New chapter for Class of 2017 | The “3+1+1” Programme Commencement of Class of 2017 was held at NUSRI

On 23 May 2018, the “3+1+1” Programme Commencement of Class of 2017 was held at NUSRI. The ceremony was attended by Mr Liew Seow Ngow, Deputy Director of NUSRI; Associate Professor Zhou Zhiying, Associate Director of NUSRI; Dr Xie Xianning, Associate Director of NUSRI; Mr Hui Kowk Leong, Associate Director of NUSRI ; Professor Guo Yongxin from Mechanical Engineering of NUS; Mr Zhang Peng, Assistant Director of NUSRI; Ms Xu Qingji, Assistant Director of NUSRI.

Mr Liew Seow Ngow offered heartfelt congratulations to the 48 students who will continue their new journey at NUS. He noted that NUSRI will continuously pay attention to the students’ development. Associate Professor Zhou Zhiying said that “the world is in an ever-changing environment, students should continuously develop their legal expertise and engage in regular cycles of acquiring and assimilating new knowledge and skills. Resolve and resilience will be critical in overcoming challenges and in adapting to change.”

“3+1+1” Programme and “3+1+1 Pre-master” Programme are jointly initiated by National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, and Chinese partner universities. It is a five-year study programme which includes three year of undergraduate study at partner universities in China, one year of bridging course at NUSRI, and 1 year of postgraduate study at NUS. Students will be awarded the B.Sc. degree from partner universities and the M.Sc. degree from NUS having met all the academic requirements. To date, the first batch of 24 graduates had finished their master degree in May. (Learn more at http://www.nusri.cn/edu/311 )