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Singaporean alumni with Provost Peter Haynes

Our alumni

Meet our groundbreaking Southeast Asian alumni and find out how you can get involved.

H.E. Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich

Khunying Kalaya sitting at the piano in her home
“I want to devote the rest of my life to the country, to raise the education level in science and technology for Thai citizens; to enable us to live in the difficult world of the future.” H.E. Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich (PhD Physics 1970)

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From her PhD in nuclear physics, to ministerial positions in the Thai government, Khunying Kalaya’s career has followed an astonishing trajectory spanning education, technology and the environment. She has worked tirelessly to transform STEM education in Thailand and is the founding Chair of The Rajapruek Institute Foundation which is dedicated to protecting and enhancing Thailand’s natural environment and has planted over 20 million trees.

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Muh standing next to a shop of surplus clothing

Muh Agung Saputra (Indonesia)

As CEO and founder of Surplus Indonesia, Muh Agung Saputra has helped tens of thousands of restaurants, cafes and small businesses redistribute their unsold produce at affordable prices, reducing waste, food insecurity and pollution.

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Val Yap standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge

Val Yap (Singapore)

Entrepreneur, author, winner of a long list of accolades – you’d never guess Val was once a quiet ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student petrified of public speaking. As the founder of PolicyPal, she’s on a mission to change how people manage their insurance policies in Asia and beyond.  

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Mariatulqabtiah Abdul Razak in the lab

Dr Mariatulqabtiah Abdul Razak (Malaysia)

Mariatulqabtiah’s growing influence in vaccinology has been recognised nationally and internationally. The co-recipient of the prestigious L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Award (Malaysia, 2022), she has inspired young women the world over. She is currently Associate Professor and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia.

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