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Leading with Purpose
Messages of the Vice Chancellor MESSAGES OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR

18. With Asia and the region being the centre of future socio-economic growth and
major player in global power parity with the resources, geography, human capital
“ and youth, galvanisation of talent and equitable nation-building participation
remain fundamental with digital drive, and cross sector economic resilience and
With Asia and the
diversification on the cards.
region being the
centre of future 19. It remains crucial for stimulus and capital injection with strong government support
socio-economic for human capital development and university capacity-building for change and
growth and major in exploring new boundaries of knowledge in reimagining the world of knowledge
creation.
player in global
power parity with 20. Competition will take long term investment and revamp of objectives and
the resources, mindset, the decade ahead will see better growth with focus on niche areas on
certain region led initiatives and expertise which will attract interests from abroad
geography, human with growing responsibilities to shoulder national, regional and global tasks and
capital and youth, expectations to develop human capital and meet rising demand of labour and new
galvanisation industries on science, digital, knowledge and service economy, climate initiatives
of talent and and sustainable development goals
equitable 21. Universities remain as the prime driver in changing socio-economic landscape in
nation-building health, basic services and social mobility and lead the transition to a digitalised
participation and technology-based frontier of the global development and other future trends
remain and demands with the likes of nanotechnology, Quantum Science, Artificial
fundamental Intelligence and many more.
with digital 22. Amidst the backdrop of weakening global and regional institutions and in
drive, and cross addressing the challenges of non-traditional security threats with climate change
sector economic and diseases as well as confronting traditional threats of emerging great power
resilience and rivalry, universities’ readiness to face and lead future trends and embedding global
thinking and outreach is dependent on the internal mechanism of resilience and
90 diversification on agility in facing future trends, with the right concerted and wholehearted support
the cards. from all quarters,.

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