21/08/2023
"Be the change you want to see." Our scholars walked away from the 11th University Scholars Leadership Symposium (USLS) by Humanitarian Affairs Asia with this important message.
From 1-4 August, 10 NTU-USPians got the chance to learn from distinguished speakers like Felipe Queipo Rego, Sherina Shamdasani, Ifrah Ahmed, Sam Cawthorn ,Geraldine Cox, Breauna Dorelus, Sangduen Lek Chailert, and Jack Growden at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. From stories of Female Ge***al Mutilation in Somalia, Illegal Organ Trading in Cambodia, the digital divide in Papua New Guinea and many more, the symposium challenged our scholars to think about social issues beyond their own communities.
By participating in Kindness Day, our scholars also had the opportunity to ACT on what they've learnt. The NTU-USPians split up in groups to participate in volunteer activities like mangrove and tree planting, river cleaning, and school painting.
The symposium was a platform for our NTU-USPians to form connections with other passionate changemakers from 46 different countries. Although USLS has ended, our scholars' journey of changemaking continues! As we share our insights with the rest of the community, we strive to rethink the way NTU-USP empowers the communities we care for, so that we can maximise our impact!
Credit to Humanitarian Affairs Asia for the image of our NTU-USPians participating in the river cleaning activity!