NUS-ISS New Building Official Opening with Minister Chan Chun Sing
The new building of NUS-ISS was officially opened on 22 November by Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education. The revitalised NUS-ISS building offers an inspirational, flexible and innovative environment specially designed for learning, practice, collaboration and social networking.
After the Official Opening Ceremony, Mr Khoong Chan Meng brought Minister Chan Chun Sing on a tour of NUS-ISS, showcasing the Studio, where new and holistic blended learning techniques will be implemented for students.
Read more
here
Watch the full Official Opening Ceremony
here and the NUS-ISS Commemorative Video
here
Official Opening was covered by
The Straits Times,
Zaobao（早报） and
Berita Harian
GDipSA Commencement Ceremonies with Minister of State Gan Siow Huang and Dr Cheong Yoke Sin
The GDip SA50 and SA51 Commencement Ceremony was held on 2 December and graced by GOH
Ms Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Manpower. After the ceremony, Ms Gan toured the new NUS-ISS building and learnt more about the new holistic blended learning experience.
Watch the full SA50 and SA51 Commencement Ceremony
here and check out the event photos
here.
The GDip SA48 and SA49 Commencement Ceremony was held on 3 December and graced by GOH
Dr Chong Yoke Sin, President of the Singapore Computer Society.
Watch the full SA48 and SA49 Commencement Ceremony
here and check out the event photos
here.
The Digital Academy Launch
The Digital Academy by GovTech was officially launched on 21 June during a virtual symposium themed
'Raising the Digital Quotient in Public Service' and was officiated by GOH
Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information.
As Operations Partner of The Digital Academy, NUS-ISS is partnering GovTech in developing training roadmaps and managing the enrolment, logistics, publicity and training processes.
NUS-ISS is also a Knowledge Partner of The Digital Academy and supported the week-long Digital Academy Learning Festival with 50 curated sessions by content partners from tech trailblazers such as Amazon Web Services, Coursera, Google as well as NUS-ISS.
Take a look behind-the-scenes
here.
The Digital Academy Launch was covered by
The Straits Times.
Strategic Pivot to Blended Learning
NUS-ISS is investing in Blended Learning as one of our key strategic pivots.
Our team of lecturers are recreating new learning experiences, and designing opportunities for learners to collaborate, co-create, practise and apply their learning. We have set-up a production studio to create original content and a variety of engaging and relevant executions.
We are also investing in a learning platform where we can customise the learning flow and maximise online interaction for peer learning. In the next few months, we plan to offer our corporate industry partners in Singapore and overseas with essential digital transformation skills such as data-driven decision making, business agility and design thinking, so that their workforce can learn effectively, at scale and with speed.
Nine Partnership Agreements Inked at Official Opening of New NUS-ISS Building
In a Partners Recognition Ceremony following the launch of its refurbished building, NUS-ISS acknowledged the crossing of key milestones in our partnership with GovTech and NCS, in addition to welcoming nine new collaborative partners. The incoming partners are: Certis Group, NTT DATA Singapore, ST Engineering, Visa, Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital, AMTD Digital,Bank of Singapore, Institute of Banking & Finance and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
View all photos here.
Industry Roundtable Led by Minister of State Tan Kiat How
Mr Tan Kiat How, Minister of State, Minstry of National Development and Ministry of Communications and Information, moderated an Industry Roundtable with corporate partners on 22 November. It was an interactive and inspiring session where partners addressed key topics such as the tech talent crunch faced by their organisations in their respective sectors.
Read more
here.
Design4Impact 2
Design4Impact 2 was launched on 7 October with Minister Desmond Lee together with MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation, NCSS Singapore, DesignSingapore and NUS-ISS. NUS-ISS Smart Health Leadership Centre took part in Design4Impact for the second year running.
On 10 December, the top 3 teams from Design4Impact 2 were announced and awarded a seed grant of $12,000 each to develop their ideas in the community. Design4Impact programme was not just a platform to generate new ideas and solutions. GOH Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development said, "It's also a gateway for us to bring together and galvanise socially minded Singaporeans like yourselves, to join us in supporting members of our society who are in need."
Read more about the launch
here and view photos
here.
Read more about the winners
here.