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Each place at SIT eyed by five poly graduates Sandra DavieMy PaperMonday, May 11, 2015 Artist's impression of Singapore Institute of Technology’s satellite campus at Republic Polytechnic. Even as the Government provides alternative pathways for school-leavers to achieve career success, the university that caters to polytechnic graduates continues to draw more students. A record 9,600 polytechnic graduates applied for the 2,080 places offered by the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) this year. Last year, there were 7,000 applications for 1,800 places. The university offers 28 degrees with renowned overseas university partners such as Germany's Technical University of Munich. Since last year, it has been offering its own degrees. It has 36 degree courses in total. There had been doubt over demand at SIT, as it was granted the charter to confer its own degrees only last year. Also, students enrolled in SIT-conferred degrees will have to spend an extra eight months to a year doing intensive internships combining work and study. Yet, of the 9,600 applications, more than half were for the eight SIT-conferred degree programmes. Said SIT's director of admissions, Kelly Koh: "Despite SIT being just over one year old as an autonomous university, it is fast gaining traction and we have seen that most of the SIT-conferred degree programmes are well-received." He added that word is also getting out on the benefits of its internship programme, which is designed to be more in-depth and structured than a traditional industrial attachment. The university, which now operates from an interim campus in Dover Road, has also set up an Enterprise & Innovation Hub where its students will work on projects suggested by firms. Among the popular courses are accountancy, hospitality business, information security and aeronautical engineering. The university has shortlisted more applicants - 4,000 this year - for interviews. Said Mr Koh: "In line with our holistic approach, we believe in putting in the extra effort to identify students who display attributes and qualities, beyond academic performance, who are suited for the course." Students go through two interviews, and to select those for the hospitality degree programme, employers are invited to sit on the interview panel. Applicants said SIT's niche degrees and emphasis on getting its students job-ready were the reasons why they picked the university. Said Mr Lim, who graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic and is applying to do the new information security degree offered by SIT: "I like SIT's focus on giving students work and industry experience. It will be a definite advantage when I go out to work." - See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/education/each-place-sit-eyed-five-poly-graduates#sthash.qhUT80YB.dpuf

Companies urged to tap on educated, economically inactive women SINGAPORE: Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu has urged companies to employ highly-educated women who are economically inactive to meet the current shortages in the labour market. Speaking at a dialogue on developing an alternative workforce this morning, Ms Fu said this group is an important source of untapped talent. Currently, there are about 60,000 female university graduates who are not in the workforce. About 80 corporate leaders and HR practitioners took part in the dialogue. Among the things discussed were measures on how to promote a family-friendly work culture. Ms Fu said many women are often caught in a dilemma on whether to stay at home or to continue working. Ms Fu added: "Given our demographic challenges, the employers, workplaces, should encourage more women to do both -- having a family and having a career together. "It also benefits employers because they are able to retain their workers better, and they are also able to attract women to return to the workplace, thus, achieving both the objectives of the society and also of the employers." - CNA/lp I wonder where she got the statistic from? And 60,000 female graduate not working then what are they doing? is it local female expectation too high or all want to be tai tai. Or.... all men's all day all night while wife stay home kiao ka?

Seriously....would you really be ok if your kids enrol in this? Maybe can share what are the value of a liberal arts education? Liberal arts college graduates valuable for S'pore: PM Lee Edvantage | Mon Apr 11 2011 A liberal arts education can nuture graduates who can think deeply, rigorously and broadly, said PM Lee at the launch of the Yale-Nus college. Liberal arts college graduates valuable for S'pore: PM Lee The new liberal arts college will offer a distinct education different from other programmes, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today, at the launch of the Yale-NUS College by the National University of Singapore and Yale University, Singapore's first liberal arts university. In his speech, Mr Lee expounded on the benefits of a liberal arts education, which will nurture graduates who can think deeply, rigorously and broadly, and be graduates who are 'valuable for Singapore in a more complex and inter-connected world'. Mr Lee also expects a majority of students to be Singaporeans, and expressed confidence that more Singaporeans will enrol in the college when parents and students come to see the value of a liberal arts education. The college will be an additional attractive option, for those students who have performed well, but are unable to be admitted into overseas liberal arts universities because their foreign-student admission quota, said Mr Lee. The Yale-NUS College, an autonomous college of NUS, will register its first batch of 150 students in 2013, with the eventual yearly subsequent intake expected to be 250. Mr Lee also encouraged employers to offer internships and provide their support, and that the government will also do its part to provide funding for the College.