• Home
  • About RSIS
    • Introduction
    • Building the Foundations
    • Welcome Message
    • Board of Governors
    • Staff Profiles
      • Executive Deputy Chairman’s Office
      • Dean’s Office
      • Management
      • Distinguished Fellows
      • Faculty and Research
      • Associate Research Fellows, Senior Analysts and Research Analysts
      • Visiting Fellows
      • Adjunct Fellows
      • Administrative Staff
    • Honours and Awards for RSIS Staff and Students
    • RSIS Endowment Fund
    • Endowed Professorships
    • Career Opportunities
    • Getting to RSIS
  • Research
    • Research Centres
      • Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS)
      • Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS Centre)
      • Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS)
      • Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS)
      • International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR)
    • Research Programmes
      • National Security Studies Programme (NSSP)
      • Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme
    • Future Issues and Technology Cluster
    • [email protected] Newsletter
    • Other Research
      • Science and Technology Studies Programme (STSP) (2017-2020)
  • Graduate Education
    • Graduate Programmes Office
    • Overview
    • MSc (Asian Studies)
    • MSc (International Political Economy)
    • MSc (International Relations)
    • MSc (Strategic Studies)
    • NTU-Warwick Double Masters Programme
    • PhD Programme
    • Exchange Partners and Programmes
    • How to Apply
    • Financial Assistance
    • Meet the Admissions Team: Information Sessions and other events
    • RSIS Alumni
  • Alumni & Networks
    • Alumni
    • Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO)
    • Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO)
    • International Strategy Forum-Asia (ISF-Asia)
    • SRP Executive Programme
    • Terrorism Analyst Training Course (TATC)
  • Publications
    • RSIS Publications
      • Annual Reviews
      • Books
      • Bulletins and Newsletters
      • Commentaries
      • Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses
      • Commemorative / Event Reports
      • IDSS Paper
      • Interreligious Relations
      • Monographs
      • NTS Insight
      • Policy Reports
      • Working Papers
      • RSIS Publications for the Year
    • Glossary of Abbreviations
    • External Publications
      • Authored Books
      • Journal Articles
      • Edited Books
      • Chapters in Edited Books
      • Policy Reports
      • Working Papers
      • Op-Eds
      • External Publications for the Year
    • Policy-relevant Articles Given RSIS Award
  • Media
    • Great Powers
    • Sustainable Security
    • Other Resource Pages
    • Media Highlights
    • News Releases
    • Speeches
    • Vidcast Channel
    • Audio/Video Forums
  • Events
  • Giving
  • Contact Us
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
RSISVideoCast RSISVideoCast rsis.sg
Linkedin
instagram instagram rsis.sg
RSS
  • Home
  • About RSIS
      • Introduction
      • Building the Foundations
      • Welcome Message
      • Board of Governors
      • Staff Profiles
        • Executive Deputy Chairman’s Office
        • Dean’s Office
        • Management
        • Distinguished Fellows
        • Faculty and Research
        • Associate Research Fellows, Senior Analysts and Research Analysts
        • Visiting Fellows
        • Adjunct Fellows
        • Administrative Staff
      • Honours and Awards for RSIS Staff and Students
      • RSIS Endowment Fund
      • Endowed Professorships
      • Career Opportunities
      • Getting to RSIS
  • Research
      • Research Centres
        • Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS)
        • Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS Centre)
        • Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS)
        • Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS)
        • International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR)
      • Research Programmes
        • National Security Studies Programme (NSSP)
        • Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) Programme
      • Future Issues and Technology Cluster
      • [email protected] Newsletter
      • Other Research
        • Science and Technology Studies Programme (STSP) (2017-2020)
  • Graduate Education
      • Graduate Programmes Office
      • Overview
      • MSc (Asian Studies)
      • MSc (International Political Economy)
      • MSc (International Relations)
      • MSc (Strategic Studies)
      • NTU-Warwick Double Masters Programme
      • PhD Programme
      • Exchange Partners and Programmes
      • How to Apply
      • Financial Assistance
      • Meet the Admissions Team: Information Sessions and other events
      • RSIS Alumni
  • Alumni & Networks
      • Alumni
      • Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO)
      • Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO)
      • International Strategy Forum-Asia (ISF-Asia)
      • SRP Executive Programme
      • Terrorism Analyst Training Course (TATC)
  • Publications
      • RSIS Publications
        • Annual Reviews
        • Books
        • Bulletins and Newsletters
        • Commentaries
        • Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses
        • Commemorative / Event Reports
        • IDSS Paper
        • Interreligious Relations
        • Monographs
        • NTS Insight
        • Policy Reports
        • Working Papers
        • RSIS Publications for the Year
      • Glossary of Abbreviations
      • External Publications
        • Authored Books
        • Journal Articles
        • Edited Books
        • Chapters in Edited Books
        • Policy Reports
        • Working Papers
        • Op-Eds
        • External Publications for the Year
      • Policy-relevant Articles Given RSIS Award
  • Media
      • Great Powers
      • Sustainable Security
      • Other Resource Pages
      • Media Highlights
      • News Releases
      • Speeches
      • Vidcast Channel
      • Audio/Video Forums
  • Events
  • Giving
  • Contact Us
  • instagram instagram rsis.sg
Connect

Getting to RSIS

Map

Address

Nanyang Technological University
Block S4, Level B3,
50 Nanyang Avenue,
Singapore 639798

View location on Google maps Click here for directions to RSIS

Get in Touch

    Connect with Us

      rsis.ntu
      rsis_ntu
      rsisntu
    RSISVideoCast RSISVideoCast rsisvideocast
      school/rsis-ntu
    instagram instagram rsis.sg
      RSS
    Subscribe to RSIS Publications
    Subscribe to RSIS Events

    RSIS Intranet

    S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Think Tank and Graduate School Ponder The Improbable Since 1966
    Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University

    Skip to content

     
    • RSIS
    • Leadership Transition at RSIS

    Leadership Transition at RSIS

    On 3 November 2014, Ambassador Ong Keng Yong took over the leadership of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). Under a new RSIS management structure that retains a Deanship for the school, Amb Ong took up the position of Executive Deputy Chairman (EDC) and will provide overall leadership and strategic directions in professional, academic and administrative matters. He will also manage policy research under RSIS’ role as a think tank.

    Amb Ong brings to his new role more than 30 years of experience in the Civil Service, where his distinguished services were acknowledged through several State awards, including the prestigious Meritorious Service Medal in 2008. He has held several diplomatic posts overseas, including in India (where he served as High Commissioner with accreditation to Nepal), Saudi Arabia and the United States. He served as Singapore’s High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2011 to 2014 before taking over at RSIS. Amb Ong has also held senior positions in various other organisations, notably as the Director of the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

    With his experience at senior levels of management and policymaking, Amb Ong will bring RSIS to new heights of excellence in postgraduate education and research. In this, he will be ably assisted by Professor Joseph Liow, the current Associate Dean who will be re-designated as the Dean with revised responsibilities. Prof Liow will be the Chief Academic Officer of RSIS, with responsibilities for the conduct, coordination and the quality of the School’s academic programmes. He will also lead in the School’s academic development and assist the EDC in the overall management of RSIS.

    The outgoing head of RSIS, Ambassador Barry Desker, handed over to Amb Ong a school that had grown tremendously during his tenure. When Amb Desker took over in October 2000, the School was then known as the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS). Under his leadership, IDSS expanded significantly and was renamed RSIS on 1 January 2007. Today, RSIS teaches four Master of Science Programmes in Strategic Studies, International Relations, International Political Economy and Asian Studies. It also comprises six research centres, including its forebear, the IDSS:

    • Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS)
    • International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR)
    • Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS)
    • Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS Centre)
    • Temasek Foundation Centre for Trade & Negotiations (TFCTN)
    • Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS)

    Amb Desker’s contributions to RSIS and NTU have been noted internationally. In 2012, he was conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Warwick. In 2013, he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by the University of Exeter. Both honorary degrees were awarded for his scholarship and academic leadership, amongst other organisational and national achievements.

    As we welcome Amb Ong to the NTU fraternity, we would like to thank Amb Desker for his distinguished services to RSIS and the University, and to wish him success as he embarks on his new appointment as Distinguished Fellow at RSIS.

    Related content:

    • News Release – Leadership Transition at RSIS
    • Biographies of Amb Barry Desker, Amb Ong Keng Yong and Prof Joseph Liow
    • Fact Sheet on Amb Barry Desker

    Last updated on 02/08/2018

    Back to top

    Terms of Use | Privacy Statement
    Copyright © S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. All rights reserved.
    This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. By continuing, you are agreeing to the use of cookies on your device as described in our privacy policy. Learn more
    OK
    Latest Book
    Leadership Transition at RSIS
    On 3 November 2014, Ambassador Ong Keng Yong took over the leadership of the S. Rajara ...
    more info