Aaron Ng
Jan 15th, 2008

From an engineer to a doctor

Email This Post Email This Post Print This Post Print This Post

Professor Shih Choon Fong will be handing the baton over to Professor Tan Chorh Chuan.

Prof Shih is an engineer by training, while Prof Tan is a physician by training. Prof Shih took over from Prof Lim Pin, who is also a physician by training.

Seems like NUS prefers to have those with a science background to be its leader. I wonder if there will be a day when NUS will be led by either a philosopher or historian. :mrgreen:

7 Responses to “From an engineer to a doctor”

  1. # KTon 15 Jan 2008 at 11:30 am

    I know this is super anal but the proper use of the possessive form of “it” is “its” and not “it’s” (the latter being a contracted form of “it is”).

    This mistake is made even by mainstream publications everywhere - irks me all the time though.

    Great blog in any event. :)

  2. # Aaron Ngon 15 Jan 2008 at 11:37 am

    Yikes! I totally didn’t catch that when proof-reading! It’s one of those small, pesky mistakes that’s easy to go under the radar.

  3. # yanjieon 15 Jan 2008 at 9:23 pm

    Lily Kong! I heard she’s a charismatic, efficient and very capable leader.

  4. # |c3^sNoWon 16 Jan 2008 at 12:47 pm

    when NUS decides to pay more attention to the FASS, then perhaps. it’s undeniable that NUS prefers to compete with other international universities wrt science faculties. :neutral:

  5. # guojunon 18 Jan 2008 at 7:28 am

    That’s because science is the way to go…as it is perceived all around the world, anyway. Anyway, what do people in Science think of when they think of FASS? People who couldn’t make it into science? I know I used to think that when i was in JC…but then i went into arts anyway, albeit the extreme kind…

    Oh, happy new year, Aaron! And for the philosopher leader…i wouldn’t hold my breath, although i hope for one of us to make it there someday.

  6. # yanjieon 19 Jan 2008 at 12:58 am

    I was accepted into science before I transferred to FASS. I’m glad I did as I’m really enjoying what I’m doing now. The few breadth module I take in Science confirmed my choice.

  7. # guojunon 19 Jan 2008 at 11:10 pm

    I’ve heard though that NUS can be real asses when it comes to transferring…did you have any problems? Anyway, the Science/Arts things is like that la…most people with a science background who don’t really know what they want to do will do Science because it’s familiar. Not everyone is daring enough to venture into uncharted territory…

Trackback URI | Comments RSS

Leave a Reply