NTU’s 30th anniversary celebrations kick off with the launch of a digital time capsule, an inspirational collection of past and present memories

by Derek Rodriguez / Video by Ei Ei Thei

Minister for Education Mr Chan Chun Sing imagined the NTU education of the future in his video letter to the Class of 2041, which was the first item deposited in the time capsule.

Standing among the upper echelons of universities around the world, it’s sometimes hard to believe that NTU only turns 30 this year, having been inaugurated in 1991. The last three decades have been punctuated by groundbreaking innovations in its 200-hectare smart campus, now a testbed for urban technologies of the future and a vibrant hub of learning.

Such is its trajectory that the next few decades are sure to be just as exciting. One highlight of NTU’s 30th anniversary celebrations is a digital time capsule to be sealed this year and opened 20 years later on the University’s Golden Jubilee. From contributions of moments that matter from the NTU community, 30 unique souvenirs of past and present will be preserved in this memory bank to serve as inspirational stories to future generations of NTU students.

Look out for other 30th anniversary celebration events in the months ahead, such as an interactive exhibition and the launch of a book featuring the perspectives of 30 individuals who have been involved in NTU’s journey.

Thanks, OneNTU, for a momentous 30th!

This story was published in the Oct-Dec 2021 issue of HEY!. To read it and other stories from this issue in print, click here.