Monetary Authority Of Singapore Renews Its Successful Partnership With National University Of Singapore On Term Professorship Programme -Visitor Programme For Senior Academics And Industry Practitioners In Economics And Finance To Be Extended For Another Five Years

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reaffirmed its partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS) by extending the MAS Term Professorship in Economics and Finance at the University for another five years. With this renewal, the MAS Term Professorship has been broadened beyond its focus on eminent academics in economics and finance to include industry practitioners as well as rising academic stars. 

2 First established in 2009, the MAS Term Professorship in Economics and Finance appoints distinguished scholars as Visiting Professors at NUS, with the aim of strengthening Singapore’s financial and economic research infrastructure and fostering a vibrant research community at local universities. The programme has achieved a prestige and stature that has attracted a regular flow of distinguished researchers, thus enhancing Singapore’s profile as a centre of excellence for financial and economic research in Asia.

3 Edward Robinson, Deputy Managing Director (Economic Policy) and Chief Economist, MAS, said, “Over its 15-year history, the MAS Term Professorship has brought in over 20 leading global academics in international macroeconomics and finance. Knowledge transfer from these thought leaders has benefited the local research community and policymakers through their fresh perspectives amid the multiple challenges facing the global economy. For the current renewal, we are pleased to continue the successful partnership with NUS through broadening the scope of the Programme to include industry practitioners. This will enable us to tap on visitors with deep policy or private sector experience, as well as to foster networks between the academic community here and global scholars who are working on the most promising and innovative applied research.” 

4 Professor Tulika Mitra, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at NUS, said, “We are pleased to see how this partnership with MAS has expanded over the years – starting with the NUS Business School and NUS Department of Economics, and subsequently bringing in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, acknowledging the importance of discussing public policies and governance alongside developments in economics and finance. Our faculty, students and the wider academic community have benefitted from the lectures and discourse with the renowned experts in these fields whom we have been privileged to host. The rigorous engagement we have seen affirms the importance of collaboration between academia and industry in enhancing the learning ecosystem and bridging the gap between theory and practice for better educational experience and research impact. We look forward to continuing this partnership with MAS.”