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SINGAPORE – The designated dean of the National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Law has resigned from his upcoming appointment for personal reasons, just over two weeks after his appointment was announced on March 12.
Professor Simon Chesterman, who was appointed Dean of NUS Law on January 1, 2012, will now serve a fourth term, until June 30, 2023.
In a statement on Wednesday (March 31), NUS said that Professor Hans Tjio, who was supposed to take office in July, had resigned for personal reasons. The university did not provide further information for the decision.
Professor Tjio expressed in the same statement his “deep regret” for having withdrawn from the appointment of Dean of Law.
“I am grateful for the trust and support that the university, the Dean of Law Search Committee and colleagues have shown me during the search and appointment process,” he said.
The 55-year-old father of two added that he was grateful to NUS for accepting his decision and that he was looking forward to working with NUS Law and Professor Chesterman and making his contribution in a different way.
Professor Tjio, who is a law professor at CJ Koh and director of the EW Barker Center for Law and Business at the law school, informed NUS of his decision to resign from office on March 26.
The university said it subsequently accepted his decision. He added that he will convene a global search for Professor Chesterman’s successor within the first year of his new term.
NUS President Tan Eng Chye said: “Hans is a highly respected colleague and prominent legal scholar with strong ties to industry and regulators, someone we believe could take NUS law to the next level.
“It is therefore with deep regret that we accept his decision to resign as Dean of Law.”
“We fully respect Hans’ reasons for doing so,” he added.
Professor Chesterman said that leadership renewal is important in any organization and that he respects Professor Tjio’s decision.
“My only condition for staying was that this fourth term should not be a mere placeholder,” added the 48-year-old.
“Therefore, I take this opportunity to renew my team and together we will focus on two key challenges facing our community.”
Professor Chesterman said his main goals are to carry NUS Law through the Covid-19 pandemic and revise its curriculum to ensure students are prepared for the digital future and expand and deepen opportunities for students from more diverse backgrounds. .
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