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Tertiary education

Berita Harian, AMP Singapore to provide bursaries for tertiary students

The MOU was signed by BH Editor, Nazry Mokhtar (left) and AMP Executive Director Mohksin Rashid at the BH newsroom on Jan 8.
The MOU was signed by BH Editor, Nazry Mokhtar (left) and AMP Executive Director Mohksin Rashid at the BH newsroom on Jan 8.

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How Nanyang Poly students can design diplomas to match career goals

 As part of the Go Beyond’s International pathway, Nanyang Polytechnic sends its students on exchange to countries such as Switzerland.
 As part of the Go Beyond’s International pathway, Nanyang Polytechnic sends its students on exchange to countries such as Switzerland.

NUS professor dismissed over sexual misconduct allegations denies wrongdoing, plans to appeal

Professor Shawn Chen Xiaoyuan plans to lodge an appeal in the hopes of overturning the university’s decision.
Professor Shawn Chen Xiaoyuan plans to lodge an appeal in the hopes of overturning the university’s decision.

What China’s most famous ‘gaokao factory’ reveals about the limits of its exam-driven education model

High school students preparing for the gaokao, China's national university entrance examination, in Fuyang.
High school students preparing for the gaokao, China's national university entrance examination, in Fuyang.

Professors in South Korea took students’ exams to avoid department shutdown

They were found to have forged student scores in between four and 29 confirmed cases.
They were found to have forged student scores in between four and 29 confirmed cases.

After Sabah drubbing, debate reignites over little-known exam that could break up PM Anwar’s coalition

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim insisted that “the Malay language must be elevated as the language of knowledge that is mastered by all Malaysians”.
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim insisted that “the Malay language must be elevated as the language of knowledge that is mastered by all Malaysians”.

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From nurse to frontline paramedic: How her inspiring journey is now possible with the Work-Study Diploma

With SCDF's Work-Study Diploma in Paramedicine, you can experience a career on the frontline and impact lives like Sergeant (SGT) Stephanie Goh.
With SCDF's Work-Study Diploma in Paramedicine, you can experience a career on the frontline and impact lives like Sergeant (SGT) Stephanie Goh.

Beyond credentials, the mindset that will get you a job

The reality that graduates face today is defined by rapid technological change, shifting employer expectations and fiercer competition, says the writer.
The reality that graduates face today is defined by rapid technological change, shifting employer expectations and fiercer competition, says the writer.

Curiosity as a discipline? Harvard thinks it can train a new breed of super smart scientists

The Genuinely Hard Problems scheme might usefully chart a course for other institutions to follow. . (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
The Genuinely Hard Problems scheme might usefully chart a course for other institutions to follow. . (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

Judge orders Trump not to threaten University of California’s funding

The University of California, Los Angeles, campus on Sept 5, 2023. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration not to coerce the University of California by threatening its research funding in defiance of the First Amendment, an extraordinary rebuke to the federal government's pressure campaign against elite schools.
The University of California, Los Angeles, campus on Sept 5, 2023. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration not to coerce the University of California by threatening its research funding in defiance of the First Amendment, an extraordinary rebuke to the federal government's pressure campaign against elite schools.

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