Sandra Davie

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Sandra Davie

SINGAPORE - In a first among universities here, Singapore Management University’s graduating class of 2025 will receive in July a transcript recording their co-curricular activities (CCA) on top of their academic transcript. The co-curricular transcript will go beyond a simple listing of activities that the student has participated in and indicate the skillsets that they have developed in the process, and the extent to which they have developed these skillsets through three progressive levels.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Sandra Davie

Q: With the Government promising to increase the cohort participation rate to 60 per cent by 2025, can we expect publicly funded universities to offer more places in 2025 than in 2024? A: Figures from the Ministry of Education (MOE) show that 18,500 A-level graduates, International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma holders and polytechnic diploma graduates were offered undergraduate places in the six local universities in 2024.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Sandra Davie

SINGAPORE – More than two decades after lifting the quota on female undergraduates, the National University of Singapore medical school welcomed its largest proportion of women in 2024. In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine said 173 of the 286 freshmen who enrolled in 2024 – about 60 per cent – are female.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Sandra Davie

The Ministry of Education (MOE) should be applauded for making yet another significant move to reduce emphasis on examination scores and free up space for students to explore their interests outside of the academics. On March 6 it, announced that scores of only five subjects – instead of six – at the O-level examinations will count towards junior college (JC) admissions from 2028. Get the ST Smart Parenting newsletter for expert advice.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Sandra Davie

In his first media interview as DBS Bank chief executive Piyush Gupta said the university should aim to become the “quintessential Asian university”, emulating DBS, which he had turned into the “quintessential Asian bank” since he took over the helm in 2009. “The world’s population is here, the world’s growth is here,” said Mr Gupta, 65, referring to Asia’s burgeoning growth, and stressing that it presents an opportunity for SMU to carve out its own niche and stand out.