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Equilibrium

Having a family alone is already demanding, adding work and studies just make it all the more stressful. But Mr. Chai, a 48-year-old student overcame the odds and graduated with a NITEC in infocommunications technology, specialising in networking and systems administration yesterday. He was awarded the e21 Gold medal recognising lifelong learning in adult students which increases their chances in the employee market. To find out more, click on the link.

Adult student balanced work, class and family Having to study for his Continuing Education and Training course while working did not affect Mr Richard Chai's family time.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Third in doing homework

After conducting an OECD study, results show that 15-year olds spend 9.4 hours weekly, above the international average of 5 hours. Although this sounds insane especially in contrast to South Korea who spends fewer than 3 hours per week completing their homework and is still performing successfully on a global scale, Singaporean 15 year-olds still trail behind Shanghai who spends 13.8 hours a week on homework, and Russia taking 9.7 hours per week. To find out more, click on the link.

Singapore ranks third globally in time spent on homework Students in Singapore are among the world's most hard- working at home, clocking the third-longest time spent on homework, a report released this month has found.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Homestay business ventured by fruit farmer

A fruit farm owner, Tang Chon Chon, would never have thought that one day, he would be the head of operations of a homestay and exploring into the scope of eco-tourism. Realising the potential in his business and from the flow of tourists getting larger by the day in his innocent farm, he knew something had to be done. To find out more about this story, click on the link.

From fruit farmer to homestay operator - Metro News | The Star Online LABIS: When Tang Chon Chon first started his Labis Sunrise fruit farm a couple of kilometres from town, he never thought he would one day run a homestay business and venture into eco-tourism.

Local Singaporean University Tops in Asia

having the basis of strengths in research, teaching, employability and internationalisation, not only from students but from faculty as well, the National University of Singapore(NUS) climbs to the top of the charts in the region of asia dethroning the Nanyang Technological University(NTU) with NTU moving back to second place in Singapore, 12th place globally. Although currently, NTU is still Singapore’s strongest research institution attaining a score of 87.5/100 for citations per faculty, ranking it 47th in the world. To find out more, click the link.

NUS is back on top as Asia's No. 1 university In the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking, NUS climbed from its 15th position last year to 11th this year, dislodging NTU, which moved back one rank to 12th.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The perks of living in a homestay

Be it coming from all over the world, whether China, Philippines, or even from countries such as Russia, homestays cater to all types of nationalities in providing an affordable place to stay and at the same time, enjoyable. This is an element that can be sacrificed when the value for money is low especially with homestays reaching the goal of being tagged as ’affordable’. One statement made by Ms. Gorden, director of Student Accommodation Services Australia says,”This one student we had stay with us was told by a previous family she had to pay $2 a roll if she wanted extra toilet paper.” But what exactly are specific reasons to stay in one? Click on the link and find out.

10 Benefits of Staying in a Homestay New to homestays? Our experts list the top 10 benefits of using homestays as your choice of accommodation. Ask our experts today.

Inching closer to a smart nation

As technology gets more advanced with new patents and innovative ideas by the minute, it is of no surprise that Singapore has explored the technological industry in its quest to not only be a vibrant and exciting first-world country, but at the same time be technologically advanced. As said by Mr. Patrick Tay, Anglican High School’s head of department, “With the development of new tech in the industry, there is new emphasis on enhanced student learning - preparing them for a smart nation.” Find out more about the strategies schools are implementing in its journey to a smart nation, click on the link.

Smart students for smart nation Since this month, every Secondary 2 student in Anglican High School has been learning to program a micro:bit, a new part in the school's iSCoRe2 curriculum.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore to accept more foreign students

“A much more attractive solution is to allow the universities to admit more full-fee paying international students.”(Straits Times, 2018). This solution had been derived from the fact that the government has put a limit to the capacity of the number of international students in our universities since the 2011 National Day Rally speech by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Allowing a wider array of culture to be infused into the Singaporean system creates the bridge to global citizenship therefore infusing a new flavour of what the world beyond Singaporean seas are like. Find out more, click on the link.

Time for Singapore universities to admit more international students Last year, the Ministry of Education announced that it would pair and merge 14 primary schools, six secondary schools, and eight junior colleges. The reason? Declining birth rates leading to reduced enrolment. Before long, the ebbing cohorts will hit our universities. In the s

Effect of the singaporean educational system

With the stereotypical phrase ‘Singaporean kids only know how to study’, findings in a research reinforces the infamous truth behind it. With 5825 out of 540,000 students from 72 countries being Singaporeans surveyed, the responses were just as they were perceived. With the survey including questions, such as:” I often worry that it will be difficult for me to take a test”; “I worry I will get poor grades at school”; Is it because the education system creates more motivated and driven people? Find out more, click on the link.

Singapore students suffer from high levels of anxiety: Study A study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development suggests that Singapore students, known worldwide for academic excellence, also experience high levels of anxiety and have been exposed to bullying.. Read more at straitstimes.com.