MAArC Handbook AY2025-26

Master of Arts in Architectural Conservation

Programme Handbook

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MAArC

Master of Arts in Architectural Conservation MAArC Programme Handbook AY 2026/27 Department of Architecture College of Design and Engineering National University of Singapore

CONTENTS Overview 4

Teaching Staff and Contact Details

5

Structure 6 Timetable 8

Courses 10

International Field School 16 Overseas Study Trip 16 Internship 16 Guest Lectures 17

Plagiarism & Use Of AI

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Academic Calendar 18 Student Cohort 2026

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OVERVIEW The Master of Arts in Architectural Conservation (MAArC) is

Architectural conservation is increasingly relevant to the

an advanced programme that offers a unique perspective on

profession’s future due to the need to preserve cultural heritage

diverse Asian cultures by providing students with comprehensive

and the built environment, address climate change, and promote

knowledge and essential hands-on training and experience to

sustainable building practices. This has created a demand for

develop skills for a range of careers in historic building conservation

professionals who can conserve, restore, and rehabilitate historic

and related fields. The architectural conservation graduate

buildings and promote the reuse and retrofitting of existing

program at NUS offers comprehensive education and training in

structures to reduce embodied energy and carbon emissions

conservation theory, practice, and research, providing students

associated with new construction.

with key skill sets such as conservation science and technology, architectural documentation and recording, conservation planning and management, heritage interpretation and communication, research and critical thinking, and networking opportunities with the conservation industry.

The MAArC is distinctively Asian, with the focus on ‘living’ and ‘local’ culture, and urban in its emphasis. Located at the crossroads of East and West, Singapore stands out for its unique urban landscape: historic districts, heritage buildings, and national monuments, which blend seamlessly with modern highrise buildings. The survival of these rich and varied historic sites amid Singapore’s rapid development has been only possible due to deliberate, conscious, and integrated urban planning. With the city-state as a springboard providing enriching backdrop, we aim to provide an architectural conservation education that is sensitive to the varied challenges facing historic Asian cities, as well as diverse opportunities provided by the richness of cultural heritage, and socio-economic elements of the region.

Historic Asian cities are often regarded as the cradle of civilisation and have played a vital role in the development of human societies.

In the past few decades, cities across Asia have been experiencing tremendous transformations in their social, cultural, and economic structures due to an unprecedented rate of urbanisation and ruralurban migration. Even as millions living in these cities currently enjoy a share of ‘progress,’ they are nevertheless under the constant threat of destruction. What is at stake is the erasure of the cultural endowments and values of various communities, and the rapid and irreversible alteration of the character of inner-city neighbourhoods – these have repercussions on how people live and work, and on the preservation of urban fabric. To that end, we prepare our students with historical perspectives, cultivate intellectual tools, and acquire practical design and conservation skills to manage conservation projects of different scales and context. Our students will understand that the most pressing urban heritage management challenges cannot be solved by a single discipline but requires interdisciplinary collaborations across professions and key stakeholders.

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TEACHING STAFF & CONTACT DETAILS Director

Mailing address

Graduate Programmes in Architectural Conservation Nikhil Joshi

Department of Architecture College of Design and Engineering National University of Singapore

Associate Director

4 Architecture Drive

Graduate Programmes in Architectural Conservation Johannes Widodo

Singapore 117566

TACT DETAILS Director

NIKHIL JOSHI (DR)

HO PUAY-PENG (DR)

Senior Lecturer

Adjunct Professor | UNESCO Chair on

Graduate Programmes in Architectural Conservation Ho Puay-Peng

Architectural Heritage Conservation

Associate Director

and Management in Asia

Graduate Programmes in Architectural Conservation Nikhil Joshi

em: akinj@nus.edu.sg

G (DR)

RYUSUKE KOJIO

Chair on

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Conservation

em: akihpp@nus.edu.sg

RYUSUKE KOJIO

JOHANNES WIDODO (DR)

Adjunct Associate Professor

Associate Professor

sia

em: kojio.ryuusuke@takenaka.co.jp em: Kojio_l@nus.edu.sg

sg

JAYDE LIN ROBERTS (DR)

KELVIN ANG

DR)

em: jwidodo@nus.edu.sg

JOHANNES WIDODO (DR) Adjunct Associate Professor

Visiting Associate Professor

Associate Professor

em: kelvin.k.e.ang@gmail.com

g

em: jayde.roberts@nus.edu.sg

SRI SARAVANAN

em: jwidodo@nus.edu.sg

CHEN YU (DR) Adjunct Associate Professor

Studio Tutor (Part-time)

HII (DR) em: sri.saravanan@gmail.com

em: akicy@nus.edu.sg

SAPTARSHI SANYAL (DR)

.sg

IMRAN BIN TAJUDEEN (DR) Senior Lecturer

Assistant Professor

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em: saptarshi@nus.edu.sg

em: imran.tajudeen@nus.edu.sg

SHARMILA ASHOKAN SANKARAN Research Assistant

em: sharmi.a@nus.edu.sg

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STRUCTURE The MAArC focuses on the various demands and expertise of the

The internship allows students to participate in relevant heritage

profession: policy and management; design in the historic urban

management, urban design, planning and/or research projects,

context; and materials and technology linking them directly to

and their work will be supervised and evaluated by the MAArC

various aspects of heritage conservation in Asian cities. Candidates

programme director or an appointed tutor. At the end of the

may choose courses according to their specialization.

internship, the student is required to submit a report explaining the project(s) involved, reflecting the methods and practices learned

To qualify for the MAArC degree, a candidate must successfully

during the experience.

attain 40 units. To qualify for a Graduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation, a candidate must successfully earn 24 units. To

The internship lasts for a minimum period of five weeks on a part-

qualify for a Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation, a

time basis (3 hours/day, 3 days/week).

candidate must successfully earn 8 units.

ESSENTIAL COURSES The critical analysis of the contemporary discourses on heritage conservation and management that are directly related to the climate crisis, social justice, economic viability, cultural authenticity, and environmental sustainability, especially in Asia, occupies the central theme in the curriculum. Essential courses include conservation approaches and philosophies, conservation of twentieth-century buildings, architectural heritage management, historic building conservation survey and recording, and dissertation.

ELECTIVE COURSES Elective courses will further deepen the broader knowledge gained from the essential courses while accommodating the diversity of students’ interests and the evolving architectural and heritage conservation field. By expanding the range of courses available and providing more flexibility in course choices, students can integrate their knowledge across various areas of Architectural Conservation.

The elective courses include the architectural history of Singapore, practical building conservation skills, dissertation, internship, and other graduate-level courses offered in the Department of Architecture and the College of Design and Engineering that the Programme Director approves. Students with an architectural degree may take the Design for Conservation and Design for Adaptive Reuse studio courses as electives. ** Prior official approval from the Programme Director is required before selecting electives outside the DOA. INTERNSHIP The MAArC offers the opportunity to engage students with local and international practices, gaining practical and research experience in heritage conservation, by working as an intern in a private company or public organisation both in Singapore and the region. This practical experience can also be validated as a part of the elective internship course (AC5014). Students generally take this course between the two semesters.

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Course Type

Course Code and Name

Sem

Units

AC5002 Conservation Approaches & Philosophies

1

4

AC5004 Architectural Heritage Management

2

4

AC5007 Dissertation

2

4

AC5010 Historic Buildings Survey & Recording

2

4

AC5011 Conservation of C20th Buildings

1

4

AC5001 Architectural History of Singapore

1

4

AC5008** AC5009** Designfor forAdaptive Conservation Design Reuse

1 2

8

AC5012 AC5009** Practical Building Design for Adaptive Reuse Conservation Skills

1 2

8 4

AC5012 AC5016 CriticalPractical heritageBuilding Approach to Conservation Skills Heritage and Placemaking

21

4

AC5014 AC5014 Internship Internship

1&2 2

4

Courses offered within DOA/CDE Courses offered within DOA

1&2

4

Essential

Elective Elective

** In order to take AC5008 and AC5009, students must have a first degree in architecture.

** In order to take AC5008 and AC5009, students must have a first degree in architecture.

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Graduation requirement

MAArC

Graduation Certificate in Architectural Conservation

Course Registration (CourseReg)

https://tinyurl.com/cde-gradreq https://tinyurl.com/cde-gradreq

https://tinyurl.com/doa-maarc https://tinyurl.com/doa-maarc

https://tinyurl.com/gradcert-arc https://tinyurl.com/gradcert-arc

https://nus.edu.sg/coursereg/

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TIMETABLE Semester 1 (Aug — Dec) Course Code and Name

Units

Tutor

Day

Time

Location

AC5002 Conservation Approaches & Philosophies

4

Saptarshi Sanyal+ Ho Puay-Peng

Wednesday

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SDE4-04-03

AC5011 Conservation of C20th Buildings

4

Nikhil Joshi+ Ryusuke Kojio+ Kelvin Ang

Friday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SDE4-04-03

AC5001 Architectural History of Singapore

4

Johannes Widodo+ Imran bin Tajudeen

Tuesday

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SDE4-04-03

8

Nikhil Joshi+ Sri Saravanan+ Kelvin Ang

Thursday

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

SDE4-04-03

AC5009 Design for Adaptive Reuse

(for students with an Architectural Design background)

Courses offered within DOA as advised by DOA

Please confirm with the Programme Director

Disclaimer Although advice is readily available on request, the responsibility of selecting the appropriate courses for graduation must ultimately rest with the student.

Not all courses listed in the Programme Handbook are offered each year.

Students are advised to check the timetable, which is available online via ModReg for course availability.

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Semester 2 (Jan — May) Course Code and Name

Units

Tutor

Day

Time

Location

AC5004 Architectural Heritage Management

4

Nikhil Joshi

Tuesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SDE4-04-03

4

Johannes Widodo+ Ho Puay-Peng+ Chen Yu+ Jayde Lin Roberts+ Imran bin Tajudeen

By appointment

By appointment

SDE4-04-03

AC5010 Historic Buildings Survey & Recording

4

Nikhil Joshi

Wednesday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SDE4-04-03 & ArCLab

AC5012 Practical Building Conservation Skills

4

Nikhil Joshi+ Ryusuke Kojio

Monday

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SDE4-04-03 & ArCLab

AC5014 Internship

4

Johannes Widodo+ Nikhil Joshi

N/A

N/A

Off Campus

AC5016 Critical heritage Approach to Heritage and Placemaking

4

Jayde Lin Roberts

Tuesday

9:00 AM- 12:00 PM

SDE4-04-03

AC5007 Dissertation

(can only be opted during 2nd semester studies)

Courses offered within DOA, as advised by DOA

Please confirm with the Programme Director

Disclaimer Although advice is readily available on request, the responsibility of selecting the appropriate courses for graduation must ultimately rest with the student.

Not all courses listed in the Programme Handbook are offered each year.

Students are advised to check the timetable, which is available online via ModReg for course availability.

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COURSES

AC 5001

AC 5004

Architectural History of Singapore

Architectural Heritage Management

Units: 4 Tutor: Johannes Widodo + Imran bin Tajudeen

Units: 4 Tutor: Nikhil Joshi + Kelvin Ang

This course offers a comprehensive examination of

architecture

and

related

built

environments

in Singapore, beginning with its founding as a cosmopolitan settlement and trading port, and continuing

through

various

stages

of

physical

development from independence to the present day.

The course scrutinises the understanding, study, and description of specific edifices and places, both internally and externally, under diverse discursive structures. We will study them in the context of the island state’s historical moments as a colony, a nationstate, and a global city. It covers architects and their works, including unbuilt projects, lost buildings, and places, by consulting various sources of evidence. The

This course introduces the background and key concepts of cultural heritage management actions that consider multiple hazards and risk factors related to disasters (including those resulting from climate change) and being able to solicit management solutions for risk mitigation, adaptation, and preparedness.

It will also provide the students with an understanding of three closely interlinked components: disaster risk management, cultural heritage management, and urban planning and development. It will encourage the students to engage critically and creatively with the current debates and potential futures of management of the region’s rich and varied architectural heritage.

course will consult a variety of histories – institutional, professional, and socio-political – to develop a more robust narrative of the making and conservation of Singapore’s architecture and urbanism within a landscape history.

AC 5007 Dissertation Units: 4 Tutor: Johannes Widodo + Ho Puay-Peng + Chen Yu + Jayde Lin Roberts + Imran bin Tajudeen

AC 5002 Conservation Approaches & Philosophies

The MAArC dissertation is an opportunity for students to

Units: 4 Tutor: Saptarshi Sanyal + Ho Puay-Peng

critically analyze, reflect, and synthesize what they have learned in the program then apply this learning to a topic of

This course will introduce students to how current

investigation. Under the guidance of assigned supervisors,

conservation

changing

students will write a research proposal, undertake research,

philosophies and outlooks towards cultural heritage.

and produce a research paper of approximately 8000 words

It will examine the various definitions and concepts to

that focuses on architectural conservation and heritage.

approaches

emerge

from

articulate architecture as cultural heritage. The course will trace the chequered history of architectural conservation

Note: All students are expected to complete a 6-hour

discourses through their origins and debates, locating both

dissertation workshop on 7 January 2027. Students must

discourse and practice in different traditions and cultural

complete this workshop to participate in the balloting

contexts. It will introduce the instruments to plan for and

system for selecting supervisors.

manage heritage conservation actions, such as Historic Urban Landscape, Heritage Impact Assessment, and Conservation Management Plan. Tracing their lineages in Western societies, the course will focus on how and why these approaches have been adopted within and modified for the Asian context.

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AC 5008

Design for Conservation

AC 5009 Design for Adaptive Reuse

Units: 8 Tutor: TBC

Units: 8 Tutor: Nikhil Joshi + Sri Saravanan + Kelvin Ang

Conservation is the management of permanence and change.

This design studio focuses on the adaptive reuse of a

This semester’s project is about a new intervention on a

historic building in a traditional context. Traditions are

historical site, with conserving significance as the primary

often socially constructed and perceived differently across

objective. The design intervention should reveal the qualities

generational and cultural boundaries. Encountering rich

of the site and the place, including historical, architectural,

cultural phenomena challenges our understanding of

cultural, and social relevance. The new function should add

tradition and our own culture. While heritage is a valued

economic viability to the existing site/building/neighbourhood

part of the tradition, creating heritage often leads to a

and be compatible and appropriate in responding to its

narrow and static view of tradition. This studio questions

immediate physical, social, and environmental contexts.

the typical approach of solely focusing on traditional forms

Architecturally, the new design intervention or insertion should

in this context. It encourages the exploration of different

integrate well with the existing built and natural context in

ways to engage with tradition through literature, crafts,

terms of typology, material, aesthetics, functionality, and

rituals, and worldviews. The goal is to propose a new use

environment

for the building within the urban and cultural context of the

** This elective is not offered for AY 2026-27

site while designing new facilities to support the functional program and enhance the heritage significance through adaptive reuse.

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AC 5010 Historic Buildings Survey & Recording Units: 4 Tutor: Nikhil Joshi This course will equip the students with the specialized skills to research, analyze and record historic buildings.

It will also familiarize them with current professional guidance on standards and reports, including desk-

use of traditional building materials, and hands-on experience to develop practical skills and techniques in timber, lime mortars, plasters and renders, Shanghai plasterwork, brick masonry, decorative wall tiles, and stained glass.

AC 5014 Internship

assessments, and heritage statements. Working on-site,

Units: 4 Tutor: Johannes Widodo + Nikhil Joshi

the students will gain experience in various survey and

The MA Architectural Conservation program provides

recording techniques such as LiDAR scanning, digital twin,

students with the opportunity to engage in local and

H-BIM, and building pathology.

international practices, gaining practical and research

based assessments, historic building reports, condition

AC 5011

experience in heritage conservation by working as interns or attachments at private companies or public organisations in Singapore and the surrounding region. This practical

Conservation of C20th Buildings

experience can also be validated as a part of the elective

Units: 4 Tutor: Nikhil Joshi + Kelvin Ang + Ryusuke Kojio

internship course. Students can take this course either during

The course reviews the extant knowledge about conserving twentieth-century buildings in Singapore

the semester or during the break to apply the knowledge and skills they have learnt in practice and further develop their conservation understanding and expertise.

to conservation principles, methodology, and technical

AC 5016

solutions to the deterioration and failure of the twentieth-

Critical Approaches: Heritage & Placemaking

and worldwide. The course will include an introduction

century building materials such as concrete and building systems. Topics explored will also include the history of modern architecture, its associated technologies, and

Units: 4 Tutor: Jayde Lin Roberts

modernist design principles. Through guest lectures, case

This course explores critical approaches to heritage and

studies and field trips from Singapore and around the

placemaking by examining the shift from a material-

world, the course will give students access to some of the

centric practice to participatory and relational conceptions

best experts in the field who will share their knowledge and

of heritage, the built environment, and more-than-human

experience of conserving the architecture of the recent

wellbeing. How do we understand and work with the

past and heritage challenges posed by the architecture

tangible-intangible dialectic and connections to place,

and technology of twentieth-century buildings.

community and participation? This blended learning course combines lectures, field studies, and seminar style

AC 5012 Practical Building Conservation Skills Units: 4 Tutor: Nikhil Joshi + Ryusuke Kojio

discussions to encourage open discussions, critical analysis, and peer learning. We will also undertake explicit practices and discussions regarding AI and their impact on research, intellectual development, and knowledge production in the built environment.

Working with experienced conservation practitioners, the students will understand the principles and practices involved in conserving historic buildings and materials, mainly in Southeast Asia. The range of topics to be covered includes visual analysis, scientific investigation and understanding of materials, assessment of conservation needs, the range of remedial solutions relating to the

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INTERNATIONAL FIELD SCHOOL

INTERNSHIP

International Field School is an immersive programme that

- Arup Singapore Pte Ltd

provides students with hands-on learning in architectural heritage

- Archaeological Survey of India , India

conservation and management. Bringing together participants

- Bautec Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

from architecture, urban planning, conservation, geography,

- D P Architects

and related disciplines, the programme combines site visits,

- Element Construction Testing (S) Pte Ltd

workshops, community engagement, and expert-led discussions

- Fivefootway Consultants

to connect academic knowledge with real-world practice.

- JTC Corporation - Kay Ngee Tan Architects

Through experiential learning, participants explore contemporary

- Liu & Wo Architects

challenges in heritage conservation, adaptive reuse, sustainable

- National Heritage Board

development, and community participation while gaining practical

- NUS-Architectural Conservation Laboratory (ArCLab)

insights from heritage sites and local stakeholders. The Field School

- NUS Museum

fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, professional networks,

- National Parks Board

and practical skills, equipping participants to contribute to the

- NUS-Tun Tan Cheng Lock Centre for Asian Architectural and

sustainable conservation and management of architectural heritage

Urban Heritage, Malaysia

across diverse contexts.

- Purcell, Hong Kong - Singapore Heritage Society - Singapore Ramboll and Henning Larsen - Studio Lapis

OVERSEAS STUDY TRIP The MAArC enhances the learning experience by exposing students to real and professional scenarios. As part of this experience, an overseas study trip is organized annually to infuse our students with the ability to understand, analyses critically, and manage heritage sensitively and reasonably in Asian contexts. This year, the students will have an opportunity to visit Greece (tentative) for 2 weeks in mid-December. This partially sponsored study trip, with input from local government agencies and conservation authorities, private conservation professionals,

- Takenaka Corporation, Singapore - The Bendahari, Malaysia - UNESCO Bangkok, Thailand - Urban Redevelopment Authority - York Minster Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills & Estate Management, UK - SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA), Thailand - Shimizu Corporation , Japan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Design and Architecture, China

academic institutions, and craftspeople, will provide an in-depth understanding of the relationship of built heritage conservation efforts to the sustainable development of the historic environment.

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GUEST LECTURES CONSTRUCTIVE CONSERVATION LECTURE SERIES: Rediscovery of traditional building techniques: A case of contemporary clay roof tiles in Japan Speaker: Hikaru Kinoshita Decorative roof finishes Speaker: Huang Hsiu Hui Blue House - A community-based conservation project Speaker: Christopher Law Heritage and sustainability: Connecting people-place-planet Speaker: Montira Horayangura Unakul Temporalities of the colonial city in South Asia Speaker: Nuno Grancho A case for the conservation of modern architecture Speaker: Hossein Rezai-Jorab Encouraging investment in heritage buildings Speaker: Donovan Rypkema Cultural heritage management and sustainability Speaker: Francesco Bandarin Historic urban landscape paradigm Speaker: Ken Taylor

PLAGIARISM & USE OF AI All students share the responsibility of upholding academic standards and reputation of the National University of Singapore. Academic honesty is the cornerstone of the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge. Acts of academic dishonesty may involve any form of deceitful misrepresentation, including but not limited to the failure to acknowledge sources of information, falsification of data, inaccurate statements, infringement of intellectual property and copyright, cheating in tests and examinations, and/or inappropriate use of resources.

Plagiarism, a serious form of academic dishonesty, is generally defined as ‘the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own’ (The New Oxford Dictionary of English). This includes presenting content generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one’s own work. The University does not condone plagiarism.

Students are obligated to clearly distinguish between their own work and that of others, including any material produced

by AI. Unless otherwise indicated, assessors are entitled to assume that all submitted work is the student’s own.

Any student found to have committed or aided and abetted the offence of plagiarism may be subject to disciplinary actions in accordance with Section 1(1) of Statute 12 (Discipline) of the National University of Singapore. In addition, the student may receive no mark or grade for the relevant academic assignment, project, or thesis, and may fail or be denied a grade for the relevant subject or course.

Thinking about urban heritage management in Asian historic

More information at:

cities in “before times” Speaker: Jeff Cody Craftsmanship in Milan cathedral Speaker: Francesco Canali Cultural heritage management and sustainable development Speaker: Randall Mason

E-resources on plagiarism link

Policy for Use of AI link

Conserving C20 Architecture in the UK Speaker: Catherine Croft Buffer zones and settings around historic monuments and sites: a flexible management tool for heritage conservation and urban development Speaker: Thomas Coomans

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NUS OFFICIAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR Semester 1 Regular Semester Orientation

Regular Semester: 18 weeks

Instructional Period (6 weeks)

Public Holiday

Week

Dates

0

Mon, 3 Aug 2026

Sat, 8 Aug 2026

1

Mon, 10 Aug 2026

Fri, 14 Aug 2026

2

Mon, 17 Aug 2026

Fri, 21 Aug 2026

3

Mon, 24 Aug 2026

Fri, 28 Aug 2026

4

Mon, 31 Aug 2026

Fri, 4 Sep 2026

5

Mon, 7 Sep 2026

Fri, 11 Sep 2026

6

Mon, 14 Sep 2026

Fri, 18 Sep 2026

Recess

Sat, 19 Sep 2026

Sun, 27 Sep 2026

7

Mon, 28 Sep 2026

Sat, 3 Oct 2026

8

Mon, 5 Oct 2026

Fri, 9 Oct 2026

9

Mon, 12 Oct 2026

Fri, 16 Oct 2026

10

Mon, 19 Oct 2026

Fri, 23 Oct 2026

11

Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Fri, 30 Nov 2026

12

Mon, 2 Nov 2026

Fri, 6 Nov 2026

13

Mon, 9 Nov 2026

Fri, 13 Nov 2026

Reading

Sat, 14 Nov 2026

Fri, 20 Nov 2026

Examination

Sat, 21 Nov 2026

Sat, 5 Dec 2026

Sun, 6 Dec 2026

Sun, 10 Jan 2026

Instructional Period (7 weeks)

Vacation (5 weeks)

Semester 2 Regular Semester

Dates

1

Mon, 11 Jan 2027

Fri, 15 Jan 2027

2

Mon, 18 Jan 2027

Fri, 22 Jan 2027

3

Mon, 25 Jan 2027

Fri, 29 Jan 2027

4

Mon, 1 Feb 2027

Fri, 5 Feb 2027

5

Mon, 8 Feb 2027

Fri, 12 Feb 2027

6

Mon, 15 Feb 2027

Fri, 19 Feb 2027

Sat, 20 Feb 2027

Sun, 28 Mar 2027

7

Mon, 1 Mar 2027

Sat 6 Mar 2027

8

Mon, 8 Mar 2027

Fri, 12 Mar 2027

9

Mon, 15 Mar 2027

Fri, 19 Mar 2027

10

Mon, 22 Mar 2027

Fri, 26 Mar 2027

11

Mon, 29 Mar 2027

Fri, 2 Apr 2027

12

Mon, 5 Apr 2027

Fri, 9 Apr 2027

13

Mon, 12 Apr 2027

Fri, 16 Apr 2027

Reading

Sat, 17 Apr 2027

Fri, 23 Apr 2027

Examination

Sat, 24 Apr 2027

Sat, 8 May 2027

Sun, 9 May 2027

Sun, 1 Aug 2027

Regular Semester: 17 weeks

Recess

Instructional Period (7 weeks)

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• National Day 9 Aug 2026 (Sun)* • Deepavali 8 Nov 2026 (Sun)* • NUS Well-Being Day 9 Oct 2026 (Fri) • Christmas Day 25 Dec 2026 (Fri) • New Year’s Day 1 Jan 2026 (Fri)

Public Holiday

Week

Instructional Period (6 weeks)

The following days will be observed as University holidays during the academic year:

• Chinese New Year TBC • Good Friday TBC • Labour Day 1 May 2027 (Sat) • Hari Raya Puasa TBC • Vesak Day TBC • Hari Raya Haji TBC * The following Monday will be a public holiday.

Please note that the official end time for classes is 2pm when Chinese New Year eve falls on a weekday.

There will be no classes on public holidays.

The course instructor(s) will advise on make-up classes, if any. **For an up-to-date listing of public holidays in Singapore, please check the Ministry of Manpower website.

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STUDENT COHORT 2026 CAI KEYING

HUANG MINGXUAN

WANG JIAQI

YUEYUE JING

CAI PEIYU

JOCELYN JOSDAAN

WANG QIZHEN

ZHAO ZIRU

CHEN KEYI

LI RUOJI

WANG YIDAN

ZHOU YANBAI

CHEN MINGYI

LI XINGYU

WEI YIXUAN

ZHU PUHOU

CHEN NUO

LIAO CHENXI

XU ZHENHANG

CHEN TIANYI

NG LI SHAN

YAN XINYUN

FENG YUXIN

PANG XUEFEI

YAN ZIXI

HU XIAOYU

TAM JHUNG LEUNG

YIMENG LI

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Updated July 2026 Should there be deviation between information contained in this handbook and the relevant NUS websites, the information in NUS websites should be treated as the more updated and correct information. Information in this handbook is updated annually.