Roosevelt Network at Yale-NUS

09/01/2023

Interested in local issues and public policy? Look no further, the Roosevelt Network is the place for you!!

We are Singapore's first fully student-led policy think-tank, and we run sessions every Tuesday evening from 7pm.

Come join us for training sessions at Classroom 14 in the West Wing (Elm college, Yale-NUS) to learn more about Singaporean public policy, or pursue policy projects of your own!!

Sign up for Roosevelt here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fUmrBZUuAMKPngROFnOSB-cF_umkZ24sbaA4qvPEeLM/edit

Join our channel to stay updated: https://t.me/+AgNe8BSkZXA3MmQ1

09/11/2022

25/10/2022

📣 Open to Yale-NUS students and faculty and the larger NUS Community, Roosevelt Network -NUS presents:
The Recruitment Industry behind Migrant Workers in Singapore.

💬 Join us as we learn from MOM, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), We Are Caring, and the Association of Employment Agencies Singapore (AEAS) to discuss the roles they play and ways to incentivise equitable practices in Singapore’s migrant worker recruitment industry.

🕙 Date and Time: Monday, 31 Oct 2022, 8:00-9:30pm

🏫 Location: Saga Lecture Theatre1
➡️ RSVP here: tinyurl.com/mwrecruitment

The panel will have a 30min Q&A session to encourage interactions between participants and the speakers. Hope to see you there!

10/10/2022

🇹🇼LUNCH TIME TALK ON TAIWAN-CHINA RELATIONS🇨🇳

Want to know more about China-Taiwan relations? Intersted in networking with a global investigations firm?

Come join Yale-NUS Global China Connection 耶鲁国大全球中国联接, Roosevelt Network at Yale-NUS and Yale-NUS College on 11 Oct 2022, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm @ Saga Common Lounge for a session with Randal Philips, the Managing Partner for Asia Mintz Group. In the lunch talk, Randal will take us through the past, present and future of Taiwan-China relations. Come for not just his sharing, but shoot your questions about this hot political topic and extend your networking wings 🕊

Register here: https://yalenus.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oTCdbQSKMpQiiy Lunch will be provided for those who signed up. See you there!

02/10/2022

Are you interested in learning how to write policy memos? Roosevelt has the perfect opportunity for you, whether it be for your final policy memo assignment or purely for your own interest.

Come join us on 4 October at Yale-NUS's Classroom 14 from 7pm to learn how to translate your policy ideas into a concise policy memo, facilitated by Yale-NUS alumnus and Writers' Centre Peer Tutor Tavis Tan!

Sign up here by 3 October, 2359: https://forms.gle/DAmscbAqoqHJHCwq9

15/08/2022

Interested in local issues and policies? Considered being involved in public policy? Want to network with other like-minded individuals? Then Roosevelt Network is the place for you!

Come join our welcome tea this Tuesday at 9pm to learn more about us - Singapore's first fully student-led public policy think tank.

RSVP for this event at https://forms.gle/nQCQMLkMLQV2PAes6

Join our channel to stay updated: https://t.me/+AgNe8BSkZXA3MmQ1

18/04/2022

📢 Roosevelt Network @ Yale-NUS Presents:
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE in Singapore
⭕️ OPEN TO ALL YALE-NUS STUDENTS and Faculty!

Join us in a panel discussion on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Singapore with 2 distinguished guests:

🙌 Ms K Thanaletchimi, an elected Vice President of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Central Committee, and President of the Healthcare Services Employees’ Union.

🙌 Dr Shivani Gupta, a feminist anthropologist with experiences and expertise in fields of gender, feminist, urban and sexual violence in the everyday.

Feel free to come with questions for our panelists!
🕙 Date and Time: Friday 22 April, 3:00-4:30pm
📍 Location: Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theater
➡️ RSVP here: https://forms.gle/G3ojrYTNQ4nQonjQ9

12/04/2022

Roosevelt Network is immensely honored for the opportunity to host this panel discussion, and we hope to organize more events like this in the future!

With migrant construction workers forming a significant proportion of Singapore’s workforce, how can we better support them and ensure their well-being?

Last week, student-run policy think tank Roosevelt Network at Yale-NUS invited representatives from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM) and HealthServe to share their perspectives with our students on the migrant worker scene in Singapore.

Key topics discussed included legal challenges such as salary disputes faced by migrant construction workers; existing education schemes, legal support, and social services provided to the workers; measures taken in migrant dormitories during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the importance of youth engagement to raise awareness on migrant workers’ rights.

Celine Lee (Class of 2024) who moderated the panel reflected on the discussion and on her previous experience interning at HealthServe: “It was incredibly eye-opening to hear from a public sector perspective on the efforts taken to support migrant construction workers – one of the more vulnerable communities in Singapore due to their transient nature. From ramping up education schemes that inform workers on their legal rights and better enforcing labour laws, to setting up more medical and recreational facilities as well as community engagement programmes, NGOs and the public sector are coming together to address common challenges faced by the workers.”

From left: Celine Lee (moderator), with guest speakers Tung Yui Fai (Chief, Assurance, Care and Engagement (ACE) Group, MOM), Kandhavel Periyasamy (General Manager of TADM), and Jeffrey Chua (Head of Casework and Social Services at HealthServe). Image provided by Roosevelt Network@Yale-NUS College.

12/04/2022

Our team is immensely grateful to have HealthServe speak on behalf of NGOs at our panel discussion!

29/03/2022

📢 Open to Yale-NUS Students and Faculty, Roosevelt Network @ Yale-NUS presents our Panel Discussion on Migrant Workers in Singapore.

Join us as we learn from HealthServe, MOM's Assurance, Care and Engagement group, and the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management to discuss the roles they play in ensuring the wellbeing of migrant construction workers in Singapore.

🕙 Date and Time: Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 9:00-10:15pm
📍 Location: Saga Lecture Theatre 1

RSVP here: tinyurl.com/2022migrantworker
Hope to see you there!

22/02/2022

📢 Open to Yale-NUS Students and Faculty, Roosevelt Network @ Yale-NUS presents an Interview Skills Workshop with Medha Basu (Public Affairs Manager @ Grab) and Yun Xuan P**n (Deputy Editor @ GovInsider)

Join us as we learn how to effectively conduct qualitative interviews to obtain on-the-ground information, which would be useful for research interviews, podcasts, panel discussions and even op-ed writing.

🕙 Date and Time: Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 9:15-10:30 pm
📍 Location: Elm Common Lounge, outside of Elm Dining Hall ((limited seats allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis)
- Online option: Google Meets (link will be sent via email one day prior to the event)

RSVP here: tinyurl.com/2022InterviewWorkshop

See you soon!

21/11/2021

As part of Roosevelt Network's policy deep-dive projects, one of our teams explored issues surrounding Singapore's early childhood care and education (ECCE). In collaboration with the Singapore Policy Journal, they have published a two-part Op-Ed series detailing Singapore's progress in the ECCE sector as well as accessibility gaps that can be improved upon.

Read their publications here:
Part One: https://tinyurl.com/PreschoolsForThePeople1
Part Two: https://tinyurl.com/PreschoolsForThePeople2

In this two-part series, students from Roosevelt Network@Yale-NUS College delve into Singapore’s early childhood care and education (ECCE) landscape, examining the current state of quality and access in the sector. In this first part, the authors evaluate recent government measures to uplift quali...