Lionel Louis


2021
Nationality: Singapore
Current Job: Senior Manager, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Graduation: 2010
Degree: Masters by Coursework
Faculty and Department: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Undergraduate University and Country: Curtin University, Australia

Why did you choose to do graduate education at NUS? If you received offers from other universities, why did you pick NUS?

It was a goal to either do a course or masters progamme in LKYSPP. Thanks to FB algorithm an advert popped up for a tea session and that’s how I put in an application. I didnt apply for other schools


Briefly share about your research or thesis (i.e. dissertation topic for Masters by Coursework students).

NA – Captstone proejct – GSP. We did a project to improve the lives of persons from indeginous communites (Boracay, Phillipines)


What impact do you hope to have with your research?

The local goverment adopted our recommendations and implemented legislation.


Academic Activities

Class Rep – Singapore Expereince and yearbook committee. I also helped organised a talk on Singapore’s hawker culture nomination.


Other Endeavours

Current chapter president – LKYSPP Alumni