Tembusu College to miss 'rockstar' rector Tommy Koh

Professor Tommy Koh will be stepping down from his post at the end of June. PHOTO: COURTESY OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
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SINGAPORE - Professor Tommy Koh may have had an illustrious career in global diplomacy, but to the staff and students at National University of Singapore's (NUS) Tembusu College, he is a "rockstar" and a hero.

The veteran diplomat and negotiator is the founding rector of the residential college - now home to about 600 students - that opened its doors in 2011.

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