Press release. 27 June 2016. Singapore's 1st Resource Centre for Aquaculture & Veterinary Science is launched in Temasek Polytechnic
Date: 2016
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) launched the Centre for Aquaculture and Veterinary Science (CAVS), the first of its kind in Singapore on Monday, 27 June 2016 at Auditorium 3. Guest-of-honour was Dr Koh Poh Koon, Minister of State for Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Trade and Industry. The inauguration of CAVS also included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between TP and its industry partner APOLLO Aquaculture Group Pte Ltd. The partnership would see joint activities and commitments in areas such as research and development efforts for intensive cultivation of fish and crustaceans, as well as training programmes for TP students in aquaculture engineering, production and support. Dr Lee Chee Wee, Director, TP's School of Applied Science gave the opening address.
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Press release. 27 Mar. 2012. Temasek Polytechnic named Culinary Institution of the Year award at World Gourmet Summit 2012
Date: 2012
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Description: For the second time, Temasek Polytechnic has been awarded the prestigious Electrolux Culinary Institution of the Year award at the recent World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence 2012 held on 24 March. The award recognised culinary institutions that offered courses for nurturing culinary talents, and had been consistent in delivering and promoting high standards in the culinary field. The World Gourmet Summit Awards of Excellence was regarded as the foremost national accolade in the industry. Mr Tan Hsien Wei, Course Manager, Diploma in Culinary & Catering Management, Temasek Polytechnic said that TP was delighted to receive the award.
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Press release. 27 Mar. 2017. Lao PDR public health officials train in health and nutrition practices through partnership with Temasek Foundation International and Temasek Polytechnic
Date: 2017
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Description: Some 100 public officials from schools, hospitals and health centres across Lao PDR went through a public healthcare nutrition intervention programme in Lao PDR supported by Temasek Foundation International and Temasek Polytechnic. The two-year programme, which started in 2015, was funded by Temasek Foundation International through a grant of S$223,430. These participants, in turn, used their learning to train more than 200 other health educators and school teachers on ways to design healthier and more nutritious meals in hospitals and schools. To commemorate the success of the programme, a closing ceremony was held on 23 March 2017 in Singapore, officiated by His Excellency, Associate Professor Dr Phouthone Muongpak, Vice Minister of Health, Lao PDR. Also present were Mr Benedict Cheong, Chief Executive, Temasek Foundation International and Mr Peter Lam, Principal & CEO, Temasek Polytechnic.
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Press release. 28 Mar. 2013. New Singapore plastic film is the future of 3D on-the-go
Date: 2013
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) developed a new nano-engineered screen protector that turned the ordinary screens of handheld devices into 3D displays. It would be marketed by start-up, Nanoveu Pte Ltd. The unique plastic film could also potentially be used as next generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations. Dr Jaslyn Law, the IMRE scientist and Mr Frank Chan, the TP scientist who led the overall National Research Foundation (NRF) funded project worked on the product since 2010. Mrs Lay-Tan Siok Lie, Deputy Principal of TP, Mr Alfred Chong, Nanoveu Pte Ltd Founder and CEO and Prof Andy Hor, Executive Director of IMRE shared their comments on the product.
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Press release. 28 Mar. 2022. Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Design brings back physical showcase of innovative, purposeful ideas from 391 graduating students
Date: 2022
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Description: After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Design brought back once again a physical exhibition of final-year works from 391 graduating students. Media was invited to a special preview of the exhibition on 30 March 2022 to view these projects and speak to the student designers.
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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. 29 Apr. 2021. 6203 students graduate from TP this year!
Date: 2021
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Description: Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Second Minister for the Ministry of Education, officiated at the opening session of Temasek Polytechnic's Graduation Ceremony on Monday, 3 May 2021 at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 6,203 students graduated from 47 full-time diploma courses and 42 part-time courses. The graduation ceremonies spanned over 35 sessions from 3 to 11 May 2021. The sessions were also livestreamed so that family and friends could be part of the celebration. Dr Maliki presented the polytechnic-level awards to the top graduates and also addressed the graduates from the full-time Diplomas in Big Data Management & Governance, Cyber & Digital Security and Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics at the opening session. Mr Lee Kok Choy, Chairman, TP’s Board of Governors, presented the Skills Mastery Award which recognised students who have demonstrated strong mastery of course-specific skills through their achievements in competitions. A total of 13 Skills Mastery Awards were given out this year.
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Press release. 29 Mar. 2012. Huawei partners with Temasek Polytechnic to establish Cloud Technology & Innovation Center
Date: 2012
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. The partnership allowed for the sharing of knowledge and skills in cloud computing technology and enabled TP's students to respond to growing demands in this area and the establishment of the Cloud Technology & Innovation Center, a joint laboratory dedicated to the research, development, and teaching of cloud computing technology. Present at the event were Mr Boo Kheng Hua, Principal & CEO, Temasek Polytechnic, Tony Zhang, South Pacific Regional VP of Huawei Enterprise and Jayson Goh, Executive Director, Infocomms and Media, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
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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. 29 Sept. 2016. Would you put up your skill, time or oven toaster on a "giving" tree to help someone in need?
Date: 2016
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) students from the School of Design together with People's Association, DBS Bank and Bloomberg competed in a "live" installation showcase of innovative, purposeful and sustainable solutions to benefit the community. Called the Collaborative Design Challenge @ ARCHIFEST 2016, the show was held on Friday, 30 September 2016, between 12 noon-1.30pm at Pavilion@Raffles Place Park, Raffles Place. Students from TP's Diploma in Interior Architecture & Design have over the past four weeks, formed teams with end users, designers and manufacturers to identify a need or problem, then design and build a functional installation that added value to people's lives using only recycled materials. Among the challenge projects showcased were: "Giving" tree -- made from recycled material, the tree could be easily replicated and set up in community centres where members of the public could pen down their gift of kindness ; Trolley to help the elderly cardboard collectors; DIY solution to tackle discomfort in the workplace. The challenge concluded with a 30-minute assemblage of the pre-fabricated design elements on site at ARCHIFEST 2016.
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Press release. 29 Sept. 2021. Sumitomo Life Insurance and Temasek Polytechnic run inaugural Talent Explorer Programme for Persons with Disabilities across all polytechnics and the ITE
Date: 2021
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Description: Sumitomo Life Insurance and Temasek Polytechnic have opened the Talent Explorer Programme (TEP), to persons with disabilities (PWDs) from all local polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), across all academic years. The TEP provided opportunities for PWD to explore jobs and careers in high-demand sectors beyond their areas of study.
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Press release. 3 Aug 2021. Temasek Polytechnic partners with Udacity to upskill Singapore citizens and residents as part of its national AI strategy
Date: 2021
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Description: Temasek Poly joined hands with Udacity to offer Nanodegree programs for Singapore citizens and residents. Called the knowITgetIT, the program is supported by SkillsFuture Singapore and offers cutting-edge technology coursework aimed to advance Singaporeans practical skills across a variety of disciplines, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Press release. 3 Nov. 2020. 127-year-old Swiss manufacturer, BERNINA sets up their first creative studio in Temasek Polytechnic
Date: 2020
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) School of Design partnered with BERNINA Singapore, a Swiss international manufacturer of sewing and embroidery systems to launch the TP-BERNINA Creative Studio, a collaborative workspace at TPs School of Design (DES), fitted with Bernina's sewing machines, embroidery machines, overlockers and embroidery software. The partnership was cemented with the signing of an MOU between TP and BERNINA by Mr Lim Chong Jin, Director, TP's School of Design and Ms Katharina Ueltschi, Director, BERNINA Singapore, on Friday, 30 October 2020. The signing was witnessed by Guest-of-Honour, His Excellency Fabrice Filliez, Swiss Ambassador to Singapore and Ms Anita Kuan, Deputy Principal, TP.
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Press release. 3 Nov. 2023. KAJIMA and Temasek Polytechnic forge partnership to enhance education in facilities management
Date: 2023
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Description: On 27 October 2023, KAJIMA and Temasek Polytechnic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance educational and research initiatives in facilities management.
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Press release. 30 Mar. 2016. TP School of Design showcases 450 innovative, purposeful ideas to benefit community and drive change
Date: 2016
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic Design Show 2016 was held from 31 March to 2 April at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium Foyer. A total of 450 innovative, purposeful ideas were showcased from the graduating class of the School of Design. Among them were "Fashion for wheel-chaired women" by Apparel Design & Merchandising students, Dorcas Lum and Denise Gow who created Orzora - a fashion and store concept that caters to wheelchair-bound women; "Preserving the HDB kampong spirit" which germinated from the idea of encouraging upcycling - to reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original, within the community, by Interior Architecture & Design student Xing Li; and 'The Puff Pal for asthmatic children" - an asthma inhaler that is ergonomically designed for children by Product & Industrial Design students Nur Syahidah Bte Roslan and Tay Jing Ying.
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Press release. 30 Sept. 2014. Is your glass of wine laced with pesticide?
Date: 2014
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Description: A showcase of more than 40 projects by Temasek Polytechnic's School of Applied Science was held at TP's Applied Science Show to industry partners and the public on Wednesday, 1 October 2014 at TP's Auditorium 3. The opening address was delivered by Dr Lee Chee Wee, Director, School of Applied Science, Temasek Polytechnic. Among the projects showcased were "Turning waste to plastic", "Improving nutrition and quality of ornamental fish" and "1st database on the GI of Asian food". Professor (Dr.) Thomas Wolever, the world's founder of GI Testing, was in attendance at the show. Representatives from industry partners like Sembcorp, Agilent Technologies Singapore and Hockhua Traditional Medicine participated in the industry symposium.
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Press release. 30 Sept. 2015. Singaporean's short story is an O-Level literature text in British schools!
Date: 2015
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Description: "Anil", one of the short stories written by thirty-six-year-old Ridjal Noor, was used as a preparatory text for General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) students in the UK. Ridjal, who graduated with a Diploma in Computer Engineering from Temasek Polytechnic (TP), nurtured his love for writing when he was in TP under the guidance of his communication skills lecturer, Miss Shirley Joseph, who spotted his enthusiasm and ability to write. He wrote articles for TP's School of Engineering newsletter, "Engineerrus". Ridjal, now a successful entrepreneur, said he owed his success in writing to his days at TP.
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Press release. 31 Mar. 2014. Temasek Polytechnic students make a difference through purposeful design
Date: 2014
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Description: The Design Show 2014 showcased a total of 420 projects from the graduating students of Temasek Polytechnic's School of Design. It was held at the Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium Foyer from 3 to 5 April 2014. Emphasis was placed on doing good and meaningful designs with a strong social message, resulting in an explosion of delightful, creative and innovative ideas across multiple disciplines that benefitted the community and drove change. Highlighted among the projects were "Cat clock and other strange things" by Nur Dianna Bte Sa'ad, "My house downstairs" by Loh Wan Ling, "Neighbourhood walk" by Chiang Pin Yi, "Urban nest" by Lee Teck Man, "Old boys" by Tan Jun Yuan. In addition to the exhibition of projects, was a series of fringe events that included talks and a dialogue between Environment Design students, industry leaders and urban planners such as the URA, the Singapore Institute of Architects and the Singapore Institute of Planners on the students' proposed visions for the Marina Bay urbanscape.
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Press release. 31 Mar. 2021. Sumitomo Life Insurance and Temasek Polytechnic join hands in delivering Singapore's first-of-its-kind digital talent accelerator dedicated to persons with disabilities
Date: 2021
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Description: Sumitomo Life Insurance (Sumitomo Life) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 24 March 2021 to launch a digital talent accelerator programme dedicated to persons with disabilities (PWDs). The MOU was signed by Mr. Peter Lam, Principal & CEO of TP, and Mr. Toru Shiomitsu, Senior Executive Officer of Sumitomo Life, witnessed by Guest-of-Honour, Ms. Sun Xueling, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social & Family Development. This strategic partnership aimed to provide digital career training and opportunities for aspiring students who are PWDs, and interested in digital roles upon graduation.
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Press release. 31 Oct. 2018. Tourism Transformation Career Fair showcases emerging jobs and career pathways in the tourism sector
Date: 2018
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Description: The inaugural Joint Poly-ITE Tourism Career Fair 2018 was launched on 31 October 2018 by Temasek Polytechnic (TP), which leads the Tourism Sector-Co-ordination team (SCT). The event, Tourism Transformation, raised tourism job profiles and encouraged students to pursue tourism sector careers, as well as served as a platform for tourism partners to showcase career progression pathways and engage potential talents. The Skills Framework for Tourism was also unveiled to support the manpower strategies, highlighting pivotal jobs and critical skills needed in the Tourism sector. It provides information on the sector, career pathways, identifies 109 existing and emerging skills and competencies across 69 occupations/job roles, as well as training programmes which support the development of these skills.
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Press release. 31 Oct. 2022. Temasek Polytechnic and AETOS train Brunei's largest security firm SPSS inks MOU for greater collaboration and to take SG brand of education global
Date: 2022
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic and AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday, 31 October at Temasek Polytechnic, to cement the partnership between AETOS and Temasek Polytechnic - Security Industry Institute (SII).
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Press release. 4 Jan. 2022. Temasek Polytechnic launches S$2.3m Integrative Built Environment Centre
Date: 2022
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Description: Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Second Minister for Education, officiated the launch of Temasek Polytechnic’s Integrative Built Environment Centre (IBEC) on 7 January 2022. IBEC covered a wide range of related domains, specialising in areas identified in the Industry Transformation Map for the Built Environment sector.
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Press release. 5 July 2022. Institutions join forces to uplift the Training and Adult Education sector
Date: 2022
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Description: The five polytechnics inked a landmark agreement with the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) - the first time these parties came together to collaborate in the CET space.
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Press release. 6 Apr. 2018. Temasek Polytechnic offers free micro-learning courses for all Singaporean
Date: 2018
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) in collaboration with industry partner Gnowbe, launched more than 60 mobile Micro-Learning Courses (MLCs) aimed at meeting the skills-upgrading demands of busy, working professionals. The launch was officiated by guest-of-honour, Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Trade and Industry. To prepare for this launch, TP has developed bite-sized MLCs in subject areas such as Business, Engineering, IT, Applied Sciences and Life Skills, and each MLC comprises 10 to 20 lessons and every lesson could be completed within 15 minutes. Moreover, TP would offer every Singaporean and Permanent Resident one free MLC from a basket of 34 courses, to encourage their pursuit of lifelong learning anytime, anywhere starting from 5 April to 4 June 2018. Mr Peter Lam, Principal & CEO, Temasek Polytechnic and Ms So-Young Kang, Gnowbe Founder and CEO shared their thoughts on the MLCs and the future of learning.
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Press release. 6 Apr. 2020. Alternative arrangements for the 2020 graduating cohort
Date: 2020
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Description: In line with the Government's heightened safe distancing measures, the polytechnics and ITE have made the difficult decision to cancel the graduation ceremonies which were scheduled to take place in May and July 2020. The cancellation affected some 26,000 graduands from the five polytechnics and 6,500 graduands from ITE. Institutions will make arrangements for diplomas/certificates and transcripts to be delivered to the graduands.
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