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Tag: Excellence

Portrait of Tan Eng Chye, president of the National University of Singapore.

Interview & Opinion

20 August 2020

“Excellence and relevance are not mutually exclusive”

Interview: Alois Pumhösel

Tan Eng Chye, President of the National University of Singapore (NUS), considers finding the right balance between basic and applied research a constant struggle. For the mathematician, who graduated from Yale University in the US, the Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity for universities to demonstrate how valuable they are for their country. Continue reading ““Excellence and relevance are not mutually exclusive””

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