4 JANUARY 2010 (MONDAY)
Arrival to Singapore
Check into: Holiday Inn Atrium
317 Outram Road
Singapore 169075
Hotel Front Desk: 65-67330188
Hotel Fax : 65-67330989
5 JANUARY 2010 (TUESDAY)
Morning Breakfast at your leisure
8.50am Meet in Hotel Salon (Seletar Room 1, Level 3)
9.00-10.15am Welcome by Professor Ramkishen Rajan
10.45am Meet in Lobby
11.00am Departure for Singapore city tour (including Bum Boat ride and Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel). See Chinatown, Little India, Arab Street, Shenton Way, Boat Quay and Esplanade.
6 JANUARY 2010 (WEDNESDAY)
Morning Breakfast at your leisure
8.45am Depart for NUS-Bukit Timah Campus
9.30am Session 1
Economics and Political Economy of Singapore/ASEAN and India
(9:30 – 10:20) Mukul Asher, Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
(10:30 – 11:20) Manu Bhaskaran, Partner, Centennial Group
(11:30 – 12:20) Charles Adams, Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
12.30nn Lunch meeting with Ambassador Verghese Mathews, Deputy Director, Middle East Institute
2.00pm Session 2
Trade, Investment and Development Issues in Singapore, ASEAN and India
(2:00 – 2:50) Professor Bhanoji Rao, Visiting Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
(3:00 – 3:50) Dr Peter Wilson, Adjunct Professor, Singapore Management University
3.50 – 4:10pm Tea Break
4.10 pm Session 3
Regionalism Issues in ASEAN
(4:10 – 5:00) Dr Yeo Lay Hwee, Director European Union Centre,
(5:10 – 6:00) Ms Chang Li Lin, Associate Director, Institute of Policy Studies
6.30pm Depart
7 JANUARY 2010 (THURSDAY)
Morning Breakfast at your leisure
8.45am Depart for NUS Bukit Timah Campus
9:30am Session 4
Industrial and Labour Policies in Singapore, ASEAN and India
(9:30 – 10:20) Dr Amitendu Palit, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies
(10:30 – 11:20) Assoc Prof Shandre Thangavelu, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore
(11:30 – 12:20) Associate Professor Rahul Mukherji, South Asian Programme, National University of Singapore
12:30pm Lunch discussion with Dr Ifthekar Chowdhury, Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies
2:00pm Session 5
Environmental and Labour Issues in ASEAN
(2:00 – 2:50) Dr Lee Poh Onn, Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
(3:00 – 3:50) Mr Seck Tan, PhD scholar, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
3:50 – 4:10pm Tea Break
4.10pm Session 6
(4:10 – 5:00) Security and Fundamentalism in South Asia
Professor Ishtiaq Ahmed, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies
(5:10 – 6:00) Dr Kripa Sridharan (TBC)
6.00pm End of Session
6:30pm Depart
8 JANUARY 2010 (FRIDAY)
Morning Departure for trip to Batam, Indonesia (lunch included) (more information upon arrival).
Evening Return from Batam
9 JANUARY 2010 (SATURDAY)
Half day lectures at hotel, including a presentation of research paper topics and a discussion of the readings by Prof Rajan
Evening: Depart SIN for Bangalore, India (Flight TR 652 departing 21:15 arriving 23:00)
Check into HOTEL – MONARCH LUXUR
Address: No.67, Infantry Road
Bangalore – 560001
Tel no.: 080 253282523/ 25328250
10 JANUARY 2010 (SUNDAY)
9:00am Breakfast
10:00- 11:00 Lecture 1 Introduction to Indian Society, Dr. K B Akhilesh
11:00 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:30 Lecture 2 Indian Society and Development, Dr. K B Akhilesh
12:30- 1:00 Lunch at Hotel
1:00pm Sightseeing in Bangalore: Walking tour of Commercial Street and
Brigade Road
11 JANUARY 2010 (MONDAY) Lectures at the IISc (Indian Institute of Science)
9:00 – 10:30 Urbanization and environmental management, Mr. K Jairaj IAS, Chief Secretary Energy, Government of Karnataka
11:00 – 12:30 Transport and Infrastructure
12:30- 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:30 Primary and Higher education in India
4:00—5:30 Public Governance
6:00- 8:00 Dinner with IISc students
12 JANUARY 2010 (TUESDAY) Company Site Visits
8:30 Breakfast
9-15 Depart hotel
10-00 Visit to Honeywell Technologies
14:00 Visit to Infosys Technologies
17-00 Evening: On your own
13 JANUARY 2010 (WEDNESDAY) Lectures at IIM-B.(Indian Institute of Management).
7:30 Breakfast
8:15 Depart hotel
9:00 – 10:30 HRD practices in India, Prof. Vasanthi Srinivasan
10:30- 11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 12- 30 Minorities, Women and Modern India
12-30 – 2:00 Lunch on campus
2:00 – 3:30 Health care system and delivery
4:00—5:30 Centre-state relations
14 JANUARY 2010 (THURSDAY)
Day trip to Mysore- early morning departure
Visit Maharaja Palace - built in 1911-12 by Wodeyar Rulers, the palace is a splendid structure in the Indo-Saracenic Style and visit Chamundeeswari Temple, later visit colourful Devraja Fruit and Flower market and Brindavan Garden.
15 JANUARY 2010 (FRIDAY)
Lectures half day, including wrap-up at hotel. Afternoon free for shopping. Farewell dinner at Leela Palace. Depart for SIN (Flight TR 653 departing 23:50pm arriving 6:30am).
16 JANUARY 2010 (SATURDAY)
Free Day. Visit Sentosa Island.
17 JANUARY 2010 (SUNDAY)
Individual Check-out and Departure
Note: The above is subject to change. Please listen carefully to daily announcements for any updates.
