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2007
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Estate of Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat launches $25 million
fund for education |
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The Fund will provide for three programmes:
training opportunities to strengthen English language teaching in the
region, opportunities for needy students in our polytechnics and the
Institute of Technical Education to gain overseas exposure, and
scholarships for deserving students from Singapore and China to pursue
their undergraduate studies in Singapore universities. |
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The Ministry of Education will administer
the fund... |
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New applied subjects at 'O' Level from 2008 |
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From Jan 2008, eight secondary schools will partner the polytechnics to
offer to their Express and Normal (Academic) students, three new ‘O’
level subjects in applied disciplines: Creative 3D Animation,
Fundamentals of Electronics and Introduction to Enterprise Development. |
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These new Applied Subjects will be reflected in the students’ GCE ‘O’
level Examination Certificates and be recognised for admission into
Junior Colleges and Polytechnics... |
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Direct School Admission Exercise 2007 for admission to polytechnic |
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"The first Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA)
Exercise will commence on 11 July 2007, for admission into polytechnics
in 2008... |
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"The five polytechnics – Nanyang Polytechnic,
Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and
Temasek Polytechnic – will each admit up to 2.5% of their Academic Year
2008 intake through DPA, or about 100 students per polytechnic on
average..." |
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2005
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University admissions under new A Level curriculum
2004
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More
polytechnic students apply to join NUS & NTU |
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A record
number of polytechnic students have applied to join NUS
& NTU this year. NUs and NTU have received 11,000 and
12,000 applications respectively, up from about 6,000 for
each university in previous years. This follows the
scrapping of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) as well
as easing of rules to allow students to apply before they
graduate from the polytechnic. |
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Source:
Straits Times 14 Jun 2004 (H3) |
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The four
polytechnics' survey of their graduates from the 2003 cohort found
that 68 per cent of those surveyed secured jobs within three
months after graduation, a dip from 2002's 71 per cent. 21 per
cent of the 6,000 graduates polled said they took on part-time
jobs. (Straits Times 26 Feb 2004) H1) |
2003
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admission of polytechnic students to university
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The Government has decided to freeze tuition fees for university
and polytechnic students at the 2001 level, said Education
Minister TEO Chee Hean yesterday. This academic year, 1,729 out of
32,000 NUS students have asked for bursaries or loans, up from
1,598 in 2000. At NTU, 667 students are seeking aid this academic
year, down from 701 students in 2000. (Straits
Times 5 Jan 2003) (4) |
2002
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A
Straits Times survey asked 319 public listed companies if they
preferred university graduates who came through junior colleges
or through polytechnics. About half of the employers who
responded said they had no preference. But, of the other
half, a significant 5 per cent said they preferred graduates who
spent three years in polytechnic before going on to university.
Only 10 per cent said they would prefer to hire those who went
through the two-year junior college route. Every year, out of
the 35,000 students who complete their O-levels, 13,000 go to
the junior college while another 17,000 enrol in the four
polytechnics. Although polytechnic attendance has risen from
41,000 in 1995 to 50,000 students now, there is still some
stigma attached to going to a polytechnic, as it is seen as an
option for students who fail to qualify for junior college. (Straits
Times 8 Apr 2002) (3) |
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A
man chatted with a polytechnic student on the Internet and later
met her and persuaded her to apply for a mobile phone line in
her name. He also demanded money from her and threatened to harm
her and her family if she did not pay up. Yesterday, Kelvin
SNG Beng Hwee, 21, was sentenced to six years' jail and nine
strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to three extortion
charges. (Straits
Times 6 Apr 2002) (H3) |
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Normal (Academic) stream students are qualifying for polytechnic
studies. In 1991, only 10 per cent of those students who did
their O-levels enrolled for three-year diploma courses at
polytechnics. In 2000, almost 40 per cent of 7,300 students did
so. But the percentage of Normal (Academic) stream students
entering junior colleges has remained at 1.5 per cent. (Straits
Times 28 Jan 2002) (H10) |
2001
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Temasek
Polytechnic student Lisa HUANG, 19, won the 14th Singapore
Chinatown Pageant last night. She will represent Singapore
in the Miss Chinese International 2002 pageant in Pangyu, China.
(Straits
Times 20 Dec 2001) (1) |
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A
record 1,408 Institute of Technical Education (ITE) alumni
enrolled in the four polytechnics this year. Of these, 754
are full-time students and 654 are studying part-time. The total
is some 20 per cent more than last year's 1,182, the ITE said
recently. (Straits
Times 19 Dec 2001)(H9) |
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Starting
in 2003, bonus points from Institute of Technical Education
students' CCAs will count for entry to polytechnics here, just
as they have, since 1998, for school leavers with O levels.
These bonus points will also count for admission to
undergraduate programmes at the universities here from 2003. (Straist
Times 28 Nov 2001)(H2) |
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Temasek
Polytechnic yesterday launched its e-THos (e-learning for
Tourism and Hospitality) programme. It
said this was South-east Asia's first hospitality diploma for
working adults learning on the Web. Sixty students have signed
up for the online course that will lead to a diploma in lodging
and catering, or in travel and leisure. The polytechnic expects
3,000 to enrol over the next five years. (Straits
Times 30 Aug 2001) (H8) |
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GG Not. No. 1624
dated 8 Jun 2001
| TEMASEK
POLYTECHNIC ACT (CHAPTER 323A) |
| REVOCATION
OF DIPLOMA |
| It is
hereby notified for general information that under the
Temasek Polytechnic Examination Bye-Laws and
Regulations, 1990 (Amended, 1999) that in exercise of
the powers conferred under Regulation 6.2, the Board
of Governors of the Temasek Polytechnic had on 18 May
2001 revoked the Diploma in Product and Industrial
Design conferred on Mohameed Zaki B Jufri on 19 August
2000. |
| Dated this
8th day June, 2001. |
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MRS
CHEONG ENG KHIM |
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Registrar, |
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Temasek
Polytechnic. |
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NTUC
Income Scholarships now inviting applications. Closing date: 16
Jun 2001 |
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Eleven
part-time students at Temasek Polytechnic have been left in the
lurch after their library studies course was cancelled for lack of
students. They had completed the requirements for the basic
certificate in library studies but needed to obtain an advanced
certificate to qualify for enrolment in a diploma course in the
subject, which the polytechnic also offers. Twenty-one librarians
graduated from the basic certificate course, but only 11 chose to
progress on to the advanced course. The rest dropped out because
they could not handle working and studying at the same time.
Temasek is the only polytechnic to offer the library studies
course and this is the first time it has cancelled the course
since it started in 1997. (Straits Times 6 Jun 2001) |
2000
SAT for university admission from 2003
The Education
Ministry said on 23 Oct 2000 that it will use the American Scholastic
Assessment Test (SAT) for university admission from the year 2003. But
it will also look into developing its own test in a few years' time. See
also Community
Issues.
Feeder Bus Fares Go Up
From 1 June 2000, commuters on Singapore Bus Services (SBS) feeder buses
have to pay up to 10 cents more. SBS said in a statement on 31 May 2000
that adult fares would rise by 10 cents and those for children and
students by five cents.
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