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Singapore schools have the flexibility to start later based on feedback of parents

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24 August 2021

Minister of State for Education Sun Xueling has said that while schools have the flexibility to start later so that students get enough sleep, parents must also play their part to cultivate good sleep habits. Currently, schools start at 7.30am at the earliest.

Ms Sun said schools have the autonomy to start later, taking into consideration factors such as parents’ feedback, school end times, transport arrangements and the traffic situation around the school.

The Ministry of Education has also commissioned two research studies looking into the impact of factors affecting students’ sleep duration and quality.

Meanwhile, Ms Sun also noted that delaying school start times may not translate to an increase in sleep duration, citing a 2016 study involving one local school that found that a 45-minute delay in school start time resulted in a 10-minute increase in sleep time.

Singaporeans can now use SkillsFuture Credit for online learning packages

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24 August 2021

Singaporeans aged 25 and above can now use their SkillsFuture Credit for online learning packages under three digital learning platforms.

Eligible people will be able to access on any device a total of more than 80,300 bite-size micro-learning courses in industries such as healthcare and cyber security.

Using SkillsFuture Credit to subscribe to learning platforms is part of a two-year pilot involving NTUC LearningHub, Gnowbe and ZilLearn, said a joint statement by SkillsFuture SG and the partnering companies last week.

On NTUC Learning Hub’s LHub GO Infinity platform, subscribers use the one-stop hub to obtain credentials to certify their skills upon completing the courses. So far, NTUC Learning Hub has helped more than 25,000 organisations and created over 2.6 million training places.

More school counsellors to be assigned to Singapore’s public schools

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24 August 2021

There will be more school counsellors assigned to Singapore’s public schools in order to alleviate the shortage of professional counsellors currently assigned. Currently, every Ministry of Education school has one or two counsellors.

While mental health advocates and social service agencies welcome this move, they also say that structural barriers should be addressed.

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing had announced these “near term” measures in Parliament recently.

But high costs for treatment, long wait times and social stigma are key barriers that social workers and mental health advocates say remain unsolved.

Four new SkillsFuture work-study programmes created to meet growing manpower needs in Singapore

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18 August 2021

Four new SkillsFuture work-study programmes, which are schemes that allow adults to pursue higher qualifications while working, will be created in order to meet rising manpower needs in Singapore’s emerging and growth sectors.

These four new programmes will be expected to offer around 300 places over the next three years. Three of these new programmes will be rolled out in October.

Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman reported that two memoranda of understanding have been signed between the higher learning institutes and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF).

The tie-ups will allow tertiary institutions to tap the SBF’s and SMF’s networks and get more employers to sign up workers for work-study programmes.

Navy Lieutenant is one of our two President Scholars this year

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18 August 2021

Ang Zyn Yee is one of the two recipients of the President’s Scholarship (PSC) this year.

She was from Hwa Chong Institution and will go to Brown University in the United States, where she will study economics and statistics.

Ms Ang became curious about the work done by the Singapore armed forces when she signed up for a camp run by the Defence Ministry when she was 17. She liked the experience so much that she has since opted for a career in the Republic of Singapore Navy. In her Officer Cadet School course, she was awarded the Sword of Honour.

Ms Ang said said: “I intend to dabble in subjects like politics, computer science and history to get a diversity of experiences and perspectives.”

Professor Lionel Wee is appointed 18th dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS

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18 August 2021

Professor Lionel Wee has been appointed the 18th dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at the National University of Singapore.

He will take over from Professor Robbie Goh, who is also co-dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences.

Prof Wee, 58, who is currently vice-dean of research and a professor of linguistics in the Department of English Language and Literature, has been a faculty member at the FASS since 1988. In July 2017, he was also designated Provost’s Chair Professor.

NUS president, Professor Tan Eng Chye, said that Prof Wee is passionate about high-quality education and research, and has served in many “leadership roles at the department, faculty and university levels”.

Singapore Institute of Technology appoints Prof Chua Kee Chaing as president

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10 August 2021

The Singapore Institute of Technology has appointed Professor Chua Kee Chaing as its third president.

Prof Chua, currently SIT deputy president (academic) and provost, will be the president-designate from Sept 1. He succeeds Professor Tan Thiam Soon.

Prof Chua joined SIT in Sept 2019 and has led the university’s development in areas including applied learning and applied research.

Before joining SIT, Prof Chua was dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the National University of Singapore.

Chairman of the SIT board of trustees Ng Yat Chung said: “I have every confidence that SIT will continue to grow and thrive under the leadership of Kee Chaing, who possesses the strategic vision and expertise to solidify SIT’s reputation as Singapore’s premier university of applied learning.”

Selected activities in schools and higher learning institutes will resume

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10 August 2021

The Ministry of Education said that selected activities in schools and higher learning institutes (IHLs) will resume from Tuesday (Aug 10).

Secondary schools, junior colleges, Millennia Institute and Special Education (Sped) schools with senior or secondary sections may also resume in-person co-curricular activities (CCAs) in groups of up to five. In-person activities conducted by external vendors or at external venues may resume up to a cap of 50 people.

At the IHLs, indoor and outdoor activities with masks on such as small-group consultation, group or project work as well as in-person CCAs, can resume in groups of five. All IHLs will continue in-person classes, lectures, and events with no more than 50 persons.

Internships and work attachments for students will continue.

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Ph.D. in Mathematics;
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