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Nanyang Technological University hosts new biannual distinguished lecture series

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12 April 2022

Nanyang Technological University is hosting a new biannual distinguished lecture series at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine.

This lecture series is part of the distinguished visitors programme, which is funded by a Singaporean in the finance industry. The Singaporean, who wishes to remain anonymous, donated $500,000, with the Government matching his donation for a total of $1 million.

The school’s former dean, Professor James Best, gave the first distinguished lecture last month.

NTU president Subra Suresh said the distinguished visitors will address thought-provoking issues beyond medicine as well.

New training programme at ITE College East will teach low-code software development to students and lecturers

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11 April 2022

A new training programme and centre at ITE College East will teach mobile and Web application development to Institute of Technical Education students, under a newly-signed memorandum of understanding between app development platform OutSystems and ITE.

Students and lecturers will be trained in low-code software development, which is a method that requires little to no coding to build software. OutSystems will teach the students to quickly build applications with modern user interfaces and data.

The firm has been working with ITE students and staff on pre-trials since January to develop three mobile and Web applications for the healthcare sector. One of the student-developed applications can predict a user’s heart disease risk using artificial intelligence.

45 per cent of pupils who joined the Gifted Education Programme over the last five years live in Housing Board flats

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11 April 2022

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing has revealed that about 45 per cent of pupils who joined the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) over the last five years live in Housing Board flats. In addition, the pupils selected for the GEP came from 60 per cent of Singapore’s primary schools.

Mr Chan said that schools offer a range of programmes for the diverse aptitudes and learning needs of their students, including various learning support programmes for low-progress students, as well as the GEP and school-based provisions for high ability learners in primary schools.

The GEP caters to the needs of intellectually gifted students. Pupils are identified for the programme through a two-stage exercise in Primary 3 and selected pupils are invited to join it in Primary 4.

Educational technology employed in Singapore’s schools have transformed over the years

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11 April 2022

In Singapore’s schools, technologies used to teach students have undergone substantial transformation over the years. Today, our students use Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS) online learning platform and Internet-enabled digital devices. The Ministry of Education has made significant investments in bringing the benefits of EdTech to students and schools over the years, providing schools with ICT hardware, software and infrastructure, deepening ICT competencies among teachers, and nurturing digital literacy among students.

Today, EdTech is integral to the education landscape because technologies like artificial intelligence, data science and robotics are increasingly applied in every aspect of life. Students need to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and values to work, live and learn responsibly and effectively with such technologies.

We can leverage technology to connect learners and enhance interactions. Digital forums enable students to participate in discussions within and beyond the classroom. Technology also allows students to benefit from more personalised learning experiences. For example, online quizzes can provide immediate feedback to students on their learning gaps, and allow students to quickly act on the feedback provided and extend their learning. Technology can also empower students to be more self- directed in their learning, and take greater ownership in pursuing their interests.

Five of Singapore’s university student unions have formed the Inter-University Network to collectively tackle undergraduate issues

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30 March 2022

Five of Singapore’s university student unions have formed a new network called the Inter-University Network in order to collectively tackle issues concerning local undergraduates.

The network comprises the student union leaders from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and the Singapore University of Technology and Design, as well as Yale-NUS College. The network aims to bring the universities together and represent, protect and empower the interests of undergraduates and young people on a national level.

The Singapore University of Social Sciences and the Singapore Institute of Technology are not formally involved in the network as they do not have student unions, but the network will work with students from those two universities, beginning with its first initiative, UCare, which aims to understand mental health stressors among undergraduates. It will work with clubs and interest groups at the universities to look at existing prevention and intervention support for mental health problems, as well as identify possible gaps in these support systems.

Nanyang Technological University and Ministry of Defence to jointly train servicemen in the area of digital defence

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30 March 2022

The Ministry of Defence and Nanyang Technological University have launched a new Digital Work-Learn Scheme to train selected full-time national servicemen in the area of digital defence.

The NSFs participating in the scheme will serve as digital specialists under the Singapore Armed Forces’s newly established Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) for four years. They will develop artificial intelligence applications and perform software engineering tasks in support of real-world military operations.

These servicemen can take up modules to earn academic credits that count towards getting a degree in data science and AI, computer science or computer engineering. They will attend classes at NTU for one semester every year to prepare them for their roles in operational units.

Increase places for adult learners in Singapore’s universities to create new pathways for skills upgrading

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30 March 2022

There is a need to increase places for adult learners in Singapore’s universities in order to create a pathway for Singaporeans to upgrade their skills for new jobs and fill existing roles.

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing recently announced that the Ministry of Education would study the possibility of a higher lifetime cohort participation rate in education. MOE would consider allowing more working adults to get places in government-funded degree programmes.

In Parliament, Mr Chan also said Singapore’s institutes of higher learning, which include the six autonomous universities, five polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education, must review their programmes with adult learners in mind.

New facility at ITE College Central provides media students with opportunities to work on actual commercial productions

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17 March 2022

Media students at the Institute of Technical Education can now work on actual commercial productions in a new facility known as the User Experience Hub.

Located at ITE College Central in Ang Mo Kio, the facility features a production studio, interactive screens in a gallery-style hallway and workstations with the latest technology. Some of the courses supported by the Hub include the Nitec in Digital Animation and the Higher Nitec in Visual Effects.

The facility is part of efforts by ITE to beef up and modernise its facilities to prepare its students for industry, job and work-flow transformation through collaboration with the industry.

Getting the latest technology into ITE will help keep students up to date with the speed of change in the industry, and having established industry players come into the facility will help impart knowledge to students and staff, as well as the public through certification programmes.

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Academic Qualifications

Ph.D. in Mathematics;
B.Sc. First Class Honours in Mathematics