MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN!
Dear students, alumni, colleagues, and partners of CDE,
It’s a brand-new academic year, and as always, we start with a bang – with the NUS Rag and Flag.
The NUS Rag and Flag had its start in 1958 and has become one of our university’s most cherished annual traditions. It provides an opportunity for incoming and current students to bond at the start of the academic year. Such experiences awaken in our students the understanding that their time here can be enriched through such meaningful and fun activities.
Even more importantly, Rag and Flag is when we, as a community, reaffirm our commitment to give back to society. That commitment to giving back runs through all that we do in CDE and in our community.
This year, we also commemorate a remarkable milestone: the 70th anniversary of engineering education at NUS. We marked Engineering’s rich history and networks and thanked those who supported us along the way. This was made even more significant as in 2025, we are also celebrating SG60 and NUS120.
But Engineering is only one part of the rich tapestry of CDE. As a combined force together with the Department of Architecture, the Department of the Built Environment and the Division of Industrial Design, we have even greater potential to make a tremendous difference in the lives of others. So, I think we will have more to look forward to in the next 70 years!
Wishing all our students, staff and faculty a great academic year ahead.
Professor Teo Kie Leong
Dean
College of Design and Engineering (CDE)
HIGHLIGHTS
EVENTS
Between Line & Form Exhibition
Between Line & Form is an exhibition of hand-drawn architectural sketches by Ar. Rene Tan, presented in conjunction with the RT+Q Drawing Prize at NUS. Spanning over 40 years, the showcase features lead-on-paper sketches, mechanical pencil on vellum, ink and Pantone on Mylar, pen parti diagrams, ballpoint design esquisses, and sketchbooks on loan from the National Archives of Singapore. These drawings trace a personal journey through observation, discovery, improvisation, and speculation. From “Covid Drawings” exploring interior space to “Otto Wagner Drawings” on proportion and detail, “Pantone Drawings” on light and shadow, “Travel Sketches” on place and memory, and “Sketchbook Etudes” tracking design ideas, each work embodies what Michael Graves called “tangible speculations.” Between Line & Form invites visitors to reflect on the enduring value of hand sketching in an increasingly digital design culture, and to appreciate the liberating journey between each line and the next.
CDE Innovation Day 2026
CDE Innovation Day 2026 gives NUS students and researchers a clear pathway to develop ideas, strengthen prototypes and turn research into real-world solutions through three tailored tracks. Bringing together design, engineering and enterprise, the programme helps participants build skills, test and refine their concepts, and compete for more than SGD 300,000 in funding at the […]
Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Annual Symposium 2026
The CFI Annual Symposium 2026 is a 3-day conference, co-located with the 6th International Symposium of Water Disaster Mitigation and Water Environmental Regulation (WDWE) and the 2026 Asia Tsunami Workshop (ATW), which would be held at SIT Punggol from 21st October to 23rd October. The theme for this year’s CFI Annual Symposium 2026 is ‘Adapting Cities for Coastal and Flood Resilience’, reflecting the urgent need to take proactive steps to prepare for flooding in our cities. Admission is free for all CFI Symposium attendees. Paid tickets are also available for WDWE and ATW.
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