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A podcast network from the Singapore University of Social Sciences. Featuring thought leaders, practitioners as well as voices in our industry and community to spark new conversations and thoughts about the way we relate, work and learn.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
University conversations turn policy, technology and communication questions into grounded lessons about how institutions and people respond to change.
SUSS Podcast takes large public questions and makes them teachable through guided conversations with university staff, practitioners and alumni. Fintech is examined through financial inclusion, cybersecurity, blockchain records and changes to the finance curriculum.
Blockchain impact metrics meet Squid Game subtitles, and you get an education without the enrolment form.
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A measured fintech discussion about whether financial technology actually helps people, markets, and inclusion.
SUSS treats fintech less as a shiny convenience and more as a question of whether it actually helps people. The episode moves cleanly from mobile payments and the pandemic bump to virtual communities, digital coordination, and small investments with impact tracking, and the…
A calm, practical look at how belonging changes when generations, work, and policy all have to fit together.
SUSS Podcast takes a steady look at what it means to refresh Singapore's social compact, with Han and Jay treating it as a working agreement between government and people about their roles and responsibilities.
A grounded look at how digital change and cultural nuance shape what communication can carry.
The conversation follows how digital transformation and the pandemic have reshaped communication across family life, education, work, religion, and politics.
A Singapore-focused look at governance, early warning systems, and shared accountability.
This episode treats Singapore's reputation and corporate conduct abroad as one governance problem, and it grounds that argument in the Keppel Offshore and Marine case.
A measured look at fintech's promise, its blind spots, and the curriculum shifts trying to keep up.
The piece treats fintech as a question of impact, standards, and teaching rather than a string of features. It ties ESG tracking, micro-investments, and a curriculum revamp into one clear arc, so the shift feels institutional and not fleeting.
A thoughtful look at how education, mobility, and community support help hold a social compact together.
Thought Starters treats a question about the social compact as a focused look at what education is for, and what it can still do when the classroom is meant to mirror real life.
A steady look at how crisis governance can widen the space for corruption.
The episode pairs Omer Ali Saifuddin with Associate Professor So Kee Hian to trace how the COVID-19 pandemic stretched healthcare and supply chains while also opening space for corruption and criminal activity.
A steady discussion of how online communication shifts across cultures, with practical advice on context, tone, and small adjustments.
The episode looks at cross-cultural communication in digital spaces and keeps returning to a simple point: context, tone, and expression can carry as much weight as the words themselves.
Campus radio from the wrong side of reality.
Campus decisions, Northeast news, and Northeast priorities.
How research culture changes in practice.
Conversations from inside the IT channel.
SUSS host Omer Ali Saifuddin speaks with Associate Professor So Kee Hian, Head of the Criminal Investigation Minor at SUSS, about how COVID-19 created new corruption risks in healthcare, procurement, and emergency aid.
This podcast segment introduces the importance of sustainability in the built environment, featuring a discussion with Dr.
SUSS Podcast’s "FinTech: A Larger Purpose (Part 2)" centers on three themes: youth adoption, regulation, and the social effects of fintech.
Han from the Centre of Excellence for Social Good speaks with Jay, an Associate Lecturer in the Social Work Programme and Founder and Principal Consultant at SociTrain, about refreshing Singapore’s social compact after PM Lawrence Wong’s National Day Rally and the Forward Singapore movement.
This episode explores the complexities of cross-cultural and cross-generational communication in digital spaces, featuring a linguist academic and a communication practitioner.
This episode segment discusses integrating design for disassembly into construction to promote circular economy principles, reduce waste, and enhance sustainability through examples like recycled materials in green buildings.
The conversation stays with corruption and governance, anchored by a clear Singapore lens.
The episode starts with a simple question about how communication has shifted over the past decade, especially since the pandemic.
The episode starts with a broad question: how can fintech serve a larger purpose?
Han from the Centre of Excellence for Social Good and Jay use SUSS Podcast’s “How Can We Refresh Our Social Compact?