NUS Southeast Asian Studies Society

Hi everyone, hope the start of the 2026/2027 academic year has been going great! 😋 If you are curious about what we do in Southeast Asian Studies Society (SEASOC), or what the NUS Southeast Asian Studies Department is all bout, we invite you to come down to our SEASOC Welcome Tea happening in Week 3! 🗓️ Come down and meet faculty members, SEASOC ExCo members and other students in the department. Spend some time with the department, enjoy some refreshments, and forge new friendships and connections. ☺️ Hope to see you there! ✨

Details:

📆: 26 August 2026
⏰: 4pm - 6pm
📍: AS8 Level 4 Foyer

✨ Introducing the SEASOC EXCO for AY26/27!

Meet the bright and outstanding individuals who are ready to step up and lead the society to greater heights in this upcoming academic year. 🚀

➡️ Swipe to know more about them!



✨ Introducing the SEASOC EXCO for AY26/27!

Meet the bright and outstanding individuals who are ready to step up and lead the society to greater heights in this upcoming academic year. 🚀

☀️ Kassendra, Y3, Southeast Asian Studies & Chinese Studies (President)
☀️ Steven, Y4, Anthropology & Economics (Vice-President)



✨ Introducing the SEASOC EXCO for AY26/27!

Meet the bright and outstanding individuals who are ready to step up and lead the society to greater heights in this upcoming academic year. 🚀

☀️ Bryan Cambo, Y4, Southeast Asian Studies & History (General Secretary)
☀️ Ganaa, Y4, Anthropology & Sociology (Treasurer)



✨ Introducing the SEASOC EXCO for AY26/27!

Meet the bright and outstanding individuals who are ready to step up and lead the society to greater heights in this upcoming academic year. 🚀

☀️ Christabel, Y4, Geography (Events)
☀️ Hnin, Y4, Law (Events)



✨ Introducing the SEASOC EXCO for AY26/27!

Meet the bright and outstanding individuals who are ready to step up and lead the society to greater heights in this upcoming academic year. 🚀

☀️ Andrew, Y2, Southeast Asian Studies (Publicity)
☀️ Aqil, Y2, Malay Studies & Southeast Asian Studies (Publicity)

🧩 SEASOC’s Annual General Meeting is approaching soon! Join us to get to know more about our EXCO candidates for the upcoming academic year.

Food will be provided! 🍽️ Hope to see you there! 👋

📆 Date: 11 August 2026 (Tuesday)
⏰ Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM
📍 Venue: Asian Societies Room
🔗 Registration Link in Bio!

📚Voices from Southeast Asia Seminar Series
 
📢 Join us for another instalment of a new seminar series, which aims to highlight teaching and scholarship on Southeast Asia by scholars based in the region.
Held in conjunction with SE3222, this week’s guest lecture is titled: Feminist Indigenous Knowledge as Ethical Practice for Research in Southeast Asia by Dr Vilashini Somiah.

No registration is required! 🎉

📆 16 April 2026 at 4pm
📍AS8 #04-02

🍕SEASOC PIZZA NIGHT

🎊Revising for finals on campus and getting hungry? Join SEASOC for our Pizza Night to cap off the semester and get to know members of our faculty better!

Details for Pizza Night are as follows:

📆22 April 2026, Wednesday, 6-9pm
📍AS8, Level 2, Asian Studies Honours Room
✔️ Food provided is Halal-certified

Signup in the link here!

☕️SEASOC Welcome Tea!

📚Hi everyone, as the new semester begins SEASOC invites you to join us at our Welcome Tea to meet fellow SEA majors and minors and to get to know more about the exciting programmes the department has in store for you! Refreshments are provided too!

📅Date: Wed, 28 Jan
⏰ Time: 3-5.30pm
📍 Location: AS8 Level 2 Foyer

Signup for our Welcome Tea by scanning the QR code in the poster above!

🍕SEASOC PIZZA NIGHT

🎊Cap off the semester at SEASOC’s Pizza Night and enjoy slice after slice while getting to know members of our faculty better!

Details for Pizza Night are as follows:

📆20 November 2025, Thursday, 6-9pm
📍AS8, Level 2, Asian Studies Honours Room

Signup using the QR code in the poster above!

🍕SEASOC PIZZA NIGHT

🎊Cap off the semester at SEASOC’s Pizza Night and enjoy slice after slice while getting to know members of our faculty better!

Details for Pizza Night are as follows:

📆20 November 2025, Thursday, 6-9pm
📍AS8, Level 6, Asian Studies Honours Room

Signup using the QR code in the poster above!

📚Voices from Southeast Asia Seminar Series

📢Join us for the first instalment of a new seminar series which aims to highlight teaching and scholarship on Southeast Asia by scholars based in the region. 🇻🇳Held in conjuction with SE3220C: Country Studies in Mainland Southeast Asia, our inaugural 2-part series features Diplomatic Historian, Vu Minh Hoang who will share his insights into the history and urban development of Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.

Details for the lectures are as follows:

🏙️Connecting Development and Urbanization in Vietnam
📆 27 October 2025, Monday, 10am,
📍AS4 01-15

🇻🇳The Third Indochina War and the Making of Present-day Southeast Asian, 1974-1995
📆 28 October 2025, Tuesday, 2.30pm,
📍AS8 06-46

‼️Signup through the QR codes in the posters above!

📣 Janger: The Meditation of Arjuna

🎭Join us for the Southeast Asian Studies Department’s production of Janger: The Meditation of Arjuna, a traditional Balinese dance showcase by our very own students and Singapore’s only Balinese dance troupe! 🎟️Tickets are available through the QR code in the poster above or in the link below. See you there!

Meanwhile stay tuned to the production’s rehearsal updates on instagram

Details for the performance are as follows:
📅: 15 November 2025, Saturday
⏰: 7pm (Ticket collection begins at 5pm)
📍: LT13, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS

Tickets can be purchased via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJnb6nWwjF0zUw31iwH7oO1ZTIxYVo09seWWYU61anqH_gng/viewform