The University Of Waterloo in Canada ranked Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore (NUS-ISS) as Top Employer of Co-Op Students in October 2012.
“Employers such as the NUS-ISS are fundamental to our success - the high quality work experience provided to our students is as a foundation of work-integrated learning,” pointed out Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor.
Since 2010, NUS-ISS had hired a total of 20 undergraduates under the Co-Op Education Programme as Research Assistants to the faculty.
“The University of Waterloo Co-Op programme has been an integral part of our ISS research activities since the collaboration began in 2009. Through the years, our research staff have come to depend on the interns from this programme to provide valuable assistance in key research activities, such as literature review, data collection and report writing.
We are impressed with the professionalism and high quality work ethics with all the students over the years. We most appreciate the diverse background of the students who offer a wide range of skill sets -from writing, public speaking to data analysis, for example - and how they can contribute to key research tasks without minimal supervision.” commended ISS’ Chief of Research Practice, Dr. Virginia Cha.
The University of Waterloo values NUS-ISS’ support in providing a valuable learning opportunity and cooperative education experience to their undergraduates and quoted NUS as “one of their greatest champions for student success”.