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About Half of This Year’s University Graduates Have Secured Jobs; Around 20% Are Still Job Hunting
SUTD Engineering Systems and Design graduate Muhammad Irfan shared that his internship experience improved his employment prospects and clarified his career interests, helping him secure a product management role after submitting around 50 job applications.
The Things That Matter Most Are Learnt by Doing
Professor Chee Yeow Meng and Ms Jenny Lee wrote an opinion piece about the four parts of education: values, character, mindset and skillset, and how learning by doing them will be the mechanism that shapes the future of education.
Changi’s new Terminal 5 will stress-test Singapore’s land transport
LKYCIC’s Assistant Prof Samuel Chng co-authors an opinion piece with Adjunct Associate Prof Lynette Cheah. They explore the question of whether Singapore’s land transport system will be able to cope with the increase in passengers brought on by the opening of Changi’s new Terminal 5 airport.
Paddling through loss: National canoeist’s passion endures despite dad’s death during O-level exams
SUTD student and national canoeist Jovi Jayden Kalaichelvan was featured in ST’s latest ‘More than Grades’ series.
What AI can’t replace: Rethinking human skills and intelligence
SUTD Provost Professor Chee Yeow Meng’s opinion piece on the evolving role of artificial intelligence emphasises that in our rush to embrace AI, it’s vital to continue valuing our human qualities – and this involves broadening our idea of what education is.
Singapore water polo player Heather Lee quits job for World Aquatics scholarship with Greek club
An SUTD ESD alumna, Singapore water polo player Heather Lee has been selected for the World Aquatics scholarship programme with Greek club ANC Glyfada.
Ride a bus, take a package with you – how crowdshipping reduces the impacts of millions of deliveries
Adjunct Associate Professor Lynette Cheah authored this article, which draws on research conducted with Dr Meijing Zhang, SUTD research fellow with the Engineering Systems and Design pillar.
Southeast Asia’s falling turboprop numbers create sustainability challenge: report
In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, turboprops accounted for 43% of “super short-haul” routes in Southeast Asia, but this dropped to 39% in 2023, according to a report published by the Aviation Studies Institute at SUTD.
International team develops new vaccine distribution model
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell’s Ithaca campus, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and San Jose State University in California have developed a model for optimising the dispensing of vaccines during pandemics that uses a new measure of success for such efforts.
Ride-hailing, COE prices and Singapore’s car-lite goal
Assoc Prof Lynette Cheah shares her thoughts on shared car usage in Singapore, given a growing population and space constraints.
