One of the first things to strike me here at NUS is how so many are dancers and/or sportsmen and/or musicians alongside their whatever degree. While back in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, it's a norm to express somewhat an exclamation when you come across friends with such “talent genes”! From Street Hip Hop to Salsa, and ultimate Frisbee to Muay Thai, students here generally lead a very fit lifestyle. It is not uncommon to make way for a swarm of joggers around campus every night which only had a positive influence on my (once) sedentary lifestyle!

Another thing which struck me is the sheer scale to which NUS is involved in supporting social enterprises where my career interests lie. So far I have been privileged to attend two major social entrepreneurship events. I gained immensely from both events as I got to take glimpses into the realities faced by budding social ventures. In fact, I have found Singapore itself is devoting much into growing such an economy.​

I would say overall there is not much to adjust to at NUS so far but yes, it was the certain characteristics here that I have, without a doubt, gained from.​

SunYu

Park, from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, currently on exchange at National University of Singapore

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