarta, the first Alumni Regional Conference gathered participants, comprising Indonesian startup founders, venture capitalists, and government representatives to exchange views on pertinent business topics and network with over 200 other alumni and invited industry partners from the ASEAN region.
NTU Convocation 2023
NTU Singapore celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 across 23 Convocation ceremonies held from 19 to 28 July, where close to 10,700 new graduates joined the NTU alumni family. The first ceremony marked the inauguration of Professor Ho Teck Hua as the fifth President of NTU.
We Belong 2023
The We Belong 2023 campaign concluded on 31 March, thanks to the dedicated efforts and contributions of NTU alumni, students, faculty, staff, and patrons who volunteered their time and talent to support NTU. This fundraising and volunteering initiative was first launched in 2022 in commemoration of NTU's 30th anniversary.
During NTU Service Week (25 February to 4 March), over 900 volunteers participated in more than 100 community service projects, both in Singapore and overseas.
Additionally, the Best Foot Forward (3 February to 31 March) virtual run saw the enthusiastic involvement of 1,000 participants who contributed their efforts to fundraise for the We Belong campaign.
Culminating in NTU Giving Day on 23 March, We Belong 2023 raised more than S$1 million for five key causes - the NTU Bursary Fund, NTU Priorities Fund, NTU Sustainability Fund, School Advancement Funds, and NTU Wellbeing Fund.
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Nanyang Alumni Awards 2022
Thirty-five outstanding NTU alumni were honoured at this year’s Nanyang Alumni Awards. They received their awards on 11 November from Guest-of-Honour Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health, and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
Among the recipients were Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Development, and Prof Tan Oon Seng, the Centre Director of Centre for Research in Child Development at the National Institute of Education (NIE), who received the highest honour of Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award.
NTU Alumni Homecoming 2022
More than 1,200 alumni and their families attended the long-awaited NTU Alumni Homecoming on 15 October 2022, the largest alumni event since the pandemic.
For the first time, Homecoming was held outdoors at NTU’s rejuvenated Yunnan Garden, where participants enjoyed carnival activities and an enchanting night light display, besides attending networking events and experiential workshops.
The open-top bus tours proved to be a hit, as alumni and guests admired the views of one of the most beautiful campuses in the world.
NTU Singapore-India Dialogue Session 2022
To facilitate an exchange of ideas for collaboration, NTU Singapore hosted the first-ever NTU Singapore-India Dialogue session on 21 August 2022. The event explored the critical themes of the transformation of education, research, and innovation in a post-pandemic world, and how Singapore and India could further strengthen the collaboration in the area of technopreneurship. More than 200 dignitaries, including prominent business and government leaders, academics, and distinguished NTU alumni, attended the event held at The Leela Palace Hotel, Bengaluru, India.
We Belong 2022
We Belong was a resounding success, bringing together the OneNTU community for community work and fundraising. It generated over 3,300 hours of volunteer activity and raised more than S$1.1 million from over 4,000 donors, for various University causes. Held in the first quarter of 2022, the campaign encouraged the NTU family to give back to the community through volunteer service and fundraising.
"The NTU We Belong campaign has been all about participation and togetherness," said Ms Lien Siaou-Sze, Vice President for University Advancement. "The NTU community has shown its pride in the University, and helped to advance the remarkable work being done by our students, alumni, faculty, and staff in Singapore and beyond."
The campaign’s final signature event, NTU Giving Day, was held on 23 March, which marked the culmination of the inaugural We Belong campaign organised as we celebrate NTU’s 30th anniversary. The 12-hour hybrid event brought together the entire OneNTU community to celebrate the impact of giving and support critical causes of the University: the NTU Bursary Fund, NTU Priorities Fund, NTU Sustainability Fund and School Advancement Funds.
Prior to that, the NTU Service Week took place from 22 to 29 January, followed by the Best Foot Forward fundraising virtual run from 18 February to 31 March.
NTU Service Week 2022
The inaugural NTU Service Week that ended on 29 January saw about 600 members of the OneNTU community volunteer for over 60 service initiatives. Together, their efforts benefitted close to 6,000 beneficiaries.
Be inspired by the OneNTU volunteers who helped to uplift communities in Singapore and overseas by supporting the four NTU Service Week causes of Digital Inclusion, Health and Well-being, Social Welfare and Sustainability.
NTU Alumni Homecoming 2021
For the first time at any NTU Alumni Homecoming event, all four NTU Presidents – past and present – Professors Cham Tao Soon, Su Guaning, Bertil Andersson and Subra Suresh took to the stage together to answer audience questions during
the Ask Me Now forum at this year’s Homecoming on 4 December.
Moderated by NIE Director Professor Christine Goh, the session featured the panelists speaking on their varied experiences as Presidents of NTU during their respective leadership periods, and their aspirations for the University.
This year’s Homecoming also featured an Alumni Masterclass with CEO of Sunseap Group alumnus Mr Frank Phuan (MSE/2001) who spoke about solar energy and its future trends. Amongst some of the Schools’ programmes, the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering celebrated their 40th anniversary with the launch of a commemorative book, while the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering presented awards to their outstanding alumni. The event concluded with a guided tour of the rejuvenated Yunnan Garden.
Nanyang Alumni Awards 2020 & 2021 Presentation Ceremony
Seventy-one outstanding NTU alumni were presented with the 2020 and 2021 Nanyang Alumni Awards on 23 October 2021 at an in-person ceremony with Minister for Education Mr Chan Chun Sing.
Among recipients of the Nanyang Distinguished Alumni Award – the highest honour bestowed on the University’s alumni – were Indonesia’s Minister of Home Affairs Dr Muhammad Tito Karnavian and renowned local calligrapher Professor Tan Siah Kwee.
Read the complete list of recipients and their citations here. You may view a recording of the presentation ceremony here.
Distinguished Alumni Forum
TCM Physician and NTU alumnus, Mr Fong Cheng Ek (Arts/1970), shared his knowledge on managing metabolic syndrome with TCM at the Distinguished Alumni Forum held on 28 April 2021. Moderated by NTU alumnus Mr Tay Boon Suat (Commerce/1974), it was the the first hybrid alumni event organised since the pandemic. Mr Fong is an experienced TCM practitioner and has been teaching at the Singapore College of TCM since 1986.
