National University of Singapore (NUS)

Jobs

Retrenchment doubles in 2Q; foreign students fret over meeting grant obligations

TGS recipients from overseas are bonded to work in a Singaporean entity for three years afte

Disruption and Digitalisation

ST Engineering and NUS collaborate on $9 mil advanced digital technologies research programme

The programme will focus on technologies related to smart city, as well as smart maintenance, repairs and overhaul (MRO).

Fintech

MAS, NUS, NRF set up Asian Institute of Digital Finance to boost FinTech education and research

In an August 4 statement, MAS, NRF, and NUS said that AIDF will provide thought leadership and strengthen synergies between education, research and entrepreneurship. The institute is expected to open its doors by the end of 2020.

Healthcare

Singapore completes new genetic data bank to better diagnose genetic disease

SINGAPORE (Oct 18): A new genetic databank – the largest and first in the world on Asian populations – has been completed in a study of close to 5,000 Singaporeans.

Careers & Training

ST Logistics partners NTUC, NUS to drive skills-upgrading of local logistics workforce

SINGAPORE (Jan 31): ST Logistics has signed two company-to-institution memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with NTUC LearningHub and the National University Singapore as part of its aim to upskill Singapore’s logistics workforce.

Disruption and Digitalisation

Introduction of PayLah! boosts mobile wallet usage; fosters business growth for SMEs

SINGAPORE (Dec 13): The continuous and rapid advancement in smartphone and financial technology has brought about an increase in mobile payment usage in recent years.

Tech

Which technologies should procurement leaders use to future-proof their companies?

SINGAPORE (Aug 30): Digital disruption is set to bring about game-changing impact on existing procurement industry core capabilities; the ones responsible for implementing these technology solutions just don’t know it yet.

Keppel O&M to jointly develop autonomous vessels with Singapore maritime authority and NUS-A*STAR centre

SINGAPORE (Apr 25): Keppel Offshore & Marine has signed an MoU with the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) to jointly develop autonomous vessels.

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Last-mile logistics start-up secures $0.85 mil seed funding led by Tri5 Ventures

SINGAPORE (Apr 19): Park N Parcel (PNP), a last-mile logistics start-up under NUS Enterprise’s portfolio, concluded its Mar 2018 seed round investment with $850,000 of seed funding led by Far East Ventures-backed Tri5 Ventures and a group of angel inves

Aviation & Engineering

Airbus to launch trial unmanned drone delivery service at NUS campus

SINGAPORE (Feb 8): Students and staff at the National University of Singapore (NUS) may soon be able to tap on Airbus Helicopters’ Skyways unmanned air vehicles to transport small parcels between 2-4kg within the campus.
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