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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Graduation ceremony 2014, day 3
Date: 2014
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony spanned over 14 sessions from 26 to 30 May 2014. Guest of honour, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information, officiated at the opening session held on Monday, 26 May 2014 at 9.00am at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 5375 students graduated from 55 full-time diploma courses and 9 part-time courses. Day 3: Session 7. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Aerospace Electronics; Diploma in Aerospace Engineering; Diploma in Aviation Management & Services. Session 8. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Clean Energy; Diploma in Green Building & Sustainability; Diploma in Integrated Facility Management. Session 9. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Biomedical Informatics & Engineering; Diploma in Mechatronics.
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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 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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Resumption of co-curricular activities (CCAs) post circuit breaker
Date: 2020
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Description: Certain sport facilities and co-curricular activities (CCAs) training at the Sports & Arts Centre were gradually resumed but with very stringent safe measures in place.
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Graduation ceremony 2006, day 4
Date: 2006
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony 2006 spanned over 10 sessions from 6 to 9 June 2006 and was held at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 3,832 students graduated from 38 full-time diploma courses. Day 4: Session 10. Graduands from Temasek Applied Science School, Diploma in Applied Food Science & Nutrition; Diploma in Biomedical Science; Diploma in Biotechnology; Diploma in Chemical Engineering; Diploma in Consumer Science & Technology.
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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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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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Mural Painting in the Gymnasium
Date: 1995
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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.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 1993
Date: 1993
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic Open House was held from 12 to 14 February 1993 and covered both the Grange Road and Stirling Road Campuses. The Open House was extended to a Sunday for the first time to allow members of the public to visit during the weekend. Visitors were bought on a tour of the Polytechnic's facilities.
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Tampines Campus Master Plan Announcement
Date: 1991
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Description: Details of the Tampines Campus masterplan was unveiled by Mr James Stirling at the "Public Announcement of the Campus Masterplan" held at Hyatt Regency on 27 November 1991. He was one of the partners of the renowned British architectural firm, James Stirling and Michael Wilford & Associates. Senior Minister of State for Education, Dr Tay Eng Soon, was the guest of honour.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2010, day 2
Date: 2010
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Open House 2010 was held on 7 to 9 January 2010. 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, performances by TP students (Malay Dance Group, Salvo Drums Troupe, The Blazers cheerleading team, concert with live band, percussion music) culminating in the Jam & Hop celebration with Zouk DJ Andrew Chow playing live non-stop hit music.
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Beyond O Level Seminar 2010
Date: 2010
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Description: The annual Beyond O Level Seminar (BOL) was held on 9 January 2010 at the Temasek Convention Centre. It was a must-visit event that catered exclusively to the needs of parents and students awaiting the O level results. Organised by Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and held in conjunction with TP's Open House, the aim of the informative seminar was to address the many questions parents and students had regarding a polytechnic education in Singapore. There were sharing sessions by Ms Sharon Soh, TP Registrar, Mr Sahfahri Supar, TP alumnus and current TP students as well as a Q&A session comprising of senior academic and adminstrative staff to answer any questions from the audience concerning the courses available, admission requirements and student life. A lucky draw and guided tours to schools of their choice were also available to students and their parents.
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Temasek Polytechnic Open House 2009
Date: 2009
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Description: Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Open House 2009 was held between Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2009. 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. Some of the activities provided during the 3-day open house included Project Runway by budding fashion designers from the Diploma in Apparel Design and Merchandising and entertainment by celebrities such as Adrian Pang, Fiona Xie and MTV's Utt.
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Graduation ceremony 2013, day 2
Date: 2013
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony spanned over 14 sessions from 17, 20 to 23 May 2013. Guest of honour, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, officiated at the opening session held on Friday, 17 May 2013 at 9.00am at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 5007 students graduated from 52 full-time diploma courses and 6 part-time specialist diploma and diploma courses. Day 2: Session 3. Graduands from the School of Business, Diploma in Business; Diploma in Communications & Media Management. Session 4. Graduands from the School of Business, Diploma in Leisure & Resort Management; Diploma in Marketing; Diploma in Retail Management. Session 5. Graduands from the School of Business, Diploma in Accounting & Finance; Diploma in Business Information Technology; Diploma in Logistics & Operations Management.
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Graduation ceremony 2013, day 5
Date: 2013
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Description: The Temasek Polytechnic graduation ceremony spanned over 14 sessions from 17, 20 to 23 May 2013. Guest of honour, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, officiated at the opening session held on Friday, 17 May 2013 at 9.00am at the Temasek Convention Centre. A total of 5007 students graduated from 52 full-time diploma courses and 6 part-time specialist diploma and diploma courses.Day 5: Session 12. Graduands from the School of Engineering, Diploma in Business Process & Systems Engineering; Diploma in Electronics; Diploma in Microelectronics; Specialist Diploma in Semiconductor Technology (Part-time). Session 13. Graduands from the School of Informatics & IT, Diploma in Cyber & Digital Security; Diploma in Financial Business Informatics; Diploma in Information Technology; Diploma in Mobile & Network Services; Diploma in Mobile & Wireless Computing.Session 14. Graduands from the School of Informatics & IT, Diploma in Game & Entertainment Technology; Diploma in Interactive Media Informatics.
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