The recent case of the National University of Singapore (NUS) firing one of its staff for alleged sexual misconduct highlights the need for institutions to take the lead in the national conversation about this matter.
On Tuesday, in response to MPs' queries in Parliament, Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State for Education, revealed that institutes of higher learning - including polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education - handled 172 cases of sexual misconduct by students and staff in the past five academic years.
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