Universities - Singapore

SIT to give undergrads nearly 2 years’ work experience for better job prospects in age of AI

Dubbed “2+2”, the programme will have undergraduates spending their first two years on campus and the next two years in deeper workplace immersion.

The e-mail was professionally written, but it didn’t answer my question

Educators are increasingly concerned that students may become dependent on AI-generated writing that sounds polished but generic.

‘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’.

New broodstock and hatchery facility at James Cook University aims to produce better Asian seabass

Currently, the facility houses about 50 breeding fish weighing 3kg to 8kg each, said Professor Jose Domingos, deputy director at JCU’s Tropical Futures Institute.

Several S’pore universities increase hostel fees by up to $80 a month

An air-conditioned double room at NUS’ UTown Residence will cost $275.50 per week, up from $255 last year.

NUS falls to 10th place while NTU retains 12th spot in latest global university rankings

Singapore is one of only four countries represented in the global top 10 of the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2026, alongside UK, US and Switzerland.

Young Singaporeans build internship, entry-level job trackers to close opportunity gap

The founding members of ‘Sup - Jovan Tan, 21, Wilson Soon, 25, Chloe Yoong, 19, Ace Yip, 18, and Rachael Jong, 18 (left picture), Liu Rui Kai and Yicheng Li are co-founders of tracker.sg.

AI as a leadership KPI: Workers clash with AI mandates

NUS senior vice-provost Bernard Tan says that AI has not been made an official leadership KPI as yet, and that annual performance reviews will measure quality of work, regardless of whether AI was used.

Former DPM Heng Swee Keat appointed SIT’s first chancellor

As chancellor, former deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat will serve as SIT’s highest-ranking ceremonial office holder and ambassador.

Undergrads can get hands-on AI finance training through IBF’s new programme

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong speaking with students at the Financial Industry Fiesta 2026 at SMU on May 19.

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