Join us at the NUS Open House 2025 and Shape your Future!
The Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC) aims to nurture Singapore’s next generation of community leaders. Our Minor and Certificate programmes are open to all NUS undergraduates who are passionate about addressing social and community challenges in Singapore. As a CTPCLC student, you will be exposed to a range of community development and leadership courses designed to hone the intellectual and practical skills essential for future community leaders. Ignite your passion and shape the Community Leader in you at the NUS Open House 2025!
Join Associate Professor Chng Huang Hoon, Director of Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC), to discover how pursuing a Minor degree in community development and leadership can be a valuable asset for NUS undergraduates.
“Everything you need to know about pursuing a Minor Degree in Community Development and Leadership”
Time: 3.30 to 5.00 pm
Mode: Zoom Registration Link
Discover how you can make a real impact! Join us for insightful 45-minute sessions with our lecturers, who will share exciting curricula, projects and community engagement activities at CTPCLC. Plus, interact with and hear from NUS undergraduates currently working on their community projects with CTPCLC!
Venue: Seminar Room 1, Stephen Riady Centre Level 1 (Google Map)
“Building and Engaging Communities: Why it Matters"
Time: 10.00 am
By: Dr Kevin S.Y. Tan
“What does Community Leadership Entail?”
Time: 12.00 noon
By: Dr Joy Wang Xin Yuan
“Youths, Community and Social Change”
Time: 2.00 pm
By: Ms Kuah Ting Ting
“The Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Minor Degree Curriculum: An Overview”
Time: 4.00 pm
By: Associate Professor Chng Huang Hoon
Come chat with us at our CTPCLC Booth at Stephen Riady Centre Level 2 Foyer (Google Map)
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Hear from our students about what they enjoy in the CTPCLC courses. Gain useful tips as they share their personal experiences with new NUS undergraduates.
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FAQs
Excited to find out more about your CTPCLC journey? Check out some frequently asked questions or join us at the NUS Open House 2025 on campus to find out more! For other inquiries, please email to ctpclc@nus.edu.sg.
Certificate Programme (16 units)
Complete 3 CTPCLC core courses and be rewarded with certificate + digital badge.
Minor Programme (20 units)
Complete Certificate Programme + 1 Elective and be rewarded with certificate + digital badge + Minor degree reflected in transcript.
To satisfy the University Level Requirements for General Education, all students are required to read 1 course from each of the 6 pillars under the NUS General Education (GE) curriculum.
CTPCLC offers 5 courses under the Communities & Engagement (C&E) pillar: CLC1101, CLC2204, CLC3303, CLC3304A and CLC3307. These allow students to simultaneously work towards a Minor Degree in Community Development and Leadership and fulfil the C&E pillar.
CTPCLC is happy to welcome students into the taught courses anytime. For students who are planning to obtain a Minor Degree (20 units) or Certificate (16 units), we highly encourage them to embark on their CTPCLC journey from Year 2 Sem 1 onwards (or Year 1 Sem 2 at the earliest) after they have settled into NUS and gotten through their basic major requirements. This enables students to be more ready to take up our community engagement courses and also allows sufficient time to complete all the Minor Degree (20 units) or Certificate (16 units) requirements.
Minor Degree or Certificate students are advised to enrol for the compulsory practicum AFTER they have completed the two compulsory CTPCLC courses – the CLC1101 and CLC2202 as these compulsory courses provide the essential foundation to work successfully through the practicum.
A practicum is a supervised community research project that is usually conducted in collaboration with an external organization (e.g. non-profit organization, government agency, social enterprises, etc.) over a period of 1 or 2 semesters, depending on your cohort.
Click here to learn more about practicums.
Click here to see some of the research projects.
For more frequently asked questions, click here.