NUS medical school names new Professorship after distinguished diplomat
Published: 07 Oct 2021
Professor Kishore Mahbubani
The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine today announced the establishment of a new professorship.
Named after Professor Kishore Mahbubani, veteran diplomat, one of Singapore’s most celebrated global thinker from the NUS and prolific writer, the professorship aims to recognise leaders in Medicine and public health policy as well as catalyse the formation of partnerships with experts from various disciplines to address healthcare challenges of the day.
In a three-decade long diplomatic career, Professor Mahbubani has served two tours of duty as Singapore’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), been the President of the UN Security Council as well as undertaken postings to Cambodia, Malaysia, Washington DC, and New York. The author of 8 books was also Permanent Secretary of Singapore’s Foreign Ministry (1993-1998).
In 2004, he launched his second career in academia as the Founding Dean of the NUS Lee Kuan Yew of School of Public Policy. Prof Mahbubani is a Distinguished Fellow of the NUS Asia Research Institute and through his writings, attempts to explain the Asian perspective to Western intellectuals, while advocating for the strengthening of multilateral institutions, including the World Health Organization. He is also the Chairman of the NUS Medicine International Council (NIC).
“We hope the professorship will help to nurture a new generation of healthcare professionals who think creatively and are able to approach challenges and problems from various perspectives,” said the Dean of NUS Medicine, Prof Chong Yap Seng.
More details can be found in the press release here
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