Youth Regional Affairs Dialogue

To our STEP & YRAD friends, Merry Christmas! Sending warm wishes for happiness, laughter, and treasured time with family and friends during this festive season.

A mini gathering with STEP 2019 and 2020/2021 alumni from/at Tsinghua.

Thanks to Jocelyn and JiaXuan as well as Calvin Wee for joining the dinner.
you Bilge!

We at NTU-University Scholars Programme hope to be able to meet many more of you in the future.

-USP

To all STEP/YRAD alumni friends

Hello everyone! We hope you have been taking care of yourselves and doing well. NTU-University Scholars Programme (NTU-USP) and Temasek Foundation are excited to announce that the Youth Regional Affairs Dialogue will once again be taking place this year!

Last year’s dialogue was a resounding success with many forward-thinking questions and invigorating conversations. This year, we would like to welcome your peers and juniors, who have not had the chance to join us, to participate in our event.

We have included an e-flyer below for you to share with your peers and juniors easily. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions and we look forward to seeing participants from your schools again! Visit https://www.ntu.edu.sg/usp/YRAD2023 for more information.

The dialogue was featured on Lianhe Zaobao. (https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20220725-1296302) We translated the article to English for non-Chinese readers.
More than 70 young leaders from 20 Asian countries and regions participated in a week-long 2022 Youth Regional Affairs Dialogue at Nanyang Technological University to discuss issues related to social cohesion such as the growing intergenerational divide in the region.
The Youth Regional Affairs Dialogue, organised by the Nanyang Technological University's University Scholars Programme aims to foster connections among future leaders in Asia and to have a deeper understanding of Asia's interconnectedness and interdependence through the discussion of economic, political, and social issues.
The theme of this dialogue is "Social Cohesion" covering five parts, namely: culture and identity, income inequality and social mobility, a growing inter-generational divide, media, information and technology, and healthcare and well-being.
Speaking at the dialogue on Monday (July 25), Sun Xueling, Minister of State for Social and Family Development and Home Affairs, said that everyone can play an active role in strengthening social cohesion. “It starts with increasing self-awareness and confidence, and then connecting with the wider community by strengthening our families. Our school and community partners can also further empower young people to meet future challenges and encourage them to give back to the community actively.”

亚洲青年领袖汇聚新加坡 探讨消除代际鸿沟 70多名来自20个亚洲国家和地区的青年领袖，在南洋理工大学展开为期一周的2022年青年区域事务对话会，讨论区域内日益严重的代际鸿沟等有关社会凝聚力的议题。这项由南洋理工大学博雅英才...

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce that NTU-USP has extended our application deadline to 20 March, Sunday, 2359 (SGT).

For more information, please refer to our website. We look forward to receiving all of your applications!