Name: Navin Rajagobal (Dr) Email: navin@yale-nus.edu.sg or dr.navin@outlook.com Office: EC-03-03E, Senior Administration, East Core, Yale-NUS College. Mail: Office of the Executive Vice President (Academic Affairs), Yale-NUS College, 20 College Ave West, #03-401, Singapore 138529. Telephone: + (65) 6601 3061 Fax: + (65) 6773 6932 Website: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/navinraj Appointments 2015 - Director, Academic Affairs, Yale-NUS College. 2015 - Chair, Committee on Academic Standards, Yale-NUS College. 2014-2015: Director, Faculty Affairs, Yale-NUS College. 2011-2015: Joint Appointment, Political Science, National University of Singapore (NUS). 2009-2014: Deputy Director, Centre for International Law, NUS. 2007-2009: Senior International Business Manager, Industry Development Division, PUB Singapore. 2007-2007: Senior Assistant Director, Trade Division, Ministry of Trade & Industry. 2003-2006: Asst Director, International Relations, Ministry of the Environment & Water Resources. 2000-2001: Researcher, Centre for Higher Education Quality, Monash University. 1999-2002: Research Fellow, Centre for Malaysian Studies, Monash Asia Institute. Current and Past Teaching Foreign Policy and Diplomacy: Issues and Practice YSS3236, Yale-NUS College. International Law and Institutions PS4207, Political Science, NUS. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy PS2239/GEK2010, Political Science, NUS. Singapore s Foreign Policy Masters/Graduate Diploma of Diplomacy and Trade, Monash University. Page 1 of 5
Education 1997-2002: Ph.D., International Relations, Monash University. 1993-1996: B.A. (Hons), First Class, University of Tasmania. 1989-1990: Victoria Junior College, Singapore. 1985-1988: Victoria School, Singapore. Certifications and Training (Selected) 2012: Senior Management Programme, NUS Business School. 2012: Corporate Social Responsibility, NUS Law School. 2012: International Law, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations. 2006: Nuclear Safeguards, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 2006: Protocol, Civil Service College & Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2005: 11 th Foreign Service Basic Programme (FSBP), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2004: Foreign Policy, Civil Service College. 2003: Negotiations, Civil Service College. 2003: Corporate Communications, Civil Service College. Scholarships, Awards and Prizes 1997-2001: International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS), Australian Government. 1997-2001: Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS), Monash University. 1996-1996: Tasmania International Honours Scholarship, University of Tasmania. 1995: George Wilson Prize for Asian Studies, University of Tasmania. 1995: Athol Townley Memorial Prize for International Relations, University of Tasmania. 1995: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Prize, Politics, University of Tasmania. 1994: F.C. Green Prize for Political Science, University of Tasmania. 1994: Australia Asia Society of Tasmania Prize for Asian Studies, University of Tasmania. 1997: Outstanding Serviceman (August), 163 SQN, Republic of Singapore Air Force. 1989: Singapore Airlines Bursary for Academic Excellence. Page 2 of 5
International Representation (Selected) 2011: Launch of the International Centre for Law and Legal Studies, Putrajaya. 2010: 8 th Anniversary Seminar, Indonesian Society of International Law, Jakarta. 2008: 4 th Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF), Governing Council, Tokyo. 2007: ASEAN USA Free Trade Agreement, Kuala Lumpur. 2007: ASEAN Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Borocay. 2006: AIMS Group Meeting, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Seychelles. 2006: IAEA Regional Seminar on Multilateral Verification, Cronulla. 2006: 18 th Meeting of the Coordinating Body for the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), Hainan. 2005: Governing Council, 23 rd United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi. 2005: International Meeting on Plan of Action for Small Island Developing States, Mauritius. 2005: Partnerships for Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), Manila. 2005: UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok. 2004: Inter-Regional Meeting, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Bahamas. 2004: IAEA Board of Governors and General Conference, Vienna. 2003: AIMS Group Preparatory Meeting, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Cape Verde. 2003: 11 th United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), New York. Organizing Committee / Host Institution (Selected) 2013: 1 st International Law Week, CIL and NUS Law. 2013-2014: Fireside Chat Series on International Law and Diplomacy, CIL. 2012: Workshop on Treaty Law and Practice, CIL and BIICL. 2011: International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights, Summer Institute, CIL and SMU. 2010-2014: Distinguished Speaker Series, CIL and various partner institutions. 2010: Workshop on Implementing ASEAN Legal Personality and P&I, CIL. 2010: Launch of the Database of International Law and ASEAN Documents, CIL. Page 3 of 5
2009: Colloquium on Singapore and International Law, CIL. 2008: 1 st Water Leaders Summit, Singapore International Water Week. 2006: 1 st United Nations Champions of the Earth, Ministry of the Environment. 2004: 3 rd ASEAN Plus Three Environment Ministers Meeting, Ministry of the Environment. Affiliations / Associations (Selected) Member of Mensa (the high IQ society). Tested by the University of Melbourne in 2001. Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL). Australian Alumni of Singapore (AAS). Monash University Alumni Association of Singapore (MUAAS). University of Tasmania Alumni of Singapore (UTAS). Op Eds / Contributions (Selected) Roots of international law in 1603 incident off Changi, The Straits Times, 23 February 2015. Majority-minority ties at issue: Not Islam, The Straits Times, 13 January 2001. Concept of ethnic pride has pitfalls, The Straits Times, 16 December 1999. Public, Community and Other Service 2014 District Councillor, South East Community Development Council (SE CDC). 2010 2014: District Councillor, North East Community Development Council (NE CDC). 2012-2013: Singapore Model United Nations, National University of Singapore. 2012-2013: Singapore International Affairs Debates, National University of Singapore. 2007 2007: Centre for Governance and Leadership, Civil Service College. 2005-2006: Senior Presiding Officer, Elections Department, Singapore. 2004 - Public Service for 21 st Century Committee, Ministry of the Environment. 1993 1994: Secretary, Singapore Students Society, University of Tasmania. 1991 1992: Singapore Armed Forces: Army and Air Force (National Service). 1988 1988: Prefectorial Board, Victoria School. Page 4 of 5
Referees Professor Tommy Koh Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Professor S. Jayakumar Consultant, Drew & Napier LLC. Dr. David Nanopoulos Codification Division, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations. Professor K.E. Seetharam Office of the Director General, Asian Development Bank. Ambassador Bagas Hapsoro Director General, ASEAN, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia. Page 5 of 5