Seminar on Finishing well

24 May 2023 10.00 AM - 11.00 AM MAE Meeting Room A (Blk N3-02a-32) Current Students, Public

Prof Cheong Hee Kiat

Founding President of the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

This seminar will be chaired by Prof Ooi Kim Tiow.

Seminar Abstract

At some point in our lives, most of us will come to the end of what we deem as our ‘work’ or ‘occupation’, something we call ‘retirement’.  At some point after that, we will also come to another end point – our very lives themselves.  How well do we wish to finish any of these life episodes? Indeed, how can we prepare to finish well?  As I close my career spanning 38 years, I reflected on ‘finishing well’ and what does it really mean.  I hope I can share these perspectives with my audience and also gain some insights from them.  This sharing is not only for those who are in, or near, the same point of life like me, but also those younger ones who aspire to finish well in their life and career journeys.

Speaker’s Biography​

Professor Cheong Hee Kiat is Founding President of the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He led the University from 2005, establishing multiple pathways for university education in a wide range of disciplines for adult learners as well as fresh school/polytechnic leavers. He retired from SUSS at the end of 2022.

He joined academia in Nanyang Technological University in 1986, and held various academic and leadership appointments. He is an advocate of lifelong learning and giving opportunities to people of all ages and socio-economic and educational background to learn to their full potential.

Professor Cheong graduated from the University of Adelaide and the Imperial College, London. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil) and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore, the Academy of Engineering, Singapore and the Society of Project Managers.

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