TP news. 22 Feb. 2019. New Robotics Innovation Centre @TP opens
Date: 2019
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Description: Catchline: The School of Engineering sets up new Robotics Innovation Centre on campus to take robotics research and training to the next level.
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TP news. 15 Mar. 2019. Aerospace student keeps his eyes on the sky
Date: 2019
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Description: Catchline: What do rock climbing and Aerospace Engineering have in common? Ask second-year student, Mark Chan.
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TP news. 14 Mar. 2019. Proudly made in Singapore: Overseas special programme to Oman
Date: 2019
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Description: School of Applied Science students led by Dr Kalpana Bhaskaran participated in the 2018 Singapore Event in Muscat which coincided with the first day of Hotel Sheraton Oman's Singapore Food Festival.
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Infowise. No. 4. Oct. 2000
Date: 2000
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Description: Previously published as Library News (No. 1 Nov. 1990 - No. 2 Apr. 1998).
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Infowise. No. 4. Oct. 2001
Date: 2001
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Description: Previously published as Library News (No. 1 Nov. 1990 - No. 2 Apr. 1998).
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Press release. 29 Nov. 2011. Temasek Polytechnic students get the skinny on friendship, courtship, hatred, love
Date: 2011
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic's Centre for Character & Leadership Education (CCLE) held its inaugural character education forum on "Friendship, courtship, hatred and love" for 450 students on Friday, 2 December 2011 at TP's auditorium 1. The speakers for the forum included Mr Martin Tan, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Halogen Foundation, Singapore; Mr Richard Lim, Managing Director & Consultant Psychotherapist, The Relational; Mr Steven Tan & Dr Agnes Tan, Directors, FamilyWise; Ms Joanna Koh, President, and Mr Gary Koh, trainer, Youth & Parenting Programme, Focus on the Family. Mr David Teo, Manager/CCLE, Temasek Polytechic, delivered the opening address.
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Press release. 19 Feb. 2014. Deciding what to eat for dinner is only a phone-shake away!
Date: 2014
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Description: On 20 February 2014, Temasek Polytechnic (TP) students from the Diploma of Business Information Technology showcased 28 final-year projects at the Meeting Young Minds @ BIT Project Show held at TP's Main Foyer and Auditorium 2. Two projects highlighted included "Interactive mobile rewards programme to shop for the best food bargains!" and "That ring surprise will never again be ruined." Representatives from industry partners like IBM Cloud Lab and Accenture participated in a panel discussion.
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Press release. 28 Oct. 2016. Temasek Polytechnic and DDB Worldwide to groom smart nation-ready creative technologists
Date: 2016
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and DDB Worldwide signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 28 October 2016 to set up a satellite office of Equator to groom the next generation of creative technologists in Singapore. Equator is DDB Worldwide's first-ever global centre of excellence for technology and innovation to pioneer digital transformation marketing solutions. A diverse pool of students from the School of Informatics & IT, School of Design, School of Engineering and School of Business would serve their internships at the on-campus agency. Ms Low Yen Ling, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Education & Ministry of Trade and Industry, witnessed the signing of the MOU by Mr Peter Lam, Principal & CEO, Temasek Polytechnic and David Tang, CEO of DDB Asia. The first project co-created with TP student was a community project called the Personal Response for Emergency Situations (P.R.E.S.) -- a mobile application that allows users to send one-touch distress signals to their loved ones and relevant authorities, alerting them to possible emergencies such as a terrorist attack or a disaster.
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Press release. 22 Aug 2017. My body is growing old but can my brain stay alert?
Date: 2017
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic's Centre for Applied Gerontology, the Diploma in Gerontological Management Studies and the School of Humanities & Social Sciences organised an ageing symposium themed, "Towards successful ageing" on 22 August 2017. The symposium took a holistic approach covering the physical (exercise), cognitive (brain training), and socio-emotional (mindfulness) dimensions, through having a select panel of distinguished experts in their respective fields. The aim was to stimulate dialogue on the pressing concern for the likely increase in cognitive problems faced by our rapidly ageing population. The symposium also saw the launch of MindWorks, a brain training app that contained a set of six games designed for older adults that target memory, attention, logic, and arithmetic calculation, by TP's Principal & CEO, Mr Peter Lam and Prof. Ryuta Kawashima, Director of the Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC), Tohoku University. Keynote speakers included Prof. Ryuta Kawashima and Prof. Linda Lam. Other presenters at the Ageing Symposium 2017 were Prof. Kua Ee Heok, Dr. Grace Lee, Asst Prof. Julian Lim, Mr Sam Sim Kim Yang, Ms. Ee Sharifah Rose and Dr. Philip Yap Lin Kiat.
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Press release. 27 Jan. 2016. Temasek Polytechnic (TP) - Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) Student Chapter to offer real, relevant and rewarding industry opportunities
Date: 2016
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) signed an MOU with the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) on January 27, 2016 to renew their collaboration for a Polytechnic Student Chapter in Singapore. The objective of this Chapter was to equip students with real public relations skills as a preparatory step for the corporate world. Mr Daniel Yeow, Director, School of Business, Temasek Polytechnic and Mr Robert Conceicao, President, IPRS signed the MOU.
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Press release. 13 Oct. 2015. 5 Polytechnics come together to woo secondary school students with the magic of engineering!
Date: 2015
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic played host to more than 900 secondary school students at the 12th annual Engineering & Science Discovery event on Wednesday, 14 October, 2015, at the Temasek Convention Centre. Jointly organised by Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic, the annual event for secondary school students was designed to introduce them to engineering in a simple, engaging way. On display was an exhibit by Singapore Science Centre, some interactive science models developed by the polytechnics and a video presentation by IN.Genius on space exploration attempts to put a Singaporean into space that year. Mr Seto Lok Yin, Chairman, Steering Committee for Learning Engineering at Polytechnics (LEAP) delivered the welcome address. Two guest speakers delivered their keynote addresses, "Innovation is a journey - not an idea" by Mr. Lim Seng, Founder, IN.Genius and "Fascinating physics in engineering" by Associate Professor Dr. Janchai Yingprayroon, Deputy Director for Academic Services and Research, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok. To bring home the fun in Engineering, Mr Tan Jui Kuan, performed a magic show "Discovering engineering with magic!".
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Press release. 24 Nov. 2015. Internet of Things Hackathon@TP
Date: 2015
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic, in collaboration with A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Microsoft and MediaTek, organised an "Internet of Things (IoT) Hackathon" to focus on preparing future working adults in the growth area of IoT. The Hackathon took place at Temasek Polytechnic's School of Informatics & IT on 26 & 27 November 2015. Approximately 50 TP students participated in this event to develop prototype IoT solutions within two days, using the Microsoft Azure IoT Open Source Platform, MediaTek LinkIt One platform, together with Engineering System expertise provided by I2R. Dr Tan Guan Hong, Technology Director, Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Mr C. C. Ku, General Manager, MediaTek Singapore, Mrs Lee-Lim Sok Keow, Deputy Principal and Director, School of Informatics & IT, Temasek Polytechnic and Mr Nobuhiro Ito, Director for Developer Experience & Evangelism, Microsoft Singapore shared their comments on the Hackathon.
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Press release. 15 May 2015. TP's 25th Graduation Ceremony
Date: 2015
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Description: Ms Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Education, officiated at the opening session of Temasek Polytechnic's 25th Graduation Ceremony on Monday, 18 May 2015 at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 5437 students graduated from 54 full-time diploma courses and 16 part-time courses. The graduation ceremonies spanned over 14 sessions from 18 May - 22 May 2015. 2015 also saw the first cohort of 40 graduands from the Diploma in Business Intelligence & Analytics receiving their diplomas on Day 3 of TP's Graduation. Ms Indranee Rajah presented the poly level awards to the top graduates and also addressed the graduates from the full-time Diplomas in Aerospace Electronics and Aerospace Engineering at the opening session.
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The Lee Kuan Yew Award 2020
Date: 2020
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Description: The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science for polytechnics is awarded to the top technology or computer science graduates in each of the polytechnics. This Award is funded by an honorarium that the late founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew received from various speaking engagements and funds raised from a special edition of his memoirs. The Award was first presented at the 1993 Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony. The award recipients in 2020 were: Koh Jing (School of Applied Science); Leong Chi Ren Wilsvin (School of Engineering); Lim Yee Kiat (School of Engineering) and Teo Xuan Ming (School of Informatics & IT).
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Library Highlights. 15 May 2020. Free EBSCOhost databases trial!
Date: 2020
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Description: Catchline: Trial access to 3 databases in EBSCOHost is available from now to 8 July 2020.
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Library Highlights. 6 Jan. 2021. Imagining the Future of Singapore exhibition
Date: 2021
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Description: Catchline: Join us in this exhibition where we imagine what Singapore would be like for our future generations.
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The Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal 2022
Date: 2022
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Description: In 1994, the Tay Eng Soon Scholarship Fund was established in memory of the late Senior Minister of State for Education, Dr Tay Eng Soon, who played a pivotal role in the development of polytechnic and technical education. From the fund, the Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal is awarded annually to outstanding graduates from each of the polytechnics, who graduated from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) prior to their studies at the polytechnic. The Medal was first presented at the 1995 Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony. The award recipients in 2022 was: Chase Lim Shi You (School of Business).
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CapitaLand Award for All-Round Excellence 2019
Date: 2019
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Description: The CapitaLand Award for All-Round Excellence gives commendation and recognition to graduates who excel in their studies and has outstanding co-curricular activities contributions in community service. The Award is sponsored by CapitaLand Limited, one of Asia's largest real estate companies. The award recipients in 2019 were: Cassandra Yip Ai Lin (School of Applied Science) and Cheung Zhi Heng (School of Informatics & IT).
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The Lee Kong Chian Award 2019
Date: 2019
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Description: The Lee Kong Chian Award is given to top non-Science and Technology graduates. It is named after the prominent businessman and philanthropist Lee Kong Chian, who set up the Lee Foundation in 1952 to aid the advancement of education and help the poor, among others. The Lee Foundation has sponsored the Lee Kong Chian Award in honour of Mr Lee’s generous contributions to education and society. The award recipients in 2019 were: Lam Yoong Chiang Clement (School of Business), Farhan B Hanis (School of Design) and Hannah Tan Wen Hui (School of Humanities & Social Sciences).
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The Lee Kuan Yew Award 2018
Date: 2018
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Description: The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science for polytechnics is awarded to the top technology or computer science graduates in each of the polytechnics. This Award is funded by an honorarium that the late founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew received from various speaking engagements and funds raised from a special edition of his memoirs. The Award was first presented at the 1993 Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony. The award recipients in 2018 were: Alvin Tay Ming Hwee (School of Applied Science), Crystal Sing (School of Engineering) and Solomon Tan Teng Shue (School of Informatics & IT).
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The Lee Kong Chian Award 2021
Date: 2021
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Description: The Lee Kong Chian Award is given to top non-Science and Technology graduates. It is named after the prominent businessman and philanthropist Lee Kong Chian, who set up the Lee Foundation in 1952 to aid the advancement of education and help the poor, among others. The Lee Foundation has sponsored the Lee Kong Chian Award in honour of Mr Lee’s generous contributions to education and society. The award recipients in 2021 were: Cerlynn Chan Ming Jie (School of Business), Keisia Dominique Lim-Urquhart (School of Business) and Soh Yan Kang Ian (School of Humanities & Social Sciences).
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CapitaLand Award for All-Round Excellence 2022
Date: 2022
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Description: The CapitaLand Award for All-Round Excellence gives commendation and recognition to graduates who excel in their studies and has outstanding co-curricular activities contributions in community service. The Award is sponsored by CapitaLand Limited, one of Asia's largest real estate companies. The award recipients in 2022 were: Dylan Suresh Mulchand (School of Business) and Alvin Teo Xi Hao (School of Engineering).
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Library Highlights. 1 Oct. 2018. Taylor & Francis Journals Trial now until 31 Dec 2018!
Date: 2018
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Description: Catchline: Trial Taylor & Francis Online today - full text, peer-reviewed academic journal articles across a broad range of disciplines.
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Library Highlights. 13 Sept. 2018. Going on an overseas trip?
Date: 2018
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Description: Catchline: Check out our resource guides with country facts, safety tips, etiquette, student experiences and more!
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Library Highlights. 16 May 2018. Meet Robbie, Librarys Inventory Robot
Date: 2018
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Description: Catchline: Get to know Librarys latest robot!
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