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At the 10th Singapore-Tianjin Economic and Trade Council (STETC) meeting held on 27 Sep, Minister Lee said the Tianjin Eco-City project is making good progress as an incubator for green enterprises from both countries.

The Labour Alliance co-laB (LAB) will bring together 50 researchers, academics, and practitioners to identify and address workers’ needs and challenges.

In working with people with and without background in AI, we have seen both sides. We have designed three strategies to see where AI is limited and limitless, and thus reconcile these opposing views. Mr Poon King Wang, Chief Strategy Officer at SUTD, shares.

MaivenPoint and SUTD signed a collaboration agreement to enhance the continuing education programmes at SUTD Academy with the goal of addressing Singapore’s growing demand for technology talent.

At SUTD, students not only have Wednesdays off, but Fridays too – a practice it has had since its inception. Mr Jonathan Kua, SUTD's chief of staff, student affairs, said "It not only provides opportunities for personal growth, but also serves to provide a balance to a student’s week – strengthening physical health and supporting mental wellness."

A new course starting from April 2025 aims to help workers with no technology background build new careers in cyber security. The Design x AI x Tech (Cybersecurity) certification programme aims to train 200,000 PMETs.

This is among early proposed plans for the surface streets along the 21.5km North-South Corridor (NSC). Research Assistant Professor Samuel Chng, head of the Urban Psychology Lab from the LKYCIC at SUTD, said the participatory design process will lead to the creation of spaces that are loved and used often by people over time.

Hate speech detection models are computational systems that can identify and classify online comments as hate speech. "These models are crucial in moderating online content and mitigating the spread of harmful speech, particularly on social media," said Assistant Professor Roy Lee.

The Eco-City Research and Innovation Centre established by SUTD in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City recently awarded its first scholarship. The scholarship recipient will begin a four-year undergraduate programme at SUTD and is expected to return to the Eco-City to work or start a business after graduation.