National Archives of Singapore

Established by an Act of Parliament in 1968, the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) is mandated to serve as the official custodian of the government's corporate memory. The NAS is primarily responsible for: 

• conducting a government-wide records management programme for the efficient creation, utilisation, maintenance, retention, disposal and preservation of public records;
• acquiring records of enduring administrative, legal and historical values locally and from overseas;
• establishing an oral history programme to document social memories; and
• promoting the usage of open-access archival records and oral history interviews through publications, exhibitions and heritage promotional activities.

Having gained more than 30 years of experience and expertise in records management and preservation, oral history and audio-visual programmes since its establishment in 1968, the NAS started to share its expertise and experience in 2000 by conducting training programmes and attachment visits for its regional counterparts. The key training areas that are covered include document imaging technologies, conservation techniques, records management, repository management, audio-visual archiving and oral history methodology. 

For more information on NAS, please visit http://www.nhb.gov.sg/nas.

 

The State Archives Administration of China

The State Archives Administration of China (SAAC) was set up in 1959. The SAAC performs two main roles, namely:

• the administration and management of archival work for the whole of China; and
• the preservation and deployment of the central archives.

The SAAC is responsible for the overall planning, organization and coordination of the operations of a unified archives system in China, as well as the supervision of archival work nationwide. It also manages important archives for the Communist Party and the central government departments for each historical period, and provides access services for all sectors of society. The SAAC acquires, conserves and preserves records from the party and the government. Its main holdings include more than 800,000 files and 800,000 volumes of records from the May Fourth Movement in 1919 onwards.

For more information on SAAC, please visit http://www.saac.gov.cn.

 

Renmin University of China

Renmin University (RUC, also known as the People's University of China) is a key university in China. The RUC's strengths emphasize the humanities and social sciences. However, the university also embraces disciplines in the area of natural sciences. The RUC is a comprehensive research-oriented university.

The RUC was established in 1937, during China's resistance war against Japanese aggression. The university acquired its present name on October 3, 1950, which made it the first university to be established by the newly founded People's Republic of China. The RUC has a strong faculty. Renowned scholars of past generations strove to pave a solid foundation for the construction and development of disciplines, in education and training, and for furthering research.

For more information on RUC, please visit http://english.ruc.edu.cn