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30yo woman with ITE cert and background in F&B and retail struggles to land office job, asks if getting a diploma would help

April 4, 2025
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Devi Sahny left career at Goldman Sachs to move to S’pore at 23, now owns a multi-million-dollar education start-up

April 3, 2025
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Beijing primary and secondary schools to introduce AI courses in September to develop students’ AI thinking, skills, and innovation

March 11, 2025
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MOE announces changes to junior college admission criteria from 2028, students to be assessed based on 5 O-Level subjects instead of 6

March 8, 2025
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NTU reports strong employment outcomes for its grads

March 6, 2025
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Warren Buffett says you can still be a great CEO even without attending college because he never looks at where a job candidate went to school

March 1, 2025
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Singapore on top 10 list of global destinations for higher education

February 26, 2025
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NTU’s MBA ranked number one in Singapore, 22nd in the world

February 23, 2025
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Polytechnic grads affected as hiring demand and job vacancies plunge in 2024

February 6, 2025
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Does a degree lead to higher pay in Singapore? MOM data reveals S$8,650 median salary for degree holders

February 6, 2025
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Is New Zealand ready to embrace Singapore’s winning formula for Math education?

February 3, 2025
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Malaysian teachers sent for training in Singapore to lead STEM-focused Bangsa Johor school

February 2, 2025
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NUS to establish fifth residential college, with a focus on AI and human intelligence

February 1, 2025
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The future of workplace skills: Adapting to a new era in 2025 and beyond

January 31, 2025
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Singapore opens ASEAN Scholarship for Filipino and Indonesian students

January 25, 2025
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SIT launches two new engineering programmes that adopt new teaching method

January 17, 2025
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China’s universities turn to Harry Potter and Detective Conan to teach complex subjects

January 9, 2025
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NTU launches NBS Global Leaders programme to shape next generation of business leaders

December 26, 2024
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SMU launches S$60 million impact fund to support underprivileged students

December 2, 2024
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Top Indonesian university delays Minister Lahadalia’s doctorate amidst outcry over accelerated study time

November 16, 2024
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TikTok degree program: Could this be the next “big thing” in the education frontier for Singaporean youth?

October 28, 2024
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More and more parents abroad are preferring to send their children to study in Singapore

October 18, 2024
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Parents in Asia region rank Singapore as A+ choice for international education, especially parents from China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India

October 15, 2024
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MOE gives Mobile Guardian the boot after cybersecurity breaches

September 9, 2024
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“Teachers just dump 2 sets of papers for each subject on us in the last 2 days before holidays” — SG student laments about excessive homework

September 8, 2024
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‘Monolingual Shift’ in Singapore: A blessing or curse for its national identity?

August 26, 2024
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“In SG, you do what pays the bills”— Netizens advise fashion diploma student to get a degree instead

August 24, 2024
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Jamus Lim heartened by improved access to higher mother tongue languages, which he raised in Parliament back in 2023

August 19, 2024
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Singapore schools ban mobile phone usage to minimize distractions and spur social engagement

August 19, 2024
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NUS’s last-minute cancellation of playwriting module sparks outrage

August 17, 2024
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NUS launches exciting pilot program — students as campus ambassadors

August 16, 2024
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Student-run speech therapy clinic thrives, expanding to aid more kids

July 30, 2024
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“It’s just plain mean,” Furious Singaporean exposes teacher for publicly shaming students on Instagram

July 12, 2024
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Some uni students consider getting part-time jobs to cope with dorm rent hike

June 22, 2024
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NUS Computer Science grad yet to land job despite sending hundreds of applications

June 13, 2024
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Jamus Lim: I never regretted the decision to study in the US; SG students should not “forgo these opportunities” just to avoid random protests

June 11, 2024
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SG student studies 4-5 hours daily, but her parents tell her it’s “barely enough” suggesting “8-10 hours per day” instead

June 10, 2024
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Ex-NMP asks how NUS ranks above CalTech in global university rankings

June 8, 2024
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Irish article on Singapore education system dubbed ‘propaganda’ by some critics

May 31, 2024
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SIA: S$30M foundation to support students in need and to “ignite passion in aviation industry”

May 18, 2024
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US dad worries about how much stress Singapore school system is putting on his teen daughter

May 17, 2024
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Jamus Lim on why Singapore has never produced Nobel laureate and why straight-A students ‘never rise to the top’

April 25, 2024
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Hwa Chong student from Vietnam admitted to top universities in UK, US, Canada & Singapore

April 12, 2024
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Singapore’s MBA enrollees drop by 14% in 2023

April 1, 2024
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US Professor: Could Singapore math be a fix for U.S. mathematics education?

March 13, 2024
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Prospective PhD student asks if $2700 stipend is enough to live in Singapore

March 2, 2024
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92.3% of SMU’s 2023 fresh graduates hired within 6 months of finishing final exams

February 26, 2024
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Computer Sciences, IT, and Information Systems are the top courses preferred by JC, IB, and poly students

February 20, 2024
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SG Budget 2024: Education support to allow Singaporeans aged 40 and above to get another diploma

February 16, 2024
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Revolutionising learning: ChatGPT now enters Singapore school classrooms

February 15, 2024