Tan Tai Yong
Tan Tai Yong () is a Singaporean academic and politician who serves as the President of Yale-NUS College. He is also Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, an autonomous university-level research institute in NUS. He was a former Nominated Member of Parliament and served from 2014 to 2015. Education. Tan earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the National University of Singapore. He then earned a PhD in South Asian history from Cambridge University, under the supervision of Anthony Low. Career. He has been a faculty member of the Department of  History at NUS since 1992. He also served the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as Sub-Dean (1994–1999), Head of the History Department (2000–2003), Vice-Dean (2001–2003), and Dean (2004–2009). overseeing student matters, University Town and the Residential Colleges, the Centre for English Language and Communication, as well as the Office of Student Affairs and the Halls of Residence. He was the Founding Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, serving from 2004 to 2015. He served as Co-chair of the joint Yale and National University of Singapore committee in 2011. He was appointed to the Singapore  Social Sciences Research Council in 2016. Research. Tan's research interests are in the areas of Sikh diaspora, civil-military relations, social and political history of colonial Punjab, and the partition of South Asia. Lately, he has shifted his attention to Southeast Asia, and has been exploring issues of networks formation and the place of maritime cities in the region. Prize and Fellowship. Some of the prize and fellowship awards received by Tan Tai Yong includes: Membership, Award and Honor. Tan Tai Yong, is a member of the under-listed bodies: At the 2009 National Day Awards, Tan was awarded  the Public Administration Medal (Silver) award and was also the recipient of Teaching Excellence Award in 1992 and 2000. He is an Honorary Chairman of the National Museum of Singapore.