Temasek Polytechnic Digital Library : carabina LCD watch
Date: 2002
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Description: LCD watches in the shape of carabinas were given away as souvenirs during the road show to launch the digital library.
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Parental guidance seminar 2012
Date: 2012
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic Parental Guidance seminar (PGS) is an annual event specially put together to help parents understand the options that students have after their O levels. On 30 June 2012, TP hosted the seminar for more than 700 parents and students, who got to find out more about a polytechnic education, TP courses, scholarships, and further education and career opportunities. They also heard from a current student and two alumni and their parents about life in TP, and took the chance to ask questions during the Q&A session with the Registrar, Ms Sharon Soh and senior staff members from the academic schools. The visitors were also taken on a tour of the academic schools where they had the opportunity to see for themselves TP's excellent learning facilities first hand. They aslo benefited from interacting with the lecturers, which helped them understand better the courses available at TP.
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Graduation Ceremony 2016: Day 3, Session 6, School of Applied Science
Date: 2016
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Description: 2016 polytechnic level awards were presented at this 1st session of School of Applied Science. Also featuring graduands from School of Applied Science, Diploma in Applied Food Science & Nutrition, Diploma in Baking & Culinary Science, Diploma in Biomedical Science, Diploma in Biotechnology, Diploma in Consimer Science &Technology, and Diploma in Veterinary Technology
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Adios, till we meet again : cap
Date: 1995
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Description: Souvenir cap given to attendees at the key handing ceremony.
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Temasek Polytechnic Scholarship Showcase
Date: 2012
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Description: More than 250 invited O level school leavers and their parents attended TP's first ever Scholarship Showcase, held on the last day of the Open House on 7 January 2012. Mr Edmond Khoo, Deputy Principal kicked off the Showcase with an inspiring address in which he highlighted how TP invested in its outstanding students. The highlight of the event was a tea session which allowed the potential scholars and their parents to interact with senior staff members and students to get first-hand information on what TP has to offer. Also present were TP's alumni scholars who shared on their experiences as recipients of TP's scholarships.
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Specialist Diploma in Environment and Water Technology
Date: 2008
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Description: In January 2008, Temasek Polytechnic launched a one-year Specialist Diploma in Environment and Water Technology programme to equip working professionals with the necessary skillset to operate key installations for their respective industries which has been identified as a primary strategic growth area within Singapore's economy.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2020 t-shirt
Date: 2020
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Description: T-shirt given to visitors at Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2020 held from 9-11 January 2020.
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Temasek Polytechnic Library free study space for O/N level students 2018 : drawstring backpack
Date: 2018
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Description: The backpack was given to O/N level student who has registered to use Temasek Polytechnic Library to study for their O/N level examination. The Library was opened to them for the period 1 September to 14 November 2018. Tagline : Life Starts Here
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Global Community Day 2011 : polo shirt
Date: 2011
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Description: Polo shirt worn by volunteers on Global Community Day 2011 which was held at Bedok Reservoir from 24 to 25 September 2011. The highlight of the event was the staging of the first ever Lighting of WaterFire in Asia.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2017 : badges
Date: 2017
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Description: A set of button badges in beige, green and purple given to visitors to the Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2017. Tagline : #LifestartshereTP
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2016 t-shirt
Date: 2016
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Description: Red t-shirt with white text at the front center "Open House Temasek Polytechnic 2016" and at the back of the t-shirt "#Best day ever" worn by Temasek Polytechnic's Open House student guides.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2008
Date: 2008
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2008 was held on 10 to 12 January 2008. The annual event was held to enable secondary school students to make an informed choice regarding their educational path after they have completed their studies. The secondary school students were given the opportunity to meet up with the lecturers from the respective schools, have a chat with them on the diploma courses offered, tour the campus and meet up with TP students to find out more about the outstanding facilities, the different options open to them and life in the campus. Apart from previews of courses run by the six schools, visitors were treated to heart-pumping performances, fashion show, exciting contests and even mouth-watering goodies.
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Temasek Engineering School's TechGames workshops 2001
Date: 2001
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Description: Temasek Engineering School's TechGames workshops for secondary school students was held on 15 September 2001. The workshops were held in conjunction with Science.01, a month-long national event celebrating Science, Technology and Biomedicine in Singapore. Highlight of the workshop was the introduction of Sony Aibo, the popular robotic dog. Other workshops organised included an introduction to the Global Positioning System (GPS), a Solar Insect Design competition, an Intelligent Building Design module and Creative Physics.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2006, day 2
Date: 2006
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic Open House was held from 19 to 21 January 2006. The annual event was held to enable secondary school students to make an informed choice regarding their educational path after they have completed their studies. Visitors were given the opportunity to meet up with the lecturers from the respective schools to find out more on the diploma courses offered. Mr Boo Kheng Hua, Principal & CEO and senior management staff took the opportunity to walk around the different schools to observe the many different activities that were organised to entice the secondary school students to join the polytechnic after their O Level results. I-Guides, a group of volunteer students, were on hand to guide visitors around the campus and brief them about the various schools and activities going on. Some of the highlights of the the 3-day Open House included a couture catwalk featuring works by Apparel Design & Merchandising students, meet & greet Singapore Idol finalists, Olinda Cho and Sylvester Sim, doodle box, Engineering project show -- "experience" 3D computer graphics and visualisation technologies, animal and fish magic, maze of colourings & flavouring, courses & CCA exhibitions, performances by TP students, and water adventures such as dragon boating, canoeing and canoe-polo held at Bedok Reservoir. The finale of the Open House was the Jam and Hop session on 21 January 2006 evening with performances by Leandra and renowned local groups.
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Graduation ceremony 2019: Day 1, Session 1, School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Date: 2019
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Description: The first session of the Graduation Ceremony features graduands from School of Humanities & Social Sciences - Diploma in Early Childhood studies, Diploma in Gerontological Management Studies, Diploma in Psychology Studies and Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education.
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Graduation ceremony 2017, day 2 session 4
Date: 2017
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) graduation ceremony spanned over 16 sessions from 3 to 11 May 2017. A total of 5,800 students received their diplomas and post-diploma qualifications from TP's full-time and part-time courses. Day 2 session 4 graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, 4 May 2017 at 9.30am at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Dr Satish Lele, Senior Vice President at Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific. Day 2: Session 4 - Graduands from the School of Engineering: Diploma in Aviation Management & Services, Diploma in Business Process & Systems Engineering and Diploma in Computer Engineering.
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Temasek Polytechnic Staff Wellness 1999 paper clip
Date: 1999
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Description: A paper clip given to staff who took part in the Staf Wellness Week in 1999.
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New online audio-visual catalogue and shelf guides : red colour theme
Date: 2001
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic Library used a "red" colour theme to draw attention when it launched the online audio-visual materials catalog in 2001. Located prominently in front of the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) counter at level 4, the catalogue was developed using Procite, the popular bibliographic management software. The audio-visual catalogue was used to search and list all titles of a particular format (for example, music CDs, video tapes) or topic (for example, rock climbing). Virtual browsing of the shelves from the AV Catalogue PC was also possible. Alternatively, users could stroll down the aisles between the video shelves to browse the titles under the bright red coloured shelf guides.
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Library book fair October 2010
Date: 2010
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic Library organised a book selection fair with the tag line "You choose, we buy" on 28 October 2010. It was held at the Podium area, Level 3 by the book vendor UBS Library Services. The fair was targetted at staff and students from the Schools of Applied Science and Engineering. The aim was to reach out and encourage them to participate in developing the library collections. The books available for selection covered a wide range of subjects related to engineering and applied sciences. By the end of the event, more than 250 books were selected.
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Career Carnival at Youth Park
Date: 1999
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic organised the first Career Carnival at the Youth Park on Sommerset Road on 13 and 14 February 1999. Visitors were not only able to obtain information on the 27 full-time courses, they were also shown glimpses of the vibrant campus life. Youths and parents were also invited to participate in the TP Live chat sessions where they could log on and chat with experts on education opportunities after the 'O' Level Examinations and the "The Spirit of Adventure and Aspirations of Youths". The Guest-of-Honour was Members of Parliament, Mr S Iswaran.
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TP Buddy Day
Date: 1999
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Description: About 200 students from 35 secondary schools got a taste of poly life during the Buddy Day at Temasek Polytechnic held on 28 January 1999. The annual event was organised by the institution's Polytechnic Outreach Centre. The students were paired up with TP buddy who accompanied them to lectures, tutorials, lab sessions and facilities around campus. Lecturers were also on hand at the workshops to introduce them to the equipment and to answer any questions that they may have.
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Beyond O Level, Poly/JC seminar 1999
Date: 1999
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Description: The Beyond O Level, a Poly/JC seminar was jointly organised by The New Paper and Temasek Polytechnic on 6 February 1999. It was held at Temasek Polytechnic campus and sponsored by American International Assurance (AIA). O Level holders and their parents attended the seminar to find out what the various educational institutions had to offer. The guest speakers for the seminar were: Mrs Susan Chan Yoke Kate, principal of Tampines Junior College; Mr Moses Wong, Registrar and Director/Student Services of Temasek Polytechnic; and Mrs Sita Singh, a career guidance specialist from the Ministry of Education. Mr Eugene Wijeysingha, former headmaster of Raffles Institution was also present at the seminar. One-on-one counselling was also provided after the seminar for students and parents with specific queries. [Information taken from: Beyond the O level. (1999, February 3). The Straits Times [Singapore], p. H37. Retrieved from http://newslink.asiaone.com]
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Tibs great bendy bus squeeze: Guinness world record
Date: 1998
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Description: On 6 July 1998, a Guinness world record was set when 438 Temasek Polytechnic students squeezed into a Trans-Island (Tibs) bendy bus. The record-breaking event was a grand finale to a week-long orientation programme. Tibs bought a bandanna at $5 for every student that squeezed into the bus. Proceeds from the Bandanna sale went to four Singapore welfare organisations - Singapore Association for the Deaf, the Handicap Welfare Association, the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped and the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore.
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Beyond O Level, Poly/JC seminar
Date: 1997
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Description: The Beyond O Level, a Poly/JC seminar was jointly organised by The New Paper and Temasek Polytechnic on 11 January 1997 and held at Temasek Polytechnic campus. O Level holders and their parents attended the seminar to find out what the various educational institutions had to offer. Some also came to seek one-on-one advice from counsellors like Mr Eugene Wijeysingha, former headmaster of Raffles Institution and columnist on educational matters for The New Paper. The three guest speakers for the seminar were: Mrs Belinda Charles, principal of St Andrew's Junior College; Mr Moses Wong, registrar of Temasek Polytechnic; and Ms Loh Chin Siew, assistant head of chemicals group, Industry Development Division, Economic Development Board.
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Beyond O Level, a Poly/JC/ITE seminar
Date: 1996
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Description: The Beyond O Level, a Poly/JC/ITE seminar was jointly organised by The New Paper and Temasek Polytechnic on 20 January 1996 and held at Temasek Polytechnic campus. About 700 O Level holders and their parents attended the seminar to find out what the various educational institutions had to offer. The four speakers for the seminar were: Mr Eugene Wijeysingha, former headmaster of Raffles Institution and columnist on educational matters for The New Paper; Mr Moses Wong, registrar of Temasek Polytechnic; Madam Leong Fan Chin, principal of Hwa Chong Junior College; and Dr Law Song Seng, chief executive officer of the Institute of Technical Education. Students speakers from the different institutions also shared their experiences in school. The seminar ended with a question-and-answer session.
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