To prepare the next generation of citizens for the challenges that the country will face, a course named Singapore: Imagining the Next 50 Years will be offered across all six universities here. 

It was rolled out at SMU, NUS and NTU last month, and will be launched by the other three – SUTD, SIT, as well as UniSIM – by the second half of the year. Initiated by a council under the Ministry of Defence that aims to raise awareness on defence and National Service issues, the course was developed by all six universities and seeks to get students to think about issues of national interest, like security threats and rising global competition. The course has proven to be popular among students so far, with classes oversubscribed at the three universities.