02 April 2021
The National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law will have a new dean in July.
Professor Hans Tjio will take over from Professor Simon Chesterman.
Professor Tjio is a leading scholar in the field of securities regulation. He is currently the faculty’s CJ Koh Professor of Law and the director of its EW Barker Centre for Law and Business.
Professor Tjio will be the 15th dean since the establishment of the faculty in 1959.
Professor Tjio was educated at the University of Cambridge in Britain and Harvard University in the United States. He has worked in both the public and private sectors. This includes secondments to the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Law, as well as roles with Linklaters Singapore and WongPartnership, both private law firms.