NUS新校長Tan Eng Chye教授致2018新年賀詞

親愛的同事，學生，校友和朋友們：

一個新的開始

新一年的開始往往是一個特殊的時刻 – 這是一個反思前一年的機會，也是一個思考未來一年新的可能性，方向和目標的機會。

作爲新加坡國立大學的第五任校長和這個非常特殊的機構的第二十三任領導人，我感到非常榮幸和開心。

正如你們中的一些人所知道的，我與國大有著深厚的關系，無論是個人還是專業方面。 1981年，我作爲數學系的本科學生加入了國大，並有機會擔任學生俱樂部的領導職位。在我大學的時候，我也遇到了我的妻子，同一個系的同學。我很幸運得到了鼓勵我加入學術界的教授的指導。畢業後，在國大高級輔導計劃下，我在耶魯大學攻讀博士學位。我于1989年回到國大擔任教員，自1994年起擔任多個領導角色。2003年，我被任命爲理學院院長，2007年起任教務長。

我非常感謝Tan Chorh Chuan教授在過去的九年擔任新加坡國立大學校長期間作出的傑出貢獻。他被衛生部任命爲新加坡首位衛生科學家，醫療衛生轉型辦公室創始執行董事。我知道，我們中的許多人都期待與他密切合作。

對于Tan Chorh Chuan教授和所有參與實現順利交接的人，我想說，感謝您的支持。

塑造國大未來

在2017年的最後一個季度，我參加了一系列的交流會，見了你們中的很多人。分享我對教育，研究，企業和管理的想法。感謝大家在這些聚會上與我分享的反饋和建議。

在新的一年裏，國大管理層將與董事會，教職員，學生和校友緊密合作，進一步推動國大作爲世界一流大學之一的轉型之旅。特別是，我們將探索如何能夠：

•增加在創新和企業方面的領先優勢和競爭力，“超越我們的分量”;

•開發卓越研究的新高峰;

•招募，培養和留住一流的教職員和研究人員；

•進一步培養“面向未來”的學生;

•實現行政卓越。

做一個偉大的大學

國大多年來取得了巨大的發展。今天，我們在新加坡和國際上都是一個備受推崇的機構，我們的校友們正在創新和攀登新的高度，創造積極的影響，爲社會做貢獻。

我想感謝你們每一位對國大的貢獻。我非常熱切地期待與你們一起努力，把國大變成一所更偉大的大學。

祝大家新年快樂，2018年精彩！

祝好

Tan Eng Chye

NUS校長

英文原文：

1 January 2018

Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni and Friends of NUS

Dear Colleagues, Students, Alumni and Friends

A New Beginning

The start of a new year is always a special time – it’s an opportunity to reflect on the year before, and a time to think about new possibilities, directions and goals in the year ahead.

I am humbled and honoured to start this new year as the 5th President of the National University of Singapore (NUS), and the 23rd leader of this very special institution.

As some of you may know, I have a long and deep relationship with NUS, both personally and professionally. I joined NUS as an undergraduate student in the Department of Mathematics in 1981, and had the opportunity to serve in a leadership position of a student club. I also met my wife, a fellow student in the same department, during my undergraduate years. I was fortunate to have been mentored by professors who encouraged me to join academia. Upon graduation, under the NUS Senior Tutorship scheme, I pursued my doctoral studies at Yale University. I returned to NUS in 1989 as a faculty member, and served in several leadership roles since 1994. I was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science in 2003, and Provost from 2007.

I am immensely grateful to Professor Tan Chorh Chuan for his outstanding leadership as President of NUS over the last nine years. He has been appointed by the Ministry of Health as Singapore’s first Chief Health Scientist and Founding Executive Director of the Office of Healthcare Transformation. I know that many of us look forward to working closely with him in his new role.

To Chorh Chuan and everyone involved in enabling a smooth leadership transition, thank you for your support.

Shaping NUS’ Future Together

In the last quarter of 2017, I met with many of you in a series of engagement sessions to share my thoughts on our education, research, enterprise, and administration. Thank you for the feedback and suggestions that you have shared with me at these gatherings.

In the new year ahead, the NUS leadership team will be working closely with the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students and alumni to further propel NUS on its transformation journey as one of the world’s leading universities. In particular, we will be exploring how we can:

• Increase our lead and competitiveness in Innovation and Enterprise, to “punch well above our weight”;

• Develop new peaks of research excellence;

• Recruit, develop and retain a top-notch pool of faculty and researchers who will help spearhead this transformation;

• Further “future-proof” our students; and

• Achieve administrative excellence.

To Be A Great University

NUS has achieved tremendous growth over the years. Today, we are a highly regarded institution in Singapore and internationally, and members of our community are innovating and scaling new heights, creating positive impact, and contributing to society.

I would like to thank each and every one of you for your many contributions to NUS. I look forward with great enthusiasm to working with you as we strive together to transform NUS into a truly great university.

I wish you a very Happy New Year, and an exciting 2018!

With best wishes

Tan Eng Chye

President