FIRST Industry Workshop 2016
Over 300 guests were present at the inaugural FIRST Industry Workshop, the first-ever platform to bring together SUTD’s industry partners, SUTD faculty and SUTD graduate students.
Professor Yeo Kiat Seng (then Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and International Relations, SUTD) officially kicked off the event before keynote speeches by Mr Tham Sai Choy (Managing Partner and Regional Chairman of KPMG) and Mr Lim Chye Seng (Deputy Director for Corporate Business Development in ICS, MediaTek Singapore).
Professor Yeo Kiat Seng’s opening address to the FIRST Industry Workshop 2016 audience.
Mr Tham Sai Choy’s keynote address on Smart Nation Technological and Digital Transformations.
Mr Lim Chye Seng’s keynote address on the Internet of Things (Healthcare, Household, Automotive and Industrial Applications).
Memorandum of Understanding with the Building and Construction Authority
SUTD inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) to collaborate in the following areas:
- Development and technology transfer in the areas of the built environment
- Graduate-level manpower training (e.g. Industrial Postgraduate Programme)
- SUTD Capstone industry projects and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) projects
- Internship opportunities
Professor Yeo of SUTD (left) formalising the MoU with Mr Lam Siew Wah, Managing Director of the BCA Built Environment Research and Innovation Institute (BERII)
2016 Research Showcase
Over three dozen innovative research projects from SUTD graduate students were on display at the SUTD Campus Centre. These research projects were structured around three of the Singapore Government’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 Plan (RIE2020) primary technology domains: