Example of Past Projects

Students have explored the following topics via the PAE in recent years:

Social Welfare & Empowerment – An analysis of granting refugees in Malaysia access to legal work

  • Client: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  • Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor Marina Kaneti
  • Year: PAE Conference 2020

Economics & Development - Building an inclusive Quaipo Muslim town through the empowerment of Filipino Muslim minority

  • Client: Ranaw Foundation
  • Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor Namrata Chindarkar
  • Year: PAE Conference 2020

Finance - Designing Impact bonds in India: an innovation in development finance

  • Client: Tri-Sector Associates
  • Faculty Advisor: Professor Ramkishen Rajan
  • Year: PAE Conference 2019

Environment & Sustainability – An assessment of sustainability practices of companies in Singapore, Myanmar and the Philippines

  • Client: Global Compact Network Singapore (United Nations Global Compact)
  • Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor Eduardo Araral
  • Year: PAE Conference 2019

Technology & Innovation – How can Microsoft help South Korea embrace the digital revolution? A study on the adoption of cloud computing by SMEs in South Korea

  • Client: Microsoft
  • Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor Vu Minh Khuong
  • Year: PAE Conference 2018

Environment & Sustainability - Understanding the impact of climate change on nutrition security in Thailand

  • Client: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP)
  • Faculty Advisor: Professor Ramkishen Rajan 
  • Year: PAE Conference 2018

Labour & Policy Making – Trade Employment and Inequality in APEC Economies

  • Client: APEC Secretariat
  • Faculty Advisor: Assistant Prof Razeen Sally
  • Year: PAE Conference 2017
  • Report: Final Report 

Social Issues – Strengthening Communities with Low-income Families

  • Client: Beyond Social Services
  • Faculty Advisor: Assistant Prof Joo Yu Min
  • Year: PAE Conference 2017
  • Report: Final Report 

Environment and Urban – Improving efficiency within the water-energy food nexus in Syr-Darya river basin (Assessment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic)

  • Client: Land and Water Division (NRL), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Faculty Advisor: Assistant Prof Sonia Akter
  • Year: PAE Conference 2016
  • Report: Final Report 

Health and Population – The future of long-term care in Singapore

  • Client: The Gerontological Society of Singapore
  • Faculty Advisor: Associate Prof Phua Kai Hong
  • Year: PAE Conference 2016
  • Report: Final Report

Multilaterals, Development – Determinants of Financial and Social Success Factors in World Bank Projects

  • Client: World Bank
  • Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor Naomi Aoki
  • Year: PAE Conference 2015
  • Report: Final Report
Disclaimer: The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in third party publications do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. 


Finance – ASEAN BANKING INTEGRATION: Impediments in Implementation and a Strategic Policy Framework to Foster the ASEAN Banking Integration

  • Client: ASEAN Bankers Association
  • Faculty Advisor: Associate Prof Vu Minh Khuong
  • Year: PAE Conference 2015
  • Report: Final Report