{"id":162,"date":"2019-02-13T06:25:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T06:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2024-12-26T16:28:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:28:19","slug":"history-and-milestones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/about-us\/history-and-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"History and Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-about-us\"><li id=\"menu-item-13898\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/about-us\/welcome\/\">Welcome<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13897\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/about-us\/missionvision\/\">Vision &amp; Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13900\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/about-us\/history-and-milestones\/\">History and Milestones<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13899\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/about-us\/people\/\">People<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14117\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/chbe\/about-us\/people\/?category=emeritus-honorary\">Emeritus Faculty &amp; 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