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Tertiary education

S. Korea’s Yonsei University portal breach affects 10,000 local, international students and faculty

Affected individuals will be able to check which details were compromised on the university’s website starting at 1pm local time (noon Singapore time) on Oct 22.
Affected individuals will be able to check which details were compromised on the university’s website starting at 1pm local time (noon Singapore time) on Oct 22.

New DRIVE Lab at TP lets students generate and analyse their own datasets using an F1 simulator

Temasek Polytechnic Big Data and Analytics second-year student Billy Lim Xiao Xi (right), alongside his course mate Khant Thu John, demonstrating the use of the simulator at the school’s DRIVE lab on Oct 6.
Temasek Polytechnic Big Data and Analytics second-year student Billy Lim Xiao Xi (right), alongside his course mate Khant Thu John, demonstrating the use of the simulator at the school’s DRIVE lab on Oct 6.

‘What’s the plan?’ Crisis response at the Chi Phi House at Cornell

The Chi Phi fraternity house, which was shut down in 2024, at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2026. A former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at a house party on campus. (Heather Ainsworth/The New York Times)
The Chi Phi fraternity house, which was shut down in 2024, at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2026. A former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at a house party on campus. (Heather Ainsworth/The New York Times)

What do an engineer, a physician and a historian have in common?

For a multidisciplinary team to work well, its members must understand one another, say the writers.
For a multidisciplinary team to work well, its members must understand one another, say the writers.

Forum: Fast-tracking learning in university could have a hidden cost

SUTD students and staff get access to GPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI models

The SUTD community can now access to a range of leading artificial intelligence (AI) models through a common university platform.
The SUTD community can now access to a range of leading artificial intelligence (AI) models through a common university platform.

There’s really only one way to stop students from cheating with AI

We need to get at the root of the problem by changing students’ underlying motivations, says the writer.
We need to get at the root of the problem by changing students’ underlying motivations, says the writer.

‘Not about preventing AI misuse’: S’pore universities move from grading essays to assessing thinking

SMU students present their projects and take questions from peers and instructors during an assessment component called ‘Pitch Perfect’.
SMU students present their projects and take questions from peers and instructors during an assessment component called ‘Pitch Perfect’.

He was an engineering manager with a master’s degree. Then meth took over

Former engineering manager Roland said education did not prepare him for many of life’s challenges. He had a meth addiction and went to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre and prison in his 40s.
Former engineering manager Roland said education did not prepare him for many of life’s challenges. He had a meth addiction and went to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre and prison in his 40s.

Behind the double lives of well-educated professionals in S’pore battling drug addiction

Cornelyus Tan once hid his drug addiction from friends and family. He is now manager of strategic communications at HCSA Community Services and is sharing his story publicly for the first time.
Cornelyus Tan once hid his drug addiction from friends and family. He is now manager of strategic communications at HCSA Community Services and is sharing his story publicly for the first time.

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