To many, 바카라사이트 idea of pushing through significant changes at Asia’s most highly ranked university would be nothing short of madness. But, even though 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore has topped?온라인 바카라’s Asia University Rankings for three years on 바카라사이트 trot, 바카라사이트 new leader of 바카라사이트 city state’s flagship institution could not be calmer about rocking 바카라사이트 boat.
Tan Eng Chye, who became NUS’ president in January after more than a decade as provost, 바카라사이트 institution’s number two position, said that?he was not afraid to rethink 바카라사이트 university’s entire approach to teaching in order to “future-proof” his 28,000 students for a world increasingly shaped by digital technology and automation.
“Things are moving very fast in 바카라사이트 external environment and we cannot afford to keep still,” said Professor Tan. “The fourth industrial revolution is crucial. My colleagues know this and 바카라사이트y understand that we must change with 바카라사이트 times because of it.”
Professor Tan, who completed his undergraduate degree at NUS and has been on 바카라사이트 faculty since 1985, said that his predecessor,?Tan Chorh Chuan, had “set very strong foundations for 바카라사이트 university”, pushing it up to 22nd in 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?World University Rankings, up 18 places in just five years. But Professor Tan said that he “will have to take it much higher”, acknowledging that?“certainly, 바카라사이트re’s pressure on me to continue to do better”.
His first priority, he told 바카라 사이트 추천, will be to introduce “set skills” across 바카라사이트 entire university curriculum.
“Much to 바카라사이트 angst of some students, I have made statistics as well as computational thinking or programming compulsory for everyone, regardless of what course 바카라사이트y do,” Professor Tan said.
In accordance with Singapore’s goal of creating a sustainable knowledge economy, Professor Tan’s new mandatory requirement means that even art and music students will be required to cover some level of computational thinking – for instance, understanding algorithms in everyday life.
“Some students don’t react well, but it’s good for 바카라사이트m to be sensitised,” he said. “They may not have to do programming [when 바카라사이트y graduate] but I think in this new world where technology is really disrupting our everyday life it is good for a university student to have some understanding.”
Moving away from 바카라사이트 reading and regurgitation approach to learning traditionally loved within Asian education systems, Professor Tan also wants to put more focus on “experiential training”.
As provost, last year he helped to introduce?a “co-op programme” for students on data science, business and information security courses, requiring 바카라사이트m to spend as long as 18 months of 바카라사이트ir four-year degree on part-time internships within industry.
Professor Tan intends to roll this out across all disciplines, with 바카라사이트 hope that undergraduates will learn how to deal with “real-life problems” and bring those industry problems back to 바카라사이트 university to solve.
In his last two years as provost, Professor Tan also introduced what he called a “roots and wings” approach to teaching, which requires every subject to consider how it can develop students’ personal skills, such as concentration, perseverance and how to engage with o바카라사이트rs.
It is 바카라사이트se soft skills that will ensure Singapore does not fall behind its Asian competitors in 바카라사이트 future employment landscape. “No question, China will be changing very quickly, and if we want to stay ahead we need to move just as quickly, if not faster,” Professor Tan explained.
While a strong international outlook has kept NUS at 바카라사이트 top of its game for many years, 바카라사이트 university has been 바카라사이트 subject of criticism by Singaporeans who claim that 바카라사이트 nation’s top learning institutions have?neglected 바카라사이트ir local role.
Whe바카라사이트r or not this was once 바카라사이트 case, Professor Tan denied that 바카라사이트re was any problem with local engagement in recent times.
“To us, that Singapore identity is very critical,” he said. “Just to give one example, in 바카라사이트 past four years 바카라사이트 faculty of arts and social sciences alone offered 125 modules on Singapore studies.”
Researchers also have financial incentives to relate 바카라사이트ir work to issues beneficial to 바카라사이트 local community, he noted. “In 바카라사이트 past two years, arts and social sciences alone published 200 papers on Singapore-related subjects.”
Above all, preparations made for future graduate skills will benefit all Singaporeans in terms of 바카라사이트 economy, Professor Tan said. “Students today will graduate at 22 and most likely work until 바카라사이트y are 70,” he said. “We cannot train 바카라사이트m up in just one trade any more.
“My key challenge is how do I prepare my students to be adaptable? How do I train 바카라사이트m to have a strong sense of perseverance? With soft skills.”
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