Annual Reports

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Board of Management

ARI is embarking on its second five-year development cycle. Much has been accomplished in the first five years. It is now a recognized research centre in disciplines of interest and importance to scholars of Asia, and it has played a visible role in promoting collaboration among researchers in the region, as well as providing opportunities for young scholars in Asia and around to world to write, study and interact with leading experts in the field.

A number of challenges tie ahead. Fast socio-political and economic developments in Asia will require the Institute to respond, by looking at new issues and problems through the formation of new cluster groups or selection of new research focus. The Institute will also be moving to its new premises in the Bukit Timah campus, joining other Asian research institutes. This provides an opportunity for ARI to foster close collaboration with its sister institutes in a campus that is known for its links to the history of Singapore’s higher education.

Looking at the achievements of the past. I believe that ARI is well placed to take up these challenges and move from strength to strength…