While the declining birth rate has led to fewer full-time students at the five polytechnics during the day, the campuses are a hub of activity at night, thanks to adult learners. The number of training places that were filled by these older students grew from 42,000 in 2012 to 77,000 last year, according to figures [...]
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have risen in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings released yesterday. Both have inched two notches higher. NUS is in 22nd place with the University of Toronto in Canada, while NTU is placed 52nd. NUS is also ranked as the top Asian [...]
Anyone can create their own film - even pre-school children. At Singapore's Ramakrishna Mission Sarada Kindergarten in Bartley, children as young as five years old have started to take the lead in creating their own short films using stop-motion animation. Working in groups of around five, these children create their own storyline, script, make their [...]
Keen to make a difference to the community, the staff of Juying Secondary School approached a nearby nursing home. Their idea was to team up with the residents of the Jurong West branch of NTUC Health Nursing Home and produce clay elephants painted in bright colours and patterns. But the seniors at the home had [...]
As families filled the halls of the National Gallery Singapore for a day of fun and festivities, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pledged that his party's charitable arm - the largest pre-school operator in Singapore - will play a part in helping children grow their passion in areas like arts and sports. The PAP Community [...]
Mr Tnay Teng Long graduated in May from the Republic Polytechnic (RP), but he still returns to school weekly to help tutor his juniors. The 29-year-old graduated this year as RP's most outstanding student from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.81 out of 4. But he had [...]
While industry observers hail the setting up of the new National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC), some are worried that private training providers may be pushed out of the market. The institute will consolidate programmes run by Temasek and Ngee Ann polytechnics, the Institute of Technical Education and the Seed Institute. Dr Sirene Lim, [...]
A new award was introduced this year to recognise the achievements of students with special needs. The Lee Kuan Yew Exemplary Student Award notes the strides made by students in 20 government-funded special education schools in their journey to becoming exemplary role models. These include academic success and sporting achievements, such as taking part in [...]
Five young Singaporeans were awarded the President's Scholarship on Wednesday (Aug 16) evening at the Istana. They are Mr Lee Tat Wei, from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Ms Cheri Wee Jin Ting, from the School of the Arts, Singapore (Sota), Raffles Institution graduates Jasdeep Singh Hundal and Agatha Sacha Lim Lee, and Officer Cadet Lionel Oh [...]
Since she was in secondary school, 21-year-old Joyce Lee has been pulling shifts in various retail or service jobs to save up for university. From gigs as a barista at McDonald's and as a service crew member at a sushi joint, Ms Lee has set aside about $10,000 over the years. But the incoming first-year [...]
