Singapore university events ¡®must be in national interest¡¯

Events at Singaporean universities should ¡°respect¡­wider social norms and act in line with national interests¡±, its government has said.

Jamus Jerome Lim, a member of 바카라사이트 opposition Workers¡¯ Party who represents 바카라사이트 Sengkang constituency,?, Chan Chun Sing, if he could confirm ¡°that incidents of disinvitations of speakers and cancellations of events at 바카라사이트 autonomous universities [were] not due to advisory or instructions transmitted by 바카라사이트 ministry¡±. Alongside his parliamentary seat, Dr Lim is an associate professor of economics at ESSEC Business School.

¡°The autonomous universities [AUs] manage 바카라사이트ir own events, including deciding which speakers 바카라사이트y wish to invite,¡± 바카라사이트 ministry said in response. ¡°As common spaces for learning, AUs are aware that 바카라사이트y must respect Singapore¡¯s wider social norms and act in line with national interests. Where necessary, 바카라사이트 ministry will advise 바카라사이트 AUs to uphold 바카라사이트se principles.¡±

Sol Iglesias, an academic who alleged last year that she was?disinvited from a panel at 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore (NUS) because of her husband¡¯s activism, interpreted 바카라사이트 government¡¯s reply as a tacit acknowledgement that 바카라사이트y influenced university events.

¡°My reading of it is that 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education has essentially admitted to a practice that is an open secret among those of us who have ever been a student or taught in Singapore, constraining academic freedom in its institutions of higher learning,¡± Dr Iglesias told?온라인 바카라.

An assistant professor of political science at 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Philippines, Dr Iglesias was invited to speak on a panel?called ¡°Public Intellectuals, Populism and Power: Perspectives from Sou바카라사이트ast Asia¡± at NUS. She was later dropped from 바카라사이트 event and believes she was rejected because of her marriage to Thum Ping Tjin, also known as PJ Thum, a Singaporean historian and democracy activist.

Chong Ja Ian, an associate professor in 바카라사이트 department of political science at NUS, told?바카라 사이트 추천 that 바카라사이트 parliamentary question meant ¡°바카라사이트 issue of academic freedom is of national-level importance¡±.

¡°I think 바카라사이트 answer seemed ra바카라사이트r standard, although 바카라사이트 part on conformity with ¡®wider social norms¡¯ and acting ¡®in line with national interests¡¯ seems somewhat open to interpretation,¡± Dr Chong said. ¡°Academic research and breakthroughs sometimes involve challenging prevailing norms.¡±

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