Joint admissions exercise 1995
Date: 1995
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 1995 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic campuses from 1 to 5 March 1995. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. Course advisors were available on campus to advise students about the various courses and their eligibility before making their final decision.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 1996
Date: 1996
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 1996 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Sports Hall from 1 to 5 March 1996. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. Course advisors were available on campus to advise students about the various courses and their eligibility before making their final decision.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 1997
Date: 1997
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 1997 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Sports Hall from 1 to 5 March 1997. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. Course advisors were available on campus to advise students about the various courses and their eligibility before making their final decision.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 1998
Date: 1998
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 1998 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium Foyer from 3 to 7 March 1998. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. Temasek Polytechnic registered a total of 3,629 first-choice applicants compared with 3271 in 1997, a 10.9% increase.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2000
Date: 2000
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2000 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium Foyer on 2 to 6 March 2000. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2002
Date: 2002
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2002 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium on 1 to 5 March 2002. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2003
Date: 2003
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2003 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditoriums 1 and 2 on 1 to 5 March 2003. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2008
Date: 2008
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2008 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium Foyer on Thursday, 24 January 2008 to Monday, 28 January 2008. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who have sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2009
Date: 2009
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2009 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Auditorium Foyer from January 12 to 16, 2009. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who had sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. TP offered five new courses in Aerospace Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, Clean Energy, Gerontological Management Studies, and Pharmaceutical Science to prospective students applying for enrollment in 2009.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2010
Date: 2010
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2010 was conducted at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) from Monday 11 January to Friday 15 January 2010. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. TP organised the course preview talks for applicants and parents who wanted more information about the courses offered by TP, or they could seek out course advisors on campus to find out more about the various courses and their eligibility before making their final decision about the polytechnic of their choice. At the JAE 2010, TP introduced a new course in Early Childhood Studies to meet the needs of students who were interested in careers as early childhood professionals, as well as to meet the increased industry demand for pre-school teachers. This new programme brought the total number of courses offered by TP to 51.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2012
Date: 2012
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2012 was conducted at the Temasek Polytechnic from Monday 9 January to Friday 13 January 2012. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. TP organised the course preview talks for applicants and parents who wanted more information about the courses offered by TP. Besides the course preview talks, prospective applicants and their parents could also chat online with TP�s course advisors, or they could seek out course advisors on campus to find out more about the various courses and their eligibility before making their final decision about the polytechnic of their choice.
Access Rights: Public user.
Joint admissions exercise 2014
Date: 2014
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) 2014 was conducted at Temasek Polytechnic from Monday 13 Jan to Friday 17 Jan 2014. The objective of the JAE was to allow students who sat for their O-level exams to apply for admission to courses in the polytechnics of their choice. TP organised the course preview talks for applicants and parents who wanted more information about the courses offered by TP. Besides the course preview talks, prospective applicants and their parents could chat online with TP's course advisors from 9.30 am to 1.00 am from 11 to 16 Jan 2014 and from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm on 17 Jan 2014.
Access Rights: Public user.
Journey of the Youth Olympic flame : community celebration at Temasek Polytechnic
Date: 2010
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The Youth Olympic flame started its journey through the heartlands of Singapore on a seven day torch relay from 7 to 14 August 2010. On 10 August 2010, Temasek Polytechnic was privileged to play host to this very special event - the arrival of the Youth Olympic flame on the third day of the torch relay which had made its way across the North East district throughout the day. Temasek Polytechnic graduate Foo Xiu Quan, had the honour of carrying the torch across Bedok Reservoir on a dragon boat. A 20-member crew from TP ensured a smooth ride for the symbol of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Singapore was hosting. Flanked by guest of honour, Mr George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr Boo Kheng Hua, Principal & CEO, TP's Evangelin Tan brought the Olympic flame into the campus, and Mr Yeo lit the cauldron with the Youth Olympic flame at the Triangular Garden. Performances by Monsters, a Taiwanese cheerleading team, Derrick Hoh from the reality singing contest "Project Superstar", TP Vox, Riley in the Morning and TP's Dance Ensemble made it an enjoyable and memorable night for all. To end the night, students sang the YOG theme song, "Everyone". Also participating in the Community Celebration @ TP to welcome the arrival of the YOG flame at the Triangular Garden were Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community, Youth & Sports, Mr Ng Ser Miang, Chairman of Singapore 2010 Organising Committee and Mr Seah Moon Ming, Chairman of TP's Board of Governors.
Access Rights: Public user.
Launch of Disability Awareness Week carnival
Date: 2005
Content Type: Still Image
Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) worked closely with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) to further the financial independence of their members. TP students developed a business plan for them to sell an original dessert developed by TP and trained them on how to serve it. The dessert was sold by MINDS members at the launched of the Disability Awareness Week carnival on 3 December 2005 at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh. The guest-of-honour for the event was Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports.
Access Rights: Public user.
LearningExpo 2003
Date: 2003
Content Type: Still Image
Description: Temasek Polytechnic participated in the LearningExpo 2003 fair held at the Suntec City from 21 to 23 November 2003. A total of 122 organisations, from foreign universities to local companies and associations, participated in the fair. It was part of a promotion campaign to promote lifelong learning. The three-day fair was opened on 21 November 2003 by guest-of-honour, Dr Ng Eng Hen, Acting Minister for Manpower and Minister of State for Education. [Source of information: Jobless rate expected to drop to 3 or 4% next year. (2003, November 22). The Straits Times [Singapore], p. H6. Retrieved from https://newslink.sg]
Access Rights: Public user.
Library Safe Management Measures (SMM) preparation for the start of the October 2020 semester
Date: 2020
Content Type: Still Image
Description: Mrs Puspa Yeow, Director Library invited Mr Seet Choh San, Temasek Polytechnic Chief Safety Officer and Mr Brendan Wong, Director Enterprise Risk Management to walk through the library to give feedback on its' safe management measures before the start of the October 2020 semester.
Access Rights: Public user.
Library book fair October 2010
Date: 2010
Content Type: Still Image
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.
Access Rights: Public user.
Life Sciences Week
Date: 2001
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The first Life Sciences Week organised by Temasek Applied Science School was held on 18 to 23 June 2001. The event comprised of 14 exhibition booths representing various aspects of the Life Sciences, workshops for staff and students, launched of the Life Sciences website and a Healthy Cooking Competition. The event ended with the finals of the Interschool Healthy Cooking Competition for secondary schools. The competition, jointly organised with The Singapore National Heart Association (SNHA), attracted 127 teams from 67 secondary schools. The students cooked up scrumptious, healthy "on-the-go" meals within a budget of $5. The winner was a team comprising of two boys from Tanjong Katong Secondary School.
Access Rights: Public user.
Memorandum of Understanding between Temasek Polytechnic and Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Date: 2008
Content Type: Still Image
Description: Memorandum of Understand (MOU) signing ceremony between Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) from Ireland. Such links with overseas academic institution opened the doors for collaborative research, student and staff exchanges, work attachments and opportunities for cultural exposure. Mr Boo Kheng Hua, Principal & CEO Temasek Polytechnic and Mr Jim Devine, Principal, IADT signed the MOU. Mrs Sally Chew, Director, International Relations & Industry Services (IRIS) and Mrs Radha Ravindran, Senior Officer (IRIS) were present at the signing ceremony.
Access Rights: Public user.
Mural Painting in the Gymnasium
Date: 1995
Content Type: Still Image
Description: One of the activities for Open House 1995 was a mural painting in the gymnasium by Temasek Polytechnic staff and students. They expressed their colourful experience of campus life through a huge nine-panel mural covering the entire wall in the gymnasium.
Access Rights: Public user.
New online audio-visual catalogue and shelf guides : red colour theme
Date: 2001
Content Type: Still Image
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.
Access Rights: Public user.
North East CDC SuperMind CNY Fiesta with Temasek Polytechnic
Date: 2016
Content Type: Still Image
Description: On 27 January 2016, a group of 150 TP students from the School of Engineering together with the North East CDC SuperMind Clubs celebrated the Chinese New Year (CNY) Fiesta with 250 senior citizens. The SuperMind CNY Fiesta was the finale to an 8-week engagement programme for seniors and 150 TP students. This programme created greater awareness of the needs of our senior citizens as well as provided a platform for TP students to contribute to the community through volunteering. The senior citizens were taught how to make simple CNY origami models using recycled red paper envelopes. They were treated to a spectacular concert performance at Audi 1 followed by a sumptious dinner. As part of the community service initiative by Student Development (ENG), a photo exhibition on their engagement programme with the elderly was also on display at the Auditorium Foyer. Guest-of-honour for the event was Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources. Also present at the event were senior management staff including Mr Wong Kia Ngee, Director, School of Engineering, Mr Teo Sze Cheng, Director, International Relations & Industry Services and Centre for Character & Leadership Education, and Mr Teo Choo Hwee, Raymond, Director, Student & Alumni Affairs Dept.
Access Rights: Public user.
Parental guidance seminar 2010
Date: 2010
Content Type: Still Image
Description: Temasek Polytechnic's 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 3 July 2010, 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 heard from alumni members 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 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.
Access Rights: Public user.
Parental guidance seminar 2012
Date: 2012
Content Type: Still Image
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.
Access Rights: Public user.
Parental guidance seminar 2014
Date: 2014
Content Type: Still Image
Description: The annual parental guidance seminar was held on Saturday, 28 June 2014. It was specially organised to remove any doubts and answer questions on what happened after the O-level exams, and what TP had to offer. TP's registrar Ms Sharon Soh shared on admissions related matters and TP's education, while TP's academic staff and students were on hand to answer any questions from the audience.
Access Rights: Public user.