The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) will, in the years ahead, grow its programme offerings in social sciences, and weave elements of community and social impact into all its courses. "In the future, while technology, big data, smart urbanisation (and) digital transformations make digital inroads into our work and lives, it is the social aspects, [...]
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is the second public institution here to rename its honours degrees to better reflect the quality of its students. All undergraduates - except those studying medicine - graduating from January will be awarded degrees according to a new nomenclature, regardless of intake year. The current First Class Honours will be [...]
One of the largest pre-school operators here is delving into research to find out how children learn mother tongue languages. NTUC First Campus is partnering the Childhood Bilingualism Research Centre (CBRC) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a study - the first of its kind by a pre-school operator - that will start [...]
Whenever there are leftovers at buffet receptions at the National University of Singapore (NUS) campus, students are activated through a Telegram chat group to finish the food. This "buffet response team", an informal group set up by NUS undergraduates, is an example of how students are thinking out of the box, said its president Tan [...]
The global market for textbooks has been shrinking with the rise of e-books and online course providers, particularly at the university level. But a set of textbooks co-written by two National University of Singapore (NUS) marketing professors has bucked the trend. They have been translated and adapted for use in universities all over the world. [...]
Singapore's education system came out tops in Asia in an index that looks at how effective countries are in equipping their younger generations with the skills needed in future labour markets. Worldwide, it ranked fifth out of 35 economies, standing behind New Zealand, Canada, Finland and Switzerland, according to a report by The Economist Intelligence [...]
A new scheme modelled after the renowned German and Swiss system of apprenticeship has seen keen interest from university students, with close to 200 applying for 65 places on offer this year. Under the SkillsFuture Work- Study Degree Programmes that started in January, undergraduates at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Singapore University of [...]
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) yesterday launched a prestigious professorship scheme in a bid to attract more top academic talent from around the globe. NTU's Distinguished University Professorship will be awarded to senior academics whose research typically cuts across multiple disciplines, and who have distinguished themselves internationally. Professor Subra Suresh, NTU's president-designate, will be the first [...]
Infants and toddlers will soon have more opportunities to learn Chinese naturally through play and storytelling activities. Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao reported yesterday that the PAP Community Foundation (PCF) will be rolling out new Chinese language programmes in the next two years for children under the age of three, joining other operators that are looking [...]
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 [...]
