Latest News

NUS Department of Real Estate admits the first intake for the Master of Business Administration program with Specialisation in Real Estate . Offered jointly with the NUS-Business School , this program integrates real estate principles with modern business theories. For more information, please contact .

Students from the M Sc (Real Estate) program 14 th intake embarked on a one-week induction program on Aug 1, 2005 . The 2005 MRE intake is one of the largest since the inception of the program. Find out more by emailing .

30 B Sc (Real Estate) students completed a 6-week summer program that included a 2-week field trip to China . Students visited residential, industrial and commercial development projects in Shanghai , Suzhou , Hangzhou , and Nanjing . For future summer programs, contact .

The MSRE Alumni Get-Together and Forum on Real Estate Development – Retail Property was held on Aug 4, 2005 . Watch this space for future MSRE alumni activities.

The 2005 NUS - HKU Symposium on Real Estate Research held from Jul 14 - 15, 2005 hosted participants from US, Canada , UK , Australia , Israel , Taiwan , Hong Kong and Malaysia . 13 quality papers were presented. The 2006 symposium will be held in Hong Kong.

The Department conducted a 2-week Ministry of Foreign Affairs -commissioned Executive Program in Housing (Jul 19 – Aug 1) for 27 government officials from Asian, African and South American countries.

The Foundation Course in Real Estate for Singapore Land Authority staff was held from Jul 13 – Aug 17, 2005 .

Upcoming Events

“Housing Prices and Housing Affordability in Asia and Around the World” is the theme for the 2 nd University of Southern California- Tsinghua University-NUS symposium to be held in Beijing , 1Q 2006.

The Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers - NUS Singapore Property Research Forum on “ Remaking the Housing Landscape in Singapore ” will be held on 15 Oct 2005. Contact Ms KO Chen for details .

Awards

Our congratulations to:

A/P LIM Lan Yuan – recipient of the 2005 National Day Public Service Star Award .

A/P TU Yong – Post-Doctoral Honoree for Weimer School of Advanced Studies in Real Estate and Land Economics.

Dr Joseph OOI – awarded the NUS Young Researcher Award 2005 .

A/P ONG Seow Eng – awarded the 2005 International Real Estate Society Achievement Award for outstanding research, education and practice at the international level.

Getting Connected

The NUS Real Estate e-newsletter is a new initiative of the NUS Department of Real Estate to connect industry professionals, alumni and students with the latest research and programs in real estate. Please forward this email to interested friends and colleagues. Your feedback and comments are most welcome .