4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1257+ words) At JPMorganChase's annual GenerationTech challenge, over 200 Singapore students spent a day dreaming up practical tech innovations to climate change, sustainable living and poverty The sixth edition of JPMorganChase's annual GenerationTech programme brought together some 200 students from across Singapore to develop…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1475+ words) As birth cohort sizes shrink, we must accept the reality that single-sex schools might be less viable. Published'Mar 27, 2026, 05:00 AM Almost a decade ago, while I was in national service, news broke that my junior college would merge with another. Shovelling…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1047+ words) Through its Singapore global campus, Nagoya University links corporates, universities and institutes with its extensive research network, backed by Nobel-winning expertise, to co-develop and scale technologies for regional markets (From left) Professor Hiroshi Imaizumi, head of Nagoya University Singapore, Professor…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1231+ words) NUS is also placed among the top three worldwide in seven subjects. Published'Mar 26, 2026, 11:00 PM Updated'Mar 26, 2026, 11:09 PM SINGAPORE " The National University of Singapore (NUS) has again emerged as the top university in Asia based on global rankings by subjects, and is…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (778+ words) In 2018, 93 per cent of Singaporean adults said they read for pleasure. In 2024, that figure dipped to 54 per cent. Published'Mar 26, 2026, 05:01 AM This is a special Straits Times resource for pre-university students as part of The Straits Times-Ministry of Education News Outreach…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (417+ words) The human-shaped robot joined US First Lady Melania Trump to welcome'dozens of first spouses from around the world to the technology-focused "Fostering the Future Together" summit. Published'Mar 26, 2026, 03:41 AM Updated'Mar 26, 2026, 10:55 AM WASHINGTON " A humanoid robot walked down a red-carpeted White House…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1009+ words) Published'Mar 25, 2026, 07:35 PM Updated'Mar 25, 2026, 10:57 PM SINGAPORE " In one of National University of Singapore's newest on-campus hostels, residents can "study" how to play a new sport in an elective course. About 600 undergraduates moved into Valour House on the Kent Ridge campus in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (804+ words) Published'Mar 25, 2026, 07:00 PM SINGAPORE " More than 200 students, including those with special education needs, are set to receive a leg-up in their transition to further studies and the workforce, backed by $600,000 in funding from charity SIM People Development Fund (SIMPDF). Students from…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (14+ words) Schools in Malaysia told to step up measures as hot weather persists'The Straits Times...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (150+ words) Zhang Xuefeng rose to prominence as a tutor for college and postgraduate entrance exams. Published'Mar 25, 2026, 10:50 AM BEIJING - Mr Zhang Xuefeng, a popular entrepreneur in the education field, died on March 24 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, following a sudden cardiac arrest. He…...