Check out U-Insight’s latest post on The First Step, Singapore’s first inter-varsity students’ union-led conference hosted by NTUSU! 🗣

http://u-insight.com/2019/03/30/the-first-step/

[On behalf of BetterLife Team]

We are pleased to inform that our team “BetterLife” has won Bangkok Business Plan challenge and is selected to represent NTU at world’s biggest start-up competition at Rice University, Houston, United States. This is the first time a NTU team has been selected to participate in the prestigious event.

NTU needs your love and support in world's biggest startup competition at Rice University, Houston, United States!

Help NTU win by following 3 below steps in 5 seconds:
1. Access this link: https://poll.app.do/2019-rbpc-people-s-choice-competition/SBRJOc5F
2. Click "BetterLife, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)"
3. Scroll down and click “SEND” at bottom

Help us revolutionize the world of diabetes care and make the world’s first pain free glucose monitoring device!

BetterLife Team

[On Behalf of Eco Fest]

Sustainability is so much more than just reducing carbon dioxide and plastic straws!

Join us for a fun and educational night out exploring these issues!

🌜Shop, swap, talk and munch with our zero-waste shops, NTU's very first thrift shop/clothes swap @ aesth-ethically as well as vegan snacks from Unpackt and sliders from Veganburg 🍔.

Chat with some of Singapore's environmental groups, and participate in a Climate Conversation! 🗣

Date: 4th April
Time: 5pm to 10pm
Location: Crespion Function Hall (in the Crespion canteen)

Additionally, complete our post-event survey to stand a chance of winning a $10 Capitaland voucher! But most importantly, perhaps you'll meet some like-minded friends and get inspired to start on your own #greeninitiative too!

For more information, do follow @ecofest_ntu on Instagram for updates. SEE YOU THERE!! 🤗🤗🤗

Open House, one of the most exhilarating events every year at NTU - read up what happened in 2019 on U-Insight now! 👓

https://u-insight.com/2019/04/02/ntu-open-house-2019

[On behalf of NTU Maritime Business Society] 📢

The much-anticipated National Maritime Case Competition is back!

Hop on board with 2-4 members and together, sea-ize the chance to tackle current and ongoing issues faced by the maritime industry.

Top 3 teams will stand a chance to secure an Internship Opportunity at Keppel Offshore & Marine, obtain YoungShip Singapore membership for 2019, and win attractive cash prizes!

8 teams will advance to the final round and be invited to an exclusive Industry Sharing Session. Furthermore, you will be mentored by maritime professionals!

Register at http://bit.ly/NMCC2019 and let your creativity set sail!

[NTUSU EVENT: NTUSU Tea Session]

Ever wondered what the NTUSU actually does? Are you interested in giving back to the NTU Community? Are you looking for opportunities to develop as a leader? Join NTUSU at our upcoming tea session, where you will be able to hear from members of the NTUSU Executive Committee (Exco) directly about their roles and duties. 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️

A comprehensive description of all the roles and responsibilities of the Exco is attached in the link below.

Event details:
Date: 10th April 2019 (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Venue: Global Lounge

Light refreshments will be provided.

Register here at http://tinyurl.com/NTUSUTeaSession2019

Should you have any questions about the event, please feel free to email
su-hre@e.ntu.edu.sg.

[NTUSU Event: We Say Thank You!] 🌸

Have you been so occupied by your school activities that you have not had the chance to thank the people around you?

The Students' Union is holding a 2-day event called “We Say Thank You!”, where YOU get a chance to show your appreciation towards your friends, or any school staff (professors/canteen staff/cleaners/bus drivers) by gifting them a goodie bag! You get to personalise the bag and an appreciation card yourself! Simply head on down to our booth. 💐

Date: 10 and 11 April 2019
Time: 11am - 5pm
Venue: LT1A Foyer @ North Spine

Furthermore, we will be holding an Instagram competition where you can InstaStory a picture of yourself and the receiver with the gift!

Don’t forget to tag @ntu.su Instagram account, and add the hashtags #NTUSUWeSayThankU and #NTUSU.

Tell us why you are thankful for that person ❤️ 3 lucky winners will be selected from the InstaStory tags and be rewarded with a $20 CapitaLand voucher! The competition will be held from 10 to 11 April, and the winners will be contacted by NTUSU at the end of the event. (See poster)

No registration is required.

Amongst the 300 participants who were fixated on typing out codes on their laptops, determined to crack the system, in the Arc sat a peculiar pair among the crowd. They were 9-year-old twins, Joash and Danielle Soh - the youngest talents in the room.

http://u-insight.com/2019/04/12/9-year-old-twins-among-experienced-hackers-attending-hackntu/

🔵😭Monday blues stressing you out? Let’s take a breather and have a look at the different styles donned by our fellow NTU students – the male edition. Be it dapper, classic or casual, the #OOTD game is about to get real.
🧢👕👖👔👞🥾🧦💼🧳👟🕶

https://u-insight.com/2019/04/14/nailing-that-university-ootd-male-edition/

Finals are coming, but are you ready? Here are a few tips on how you can get yourself together before the final lap.

http://u-insight.com/2019/04/19/get-your-life-together/

What are some healthy ways through which we can tackle examination anxiety and stress? Find out here.

http://u-insight.com/2019/04/24/tips-on-dealing-with-exam-anxiety/

Wonder what life during student exchange is like? Find out what it’s like being an exchange student in Taiwan with our guest writer Le Ting as she shares her greatest takeaways from her trip!

http://u-insight.com/2019/05/14/life-lessons-exchange-taiwan/

The grind never ends – if you have too many things to do during summer break, learn how to plan your time and goals efficiently with these 3 easy steps to bullet journalling! https://u-insight.com/2019/05/21/3-easy-steps-to-bullet-journalling/

Want to have your say in recent national issues? You’re invited to a special closed-door dialogue to discuss current issues at the Students Unions' Youth Forum, jointly organised by the students’ unions of NTU, NUS and SMU and powered by NYC. Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law will be in attendance to hear your views and share his thoughts as well.

Topic: POFMA and Campus Misconduct Incidents
Date: 15 June 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 2.00PM - 5.00PM (Registration starts at 1.30PM)

Venue: Play Den at The Arts House

*Light refreshments will be provided at the end of the forum.

If you’re keen to join us, do RSVP by 10 June through https://gems.gevme.com/youthforum

Dear Union Members,

NTUSU wishes you a meaningful holiday, and we hope you've been doing great! 🥳 On our latest series on U-Insight, we chronicle the overseas experiences of NTU students. In this latest entry, our editor Guan Ying shares her reflections from a hall-based OCIP trip to an island in the Philippines. 🏝✈️

https://u-insight.com/2019/06/18/more-than-an-ocip/

Dear Union Members,

You are invited to complete a short online survey by researchers from the National Institute of Education (NIE), regarding attributes that would make university graduates work-ready. They are looking for final-year university students.

Please note that to participate in this survey, you have to be:
- 21 years old or above
- Graduating from NTU or NIE in 2019

Link: https://nie.asia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JEnkBEzOYGxqy9

It will be available online until 10 July 2019 (Weds), 11.59pm.

$10 shopping voucher will be awarded as a token of appreciation upon completion of survey.

It is advisable for you to use a laptop or desktop computer to complete this survey. It will take 20 to 30 minutes. If possible, please complete the survey in one sitting. If you exit the survey before it is completed, your responses will be saved for one week. You can click on the above URL and continue with the survey, but you’ll need to use the same computer.

Please feel free to share this survey with your friends who are graduating from NTU or NIE in 2019.

If you have any questions, please contact the Principal Investigator Dr Betsy Ng at betsy.ng@nie.edu.sg.