Current CDE students (undergraduates)

Info Session: PhD at College of Design & Engineering, NUS | Scholarships, Application Tips, and Your Questions Answered

Considering a PhD in engineering, architecture or design? Join the National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering for a one-hour online session on how to build a strong application, and how to fund it. You’ll hear from: – The Vice Dean (Graduate Programmes), on CDE’s PhD landscape and scholarship opportunities – Ten professors from the CDE Graduate Studies (Research) Committee, each representing one of our ten departments Who this is for: – Undergraduate students in their second year and above – Master’s students, whether by coursework or research – Researchers and working professionals considering a return to study Wherever you’re based, you’re welcome! the session runs entirely online. What you’ll take away: – What scholarship support is available, and what it covers – How to navigate the PhD application process, step by step – How to identify and approach a supervisor whose research matches your own – What admissions panels look for in a research proposal, and how to strengthen yours – A clear sense of what to prepare ahead of the August 2027 intake Date: 26 August 2026, Wednesday Time: 3.00pm – 4.00pm (Singapore time, GMT+8) Format: Online via Zoom Register now to secure your place.

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AkiVAL 2026

Singapore’s largest architecture exhibition is back again, featuring top students projects from the Bachelor’s of Arts (Architecture) and Masters of Architecture courses. The exhibition will display more than 200 amazing projects featuring the most beautiful architecture models and even some award winning architectural drawings.

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M.Arch GradShow 26 – IDEK

The NUS M.Arch Graduation Show is an annual exhibition showcasing the design thesis projects of the graduating Master of Architecture cohort at the National University of Singapore. Planned and organised by the graduating students, the exhibition marks a significant milestone in their architectural education. Each thesis is the culmination of an intensive process of research,

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EDIC Project Showcase April 2026

This event will feature projects from our final year students in the Innovation & Design Programme and students in the MSc Engineering Design & Innovation programme. Watch the project pitches by our student start-up teams, see live demonstrations of our students’ prototypes, and vote for your favourite projects. With close to 60 project booths, there will be plenty to see and experience at the event!

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Reflections and Experiments in Contemporary Korean Housing

This talk examines collective housing in contemporary Korea against an ethical vacuum produced in the process of modernisation in East Asia. This condition arises from the destabilisation of family-based ethics and the incomplete formation of civic ethics. Within this condition, the talk reframes the prevalence of apartment housing in Korea—often developed as large, semi-gated communities—not

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