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Check out the latest episode of Elsevier’s Not Alone: Leaders in Conversation podcast. 🎧 In this thought-provoking episode, host Dr. Rafael Bras sits down with Dr. Lily Kong, BBM, PBM, FBA — President of Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor of Social Sciences, distinguished social scientist, and one of Asia’s most influential voices in higher education leadership. Drawing on her personal journey alongside Singapore’s transformation since independence, Dr. Lily Kong reflects on the power of education as a national strategy, the challenges of leadership as a woman in academia, and the evolving role of universities in a rapidly changing society. Together, they explore: 🔹Singapore’s education model and the role of planning in national development 🔹Gender, leadership, and navigating expectations in academia 🔹Causes of trust erosion and ROI pressures 🔹Institutional neutrality and the challenge of ideological polarization 🔹The dangers of rankings-driven university culture, bad metrics and perverse incentives 🔹AI, the humanities, and preserving humanity in learning 🔹Designing universities for lifelong learning and the “100-year life” 👉 Listen now to hear about the future of universities through the lens of Singapore’s model and global headwinds: http://spkl.io/60407BoCs Follow Not Alone: Leaders in Conversation on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode: http://spkl.io/60417BoCt #HigherEducation #AcademicLeadership #GlobalUniversities #NotAlone #Elsevier

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