NUS’ latest initiative aims to provide a more holistic student experience and encourage greater self-directed development.
SINGAPORE - First-year students from National University of Singapore are more anxious than their seniors, a survey found, but those involved in co-curricular activities, exercise, or volunteering reported that they were less stressed.
However, those who lack support or rely on social media as a coping mechanism for stress tend to feel more lonely and anxious. They also report less resilience and have a weaker sense of belonging. Next up is a review of the university’s curricular structure and possibly a “less for more” approach to ensure that students are not overloaded academically, Prof Leong added.NUS will work with faculties, schools and colleges to review and re-calibrate its teaching, she said, and one possible way is to allow faculty to use 12 weeks instead of 13 for teaching if their curriculum fits.
These attributes are in line with the aim of NUSOne, she said, to encourage “experimentation, risk-taking, and failure,” through life beyond the classroom, where students face challenges like defeat and discomfort, along with successes and personal growth. But she noted that the overall scheduling of classes has remained stable, even though 6 per cent of classes in the new academic year in August 2024 started at 8am, up from 5 per cent before.
The third-year landscape architecture student thought that tutorials would be hard to bid for since the number of total slots have been reduced, which would increase competition for remaining classes.Another fourth-year data science and analytics student, who declined to be named, said it was harder to arrange her timetable, and she did not get her top course choices because of fewer class offerings.
Wednesday afternoons were chosen because it creates a common timeslot for students to take part in activities and other university programmes, said Prof Leong.
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