The Global Connect Club is supported by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA).SIIA seeks to help the city-state develop into a more cosmopolitan society with a people dynamically engaged in ASEAN and the world.
SIIA believes in promoting active citizenship founded in awareness and understanding of pressing economic, political, and social matters.
SIIA’s public education programme focuses on two core areas: ASEAN affairs and human rights. In terms of regional awareness, SIIA has built knowledge about Southeast Asia by conducting lectures and seminars on ASEAN and instituting educational programmes for Singaporean youth. Further, SIIA is an active member of the ASEAN-ISIS network that promotes regional cooperation and understanding through joint reports and regular conferences. SIIA also organizes events that are open to the public such as lectures, forums and workshops.
Student Membership - Free of Charge. Open to full time undergraduate and post graduate students.
You receive:
•Monthly invitations to free ‘Members Only’ confidential dialogues on international issues
•Invitation to international affairs and business outlook lectures/seminars/ symposiums at discounted rates
•Monthly SIIA E-Newsletter
•Free publications such a SIIA Special Reports and Research Updates
Register online now at URL http://siiaonline.org/?q=membership/membership-application
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
SIFE World Cup
HELLO HELLO!!
GCC is organising the SIFE World Cup cultural Exchange Programme!
The Cultural Exchange Programme aims to enhance the experience of participating students from overseas and their team supporters of the SIFE World Cup by giving them a taste of the Singapore culture during their stay here.
The programme would include campus tours and activities to encourage interaction between TP students and overseas SWC participants, as well as city tours and home visits.
Date: 4th and 5th of October 2008
Locations: Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Flyer, Night Safari and more!
GCC is organising the SIFE World Cup cultural Exchange Programme!
The Cultural Exchange Programme aims to enhance the experience of participating students from overseas and their team supporters of the SIFE World Cup by giving them a taste of the Singapore culture during their stay here.
The programme would include campus tours and activities to encourage interaction between TP students and overseas SWC participants, as well as city tours and home visits.
Date: 4th and 5th of October 2008
Locations: Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Flyer, Night Safari and more!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Friday, July 18, 2008
ASEAN Day Student Forum
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs would like to invite you to the ASEAN Day Student Forum, to be held on the 7th of August 2008 at The Regent Hotel Singapore.
This event follows the success of the first ASEAN Think Tank Forum in 2007, which was held in conjunction with Singapore ’s celebration of ASEAN’s 40th Anniversary. This year, in conjunction with ASEAN Day, the SIIA will collaborate with NUS USP to share their experiences and discoveries on ASEAN with the public.
2008 has been an interesting year for ASEAN thus far, with a new Secretary-General, H.E. Surin Pitsuwan, the signing of the ASEAN Charter, and the adoption of the ASEAN Economic blueprint, amongst other notable changes. The ASEAN Day Students Forum aims to provide a platform for experts and student leaders to come together and share their opinions and views on ASEAN’s achievements and future challenges.
DETAILS
Date & Time: 7 August 2008, 9am-2pm
Venue: The Regent Hotel Singapore, One Cuscaden Road Singapore 249715
Programme: Please refer to http://siiaonline.org/?q=ASEANday2008 for details
Admission: FREE
Registration can be done via email or online at: http://siiaonline.org/?q=ASEANday2008
THE ORGANISER HAS KINDLY RESERVED 18 SEATS FOR GCC MEMBERS! (OF COS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IT WILL BE ALRIGHT EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A GCC MEMBER). HURRY EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST BY EMAILING MS IVY LOO AT looivy@TP.EDU.SG latest by 24 JULY! ACT FAST! WHILE SEATS LAST!
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the forum!
Organised by:SIIA, NUS
With the support of:Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore
About The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) is a non-profit, non-government organization dedicated to the research, analysis and discussion of regional and international issues. Our wide range of research and events - funded by foundations, membership subscriptions and corporate sponsorship - reaches out to policy-makers, business leaders, professionals and youth.
This event follows the success of the first ASEAN Think Tank Forum in 2007, which was held in conjunction with Singapore ’s celebration of ASEAN’s 40th Anniversary. This year, in conjunction with ASEAN Day, the SIIA will collaborate with NUS USP to share their experiences and discoveries on ASEAN with the public.
2008 has been an interesting year for ASEAN thus far, with a new Secretary-General, H.E. Surin Pitsuwan, the signing of the ASEAN Charter, and the adoption of the ASEAN Economic blueprint, amongst other notable changes. The ASEAN Day Students Forum aims to provide a platform for experts and student leaders to come together and share their opinions and views on ASEAN’s achievements and future challenges.
DETAILS
Date & Time: 7 August 2008, 9am-2pm
Venue: The Regent Hotel Singapore, One Cuscaden Road Singapore 249715
Programme: Please refer to http://siiaonline.org/?q=ASEANday2008 for details
Admission: FREE
Registration can be done via email or online at: http://siiaonline.org/?q=ASEANday2008
THE ORGANISER HAS KINDLY RESERVED 18 SEATS FOR GCC MEMBERS! (OF COS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IT WILL BE ALRIGHT EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A GCC MEMBER). HURRY EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST BY EMAILING MS IVY LOO AT looivy@TP.EDU.SG latest by 24 JULY! ACT FAST! WHILE SEATS LAST!
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the forum!
Organised by:SIIA, NUS
With the support of:Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore
About The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) is a non-profit, non-government organization dedicated to the research, analysis and discussion of regional and international issues. Our wide range of research and events - funded by foundations, membership subscriptions and corporate sponsorship - reaches out to policy-makers, business leaders, professionals and youth.
Monday, July 14, 2008
ZA Workshop
How much do you know about your skin condition? Do you simply splash your face with water every morning? Or do you know the importance of having proper skincare? And that good personal hygiene plays a major role in our everyday life? If you are starting to wonder about all these, not to worry! ZA Workshop is here to your rescue!
What is ZA Workshop all about?
An experienced makeup instructor from Za Make-Up will covered a wide range of topics, ranging from:
· Skin Preparation
· Personal Hygiene
· Moisturising
· Application of Basic Make-Up
· Understanding the damaging effects of excessive sun-exposure
· How the development of wrinkles and fine lines could be avoided
· The trainer will also share trade secrets with the girls, including the importance of moisturising the neck area and why concealer should be applied on both the upper and lower lids of eyes.
In addition, there will be a live demonstration done by the trainer on one lucky person who will be chosen to be the “model”. The trainer will demonstrate the techniques of putting on proper make-up, from the foundation to concealer, mascara, eye-shadow and blushers.
At the close of the workshop, you will be given a selection of product samples as door gifts, other attractive freebies and refreshments! (WORTH MORE THAN $20!!)
After this workshop, you will know how to better present and look your best during job interviews, as well as other important events!
So, what are you waiting for?! Do take note of the following details:
ZA Workshop
Date: 5 August
Venue: Business LT
Fee payable per person: $6
Registration starts on 22 to 23 JULY, 1 to 3pm, outside TP Library!
What is ZA Workshop all about?
An experienced makeup instructor from Za Make-Up will covered a wide range of topics, ranging from:
· Skin Preparation
· Personal Hygiene
· Moisturising
· Application of Basic Make-Up
· Understanding the damaging effects of excessive sun-exposure
· How the development of wrinkles and fine lines could be avoided
· The trainer will also share trade secrets with the girls, including the importance of moisturising the neck area and why concealer should be applied on both the upper and lower lids of eyes.
In addition, there will be a live demonstration done by the trainer on one lucky person who will be chosen to be the “model”. The trainer will demonstrate the techniques of putting on proper make-up, from the foundation to concealer, mascara, eye-shadow and blushers.
At the close of the workshop, you will be given a selection of product samples as door gifts, other attractive freebies and refreshments! (WORTH MORE THAN $20!!)
After this workshop, you will know how to better present and look your best during job interviews, as well as other important events!
So, what are you waiting for?! Do take note of the following details:
ZA Workshop
Date: 5 August
Venue: Business LT
Fee payable per person: $6
Registration starts on 22 to 23 JULY, 1 to 3pm, outside TP Library!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
SEMINAR: The Rise of China and India and the Commodity
Topic: The Rise of China and India and the Commodity
Boom: Economic and Environmental Implications
for Low-income Countries
Speaker: Professor Sisira Jayasuriya
Department of Economics and Finance
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Date: Friday, 4 July 2008
Time: 10.30 am – 12.00 noon
Venue: Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Speaker
Sisira Jayasuriya is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Finance at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
He was Director, Asian Economics Centre, at the University of Melbourne from 2001 till early 2008 and held previous appointments at the Australian National University and the International Rice Research Institute (Philippines). He has been a consultant to many international organisations such as the ADB, World Bank, ILO, UNESCAP, International Food Policy Research Institute, and also to several government agencies and private corporations.
He gained his undergraduate education in Sri Lanka, and obtained his Masters and PhD in Economics at the Australian National University.
Professor Jayasuriya’s current research interests are focused on issues related to economic development in Asia in the context of globalisation. He is author or co-author of several books including The Open Economy and the Environment: Development, Trade and Resources in Asia [with Ian Coxhead, Edward Elgar]; Courting Turmoil and Averting Prosperity: Colombia since the 1960s (World Bank); Macroeconomic Policies, Crises and Long Run Growth: Sri Lanka (World Bank),The World Rubber Industry (Routledge), and has published extensively in international journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, World Development, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Oxford Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Development Studies. His current research covers the impact of China and India on other developing countries, regional trading agreements, WTO issues, agricultural reforms in India, and the economics of natural disasters.
Abstract
The rapid growth of China and, more recently, of India, is having major effects on every facet of the global economy. In this paper we examine the economic and environmental implications of their growth for resource rich low income and middle income countries, focusing on the competitive pressures exerted by the surging supply of labour intensive manufacturing exports on the one hand and the demand-induced commodity price boom. We sketch a trade-theoretic model that highlights key economic forces operating on resource-rich economies, showing how the growth of these ‘giants’ generates adjustment pressures on either side of the factor-intensity spectrum of countries’ own factor endowment range. We discuss how differences in relative factor endowments of resource rich countries can produce quite different outcomes in the context of new patterns of trade and production associated with product fragmentation that facilitate adjustments through complementary industrialization patterns. We also explore the effects on production, trade, environment and prospects for future growth, recognizing that commodity extraction and production can have strong environmental impacts, particularly in the context of weak institutions and other market failures. We illustrate these different impacts by considering the cases of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and highlight the developmental implications and policy issues.
You are cordially invited to the Seminar.
REPLY FORM:
By Fax: 6775-6264 / 6775-6259
The Seminar Co-ordinator
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119614
I will be able to attend the Seminar on The Rise of China and India and the Commodity Boom: Economic and Environmental Implications for Low-income Countries by Professor Sisira Jayasuriya on Friday, 4 July 2008 at 10.30 am in ISEAS Seminar Room II.
Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms: ____________________________________________________________
(please underline surname)
Designation: _________________________________________________________________
Department: _________________________________________________________________
Organisation: ________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Tel No:_______________________________
Fax No: ______________________________
E-mail address:________________________________
Date: ______________________
Please complete the Reply Form and return by fax to the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies or email: karthi@iseas.edu.sg by Thursday, 3 July 2008.
Notes:
1. All registrations will be taken as confirmed unless otherwise notified.
2. Parking is available at the Heng Mui Keng Complex Carpark, located next to ISEAS Building. At the car park, please take the lift to LEVEL 6 (Lobby) and exit through the main entrance to ISEAS Building.
3. The hourly parking charges payable from Mondays-Fridays [8.00am-6.59pm] is $1.07 per hour.
Boom: Economic and Environmental Implications
for Low-income Countries
Speaker: Professor Sisira Jayasuriya
Department of Economics and Finance
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Date: Friday, 4 July 2008
Time: 10.30 am – 12.00 noon
Venue: Seminar Room II, ISEAS
Speaker
Sisira Jayasuriya is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Finance at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
He was Director, Asian Economics Centre, at the University of Melbourne from 2001 till early 2008 and held previous appointments at the Australian National University and the International Rice Research Institute (Philippines). He has been a consultant to many international organisations such as the ADB, World Bank, ILO, UNESCAP, International Food Policy Research Institute, and also to several government agencies and private corporations.
He gained his undergraduate education in Sri Lanka, and obtained his Masters and PhD in Economics at the Australian National University.
Professor Jayasuriya’s current research interests are focused on issues related to economic development in Asia in the context of globalisation. He is author or co-author of several books including The Open Economy and the Environment: Development, Trade and Resources in Asia [with Ian Coxhead, Edward Elgar]; Courting Turmoil and Averting Prosperity: Colombia since the 1960s (World Bank); Macroeconomic Policies, Crises and Long Run Growth: Sri Lanka (World Bank),The World Rubber Industry (Routledge), and has published extensively in international journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, World Development, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Oxford Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Development Studies. His current research covers the impact of China and India on other developing countries, regional trading agreements, WTO issues, agricultural reforms in India, and the economics of natural disasters.
Abstract
The rapid growth of China and, more recently, of India, is having major effects on every facet of the global economy. In this paper we examine the economic and environmental implications of their growth for resource rich low income and middle income countries, focusing on the competitive pressures exerted by the surging supply of labour intensive manufacturing exports on the one hand and the demand-induced commodity price boom. We sketch a trade-theoretic model that highlights key economic forces operating on resource-rich economies, showing how the growth of these ‘giants’ generates adjustment pressures on either side of the factor-intensity spectrum of countries’ own factor endowment range. We discuss how differences in relative factor endowments of resource rich countries can produce quite different outcomes in the context of new patterns of trade and production associated with product fragmentation that facilitate adjustments through complementary industrialization patterns. We also explore the effects on production, trade, environment and prospects for future growth, recognizing that commodity extraction and production can have strong environmental impacts, particularly in the context of weak institutions and other market failures. We illustrate these different impacts by considering the cases of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and highlight the developmental implications and policy issues.
You are cordially invited to the Seminar.
REPLY FORM:
By Fax: 6775-6264 / 6775-6259
The Seminar Co-ordinator
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119614
I will be able to attend the Seminar on The Rise of China and India and the Commodity Boom: Economic and Environmental Implications for Low-income Countries by Professor Sisira Jayasuriya on Friday, 4 July 2008 at 10.30 am in ISEAS Seminar Room II.
Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms: ____________________________________________________________
(please underline surname)
Designation: _________________________________________________________________
Department: _________________________________________________________________
Organisation: ________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Tel No:_______________________________
Fax No: ______________________________
E-mail address:________________________________
Date: ______________________
Please complete the Reply Form and return by fax to the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies or email: karthi@iseas.edu.sg by Thursday, 3 July 2008.
Notes:
1. All registrations will be taken as confirmed unless otherwise notified.
2. Parking is available at the Heng Mui Keng Complex Carpark, located next to ISEAS Building. At the car park, please take the lift to LEVEL 6 (Lobby) and exit through the main entrance to ISEAS Building.
3. The hourly parking charges payable from Mondays-Fridays [8.00am-6.59pm] is $1.07 per hour.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Skip for a Good Cause
Dear all,
Temasek Polytechnic Community Service Club (TPCSC) will be holding the "Skip for a Good Cause" from 1- 3 July 2008, outside TP library.
'Skip for a Good Cause' is held in conjunction with 'South East Skipping Challenge' by South East CDC. For every 10 skips, the event sponsor (Dairy Farm Singapore) will donate a bowl of rice (100g) to the poor and needy. The rice will be distributed during festive occasions via South East CDC, community clubs and VWOs to the needy.
We sincerely hope that you would support this event and do your part for the community. Interested parties can form groups and register with CSC prior to the event.
Kindly forward this friends and classmates and urge them to support this event too. The target is to raise 1 tonne of rice within 3 days.
Event details
Date: 1-3 July 2008
Time: 11am – 6pm
Venue: Outside Library
Registration details
Kindly send these information to c.huishan_csc@hotmail.com.Group name and size of group (Kindly appoint a contact person and state his/her name and contact details)Date and time that your group will be coming down (Can be anytime between 11am – 6pm on 1-3 July)
We look for forward to your active participation. Pls feel free to clarify any doubts with Soon Kiat (91195823) or Abel (96303693)
Best Regards,
TPCSC
Temasek Polytechnic Community Service Club (TPCSC) will be holding the "Skip for a Good Cause" from 1- 3 July 2008, outside TP library.
'Skip for a Good Cause' is held in conjunction with 'South East Skipping Challenge' by South East CDC. For every 10 skips, the event sponsor (Dairy Farm Singapore) will donate a bowl of rice (100g) to the poor and needy. The rice will be distributed during festive occasions via South East CDC, community clubs and VWOs to the needy.
We sincerely hope that you would support this event and do your part for the community. Interested parties can form groups and register with CSC prior to the event.
Kindly forward this friends and classmates and urge them to support this event too. The target is to raise 1 tonne of rice within 3 days.
Event details
Date: 1-3 July 2008
Time: 11am – 6pm
Venue: Outside Library
Registration details
Kindly send these information to c.huishan_csc@hotmail.com.Group name and size of group (Kindly appoint a contact person and state his/her name and contact details)Date and time that your group will be coming down (Can be anytime between 11am – 6pm on 1-3 July)
We look for forward to your active participation. Pls feel free to clarify any doubts with Soon Kiat (91195823) or Abel (96303693)
Best Regards,
TPCSC
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