Graduation Soirée and Alumni Networking Dinner – MUSPP 2025

DATE
4 September 2025

MUSPP lit up the SUTD Chinese Pavilion once again with exchange, laughter, and geist with our 2nd MUSPP Annual Graduation Soirée and Alumni networking dinner on 6 August 2025! This year, we welcomed 73 number of guests: 14 MUSPP students, alumni, incoming students, MUSPP instructors, representatives from past and present industry collaborations including HDB, LTA, URA, and Ang Mo Kio Primary School. Thank you to our judging panel comprising of Ms Constance Leung (Head, Consulting, Valuation and Advisory Services CBRE), Mr Chiu Wen-Tung (Group Director of Research and Development, URA – who graciously stepped in as a spontaneous judge for the last two presentations) and Dr Harvey Neo (Director of MUSPP) for constructively engaging with the presentations.

 

The hours rolled by with intellectual exchange intermingled with the renewing of old ties and making of new ones! Much mirth and merry-making filled the air as guests converse through the evening over food and drinks. Check out the pictures below to relive the occasion!

 

This year, the Graduation Soirée featured 8 presentations:

Topic: Resilience at the Margins

#1 Cataloguing attitudes towards street cats in Singapore mediated by belief systems. A qualitative exploration. By Koodali Thazhetheveetvl Sandip.

 

#2 How spatio-temporal dynamism of street vendors shapes community food diversity: A case study in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By Ty Puthipongsa.

 

#3 Role of Social Capital on Household Recovery from Flooding: A Case Study in Kampong Leang District, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia. By Kongmanith.

Topic: Growing Old in the city

#4 Perception to Planning, What Senior Pedestrians Tell Us About Safety and Accessibility in Singapore. By Utkarsh Chaudhary.

 

#5 Building Futures, United Generations: Spatial Upgrades for Ageing-in-place through Intergenerational Design in HDB Precinct Public Spaces. By Li Baorong, Ravi Prudhvi Naga Sai Kumar & Nur Dini Binti Mahmud.

 

#6 Ageing-in-Place within HDB Estates: An Ethnographic Study on Older Adults Lived experiences in Studio Apartments. By Alisa Miletskaia, Abdul Irfan Hadi Bin Amir & Karyl Kang.

Topic: Journeying and Place Experiences in the ‘hood

#7 Walking Between Place and Identity: A Comparative Case Study of Katong and Siglap Neighbourhoods. By Paolo Tambagan Boquiren.

 

#8 Investigating Children’s Experiences of School Journeys in Singapore—A Child-Centred Approach. By Cherie Lynne Gomintong, Julian Alexander Abrams Menko & Ho Zhen Ming. (Popularly voted as best presentation and poster by the audience.)