Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities

The Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) is a research institute in the Singapore University of Technology and Design. The Centre seeks to stimulate thinking and research on the critical issues of cities and urbanisation and explore the integrated use of technology, design and policy to provide urban solutions.

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1 Dec 2023

Visit by Mr Jonathan Rose, Pior + Partners & Mr Tashi Penjor, Royal Government of Bhutan

LKYCIC was delighted to host Mr Jonathan Rose, Director of Prior + Partners and Mr Tashi Penjor, Architect and Chief […]

27 Nov 2023

Biden-Xi summit: A positive step in managing complex US-China ties (ST, 27.11.2023)

Straits Times published an opinion piece on the Biden-Xi summit. The article was written by LKYCIC's Prof Chan Heng Chee. [...]

16 Nov 2023

Visit by Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore

LKYCIC was delighted to host the management team from the Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore on 16 Nov 2023.  

15 Nov 2023

Visit by Sustainable Real Estate Research Team, Aalto University, Finland

LKYCIC was delighted to host the Sustainable Real Estate Research Team of researchers from Aalto University, Finland on 15 Nov […]

Featured Events

1 Dec 2023

Visit by Mr Jonathan Rose, Pior + Partners & Mr Tashi Penjor, Royal Government of Bhutan

LKYCIC was delighted to host Mr Jonathan Rose, Director of Prior + Partners and Mr Tashi Penjor, Architect and Chief Planner, Royal Government of Bhutan and Member of the Royal Commission for Urban Development, Bhutan on 1 Dec 2023. [...]

16 Nov 2023

Visit by Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore

LKYCIC was delighted to host the management team from the Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore on 16 Nov 2023. [...]

15 Nov 2023

Visit by Sustainable Real Estate Research Team, Aalto University, Finland

LKYCIC was delighted to host the Sustainable Real Estate Research Team of researchers from Aalto University, Finland on 15 Nov 2023. [...]

8 Nov 2023

LKY CIC Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: “Contesting the Low-Carbon State: The Soft Edge of Climate Mitigation Governance”

Synopsis Despite increasing expectations and hope placed on cities as promising solutions to the global crisis of climate change, a significant […]

Pillars of Research

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Master of Urban Science, Policy and Planning

Offered by the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities and the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Cluster, SUTD’s Master of Science in Urban Science, Policy and Planning is designed in the context of big data and smart city initiatives to train the next generation of urban researchers, analysts and practitioners. Students combine advanced social and data science research methods and computational techniques with urban theory, planning and practice to explore current and emerging topics and shape the cities of the future.

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