13/04/2019
Is the educational system making Singapore youth anxious?
Is the educational system making Singapore youth anxious?
In 2018, a global study indicated that Singapore students experience higher levels of anxiety than those coming from other countries. Recently, Singapore’s Institute of Mental Health (IMH) reported that more and more teenagers from top schools are seeking help to resolve their school-related stres...
24/03/2019
Choosing the right education for lifelong learning
Choosing the right education for lifelong learning
A university degree at the start of a working career no longer answers the need for the continuous acquisition of new skills, The Economist reported, so how may you go about embracing “lifelong learning”?
04/03/2019
Singapore’s higher education system ranked top in Asia
Singapore’s higher education system ranked top in Asia | Malay Mail
SINGAPORE, Feb 27 — The National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Civil & Structural Engineering department has overtaken the University of Cambridge and the University of California at Berkeley to clinch second spot in a global ranking of varsity departments. It is the highest rank achieved....
14/02/2019
Blockchain Education in the Philippines Going Mainstream
Blockchain Education in the Philippines Going Mainstream - Fintech Singapore
Blockchain education in Philippines increasingly gaining traction with many institutions beginning to offer courses
26/01/2019
Singapore finance minister says 2019 Budget to focus on education, healthcare, security and defence
Singapore finance minister says 2019 Budget to focus on education, healthcare, security and defence
SINGAPORE'S upcoming Budget will focus on the nation's growing needs in education and healthcare, as well as on giving a boost to the country's security and its ability to defend itself, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat. Read more at The Business Times.
07/01/2019
Over half of International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma exams perfect scorers from Singapore
Over half of perfect scorers from Singapore
Students who sat the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma exams in Singapore have performed better than their global counterparts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
23/12/2018
Singapore's Obsession with University Rankings
How Singapore’s obsession with university rankings actually hurts it
Higher education institutions like to place undue emphasis on journal-friendly research that helps them climb international league tables Yet this often comes at the expense of high-quality research of national interest, to the detriment of society as a whole
11/12/2018
Parents go 'back to school' to learn how to coach their children in maths
Parents go 'back to school' to learn how to coach their children in maths
SINGAPORE - When children struggle with mathematics, some parents go back to "school".. Read more at straitstimes.com.
27/11/2018
4 awesome teachers who will make you want to cry
4 awesome teachers who will make you want to cry
A teacher at Teck Whye Primary School has gone viral for all the right fuzzy reasons after a video showed her hugging and encouraging a student as he collected his Primary School Leaving Examination results on Thursday (Nov 22). The clip of Azlina Hassan was taken by the boy's mother and according t...
12/11/2018
If education is the key to Singapore’s success, why do few parents want their children to become teachers?
If education is the key to Singapore’s success, why do few parents want their children to become teachers?
Singapore attributes its success to its educational system, touted by other countries as one of the best, if not the best, in the world. In fact, an a
29/10/2018
Singapore among the top countries in educational mobility over time
Singapore among the top countries in educational mobility over time: OECD report
Singapore is among the top in the world in educational mobility over time, with nearly six in 10 adults in the Republic having higher education qualifications than their parents.. Read more at straitstimes.com.