Emmanuel Tan is the Assistant Dean, Student Wellbeing at LKCMedicine, NTU. Before joining the University, he was a teacher, lecturer, civics tutor and mentor at a junior college and polytechnic. He also spent several years working in management consulting and change management at leading financial institutions and consulting firms.

In his current role, he is a strong advocate of student wellbeing for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He also regularly conducts workshops on reflection and conflict management. Emmanuel is currently pursuing his PhD at Maastricht University studying student wellbeing. He also holds a Master of Professional Accounting (Singapore Management University), Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (National University of Singapore), Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (University of London), and the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (National Institute of Education, NTU).

Emmanuel is a researcher and academic. His research focus is on student support and student wellbeing, in particular the organisational and holistic dimensions of student support systems and school-wide wellbeing programmes. His research includes a focus on the House System, and its role in shaping sense of community and belongingness. He is also interested in the intersection of classroom practices and student wellbeing, including the influences of pedagogical approaches on student wellbeing and success. Emmanuel’s work aims to develop an evidence-based approach that institutions can use to enhance student support and wellbeing at all levels.

Emmanuel has won various teaching and mentoring awards. In 2009, he was nominated “as the teacher who has made the most significant impact and inspired him to take on teaching as a career” by his student who won the MOE teaching award. In 2013, 2014, and 2015, Emmanuel was awarded the ‘100 Most Appreciated Mentor Award’ in recognition of his mentoring and pastoral care contributions.