Meet the Admissions Team: Information Sessions and other events
Check application guidelines and apply online here.
Speak with our Admissions Team at our upcoming events:
Information Sessions and Masterclasses
Tuesday, 21 October, 1200-1330: Virtual Graduate Programmes Information Session + Masterclass
Join us to find out more about our programmes, meet the Admissions team and experience RSIS teaching through a masterclass titled “Navigating Change: ASEAN in a Transforming Regional Landscape” by Asst Prof Sarah Teo.
Masterclass by Asst Prof Sarah Teo
1245-1330
Navigating Change: ASEAN in a Transforming Regional Landscape?
This masterclass explores ASEAN’s evolving role amid the rapidly shifting dynamics of Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific. Amid geopolitical tensions, economic competition and socio-political challenges, ASEAN must manage the intricate task of preserving its centrality and cohesion. By examining ASEAN’s approaches to these changes, participants will gain insights into the effectiveness of ASEAN’s efforts to remain as a key player in the region.
Register here.
Tuesday, 25 November, 1200-1330: Virtual Graduate Programmes Information Session + Masterclass
Join us to find out more about our programmes, meet the Admissions team and experience RSIS teaching through a masterclass titled “The Rise of Big Tech and the Changing Dynamics of International Politics” by Asst Prof Dr Zhang Hongzhou.
Masterclass by Asst Prof Dr Zhang Hongzhou
1245-1330
The Rise of Big Tech and the Changing Dynamics of International Politics?
In recent decades, leading technology firms, commonly referred to as Big Tech, have emerged as powerful global actors reshaping the contours of international politics, the global economy, and governance structures. This lecture examines the rise of Big Tech, such as the United States’ Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft, alongside China’s Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and Huawei, and their expanding influence in global affairs. Moving beyond traditional state-centric analyses, it explores how these firms function as political and economic power centers, often rivaling nation-states in their capacity to shape policy, security, and development agendas.
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Tuesday, 02 December, 1200-1330: Virtual Graduate Programmes Information Session + Masterclass
Join us to find out more about our programmes, meet the Admissions team and experience RSIS teaching through a masterclass titled “From Ententes to Minilaterals: The Changing Architecture of Alliance Politics” by Asst Prof Dr William D. James.
Masterclass by Asst Prof Dr William D. James
1245-1330
From Ententes to Minilaterals: The Changing Architecture of Alliance Politics
Alliances have long shaped world order, from the tangled pacts before 1914 to the US- and Soviet-led blocs of the Cold War. Are today’s alignments – from the China-Russia “no-limits” partnership to minilaterals in the Indo-Pacific such as AUKUS and the Quad – genuinely different? This masterclass explores what drives states to ally, how modern forms of cooperation compare to older models, and why some partnerships, like NATO or the Five Power Defence Arrangements in Southeast Asia, have endured long after their original purpose faded.
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Education Fairs
QS Master’s Fair
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
1800 – 2130
The Peninsula Manila
Philippines
QS Master’s Fair
Saturday, 15 November 2025
1400 – 1730
Kempinski Grand Ballroom Jakarta
Indonesia
OCSC Expo
Saturday – Sunday, 15-16 November 2025
1300-1900
Paragon Hall Bangkok
Thailand
QS Master’s Fair
Thursday, 20 November 2025
1800 – 2130
JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Please email us at [email protected] with any queries you may have regarding our graduate programmes and application procedures.
