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NUS students to be given more flexibility in pursuing different disciplines in an integrated framework

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30 June 2020

National University of Singapore students will be given greater flexibility in pursuing academic programmes across multiple disciplines in an integrated framework.

Starting in August 2021, NUS plans to to offer 10 cross-disciplinary degree programmes, or CDPs. Under a CDP, complementary disciplines across different faculties can be paired. Examples include economics and data science, computing and project management, or engineering and business.

NUS said that the CDPs aim to leverage synergies between complementary disciplines.

To graduate, a student will need to complete 160 modular credits, the same requirement as that for a four-year Bachelor with Honours degree programme.

NUS senior deputy president and provost Ho Teck Hua said: “The world is changing at an unprecedented rate. There is no better time for NUS to make a bold move to ensure that our students benefit from the expertise we have on our campuses.”

While students taking up double degrees acquire in-depth knowledge in two distinct disciplines, these CDPs aim to break down the boundaries between two distinct disciplines, and focus on integrating those disciplines.

Singapore university graduates are having trouble finding employment that match their expectations or that are relevant to their degree

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29 June 2020

The labour market is under considerable strain this year, with businesses are postponing recruitment of fresh candidates.

Out of 266 firms recently polled by a local recruitment and employment agency, 38 per cent of companies expect headcount to fall in the July to September quarter, while 46 per cent expect no change and 5 per cent are unsure.

However, ManpowerGroup Singapore country manager Linda Teo said that
“Amid the bleak hiring climate, job seekers can still find pockets of opportunities, especially in the public administration and education sector.”

Preliminary data from the Manpower Ministry released in April showed that total employment in Singapore plunged by 19,900 in the first quarter.

Singapore university graduates are indeed having trouble finding employment that either match their expectations or are relevant to their freshly obtained degree.

A uptick in lack of gainful employment among the young has serious consequences for Singapore. Research has shown that young people who are unemployed experience a negative impact on their well-being. A slower start in life would also result in lower lifetime earnings and overall reduced opportunities in life.

The situation in Singapore is not anywhere as dire as that in other parts of the developed world, but it nonetheless needs to be addressed. That there is even an acronym — NEET (not in education, employment or training) — for this group of young people, shows how serious the problem is.

Fresh law graduates to be afforded more traineeship opportunities in the legal sector

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27 June 2020

Fresh law graduates will soon be given more traineeship opportunities in the legal sector.

The Ministry of Law and Workforce Singapore have stated that they will collaborate with the Law Society of Singapore to encourage law practices in participating in the SGUnited Traineeships programme.

The Government will create 21,000 places for polytechnic, Institute of Technical Education and university graduates under this programme. Each stint will last up to 12 months, and trainees will get a monthly allowance.

Traineeship opportunities can include practice training contracts for law graduates, and opportunities in roles such as paralegals, legal secretaries and legal technologists.

The Law Society of Singapore provides a wide range of training programmes. Such programmes cover practice management matters such as ethics, risk management and anti-money laundering.

National University of Singapore holds on to top spot in Asia in QS university rankings

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26 June 2020

In the latest university rankings published by education research consultancy firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the National University of Singapore held on to its top spot in Asia and was placed 11th worldwide.

Mr Ben Sowter, director of research at QS, said: “Last year, according to the World Economic Forum, Singapore overtook the United States to become the world’s most competitive economy. The local (Singapore) universities have contributed to such extraordinary achievement by boosting the innovation capability of the city state and by educating a large proportion of its highly skilled workforce.”

In the latest QS ranking, all three ranked Singapore universities improved in the citation per faculty indicator, but all three of them also dropped significantly in the indicator that measures the number of international students attending them.

There have been calls to pause university rankings in light of the global human malware situation.

The editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals, Mr Holden Thorp, who previously held top leadership positions at American research universities, recently argued: “This is not a time for institutions to be using precious resources to chase these (ranking) numbers.” Rather, he said, universities need to support struggling students and academics.

Associate Professor Jason Tan of the National Institute of Education agreed that companies that produce such rankings need to relook the usefulness of the league tables and the criteria they use.

Nanyang Technological University is again named world’s best young university Quacquarelli Symonds

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25 June 2020

Nanyang Technological University has been named the world’s best young university by international education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds.

This marks the seventh consecutive year that NTU has achieved a top 50 ranking by QS in its league table.

The Times Higher Education has also placed NTU admirably, just under the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

NTU president Subra Suresh said: “(Today), we see that young Asian universities, such as NTU Singapore, are punching above their weight in creating new knowledge and technologies and in benefiting society.”

The QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking applies the same methodology used in its world rankings based on six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty member, faculty/student ratio, international faculty ratio and international student ratio.

THE’s Young University Ranking compares universities below 50 years of age, based on research, teaching, citations, international outlook and industry income.

Graduates staying in South West District can now attend online training courses on GnowbeLearn and receive $500 grant

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24 June 2020

About 1,000 fresh tertiary graduates will be able to access a fund established by the South West Community Development Council and Koh Kock Leong Enterprise, in partnership with micro-learning platform Gnowbe.

Eligible graduates can attend an online training course of their choice on GnowbeLearn. Courses on this platform aim to equip students with critical skills such as design thinking and entrepreneurship.

In addition, these graduates will each receive a $500 grant when they complete the course they have chosen.

Mayor of South West District Low Yen Ling, who helped launch the fund, said: “Through this partnership, we seek to enhance the employability of the young graduates by equipping them with relevant skills, as well as provide them with some financial relief and encouragement.”

Eligible graduates would residents of South West District and come from a household with a combined gross monthly income of $3,500 or lower, or of $875 per capita or lower.

Local university, polytechnic and ITE graduates can take courses leading to professional certificates

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22 June 2020

Graduates from the Institute of Technical Education, polytechnics and local universities will be offered the opportunity to apply for courses leading to professional certificates such as advanced diplomas, post-diploma certificates or postgraduate certificates.

Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said that ITE will launch about 250 courses, while polytechnics and universities will offer about 100 courses each. Each course will last for about three to six months.

Mr Ong encouraged graduates to choose courses that stretch their versatility.

He said: “We know now learning is for life and you don’t have to have one path or course in university, poly or ITE, and then pursue that one career throughout your life without any change. A career will be full of twists and turns, and you have to constantly learn and re-learn.”

Be it taking up extra courses, doing volunteer work and helping those in need, these are valuable learning opportunities that will count, added Mr Ong.

Other programmes to assist graduating students in find a job this year include the SGUnited Traineeships programme which offers paid placements, including positions at local universities and local start-up businesses.

Tuition centres will be reducing class sizes and rescheduling some lessons

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21 June 2020

Tuition centres will be reducing class sizes and rescheduling some lessons as they re-open in the coming weeks.

Other policies may also include implementing sufficient break time between lessons to allow for students to move around without bumping too much into each other. This time allowance also gives teachers the chance to do some area cleaning between classes.

Centre Stage School of the Arts, which offers programmes in areas including drama and musical theatre, is one private educational centre that is resuming face-to-face classes on Monday.

Meanwhile, a few tuition providers such as EduReach said it plans to continue with online classes after getting feedback from some parents.

When contacted by The Straits Times, parents by and large welcomed the resumption of education services.

“There’s a lot of catching up to do and my son has common tests coming up. Hopefully, he will be able to catch up,” said one parent.

Email Address

ngejaysuss@gmail.com

Handphone Number

9724-0163 (Mr Ng)

Academic Qualifications

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