Community HALL ATTENDED BY 200 Learners
After a two-hour town hall organized by the NUS Students ‘ Union ( NUSSU), Assistant Professor Goh spoke to reporters about the new measures. Students had questions about overcrowding and tourists entering private spaces, which university representatives handled.
NUSSU said around 200 kids attended the town house, with most in the , NUS University Hall Auditorium, while around 50 watched a video from a presentation theatre.
The pupil union demanded a town hall to tackle the scholar population’s dissatisfaction with the influx of tourists, which caused restaurants, shuttle buses, and libraries to become “flooded,” according to NUSSU in a statement last week.
Some Reddit users suggested NUS limit exposure to the school because of destructive tourists, with some complaints about poorly behaved tourists appearing earlier this month online.
Assoc. Prof. Goh thanked the coalition for giving the college a platform to discuss its actions and described the city hall as “very creative”
Another change that was made was that students who conduct school tours will need to be trained and certified as “registered scholar docents.”  ,
These scholar docents must reserve spaces for any tours they wish to do, and they will be accompanied by a” special Card” to make them appear simple.
Unregulated tour guides who conduct NUS tour will be reported to the authorities.
” In our relationship with NUSSU and after hearing student opinions, we acknowledge that more needs to be done and will be introducing a number of new, longer-term steps to , address the challenges around the high tourist traffic on school during top travel , months”, the circular said.
Huang Ziwei, the president of NUSSU, stated that the students who attended the city hall worked together but there were some anxious moments. He graduated this year and will begin his duties in a month.
” I think ( the ) students have very strong opinions”, he said, noting that some of the issues with tourist crowds have been persistent.
” Of training, they want to learn a very practical solution on the spot- give me a day, when can it be done”.
But at the same day, if the administration were to offer any promises, they may end up being “empty promises”.  ,
Trespass Issues
Some kids even inquired about visitors entering student residence halls. This is a problem, according to Mr. Huang, particularly if a home is never gated and is close to UTown, a tourist-friendly destination.
One scholar who declined to be identified claimed that her friends had seen tourists entering their homes and photographed them.  ,
Some travelers tailgated students to enter restricted areas, she said, even for homes that require entry passes.
The incoming president of Raffles Hall, Mr. Afiq Ihsan, claimed a native discovered a group of 10 visitors staying on one of the stones ‘ second floors, where women students individuals stay.
During the town hall, he asked the university management about the plans for more “open-concept” residences such as Raffles Hall,  , Ridge View Residential College and , King Edward VII Hall.
He claimed that the management had discussed the possibility of limiting access for some hours, but it was not clear whether this would be done by stationing staff at the hall or by building barriers.
The issue of visiting students on campus first surfaced in late January, and it has since resurfaced. Common issues raised in the town hall included competing with tourists for space in canteens and buses.
Not only is NUS the only university in Singapore dealing with tourist crowds.
Nanyang Technological University took several steps earlier this year, including requiring online registration for tour groups and imposing a fee on visitors.