The renewed MAS-NUS partnership expands financial research, integrating academia and industry to strengthen Singapore’s role as a global finance hub.
MAS has renewed its term professorship with NUS for another five years.
The programme now includes industry practitioners and emerging research talent.
The initiative reinforces Singapore’s position as a leading financial research hub.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has renewed its term professorship in economics and finance with the National University of Singapore (NUS) for five years to strengthen research and industry collaboration.
Since its inception in 2009, the MAS term professorship has attracted top-tier scholars to NUS, strengthening the country's reputation as a financial research hub. With this renewal, the programme expands its scope beyond academics to include distinguished industry practitioners and emerging research talents. This strategic shift aims to enrich Singapore's research landscape with a broader range of perspectives from both theoretical and practical domains.
Edward Robinson, deputy managing director for economic policy and chief economist at MAS, highlighted the programme’s success, stating, “Over the past 15 years, the MAS term professorship has welcomed over 20 leading global academics, offering invaluable insights into macroeconomics and finance. The knowledge exchange has significantly benefited policymakers and researchers alike, particularly in addressing the evolving complexities of the global economy. By broadening our engagement to include industry leaders, we aim to foster deeper collaborations and innovative applied research.”
Strengthening academic and industry collaboration
The renewed agreement further consolidates the integration of various faculties of NUS with the Business School, Department of Economics, and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. NUS vice provost for academic affairs Tulika Mitra expressed enthusiasm for the prolonged partnership: "This collaboration has evolved significantly with combining the academic perspective with that of industry to make education and research richer".
Hosting leading experts has provided valuable opportunities for faculty, students, and the broader academic community to engage in meaningful discourse on finance, economics and governance.
Expanding the programmatic reach strengthens MAS and NUS's commitment toward progressing research in finance and policy innovation, as well as industry collaboration. This initiative further solidifies Singapore's position as a global leader in economic thought leadership and applied financial studies.