Polytechnics

A toy helicopter piqued his interest. Now he’s building drones

Shafriel Nur Iman will be pitting his drone knowledge and abilities against 10 competitors from other countries at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai.

34 young people gear up to represent Singapore at ‘Olympics of skills’ in Shanghai

Brandon Yap is among 34 young people from ITE and the polytechnics who will represent Singapore at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai.

It’s a match – for the dogs!

Four recent poly graduates created Wagglo, an app that allows dog owners to find new friends for their pets. The Wagglo team comprises (left to right) Pang Ben Yang, 20, Timus Tan Shao Qi, 20, Cailin Yeo Yao Can, 20, and Ervin Ng Yu Boon, 22. Posing with the team are also Tan’s dog, two-year-old Taffy, and Yeo’s dog, seven-year-old Doya.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic student club uses art to help senior patients as part of recovery

The paper mosaic artworks, currently on display in Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, were inspired by Singapore’s food heritage.

From Little Red Dot to Silicon Valley: S’pore start-up founded by poly grads makes it to Y Combinator

Singapore Polytechnic graduate Jamie Yau (left) and Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduate Kazel Koh are co-founders of Singapore-based start-up Collar AI.

Meet the young protectors of Singapore’s shores

Republic Polytechnic’s Diploma in Environmental and Marine Science final year students Keon Lim (left) and Kyra Raphael Pung, both 19, conducting fieldwork at the beach in the early morning of July 15.

‘I understand what it feels like to be excluded’: SMU grad started project to befriend migrant workers

Siti Noormasliana Noorazman founded Project Candela to build bridges between migrant workers and the wider community.

One more chance for poly and ITE students to activate ST account, read articles to win prizes

A Straits Times roadshow at Nanyang Polytechnic in July.

Limited-time student promo: Activate ST accounts, read articles to win rewards, lucky draw prizes

Students testing themselves on how well they know they news, at a recent ST outreach roadshow at Republic Polytechnic.

From student project to start-up: RP grads develop AI-powered camera system for stroke detection

Republic Poly students (from left) Sasindren Jaya Sanger, Sarah Beegam Saju, Ashwin Manikandan, and Tan Jia Ling Jolin, with their AI-powered stroke detection system.

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