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27 February 2020

Four Ping Yi Secondary students have won an all-expenses paid trip to the US space camp after successfully depicting how human beings can adapt themselves to live on another planet altogether.

The students said that they tried to present the scientific challenges, such as differences in components of atmospheric air, in a creative and humorous manner.

After two weeks of intensive production, which included a Sunday spent filming in astronaut suits at Punggol Beach, the students had created a five-minute video that would win them each a place in the Astronaut Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship programme.

Under this programme, the students will attend the International Week 2020 event from Aug 16 to 21 at Space Camp, which is run by the US Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.

The Endeavour Scholarship is run by the Kallman Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of US trade show organiser Kallman Worldwide. The competition here was organised in collaboration with Singapore Airshow organiser Experia Events.

22 February 2020

More Singaporean students from institutes of higher learning will have the chance to go abroad for internships, exchange programmes, and study trips.

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has said that the aim is for 70 per cent of local students to go abroad and gain exposure to Asean, China or India.

A new initiative, called the Asia-Ready Exposure Programme, will support young Singaporeans’ visits to cities in Asean, China or India.

Mr Heng also said more support will be given to internships under the previously announced Global Ready Talent Programme.

This programme helps students at institutes of higher learning to secure internships with Singapore companies overseas. Companies can receive up to 70 per cent funding for the allowances or salaries of participants.

21 February 2020

The Singapore Management University has cancelled all in-class graded assessments, including mid-term examinations, for all undergraduate and Juris Doctor courses.

Course instructors can convert the planned graded assessments into online or take-home assignments, but they will have to allow students at least one week to complete them. Another alternative for lecturers is to postpone the planned graded assessments until after Week 10, which ends on March 15.

On the other hand, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University both have directed classes with more than 50 students to shift to e-learning.

According to NUS dean of students Associate Professor Leong, there are 1,137 classes remaining with a class size of 31 to 50, and 618 classes are being relocated to larger classrooms.

NUS Professor Bernard Tan, the senior vice-provost in charge of undergraduate education, has said that e-learning is not as optimal as face-to-face classes, because we may sacrifice some of the learning experience of students.

19 February 2020

According to Mr Hamoon Ekhtiari, founder of Audacious Futures, a consultancy that forecasts future trends and comes up with solutions, universities have to reinvent themselves if they do not want to be overwhelmed by change. Universities and policymakers have to be bold and even audacious in how they respond to the sweeping changes in how students learn and work.

The higher education landscape, according to Mr Hamoon Ekhtiari, will have to offer different pathways and non-traditional options, as well as include alternative learning providers such as online or virtual universities.

Mr Ekhtiari said university administrators and policymakers have to address three crucial gaps in the higher education system, in terms of access, quality and readiness. The access gap is about who gets the opportunity to participate in higher education. The quality gap refers to whether a university education really upgrades the skills and knowledge of students. The readiness gap is about the employability of students when they graduate.

Universities have to relook the modes of learning and assessment. Instead of the traditional four-year degree route, we could have a system of lifetime membership where you keep going back to learn new things and upskill yourself.