Corporate Social Responsibility

Nanyang Business School

Social Responsibility

At Nanyang Business School (NBS), Singapore, we are proud of our students’ efforts in contributing to society and creating impact with what they do. We encourage them to nurture their passion to make a difference.

Our Stories

Will you please read with me?

Four Nanyang Business School student volunteers discover that in this pandemic era where life has gradually moved online, volunteering work is now possible via Zoom platforms too.

From textbook to workbook

Business undergraduates Wang Jieying, Sai Shein Htet, Priyangka Rakappan, and Lee Xingqi were pleasantly surprised one morning when they received an invitation from Bamboo Builders to work on a service project.

Let’s Level the Playing Field

To address inequality in the recruitment landscape, four students with passion in human resource consulting put their hearts and heads together to help jobseekers find their way.

The SFG team meeting Member of Parliament (MP) of Brickland Constituency, Don Wee to promote entrepreneurship in the community

Skills for Good: Giving back through skills-based volunteering

Skills for Good, which started in April 2020, is a youth-led ground-up initiative that aims to be the platform connecting social organisations and volunteers.

2020 Forbes 30 under 30 - Jia Cai Lau

#NBSAlumnus Jia Cai Lau (Class of 2016) was listed in the coveted Forbes 30 under 30 Asia, under the social entrepreneur category. He co-founded TreeDots, a B2B platform that redistributes surplus or imperfect food at discounted prices.

Fundraising Campaign for Breast Cancer Foundation

Co-organised by NTU MBA Student EXCO and Women-in-Business Club, the High Heels Challenge kicked off MBA Dean’s Challenge 2021. Participants from various universities competed in a relay race and the proceeds raised were donated to the Singapore Breast Cancer Foundation.

View Photos

I survived Covid-19, now I want to help others through tough times

Inspired by her own experience battling coronavirus, #NBSAlumna Li Mei (Class of 2014) co-founded a ground-up movement called #KampungKakis, a neighbourhood buddy system to support the elderly and low-income families.

Kampong living… in Kazakhstan

Driven by her desire to offer local farmers a solution to poor harvests caused by harsh weather conditions, #NBSAlumna Renee How (Class of 2010) relocated to Kazakhstan to manage the country’s first aquaponics greenhouse.

View Video

Rebekah Lin and Cheryl Chong: Forces of Change

“We’ve been volunteering and doing our projects individually and we decided to do something to challenge the myth that youths today do not care about the community,” Rebekah Lin (left) and Cheryl Chong founded The Social Co to create a movement of positive social impact by young people.

Spread the joy of reading

I think that the event was a meaningful one because we get to give the students from lower-income or those who are less fortunate books to read...

Cheer up kids

I am sure the books and board games donated will be of great help and cheer up a lot of the kids who need them more...

Past Events

Art for Heart’s Sake

In 2019, NTU NBS Alumni Association and Very Special Arts (VSA) Singapore jointly presented Art for Heart’s Sake, an art jamming workshop led by differently-abled artists. Held in conjunction with National Giving Week 2019, it was a fun, interactive day for everyone and supported VSA’s efforts to provide differently-abled persons with employment opportunities. It also supported VSA’s Arts for Livelihood and Employment (ALIVE) programme, offering lifelong learning and career opportunities for those that are differently-abled.