Educate and inspire current and future generations of leaders to raise the standards of governance in Asia, improve the lives of its people and contribute to the transformation of the region

The School of Choice for Public Policy Education, Research and Leadership in Asia

Vision

Mission

This School is the venue for scholars, officials and students from the world over to gather, research, and exchange ideas on how societies are best governed in a globalising world. All participants will benefit from a rigorous study of policies that have succeeded and those that failed.Lee Kuan Yew Former Prime Minister, Singapore Distinguished Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Governing Board

Chairman

Professor Wang Gungwu

University Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore

Members

Her Excellency, Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi

Minister of Development and International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates

Mr Chan Sek Keong

Former Chief Justice, Singapore

Professor Victor Halberstadt

Professor of Economics, Leiden University

Mr Simon Israel

Chairman, SingTel Board

Professor Tommy Koh

Chairman, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore

Ms Kwa Kim Li

Managing Partner, Lee & Lee Advocates & Solicitors

Mr Lee Hsien Yang

Special Advisor, General Atlantic & Chairman, General Atlantic Singapore Fund Pte Ltd

Mr Benny Lim

Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of National Development

Mr Lim Chee Onn

Senior International Advisor, Ascendas-SingBridge Pte. Ltd.

Professor Lim Pin

Professor of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Professor Kishore Mahbubani

Dean and Professor in the Practice of Public Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Mr Peter Ong

Head of Civil Service & Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance

Ambassador Susan C Schwab

Strategic Advisor, Mayer Brown LLP

Professor Tan Chorh Chuan

President, National University of Singapore

Mr Phillip Tan

Director & Chairman, Audit Committee, EQ Insurance Company Ltd

Dr Paul Volcker

Chairman Emeritus, Group of Thirty

We have come a long way. In ten years, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has become the best-endowed school of public policy in Asia and third best-endowed in the world, the second most generous and, possibly, the first to introduce a fully integrated multidisciplinary curriculum. It has emerged as the school of choice to study public policy in Asia, offering several advantages to young people venturing into the field.

The strong, diverse and research-active faculty is a major asset. Pedagogical innovations, experienced practitioners from Singapore and a rich pool of Asian case studies enhance the classroom experience. With international students making up 80% of the cohort, the rich global diversity of the classroom also provides unique networking possibilities. Our goal is to bring together the best of the East and the best of the West, enriching the educational experience of our graduate programmes.

The School also excels in research. Generous research funding is one of our strongest assets. The multidisciplinary faculty produces excellent research in several fields, from social policy to China-India relations; from water policy to international trade. Four research centres complement the research of the faculty, creating an ecosystem of research excellence that also benefits the students.

Our executive education (EE) programmes are also among the strongest in the world. In addition to over 2,000 graduate alumni from 80 countries and territories,

Dean’s Message

we have also trained more than 11,000 professionals from all around the world in our EE programmes.

For a small school, we have already created a substantial global foot print. Our partners and donors have contributed significantly to the School’s growth. Our collaboration with the Harvard Kennedy School is long-standing. We are also the first Asian school to join the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN) established by Columbia SIPA, the LSE and Sciences Po. We are blessed by the strong continuing support we receive from our donors, many of whom are driven by the noble mission of the School to inspire leaders, improve governance and transform Asia.

As we move into our second decade, with even greater potential beckoning us, we would like to invite you to join us in this exciting journey that we are embarking on. I hope that this small brochure will give you a flavour of the many exciting opportunities that lie ahead.

Kishore MahbubaniDean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Part of the National University of Singapore, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established in 2004 with the mission of educating and training the next generation of Asian policymakers and leaders.

Our strategic location in Singapore — a city-state widely known for its strong governance and efficient civil service — enables students to study in one of the best public policy laboratories in the world, while accessing the wider Asia-Pacific region in a distinctively global environment.

Students and faculty of the School enjoy a campus environment at Bukit Timah that is second to none in Singapore. Situated beside the world-famous Singapore Botanic Gardens, a newly crowned UNESCO world heritage site, the campus is spread over sloping lawns and grassy quadrangles, interspersed with pristine white colonial-era architecture in the neo-classical style.

LKY School — A Graduate School of Choice

NUS #1 in Asia, #12 in the World

2015 QS World Rankings

Classroom Diversity

80% International Students from 80 countries

20 Partner Universities

1st Asian school to join the prestigious Global Public Policy Network

Executive Education – trained over

13,000 Leaders from more than 80 countries

More than

50% of cohort receive scholarships, grants or tuition waivers

Singapore – 2nd most competitive country in WEF 2014 Global Competitiveness Index

Over

2,000 graduate alumni from 80 nationalities

College Green

“A home away from home”, College Green-Dunearn Road

Hostels (or College Green for short) feature 62 terraced-houses

with 248 rooms. Well-equipped facilities are nestled within a

serene landscape that fosters a conducive living environment

for our graduate students. A 10-minute walk from the Bukit

Timah Campus, College Green is located across the road from

the Botanic Gardens MRT Station, offering a convenient mode of

transport for residents. There is also an internal shuttle bus service

between the Bukit Timah Campus and the Kent Ridge Campus.

Bukit Timah Campus National Monument and Winner of the URA Architectural Heritage Award

Rich Student Life Dedicated campus activities, with internship and global exchange opportunities

“The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has been a leader and trailblazer in public policy-related education in Asia... UNDP believes that effective public policy design and implementation are central to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda. We look forward to strengthening our partnerships with the School in the years ahead.”

Helen Clark Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and former Prime Minister of New Zealand

The School is honoured to host distinguished speakers who come and share their expertise on key policy issues throughout the year. A full calendar of public lectures and fora awaits our students, featuring distinguished academics, diplomats and heads of states.

Visitors to the School include former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Pulitzer prize-winning author Thomas Friedman, Nobel laureates Elinor Ostrom, Amartya Sen, Aung San Suu Kyi and Muhammad Yunus, former US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Chief Education Advisor, Pearson PLC, Sir Michael Barber and many others.

Distinguished Visitors Dialogue

“Governance is truly at the heart of today’s political debate… it will be about the learnings of what makes for effective government, not just from Singapore but from around the world, that will be the engine of our future prosperity. Public policy schools are clearly central to this: to collect, analyse and share scholarship about such governance systems, processes and mindsets. I have been immensely impressed by the work of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.”

Tony Blair Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)

“…The value-add of people with time to dedicate to a current policy task in a public policy institute, is to bring the two worlds together, the world of theoreticians and the world of practitioners, and applying always this disciplinary approach. There is, I believe a sweet spot, a happy meeting ground, which institutes such as LKY School can fill.”

Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia (2007–2010; 2013)

“Don’t rely too much on sovereign states… do things more ‘bottom-up’, include subnational public entities… and involve business and civic societies. How to create this loop [with] these bridges and linkages is I think an art of governance for the future which schools like LKY School could help foster by giving the people of tomorrow the necessary talent.”

Pascal Lamy Director General of the World Trade Organization (2005–2013)

“As leaders — and you are the leaders of tomorrow, the leaders of this century — you will need to be acutely aware of what’s going on around you. You need to have compassion and be sensitive to the consensus of others. You need to develop good judgment. You also need to know, as you move forward, what is right and what is wrong… and over time you will develop that inner compass that guides you and gives you strength.”

Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997–2006)

Students at the LKY School can expect to extend their learning well beyond the walls of the classroom, and to benefit from strong empirical evidence and contextual narratives that emphasise Asian and international dimensions.

We adopt teaching methods that are designed to be problem-oriented, interdisciplinary and integrative.

Our Graduate Programmes

“Learning public policy at the LKY School equipped me with the tools that I needed for that holistic approach, and the interaction that I had with my diverse classmates enriched the whole learning experience.”

Fika Fawzia Director, President’s Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight, Indonesia Master in Public Policy graduate (2012)

Our classrooms focus on case-teaching and team-teaching, enabling our students to draw productively on diverse perspectives.

With generous endowments from our donors, more than half our students receive some form of financial support including scholarships, grants and tuition fee waivers.

Master in Public Policy • Two-yearfull-timeprogramme• Foundationinpolicyanalysis,evaluation

and management • Opportunitytopursueseconddegreeabroad• OptionofpursuingadoubledegreeatNUSBusiness

School (MPP-MBA) or NUS Law School (MPP-LLM)

Master in Public Administration • One-yearfull-timeprogramme• Intensive,interdisciplinarycourseofstudy• Preparationforseniormanagementroles• Governancestudyprojectintheregion• OptionofpursuingadoubledegreeatNUSBusiness

School (MPA-MBA) or NUS Law School (MPA-LLM)

Master in Public Management • One-yearfull-timeprogramme• Preparationforleadershiproles• Attachmentwithastatutoryboardor

goverment ministry • OnesemesteratHarvardKennedySchoolor

Columbia SIPA

Master in Public Administration and Management • 10-monthfulltimeprogramme,conductedinChinese• JointlyofferedbytheLKYSchoolandNUSBusiness

School• Problem-basedlearningwithparticularfocuson

China and Asia• Forexperiencedgovernmentofficialsandstate-owned

enterprise executives

PhD Programme • Advancedtrainingtoassumepositionsinacademia

and organisations with significant research commitments

• OpportunitytocollaboratewithSchool’s research centres

• Admissionbasedonacademicrecordandpotentialteaching and research excellence

“During my studies at LKYSPP, I developed a deeper appreciation of the context and challenges facing governments in the region, a better understanding of public policy choices confronting leaders and citizens, and a sharper vision of what the future could look like on the basis of enlightened decisions we make today.”

Von Glenn Sace Hernandez Executive Director, Greenpeace (South East Asia) Master in Public Management graduate (2011)

When our graduates leave to embark on their new careers, they also join a strong network of alumni. Across the world, the LKY School has set up alumni chapters to foster networking between likeminded professionals and to keep the school spirit alive. Our alumni comprise ambassadors, senators, editors, social entrepreneurs, government officials and private sector leaders serving in Asia and beyond.

Our Global Alumni Network

93% would recommend the School for graduate studies or executive education

82% indicated that their work is making a positive difference to improving governance

100% received an increase in remuneration of 10–20% upon graduation

Alumni Career Sectors

Where Our Alumni Work

Academic / Research13.9%

2.8%Africa & Middle East

4.5%North & South America

Government / Public Sector54.6%

International Agency6.6%

* Based on a 2012 survey where over 500 alumni responded.

9.2%South Asia

(excluding India)

8.5%India

5.1%Europe & Oceania

“At senior policy formulation level, I was looking for both depth and breadth of inputs in public policy. My career goal as a civil servant is to update my analytical and policy formation skills as a public manager, so that I can lead our unit to fulfil organisational goals. LKY School gave me the skills set to be a better leader, to appreciate issues from different perspectives and to understand policy problems with conceptual frameworks. This change has been appreciated by my organisation, my colleagues and my family.”

Rajesh Arya Director, Training Division Government of India Department of Personnel and Training Master in Public Administration graduate (2012)

NGO / Foundation / Volunteer Group

6.6%

Private Sector15.8%

Media / Magazine0.4%

2.6%East Asia

(excluding China)

10.2%China

(including Hong Kong & Macau)

30.5%Southeast Asia

(excluding Singapore)

26.6%Singapore

Others2.1%

Our faculty members comprise distinguished academics from institutions such as LSE, Oxford and Princeton, as well as experienced practitioners from renowned international organisations. The School is committed to producing rigorous research that contributes both to scholarly inquiry as well as policymaking.

Faculty research can be divided into six broad areas that reflect Asia in transition:• Developmentpolicy• International/regionaleconomy• Socialpolicy• Publicmanagement• Energy,environmentandwaterpolicy• Internationalrelations

List of FacultySonia AKTER, Assistant ProfessorAgriculture; Climate change; Environmental policy and economics; Food security; Gender equity; Non-market valuation; Women empowerment

Naomi AOKI, Assistant ProfessorAdministrative and public sector reform; Decentralisation and federalism

Eduardo ARARAL, Vice-Dean (Research) & Associate ProfessorClimate change; Decentralisation and federalism; regulatory policy; sustainable development; Water management, governance and policy

Mukul ASHER, Professorial FellowAgeing; Health policy; Pensions and social security policy; Singapore social policy; Social policy

Kanti Prasad BAJPAI, Wilmar Professor on Asian StudiesAsian security; China-India relations; International security; International water conflicts

Asit K BISWAS, Visiting ProfessorClimate change; International water conflicts; Water management, governance and policy

David James CANNING, Visiting ProfessorAgeing; Demography and population; Health policy; Pensions and social security policy; Population; Quantitative Methods and Program Evaluation

World-class Faculty for Innovative Teaching and Research

CHEN Jie, Yvonne, Assistant ProfessorAgriculture; China development policy; Development policy; Health policy; Water management, governance and policy

CHEN Kang, Director (MPAM and Chinese Executive Education) & ProfessorBudgeting; China development policy; China economy; China provincial-central government relations; Decentralisation and federalism

CHEUNG Po Lo, Paul, ProfessorResilience and well-being of populations; Location and social analytics; Global information systems

Namrata CHINDARKAR, Assistant ProfessorAgriculture; Asian security; Development policy; International security; Water management, governance and policy

Mike DOUGLASS, ProfessorClimate change; Disaster Governance; Globalisation and urbanization in Asia; Social policy; Urban policy and planning

GU Qingyang, Deputy Director (MPAM), Director (Chinese Executive Education) & Associate ProfessorAdministrative and public sector reform; China development policy; Cities and Urban Policies

Donald LOW, Associate Dean (Executive Education & Research) & Senior FellowSingapore Economy; Social policy; and behavourial economics

HENG Yee Kuang, Associate ProfessorAsian security; Cities and Urban Policies; Global risk society; International security; Singapore international relations; Soft power

Theodore Geoffrey HOPF, Provost’s Chair ProfessorAsian security; Food Politics; International Relations Theory; International security; National Identity; Qualitative Methods; Soft power

Michael HOWLETT, Yong Pung How Chair ProfessorAdministrative and public sector reform; Climate change; Decentralisation and federalism; Policy design and implementation; Regulatory policy; Social policy; Water management, governance and policy

HUANG Jing, Director (Centre on Asia and Globalisation) & Lee Foundation Professor on US-China RelationsAsian security; China development policy; China provincial-central government relations; China-India relations; Energy policy; Environmental policy and economics; International security; Sustainable development; Water management, governance and policy

HUI Weng Tat, Associate ProfessorAgeing; Globalisation and labour market impact; Human capital and migration policy; Income inequality; Pensions and social security policy; Population; Singapore labour market

JOO Yu Min, Assistant ProfessorCities and Urban Policies; Decentralisation and federalism; Development policy; Social policy

Source: The Sunday Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Reproduced with permission.

“Our faculty, consisting of academics and distinguished practitioners, bring rich disciplinary expertise and professional experiences into diverse classrooms of students from more than 80 countries. Our faculty adopt case-based, problem-based, and experiential-learning approaches, often enhanced through team teaching and flipped classrooms. We also conduct fieldtrips that are built into curricula designed to promote active learning, problem-solving, teamwork and leadership.”

Associate Professor Kenneth Paul Tan, Vice Dean (Academic Affairs)

Suzaina KADIR, Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) & Senior LecturerEthnicity and religion in Southeast Asia; Public-private partnerships

KHONG Yuen Foong, Li Ka Shing Professor of Political ScienceSocial science research; International peace and security; United States foreign policy; International relations of the Asia Pacific; Cognitive approaches to international relations

KIM Hye-Won, Erin, Assistant ProfessorDemography and population; Quantitative Methods and Program Evaluation; Social policy

Ashish LALL, Associate ProfessorAsian competitiveness; Growth and technology in Asia; Regulatory policy; Trade, investment and finance; Transport policy

LAM Chuan Leong, Professor (Practice)Market analysis and micro-economics; particularly in regard to regulation of monopolies, external pricing in the field of transport policy and market ef ficiency.

LI Hui, Assistant Professor & Research Fellow (Asia Competitiveness Institute)Budgeting; China development policy; China provincial-central government relations; Decentralisation and federalism

LIM Siong Guan, Professor (Practice)Leadership development and Governance; Leadership and change management; Singapore policies and practices

Kishore MAHBUBANI, Dean and ProfessorASEAN and Southeast Asia; Asian security; China-India relations; International security; Singapore international relations; Singapore social policy

Anthony John MAKIN, Visiting ProfessorAsia-Pacific competitiveness; Macroeconomic policy

NG Kok Hoe, Assistant ProfessorAgeing; Pensions and social security policy; Social policy, with a focus on social policy development in Singapore

Tikki PANG (Pangestu), Visiting ProfessorHealth policy; Social policy

PHUA Kai Hong, Associate ProfessorHealth policy; Singapore social policy; Social policy

Ramkishen Sundara RAJAN, Visiting Professor and Adjunct Senior Fellow (ACI)Asian economy; Exchange rates and currency; Global economic crisis; Trade, investment and finance

M. RAMESH, ProfessorAgeing; Development policy; Education policy; Health policy; Pensions and social security policy; Policy design and implementation; Social policy

“The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has a vibrant research agenda focused on public policy and governance in Asia. Combining theoretical and comparative insights, faculty research deals with the future of Singapore’s economic and social policy; the nature of policy design and policy innovation; development policy in China and India; the drivers of competitiveness, trade, and growth in Asia; Asia’s role in the world economy; urbanisation, health, ageing, and public finance in a rapidly changing Southeast Asia; public-private partnerships, leadership, and management in the public sector; environmental, energy, and water policy; and peace and security in the Asia-Pacific.”

Professor Kanti Bajpai, Wilmar Professor on Asian Studies

John RICHARDSON, Visiting ProfessorGlobal development and resilience; Sri Lanka’s conflicts

Razeen SALLY, Visiting Associate ProfessorASEAN economy; Asian economy; China economy; Exchange rates and currency; Global economic crisis; Trade, investment and finance

Ronald John SHADBEGIAN, Visiting ProfessorEnergy policy; Environmental policy and economics; Regulatory policy

TAN Khee Giap, Co-director (Asia Competitiveness Institute) & Associate ProfessorAsian competitiveness; Singapore economy; Trade, investment and finance

Kenneth Paul TAN, Vice-Dean (Academic Affairs) & Associate ProfessorCities and Urban Policies; Education policy; Ethnicity and religion in Southeast Asia; Performance management and public values; Public-private partnerships; Singapore international relations; Singapore social policy; Social policy

TAN Poh Lin, Assistant ProfessorDemography and population; Education policy; Income inequality; Population; Singapore labour market; Singapore social policy; Social policy

Dodo J THAMPAPILLAI, Visiting ProfessorClimate change; Environmental policy and economics; Global economic crisis; Sustainable development

Zeger VAN DER WAL, Assistant Dean (Research) & Associate ProfessorPerformance management and public values; Public-private partnerships

VU Minh Khuong, Associate ProfessorASEAN economy; Asian competitiveness; Asian economy; China economy; Growth and technology in Asia; Singapore economy; Trade, investment and finance

Dale WHITTINGTON, Visiting ProfessorEnvironmental science and engineering WONG Marn Heong, Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) & Assistant ProfessorASEAN economy; Asian economy; growth and technology in Asia; trade, investment and finance

WU Xun, Director (Institute of Water Policy) & Associate ProfessorCorruption; Energy policy; Environmental policy and economics; Health policy; International water conflicts; Regulatory policy; Water management, governance and policy

YEE Wai-Hang, Assistant Professor and Research Fellow (Asia Competitiveness Institute)Environmental policy and economics; Performance management and public values; Public-private partnerships; Regulatory policy

Research that Captures Asia’s Enormous Shifts

The LKY School runs a number of research centres. Through these centres, faculty and students alike have the opportunity to collaborate with experienced researchers in their fields of interest.

“ACI has developed significant frameworks and models in the economics of competitiveness, focusing particularly on Asia, the seat of the future growth engine for the world. Working with over 200 Asian cities and economies, its research informs the thinking and practice of competitiveness in the region as well as other economies looking towards the Asian phenomenon.”

George Yeo Founding Patron, Asia Competitiveness Institute

“Our work is both strategic and academic-oriented, concentrating on how Asia’s development impacts on globalisation and the increasing role the Asian community plays in promoting global peace and stability. The aim is to provide objective and high-quality policy recommendations and enhance public awareness of important policy issues.”

Professor Huang Jing Director, Centre on Asia and Globalisation

Asia Competitiveness Institute The Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) aims to build the intellectual leadership and network for understanding and developing competitiveness in the ASEAN region.

Research highlights: • AnnualCompetitivenessAnalysisandDevelopment

Strategies for 112 sub-national Asian Economies• AnnualGlobalLiveableCitiesIndicesfor200World’s

Major Cities • AnnualIndicesforCostofLiving,PurchasingPowerand

Wages for 103 World’s Major Cities• CompanyLevelTrackingofProductivity,Efficiencyand

Competitiveness for Small & Medium Enterprises• GlobalEnginesofGrowthincludingChina,European

Union, Japan and USA

Centre on Asia and GlobalisationThe Centre conducts analyses that inform policymakers, academics and the general public about Asia’s development and its implications to global peace and prosperity.

Research highlights:• MajorpowerrelationsinAsia-Pacific• EnergyandenvironmentpoliciesinAsia• China-Indiarelations• China-Japanrelations• Multinationalcooperationinthedevelopmentof

Russia’s Far East

“IPS is the only think-tank in Singapore that is dedicated wholly to domestic public policy research. We generate and analyse original survey data and are a neutral broker and platform for collecting ideas and views from a broad range of stakeholders. These are then translated into recommendations to address our current and long-term policy challenges.”

Janadas Devan Director, Institute of Policy Studies

“In addition to carrying out high-impact research, we engage in a wide range of policy outreach activities, such as conducting executive training programmes for policymakers and public managers in the water sector, providing consulting services to government ministries, donor agencies and businesses, and participating in policy forums.”

Associate Professor Wu Xun Director, Institute of Water Policy

Institute of Policy StudiesThe Institute examines domestic policy challenges across a variety of fields and studies the attitudes of Singaporeans through surveys of public perception.

Research areas:• Arts,CultureandMedia• DemographyandFamily• EconomicsandBusiness• PoliticsandGovernance• SocietyandIdentity• IPSSocialLab

Institute of Water PolicyResearchers in the Institute endeavour to enhance livelihoods in both developing and developed countries, by conducting research that identifies smarter policies and supports wiser investments and other interventions pertaining to water resources.

Research areas:• UtilityManagementRegulationandPolicy• WaterSecurityforSustainableDevelopment• WaterSectorGovernanceandReform

Developing Executive Talent

Our Executive Education programmes provide opportunities for leaders to develop the skills they need to thrive in a complex, fast-changing world. By integrating theory and practice, we help our participants become more effective managers, leaders and decision-makers.

Customised Programmes We work closely with our clients to ensure that the programme content and delivery methodology are tailored to best suit their needs and objectives.

Course duration can range from a few days to several months. Programmes can be delivered on campus or at clients’ locations around the world.

Key Topics Some of our topics include:

Policy Development Politics and International Relations Sustainable Development

Good Governance: The Singapore Story ASEAN Integration Energy Security and Sustainability

Policy Design and Implementation Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Transport Policy

Policy Innovations Geopolitics Urban Development and Strategic Planning

Politics and Policy Global Cities Water Management and Leadership

Public-Private Partnerships Globalisation and Its Impact Industrial Upgrading and Industrial Park Development

State Enterprise Reform International and Regional Security Challenges

Strategic and Scenario Planning International Political Trends and Implications

The Policy Process

Public Management and Leadership

Economic Policy and Analysis Social Policy

Anti-Corruption and Transparency Competitiveness Ageing and Population

Crisis Leadership and Management Cost-Benefit Analysis for Public Policy Education Policy

Human Resource Management Economic Reasoning Healthcare Policy

Non-Profit Organisation Management Public Finance and Budgeting Poverty and Inequality

Organisational Excellence Productivity Gains and Economic Growth Social Security Policy

Performance Management Banks and Financial Development Ethnic, Religious and Social Harmony

Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation

Sustainable Economic Development

Thriving in Complexity Behavioural Economics

Values and Ethics

Working with the Media

Global Reach of Our Programmes We have trained over 13,000 leaders from more than 80 countries, including clients from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Southeast Asia (excl. Singapore)

Singapore

India

Central Asia

Rest of the world

Middle East

South Asia (excl. India, incl. Afghanistan)

Africa

21.9%

20.7%

9.3%

7.3%

6.1%

4.5%

2.6%

0.6%

Client Diversity

Open Enrolment Programmes• Forindividualsseekingprofessionaldevelopment• Widerangeofprogrammes• Tailoredforvariouscareerdevelopmentneeds

Consultancy• Supportforgovernments,privatesectorand

multilateral organisations• Supportintheestablishmentofpublicpolicyschools,

training centres and master’s degree programmes• Strategicadvisoryandcommissionedresearch

“Intense and informative; a terrific confluence of think-tank substance and real-world pragmatism. Great quality of both instructors and participants, and superb administrative efficacy too.”

Kenneth Tan Assistant Chief Executive (Assessment) Media Development Authority of Singapore Senior Management Programme 2013

“A stimulating environment within which to challenge existing assumptions and develop new insights and perspectives to promote leadership.”

Kevin Nixon Executive Director Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Australia Senior Management Programme 2013

“The organisation of the programme is faultless, especially in sharing Singapore’s practical experiences in public management and technology innovation. The team behind the programme is highly professional, conscientious and proactive in their service delivery.”

Senior Official from Nanjing, China

Chinese Executive EducationIn addition to our core Executive Education programmes, our Chinese Executive Education provides customised programmes in Mandarin to meet the increasing training demands from Chinese-speaking regions. Our Chinese programmes are certified for international exchange of personnel by China’s State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.*

* Our registration number from the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs is P0343.

International Partnerships and Generous Financial Aid

Two key factors to the School’s success are the partnerships we have struck and the generosity of our donors. We have a strategic partnership with Harvard Kennedy School and are the first school in Asia to be admitted into the prestigious Global Public Policy Network (GPPN).

Our donors have enabled us to become the best-endowed school of public policy in Asia, and third-best worldwide, affording our students opportunities to pursue degrees and participate in exchange programmes abroad.

Best-endowed school of public policy in Asia and third-best worldwide

1st

Strategic Partner• HarvardKennedySchool

Double Degree Partners• The Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po),

France• Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo,

Japan• University of Geneva, Switzerland• London School of Economics and Political Science,

United Kingdom• School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia

University, United States of America

Student Exchange Partners• Tsinghua University, China• University of Toronto, Canada• Hertie School of Governance, Germany• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan• University of Tokyo, Japan• Korea Development Institute, Republic of Korea• Seoul National University, Republic of Korea• Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russia• Graduate Institute of International and Development

Studies, Switzerland• Georgetown University, United States of America• Yonsei University• Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo• University of St. Gallen• John Hopkins University, School of Advance

International Studies

Global Public Policy Network Partners• School of Administration, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil• Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), France• Hertie School of Governance, Germany• University of Tokyo, Japan• London School of Economics and Political Science,

United Kingdom• School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia

University, United States of America

Founding Donors (S$1mil donated in 2003)Barclays Capital · Canon Singapore Pte Ltd · ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited · DBS Bank Ltd · Far East Organization · Fraser and Neave, Limited · GlaxoSmithKFoundationline · Hong Leong · Hutchison Whampoa Group · Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited · Keppel Corporation Limited · Mr Khoo Teck Puat · Kuok Singapore Group of Companies · Lien Foundation · MediaCorp Pte Ltd · National Trades Union Congress · Neptune Orient Lines Limited · NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Limited · OCBC Bank · Mr Oei Hong Leong · PAP Community · PSA International Pte Ltd · Reef Holdings Pte Ltd · Mr Ron Sim · RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Pte Ltd · Mr Sat Pal Khattar · Shaw Foundation · Singapore Airlines Limited · Singapore Press Holdings Ltd · Singapore Technologies Group of Companies · Suntec City Development Pte Ltd · Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing Pte Ltd · Mr Tommie Goh · United Overseas Bank · Mr Wong Ngit Liong · CJ Yong Pung How

Premier Circle (S$1mil and above)Dr Chang Yung-fa · Mr Murli K Chanrai · Mr Kuok Khoon Hong · Dr Lee Seng Tee · Lee Foundation · Dr Li Ka-shing · Dr B K Modi · OCBC Bank · Mr Oei Hong Leong · Osim International Limited · Mr Anthoni Salim · Singapore Totalisator Board · Mr Martua Sitorus · Mr Tay Liam Wee · Wilmar International Limited · The Yong Shook Lin Trust · CapitaLand Limited · Far East Organization Centre Pte Ltd · Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Private Limited · HSH Properties Pte Ltd · Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited · John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation · Mr Wong Fong Fui · Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Oei Hong Leong Art Museum Limited · Oei Hong Leong Foundation Pte. Ltd. · OUE Limited · Temasek Foundation CLG Limited · Watson’s Personal Care Stores Pte Ltd

Dean’s Circle (S$500,000 to S$1mil)American International Assurance Co Ltd Singapore · Haiyi Holdings · Singapore National Employers Federation · Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd · Mr Teo Kim Yong · Harvard Singapore Foundation · KCTEX international limited · Keppel Corporation Limited · Lippo Group · Microsoft Corporation · NUS America Foundation, Inc

“I believe in the future of this institution and in its mission to be a centre of excellence for research and education in the field of public policy and public management. I am pleased to be part of this noble endeavour. Success here will be defined by the influence of those who learn here. It will be defined by their service to others. It will be defined by their influence in their communities and nations.”

Li Ka Shing at the dedication ceremony of the Li Ka Shing Building at the LKY School, September 2007

LKY School Milestones

2004The LKY School is officially launched by Singapore’s Minister for Education, Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore’s former Ambassador to the United Nations, is Founding Dean of the LKY School.

2005The School establishes its Executive Education to train professionals from the public, not-for-profit and private sectors.

2006The School establishes the Master in Public Administration programme.

The School moves to Bukit Timah Campus and sets up two new research centres, the Asia Competitiveness Institute and the Centre on Asia and Globalisation.

2007The School joins the prestigious Global Public Policy Network, becoming the only Asian school of public policy with double-degree programmes with Columbia SIPA, LSE and Sciences Po.

The School receives a S$100 million gift from the Hong Kong philanthropist Li Ka Shing.

The School’s PhD programme is established.

2008 Dr S.T. Lee funds a three-year project for the LKY School, gathering the world’s top thinkers to share ideas on improving global governance.

The School hosts BBC World News’ premier of the The World Debate series, “Will the 21st Century Be the Asian Century?”

The Institute of Policy Studies is incorporated with the School in January.

The Institute of Water Policy is established in June.

2009The School marks its 5th anniversary with special remarks from Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.

The School signs a double-degree partnership with the University of Tokyo, making this the latter’s first such agreement since its establishment in 1877.

The first S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture series features Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University, on “Universities for a Global Society”.

2010Nobel Laureate and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan joins the School as its first Li Ka Shing Professor.

The School launches its Master in Public Administration and Management (MPAM) programme for Chinese government, corporate and NGO leaders, taught entirely in Mandarin.

The first Hong Siew Ching Series features a book launch by UN expert Tom Weiss in April.

The School establishes its Research Support Unit to support faculty research with grant management and research dissemination.

2011Singapore’s first and longest-serving Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew joins the School as its Distinguished Fellow.

The School signs a double-degree partnership with the University of Geneva.

Professor T.N. Srinivasan is appointed the inaugural Yong Pung How Chair Professor.

2012The School collaborates with Sciences Po, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, University of Tokyo, Hertie School of Governance, LSE and Columbia SIPA in further developing the Global Public Policy Network.

The School carries out its third and most rigorous Research Benchmarking exercise, comparing its research performance with five other schools of public policy.

The School publishes Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy – Building a Global Policy School in Asia to reflect on its past and future challenges.

2013The Lee Foundation donates S$20 million to the School, towards providing scholarships and other financial aid.

The School holds a conference on “The Big Ideas of Mr Lee Kuan Yew” to commemorate its 9th anniversary and to celebrate Mr Lee’s 90th birthday.

The LKY School establishes its Chinese Executive Education.

The School launches the new Master in Public Policy curriculum with a focus on case-teaching and team-teaching. The new module, Policy Challenges, is launched with a focus on “Myanmar in Transition”.

2014The School celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of conferences and workshops on policy innovations.

The School revamps the Governance Study Project for the Master in Public Administration curriculum, building on the theory and practice of public management.

Professors Kanti Bajpai and Huang Jing are appointed the Wilmar Professor on Asian Studies and Lee Foundation Professor on US-China Relations, respectively.

2015NUS LKY School celebrates 11th anniversary with a panel discussion addressing the complex challenges for women in leadership.

This information is correct as of October 2015.

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