Higher education

Two Singaporeans achieve rare milestones at SUTD’s tuition-free coding school

Mr Brian Young (left) and Mr Jeffrey Goh are the first Singaporeans to reach the highest certification levels offered by 42 Singapore.

Inmates serving sentence at halfway houses can soon get training at educational institutes

Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (centre) overseeing the signing of the MOU on Dec 19.

Ditch textbooks and learn how to use a wrench to AI-proof your job?

Apprenticeship schemes are attracting young people like Lona Hughes into skilled vocations.

Agency chief of South Korea’s college entrance exam resigns over too-difficult English exam

All universities in South Korea will be required to factor school violence records into admissions beginning in 2026.

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How poly, ITE diploma holders can fast-track their higher degrees

Learners with Singapore’s post-polytechnic diplomas and ITE diplomas can now progress to postgraduate studies at SMU Academy, tapping the university’s modern facilities and resources as they upgrade their skills.

Trump offers all colleges preferential funding plan rejected by MIT

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) rejected the deal on Oct 10.

More will be done to support teachers, including managing workload: Desmond Lee

The Education Ministry, together with school leaders, will find more ways to manage teachers’ workload, said Education Minister Desmond Lee.

Trump’s spat with US schools revs up Qatar’s emerging hub

US President Donald Trump's proposed overhaul of the H1-B work visa system could dent interest in US schools.

America’s elite universities have lost their way

American universities are at a crossroads. More Americans are sceptical a college education is worth it at all.

NUS rolls out new music doctorate programme that integrates artistic practice and research

Students will be able to pursue projects intersecting with other fields including computer science, law and business.

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