Events
Learn about sustainability and SMU's sustainability efforts by participating in events happening on campus throughout the year.
Events Calendar
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Project Rhize - Wings of Change Weathered Wings: How Extreme Climate Threaten Our Butterfly Population & BiodiversityDiscover the delicate balance between butterflies, their habitats, and the impact of climate change with industry experts with Dr. Anuj Jain (Director and Principal Ecologist of BioSea.sg) and more. |
Fri, 21 Feb to Fri, 21 Feb 2025
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SMU Community |
Singapore Sustainable Futures Initiative Webinar Implementing the European Union Deforestation Regulation: Perspectives from Southeast AsiaJointly organised by the SMU Centre for Commercial Law in Asia and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the webinar will bring together different perspectives to discuss the practical feasibility of European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation and explore alternative and complementary approaches to address deforestation. Find out more |
Tue, 25 Feb to Tue, 25 Feb 2025
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Open to Public |
Southeast Asia Research Seminar Series Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila's Resource FrontierIn this presentation, Associate Professor Kristian Karlo Saguin examines ubranisation as a frontier-making process through stories from Metro Manila in the Philippines and its convenient resource frontier, Laguna Lake. Drawing from ethnographic and historical accounts in and beyond the city, Associate Professor Saguin tracks two particular resource flows - fish and floodwaters - that have shaped Manila’s twentieth century urban development and environmental trajectory. Making visible the constellation of actors, practices, desires and materialities brought together to deliver these vital resource flows for the city underscores the shifting assemblages and politics that sustain life in the city and produce imaginaries for possible urban futures. Sign up |
Fri, 7 Mar to Fri, 7 Mar 2025
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Open to Public |
Project SSUD X Swapaholic Declutter Drive & Refresh PartyTake part in our Declutter Drive and make a positive impact on the environment while giving your wardrobe a new life! Donate your preloved clothes, shoes, bags, accessories and help to reduce textile waste, while promoting a more sustainable fashion culture! 🌍💚 Get involved in our Refresh Party that not only gives your style a refresh but also supports eco-friendly practices! Whether you’re looking to let go of items you no longer wear or find something new (and sustainable!) for your wardrobe, this is YOUR chance to make a difference while upgrading your wardrobe in a responsible way! ♻️👗👚👢👜 Learn more |
Mon, 17 Mar to Fri, 21 Mar 2025
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SMU Community |
Past Events
Shaw Foundation Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series
Ritual, Authenticity, And Human Flourishing: Theories from Classical China
This lecture explores the sophisticated theories of ritual and human flourishing in classical Chinese philosophy and their relevance to contemporary Western thought. By examining key philosophical perspectives, it argues that classical Chinese traditions offer valuable insights for modern discussions on ethics, social cohesion, and wellbeing.
Urban Institute Symposium
Sustainable Urbanisation in Asia: Drivers and Consequences
This symposium explores the critical drivers and consequences of sustainable urbanisation in Asia, focusing on key challenges and opportunities shaping the region's cities. Discussions will address diverse topics, including the environmental and urban impacts of global trade, strategies for green and transit-oriented developments, the role of digital innovation in urban mobility, and the application of data-driven approaches for inclusive and sustainable urban futures. By bringing together thought leaders from academia and industry, the symposium aims to provide actionable insights for building resilient and sustainable urban landscapes in Asia.
School of Social Sciences Seminar
A Traditional Chinese Perspective on Sustainability: Daoism and Ecology
Daoists have a deep admiration and close connection to nature. Among the various modern schools of ecology, they resonate most with Deep Ecology: developed by the Norwegian thinker Arne Naess, it focuses on the system of environmental cooperation as a whole and can be described as a form of biospherical egalitarianism or organic holism. Daoists accordingly integrate all natural features, plants and animals, in a comprehensive coexistentialism. They see everything as interconnected in a natural pattern of complementarity, described in terms of yin and yang. In contrast to the prevailing view of nature in the Western world, determined by the Biblical injunction in Genesis that “man have dominion over every creeping thing” on earth, Daoists propose to merge with the flow of Dao, that is, return to organic harmony, a stable, homeostatic order.
Publicise your event
Are you an SMU student, alumni or employee organising a sustainability-related event? Or an external organisation with an on campus sustainability-related event that is open to the public? Drop us an email at sustainability@smu.edu.sg and we will feature your event on our calendar!