PLACEMENT RECORD

Graduates in the past year have been placed at the following institutions and firms:

• Political Science Department, De La Salle University-Manila
• The Nature Conservancy – Indonesia Program
• Department of Political Science, UC Berkeley
• Chongqing University , China
• Motorola India Research Labs
• Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
• HSBC, Guangzhou
• Intercedent Asia

What successful graduates have to say about us:

• “ I finally learned what ‘Research’ is after my stay in NUS Political Science Department.”
  
  
• “ Good teaching, good resources and good networking!”
  
  
• “I benefited greatly from studying at the NUS Political Science department on the NUS Research scholarship. I developed advanced skills in research methodology through my graduate courses as well as through the guidance of my thesis adviser. Support from faculty members has opened up doors for me, such as the opportunity to present my research at conferences and interact with fellow scholars, notably enabling me to do a short course at the Institute for Political Studies in Paris, shortly after I graduated. Finally, my ties to NUS has immeasurably contributed to my current work at the Asia-Europe Foundation’s Intellectual Exchange department, which necessitates good contacts among scholars for our conferences and publications.”
  
  
• “ My stay at NUS was an exciting experience. I not only learned a lot from the courses, but also benefited greatly from interactions with professors and fellow graduate students. Secretaries and staff members of the department were extremely nice and helpful. I cannot imagine how I could have finished my thesis without their help.”
  
  
• “ From the first place, I would not have been able to conduct my research if it had not been for my supervisors’ help. Support in administrative matters by the PS department staffs was also crucial. Interactions with colleagues in the graduate student room also inspired me much.”
  
  
• “NUS gave me the right exposure, knowledge and wherewithal to contribute as best as I could to the field of research and academics. The inexhaustible and updated source of books from the library helped me get all the latest books and articles. This assisted me in positioning my research better.”
  
  
• “It hones my research and analytical skills, deepens my appreciation to scholarly research, broadens my knowledge and perspectives on issues that relate to ethnicity, subnationalism, conflict and political development, exposes me to vast literature through an excellent library facilities, and further develops my sense of independence in the conduct of research.”
  
  
• “ Access to international academic and cultural dimensions helps me to explore my own research field and is beneficial for my future job.”
  
  
• “Strong research background in China’s reform, methodology and interviews.”