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Coordinates: 1°19′11″N 103°49′03″E

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Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Type Graduate school

Established 4 August 2004; 19 years ago

Parent National University of Singapore

institution

Dean Danny Quah

Location 469C Bukit Timah

Road, Singapore 259772

1°19′11″N 103°49′03″E

Campus Suburban
Bukit Timah Campus

Colours Maroon
Grey

Affiliations APSIA

Website Official website

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) is an autonomous postgraduate school of
the National University of Singapore (NUS), named after the late former Prime Minister of
Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.

History[edit]

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is an autonomous postgraduate school of the National
University of Singapore (NUS). The QS World University Rankings (2024) ranked NUS 8th in the world
and 1st in Asia.[1] It was formally launched on 4 August 2004 and named in honour of Singapore's first
and longest-serving prime minister. The school inherited the Policy Programme that NUS had set up
with Harvard Kennedy School in 1992. Today, the LKY School offers five master's degree programmes,
a senior fellowship programme and a PhD programme, and has four research centres.[2]
The mission of the school is to 'be the leading global public policy school in Asia, developing thought
leadership, improving standards of governance and transforming lives for a more sustainable world.[3]

Its Executive Education, the consultancy arm of the school, established also in 2010 provides short
term training programs for over 2,000 senior professionals annually from over 90 countries
worldwide.[4]

As of 2018, the school has over 2,800 alumni from over 90 countries. About 80 per cent of its student
body consists of international students with the rest from Singapore.

In 2019, the school also published its revamped corporate video which promotes governance for the
future as its main theme.

The school is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA),
a group of schools of public policy, public administration, and international studies.[citation needed]

Graduate degrees[edit]

The school offers five postgraduate degree programmes. They are:

 Master in Public Policy (MPP) – two-year programme

 Master in International Affairs (MIA) – two-year programme

 Master in Public Administration (MPA) – one-year programme

 Master in Public Administration and Management (MPAM, conducted in Chinese)

It also offers a PhD in Public Policy and the Lee Kuan Yew Senior Fellowship in Public Service
Programme.[5]

Double degrees[edit]

Both MPP and MPA students may choose to pursue a double degree with NUS Business School
(MBA)[6] or NUS Law School (LLM).[7]

As a member of the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN),[8] students from its MPP programme have
the opportunity to enroll in a dual degree programme with either the School of International and
Public Affairs, Columbia University, London School of Economics, University of Tokyo.

Research[edit]

The LKY School has built up research expertise in four core areas principally, which are key areas of
public policy challenges in Asia in the years and decades ahead. The four baskets of research focus
are:

 Policy Studies, Public Management and Governance

 Social Policy

 International Relations and Global Governance

 Economic Development and Competitiveness

The LKY School has four research centres, providing research on the latest developments in public
policy. These are:

Asia Competitiveness Institute[edit]

The Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) was established in 2006 to build the intellectual leadership
and network for understanding and developing competitiveness in the ASEAN region. ACI seeks to
contribute to the enhancement of economic growth and living standards in the region. It serves as a
regional repository of competitiveness information that enables analyses of long-term trends in
economic policies and development. It conducts research to understand patterns of policy and
economic development, and develops models that are applicable to different contexts. It also
undertakes projects to assess current competitiveness of key economic clusters and provide policy
inputs for enhancing growth. The ACI is an affiliated institute of the Institute for Strategy and
Competitiveness at Harvard University.

Centre on Asia and Globalisation[edit]

The Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG) was established in 2006 to analyse the management of
global issues and Asia's role in a rapidly changing and integrating world. Within this broad context,
CAG has mapped out two initial areas of research: the mechanisms of global governance, and energy
governance. The centre's research on global governance investigates a variety of innovative
approaches to managing global issues, including: transparency and information; the public roles of
the private sector; and inter-governmental organisations. The energy governance programme
examines the policies and institutions needed to bring about a shift to a more effective, efficient, and
sustainable global energy system, with a focus on the role of Asia in shaping globalisation forces.

Institute of Policy Studies[edit]

The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) is a think-tank dedicated to fostering good governance in
Singapore through strategic policy research. It focuses on Singapore's domestic developments and
external relations taking a multidisciplinary approach with an emphasis on long-term strategic
thinking. Established in 1988, IPS became an institute within the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
in 2008.

Institute of Water Policy[edit]

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy established the Institute of Water Policy in June 2008 in
partnership with the Singapore Public Utilities Board (PUB) and receives funding from the PUB and
Singapore's Tote Board. The institute's research is also funded by many local partners
including Sembcorp and Temasek Foundation; local and international government agencies such the
National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA); and international
organisations such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The mission of the institute is to enhance understanding of the social and economic dimensions of
water governance and contribute to improved water management in Asia. IWP undertakes
independent research and engages in institutional and corporate partnerships to influence the
discourse on water governance issues and make a difference in water governance and management.
IWP brings together a diverse group of scholars from various disciplines across the Lee Kuan Yew
School of Public Policy. Amongst them, Visiting Professor Asit Biswas, founder of the Third World
Centre for Water Management[9] in Mexico and recipient of the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize; and
Michael Howlett, editor-in-chief of Policy Sciences journal.

Publications[edit]

The LKY School publishes a number of research papers, journals and books.[10] Two flagship
publications are:
  Policy and Society

 Global-is-Asian

Policy and Society[edit]

Policy and Society[11] is edited by faculty members Professors Michael Howlett and M Ramesh along
with Professors Giliberto Capano (University of Bologna) and Darryl Jarvis (Hong Kong Institute of
Education). It is a SSCI-listed journal that ranks 9th on the SCImago Journal Rankings (SJR Indicator) in
the field of public administration.

Global-is-Asian[edit]

Global-is-Asian[12] is the school's flagship digital platform focusing on policy issues affecting Asia and
the world. Backed by research and grounded in practitioners' experience, its content aims to shape
global thinking and steer meaningful conversations on Asian policy issues, especially among
policymakers and academics.

Other publications[edit]

Asian Journal of Public Affairs[edit]

The Asian Journal of Public Affairs is a biannual academic journal covering public affairs issues
pertaining to Asia and the Oceania region. It is edited by graduate students from the Lee Kuan Yew
School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. The journal's scope includes, but is
not limited to, public policy, public management, international relations, international political
economy, and economics. Each issue features scholarly submissions, case studies, book reviews, and
commentaries.

The journal was established in July 2007, featuring an editorial from Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, among full-length articles from graduate students in the UK,
US, China, and Singapore. A printed version was started with the launch of the 5th issue by Kofi
Annan in April 2009.[13][14]

Distinguished Speakers Series[edit]

David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, speaking at

the school in July 2015

LKY School hosts conferences and lectures for its students as well as the wider public. Visitors who
have spoken at the school include former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former UK Prime
Minister Tony Blair,[15] former Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Pulitzer prize-winning author
Thomas Friedman,[16] Nobel laureates Elinor Ostrom, Amartya Sen, Muhammad Yunus,[17] Aung San
Suu Kyi,[18] and former US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.

In 2019, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy organised the Asia Thinker Series, a series of
leadership events. This series of forums involving academic experts, policymakers and business
leaders from Asia, focuses on key contemporary public policy issues and the emerging challenges of
Asia's influence in the world. The series took place in Jakarta discussing "Indonesia in the Global
Trade War: Impacts on Business, Global Trade and Investment". The topic of the second forum in
Bangkok revolved around "ASEAN and the New World Disorder: Thailand, seeking a new balance".
The third Asia Thinker Series forum was to be held in Delhi, India, in November 2019.

Aranda chatbot[edit]

In 2018, the school's Thought leadership & Strategic Communications team Social Media team
launched a Facebook Chatbot named Aranda. Aranda was named after the orchid, Aranda Lee Kuan
Yew[19] and serves the school in its admissions application process. The project won a gold award in
Marketing Interactive's Loyalty and Engagement Awards in 2019.

Notable alumni[edit]

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy has over 3,600 alumni in more than 90 countries. The
alumni have gone on to become government officials, diplomats and social entrepreneurs, across the
public, private and non-profit sectors.

There are 20 alumni chapters around the world, including in Beijing, Shanghai, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, India, the United States and Europe.[20]

Politics, government and public service[edit]

 Tan Chuan-Jin – Speaker of Parliament, Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC

 Darryl David – Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC

 Don Wee – Member of Parliament for Chua Chu Kang GRC

 Kwok Fook Seng – Singapore High Commissioner to Australia

 Carrie Tan – Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC

 Aubeck Kam Tse Tsuen – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social and Family
Development

 Jack Sim – founder of the World Toilet Organization

Judicial[edit]

 See Kee Oon – Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore

 Aedit Bin Abdullah – Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore

 Hoo Sheau Peng – Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore

Foreign[edit]

 Ugyen Dorji, minister for Labour and Human Resources, Bhutan

 Chang Lih Kang – Member of the Malaysian Parliament

  Wong Shu Qi – Member of the Malaysian Parliament

 Amar Patnaik – Member of the Indian Parliament

 Sufian Sabtu – Deputy Minister at the Brunei Prime Minister's Office

Business[edit]

 Pushpanathan Sundram – CEO of PublicPolicyAsia Advisors

 Elizabeth Tan – founder of Sight to Sky

Media[edit]

 Martino Tan – Managing Editor of Mothership

Alumni Award 2011

In 2011, NUS and LKYSPP awarded its inaugural Outstanding Alumni Award to H.E. Pushpanathan
Sundram, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community in recognition of his
contributions in promoting good governance and public policy.

Alumni Awards 2018[edit]

In March 2018, the alumni relations team have given the LKYSPP Outstanding Alumni Award and
LKYSPP Service Alumni Award through nomination.[21]

LKYSPP Outstanding Award[edit]

 Jack Sim – founder of the World Toilet Organization

LKYSPP Service Award[edit]

 Wang Kejian – Chairman of City Construction Press, China

Campus[edit]

The LKY School is situated at the Bukit Timah campus together with the NUS Law Faculty, next to
the Singapore Botanic Gardens. It is based primarily in the Manasseh Meyer and Oei Tiong
Ham buildings. The NUS Bukit Timah campus was built in the 1920s in order to facilitate the Raffles
College, and later served as headquarters of Japanese Army during the Japanese occupation. The site
became the campus for the Singapore Division of University of Malaya in 1949, then the University of
Singapore in 1962, and the merged National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1980.

After NUS moved its campus to Kent Ridge, the site served as the campus of the National Institute of
Education and Singapore Management University (SMU), respectively. After SMU moved into their
permanent campus at Bras Basah in 2005, the campus was returned to NUS, and became the campus
for NUS Law School and the LKY School in the following year.

See also[edit]

 Kanti Bajpai

 Kishore Mahbubani

 Danny Quah

 Institute of Policy Studies

  National University of Singapore

References[edit]

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Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on
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19. ^ "Aranda Lee Kuan Yew". National Parks of Singapore. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

20. ^ "Alumni Chapters". Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

21. ^ "Alumni Awards 2018". Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Retrieved 21
July 2022.

External links[edit]

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