The new textbook Financial Capability and Asset Building in Vulnerable Households, co-edited by Margaret Sherraden, Julie Birkenmaier, and J. Michael Collins will be available for purchase.
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Next Age Institute (NAI), a partnership on social innovation between Washington University in St. Louis and National University of Singapore (NUS), invite you to join us at the International Symposium on Inclusion in Asset Building: Policy Innovation and Social Impacts on December 15, 2017 on the NUS campus.
July 27, 2017 • 9:30 AM – 5 PM | Guild Hall, National University of Singapore Dr. Carrie Pettus-Davis of George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University will present her research at the Social Service Research Center-Next Age Institute 2017 Conference on Innovative Approaches in Community & Institutional Rehabilitation of Offenders on July 27, 2017 at National University […]
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National University of Singapore (NUS), Washington University (WU), and Xi’An Jiaotong University (XJTU) co-host the first NUS-WU-XJTU Symposium on Innovation at the National University of Singapore on December 7-10, 2016 as part of the 16th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering. NAI congratulates WU’s Prof. Guy Genin of engineering and neurosurgery for delivering the keynote address and for his leadership in symposium organization. Prof. […]
Climate change is a profoundly social challenge. It threatens the well-being, livelihood, and survival of people and communities worldwide. The relationship between climate change and social development is multifaceted, but we can identify two primary themes.
The 6th McDonnell Academy International Symposium will focus on the global challenges of energy and environment, food and water, public health, and aging.
Group model building (GMB) is a participatory systems method for engaging and working with stakeholders to understand a dynamic problem and identify potential solutions. There currently exist a variety of approaches and traditions in GMB. This master class is aimed at professionals interested in applying systems thinking within their teaching, research, and organizations.
Seminar on Social Inclusion will take place on Friday, 26 August, 2016 between 3:00pm and 5:30pm at Kent Ridge Guild House of the National University of Singapore (NUS).
Annual Social Exclusion Discussion Series will take place on August 22-23, 2016 at Auditorium Juwono Sudarsono of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Indonesia.
Next Age Institute welcomes Professor Chwee Teck LIM of National University of Singapore to speak at the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (MEMS) of the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis on March 24, 2016. His presentation topic is Microfluidic Technologies for Disease Diagnosis, Personalized Medicine to Wearable Device Applications. […]
The Diversity in International Affairs Mini-Conference took place at the the Washington University in St. Louis(WUSTL) on February 18 and 19, 2016. The conference was sponsored by WUSTL’s Global Studies, The Career Center, and The International Relations Roundtable. Li Zou, International Director at Next Age Institute was invited to present “International Affairs through the Policy Lens” on the Academic Panel […]
Symposium on Social Security takes place on January 12, 2016 at Kent Ridge Guild House of the National University of Singapore (NUS).
The Next Age Institute (NAI) co-sponsored a Workshop on Development Partnerships: The Role of International Volunteering at National University of Singapore on December 7 & 8, 2015. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of National University of Singapore is the host. This workshop explored the role of partnerships in international development cooperation, with a focus on the potential for volunteering […]
Singapore’s inclusive social policies provide its citizens with opportunities for housing ownership, community integration and stability, and economic security. While Singaporean policies have achieved notable successes, they also leave some remaining challenges.
Many nations face the challenge of promoting social inclusion and economic opportunity. Patterns of housing development impact the distribution of life changes and prospects for greater social equity. Are there lessons from around the world for public policy that can be learned from each other? Which countries have put in place policies that are improving […]
The symposium on “Live, Learn & Work: Exploring Possibilities with Longevity” took place at National University of Singapore on November 12, 2015 to define the framework for transforming Singapore’s rapid ageing into a demographic powerhouse. Symposium organizers are Duke University Graduate Medical School – Singapore and the Centre for Ageing Research & Education (CARE). Next Age Institute […]
NAI co-hosted a seminar on “Closing the Small Open Economy Model: A Demographic Approach“, in partnership with the Singapore Centre for Applied and Policy Economics (SCAPE) at the National University of Singapore on August 5th, 2015. The seminar featured Stephen Turnovsky, the Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Economics at the University of Washington. The […]
Next Age Institute (NAI) hosted the plenary session at the 6th Singapore Economic Review Conference at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore Hotel between August 5 and 7, 2015. Chia Ngee Choon, Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Director of NAI at the National University of Singapore took the leadership role in organizing this session. Panelists for the plenary session […]