Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2017, day 2
Date: 2017
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Open House 2017 was held on 5 to 7 January 2017. The annual open house 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 and the different options available, tour the campus and met up with TP students to find out more about the facilities and life in the campus. Some of the activities provided during the 3-day open house included 3D Virtual Reality tours, a fashion show, closed-up with a real-life Hawker Siddeley 700A private jet, analysed forensic evidence, and more.
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Campus Care Network Day, Nov 2017
Date: 2017
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Description: The Campus Care Network (CCN) Day Carnival is a signature event of the Temasek Polytechnic. Held twice a year on campus, the carnival brings the entire polytechnic together as staff and students set up stalls to raise funds for students in need of financial assistance. The 2nd CCN Day was held on 17 November 2017 and for the first time it jumped on the cashless bandwagon to raise funds for the needy students. Staff and students were encouraged to use DBS PayLah! for the purchase at various stall as the bank will donate $1 for the cause for every download of the DBS Paylah! app.
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Polytechnic Foundation Programme seminar : new through-train pathway for Normal (Academic) students
Date: 2012
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Description: On 18 July 2012, a nationwide Join-Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) was organised by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and all five polytechnics. Secondary schools were invited to send their top Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) students to attend the seminar. An estimated 1,800 students and their parents as well as teachers attended the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP) seminar to find out more about PFP. Mr William Lim, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education (MOE) Higher Education Division, enlightened guests on the PFP. PFP offers a practice-oriented curriculum to prepare Normal (Academic) students for entry into relevant polytechnic diploma courses. This programme is an alternative pathway to Secondary Five and offers students the opportunity to pursue diplomas with more than 80% of Polytechnic Diploma courses in all five polytechnics in Singapore. Ms Katherine Rajah, Temasek Polytechnic's Assistant Director, School of Engineering Academic Development spoke on TP's PFP one-year programme which offered a practice-oriented curriculum that was specially designed to lay a strong foundation in Language and Mathematics and gave polytechnic-bound Normal (Academic) students a foretaste of their chosen diploma courses. The seminar's Q&A session provided a platform for the audience to surface questions regarding PFP to a panel comprising of representatives from MOE and the five polytechnics. PFP student ambassadors were also on hand to provide information on the programme and the different courses that TP offered. This first Joint-PFP seminar was held at the Republic Polytechnic Agora Halls.
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Campus Care Network Day, Nov. 2011
Date: 2011
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Description: Twice a year, Temasek Polytechnic holds its Campus Care Network (CCN) Day, a long-held tradition where staff and students put up a campus-wide bazaar and online sale to raise funds for students in need of financial assistance.The second CCN Day for 2011 was held on 18 November. Stalls were set up at the plaza and along the Schools' concourse areas selling an assortment of items ranging from food, drinks, ice-creams, jade accessories and more. Pet grooming sessions were also conducted at the Veterinary Technology's Animal Clinic to aid in the fund raising.
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Temasek Regatta 2012
Date: 2012
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Description: The grand finale of the Temasek Polytechnic freshmen orientation 2012 was the regatta held at the Bedok Reservoir. Comprising seven official races, which included the freshmen, juniors/seniors, alumni and staff categories, the regatta is a must-attend for everyone who is part of the TP family. Senior management staff, including Principal & CEO Mr Boo Kheng Hua, were present to cheer on all teams participating in the dragon boat races. The overall championship went to the School of Business, the School of Applied Science won the best cheer team award, and the School of Design won the best-spirited school award.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2012, day 3
Date: 2012
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Open House 2012 was held on 5 - 7 January 2012. The annual open house 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 Temasek Polytechnic students to find out more about the outstanding facilities, the different options open to them and life in the campus. Some of the activities provided during the 3-day open house included a fashion show, performances by TP students (a roller skating routine, yo-yo performances, concert with live band and TP's own DivoDiva with a medley of songs, students doing TP's signature "Chicky dance", and percussion music), music by popular local band the Goodfellas and live broadcast from the Plaza with DJ Charmaine Yee from Radio 91.3FM.
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Young leaders series, March 2013
Date: 2013
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic hosted the Young leaders series on 19 March 2013 for some 120 students from 18 secondary schools. Organised by the Corporate Communications Department, this series of events invited outstanding students with good academic and CCA records to come to TP for a day and get a taste of some of the opportunities they would be able to enjoy as TP Scholars and student leaders. This outreach programme, which imparted essential life skills while showcasing the benefits of a TP education was conducted by the Centre for Character & Leadership Education and the Entrepreneurship Centre. Besides students learning about building self-confidence, they were assigned an entrepreneurship project entitled "KoolWerkz challenge" to sell KoolWerkz frozen desserts. These enterprising students were able to pick up key entrepreneurial and marketing skills to successfully persuade staff and students to buy the frozen desserts and raised $555 for TP's Campus Care Network funds.
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TPRAWKS 2014, day 3
Date: 2014
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Description: A 3-day non residential camp for secondary school students, especially for those taking their O- level exams in 2014. It was held on 17 to 19 November 2014. The objective was to allow these students to experience TP's way of life. Lecturers from the different academic schools were present to explain the types of diploma courses available, and under their expert guidance, students had a taste of hands-on poly education. Some of the activities held during the 3-day camp included sing along sessions, quizzes and games, sports especially water sports like canoeing in Bedok Reservoir, an opportunity to be a performer in the Black Box Theatre, and the grand finale, "Jam and hop".
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Pharmaceutical Science : a new course launched in 2008
Date: 2008
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Description: Temasek Applied Science School launched a new Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science in 2008. This was in line with the developments in the biomedical science industry in Singapore and ASC has established itself as a leading player in providing specialised training for the new bio-pharmaceutical industry.
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Graduation ceremony 2017, day 4 session 12
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 4 session 12 graduation ceremony was held on Monday, 8 May 2017 at 6.00pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for this ceremony was Mr Derrick Goh Soon Hee, Managing Director & Regional Head, Treasures Private Client and Treasures, DBS Group. Day 4: Session 12 - Graduands from the School of Business: Diploma in Accounting & Finance, Diploma in Communications & Media Management and Diploma in Logistics & Operations Management.
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Graduation ceremony 2017, day 4 session 10
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 4 session 10 graduation ceremony was held on Monday, 8 May 2017 at 9.30am at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Mr Mathias Yeo, Chief Technology Officer, APAC Symantec Corporation. Day 4: Session 10 - Graduands from the School of Informatics & IT: Diploma in Cyber & Digital Security, Diploma in Digital Forensics, Diploma in Financial Business Informatics, Diploma in Information Technology and Diploma in Mobile & Network Services.
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Graduation ceremony 2017, day 1 session 2
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 1 session 2 graduation ceremony was held on Wednesday, 3 May 2017 at 2.00pm at the Temasek Convention Centre. Guest of honour for the ceremony was Dr Mimi Choong, CEO, Health Sciences Authority. Day 1: Session 2 - Graduands from the School of Applied Science, Diploma in Biotechnology, Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science, Specialist Diploma in Environment & Water Technology, Specialist Diploma in Laboratory Management & Instrumentation and Specialist Diploma in One Health.
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Joint admissions exercise 1998
Date: 1998
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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.
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Joint admissions exercise 1997
Date: 1997
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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.
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A Treat to an 8 Course Feast - Temasek Polytechnic Diploma Roadshow @ Marine Parade Community Centre
Date: 1995
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic diploma roadshow, A Treat to an 8 Course Feast, was held at Marine Parade Community Centre (CC) on 5 to 6 January 1995. The Roadshow travelled to 15 community centres, 5 libraries and Funan Shopping Centre to highlight to the public the variety of courses offered by the Polytechnic with special attention given to the eight new courses commencing in the new academic year. .
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Joint admissions exercise 1995
Date: 1995
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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.
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Joint admissions exercise 1994
Date: 1994
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Description: The Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) in 1994, registered 1,461 first-choice applicants for the nine Temasek Polytechnic's courses, the Diplomas in Accounting and Finance, Business, Legal Studies, Operations Management, Tourism Management, Electronics, Mechatronics, Quality Engineering and Software Technology.
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TPRAWKS 2009
Date: 2009
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Description: A 3-day non residential camp for secondary school students, especially for those taking their O-level exams in 2009. It was held on 16 to 18 November 2009. The objective was to allow these students to experience TP's way of life. Lecturers from the different academic schools were present to explain the types of diploma courses available, and under their expert guidance, students had a taste of hands-on poly education. Participants also have the opportunity to interact with the five Singapore Idol finalists such as Charles "Stitch" Wong, Faizal Isa, Sylvia Ratonel, Sezairi Sezali and Tabitha Nauser. Some of the activities held during the 3-day camp included a series of workshops, games, sports like dragon boating, and the grand finale, "Jam and hop".
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TPRAWKS 2013, day 1
Date: 2013
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Description: A 3-day non residential camp for secondary school students, especially for those taking their O-level exams in 2013. It was held on 18 to 20 November 2013. The objective was to allow these students to experience TP's way of life. Students were divided into 6 different groups (poprawk, glamrawk, grungerawk, fusionrawk, britrawk, punkrawk) and were taken on a tour of the 6 different schools in TP. Lecturers were on hand to explain the types of diploma courses available, and under their expert guidance, students had a sneak peek into the courses that were of interest to them. One of the camp highlights was being entertained by celebrities, comprising Singapore's favourite contractor, Phua Chu Kang aka Gurmit Singh, and the cast of MediaCorp's Mata Mata (George Young, Paul Foster, Adam Chen and Nadiah M Din) and taking part in an impromptu chapteh session. For the first time, the mass selfie took place when TPTV hosts Jay and Guru prompted the entire audience together with the celebrities to whip out their phones and take pictures of themselves as a way to show the bond and friendship made during the 3-day camp. Other activities held over the 3 days included sing along sessions, mass dancing, quizzes and games, and water sports at the Bedok Reservoir. The grand finale was the "Jam and Hop" hosted by DJ Kzee and with live performance by the Goodfellas. Present at the grand finale was Mr Brendan Wong, TP's Director of Corporate Communications Dept.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2014, day 2
Date: 2014
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Open House 2014 was held between Jan 9 to Jan 11, 2014. 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.
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Tourism Innovation Competition 2014
Date: 2014
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Description: Tourism Innovation Competition (TIC) was held from 10 June to 17 June 2014. It was organised by Temasek Polytechnic School of Business and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board. The aim of the competition was to arm student participants with opportunities to learn more about the tourism industry as well as career opportunities available in this field. This year's theme was "Sustainability and the hotel sector". There were close to 150 student participants from various Secondary Schools and the ITE who presented creative proposals reinforcing and reinventing sustainable approaches to hospitality operations, specifically in the hotel sector. The winner was Team Captivators from Zhonghua Secondary School.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2013, day 2
Date: 2013
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Open House 2013 was held on 5, 7 and 8 January 2013. The annual open house 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. Some of the activities provided during the 3-day open house included a fashion show, the making of rangoli - an Indian art form using coloured rice, coloured sand and dry flour, performances by TP students (a roller skating routine, concert with live band, percussion music) and live non-stop hit music with JJ of Hot FM91.3.
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Graduation ceremony 2021, day 3 session 13, School of Engineering
Date: 2021
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Description: Graduation ceremony 2021, day 3 session 13. Graduands from School of Engineering - Diploma in Aerospace Engineering and Diploma in Aviation Management & Services. The guest of honour, Mr Musdalifa Abdullah, Regional Chief Financial Officer, dnata (Asia Pacific).
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Graduation ceremony 2021, day 4 session 16, School of Engineering
Date: 2021
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Description: Graduation ceremony 2021, day 4 session 16. Graduands from School of Engineering - Diploma in Electronic. The guest of honour, Mr Vivek Mahajan, Vice President, Industrial Power Control, Asia Pacific, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
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Graduation ceremony 2022, day 2 session 5, School of Engineering
Date: 2022
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Description: Graduation ceremony 2022, day 2 session 5. Graduands from School of Engineering - Diploma in Biomedical Engineering (Part 1), Diploma in Computer Engineering and Diploma in 3D Interactive Media Technology. The guest of honour - Mr Henry Chang, Deputy Chief Executive, Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech).
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