the chairmanship include Professors Stephen Walt (Harvard University), Jack Snyder (Columbia University), Wang Jisi (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Alastair Iain Johnston (Harvard University) and John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago). A Visiting Research Fellow Programme also enables overseas scholars to carry out related research in the School. Notable faculty members Current notable faculty members include Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Associate Professor Tan See Seng, and Professor Joseph Liow Teaching RSIS Master of Science programme offers advanced education to professionals from both the private and public sectors in Singapore and overseas in four specializations: the Master of Science in Strategic Studies, the Master of Science in International Relations, the Master of Science in International Political Economy and the Master of Science in Asian Studies. The school also offers double-degree programmes in collaboration with the University of Warwick and the Nanyang Business School at NTU. The RSIS Doctoral programme was established in 2006 and awards the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for research in the areas of study of the institute. In addition to these graduate programmes, the School also teaches modules in courses conducted by the SAFTI Military Institute, SAFWOS Leadership School, Civil Defence Academy, and the Defence and Home Affairs Ministries. Networking RSIS convenes workshops, seminars and colloquia on aspects of international relations and security development that are of contemporary and historical significance. The school's activities include public lectures, Colloquium on Strategic Trends in the 21st Century, the annual Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO), the Asia Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO), the biennial Asia Pacific Security Conference and the Singapore Global Dialogue. RSIS staff participate in Track II security dialogues and scholarly conferences in the Asia-Pacific. The School has participated in research projects funded by the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. It also serves as the Secretariat for the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP), Singapore. Notable alumni Notable alumni of the school include Agus Yudhoyono and Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, sons of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; Loro Horta, son of former Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta; Hekmat Karzai, cousin of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai; and Tito Karnavian, Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs. References External links Political and economic think tanks based in Singapore Counterterrorism in Singapore Foreign policy and strategy think tanks Educational institutions established in 2007 Nanyang Technological University