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2021
12
January
2021
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10:46
Asia/Singapore
Singapore Listed Companies Made Good Progress in Adopting Best Practices Relating To Audit Companies
The latest study on audit committees (ACs) found that listed companies in Singapore have made progress in adopting corporate governance best practices. To build on the progress made, the study also highlighted areas for further improvement.Background...
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2020
10
November
2020
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09:36
Asia/Singapore
A joint initiative between SIT and Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC), the Accounting Technology & Innovation Centre (AccTech Centre) is a resource centre that facilitates collaborations and catalyses technological and business innovation in the ...
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30
October
2020
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00:30
Asia/Singapore
A new degree programme — the Bachelor of Science with Honours in Digital Communications and Integrated Media (DCIM) – was launched in AY2020. The first-of-its-kind in Singapore, the three-year programme aims to bridge the gap for talent in the local ...
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15
October
2020
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16:54
Asia/Singapore
15 October 2020 – A study jointly undertaken by Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), RSM Singapore and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) found that 69% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have yet to adopt ...
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10
September
2020
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17:55
Asia/Singapore
Kampung Lorong Buangkok (KLB), a village located in Hougang, Singapore, is effectively the last kampung on mainland Singapore – a gem untouched by the structural overhaul seen throughout Singapore – since its establishment in 1956. Due to urban redev...
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25
August
2020
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12:00
Asia/Singapore
Do you believe youths have the power to change the world one innovative idea at a time? We always have, and The Mapletree Challenge 2020, that recently concluded, has renewed our excitement about the potential of our generation.
Are you curious ab...
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19
August
2020
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01:00
Asia/Singapore
We live in a world of possibilities. We’re generating better standards of living than ever, but we’re realising as well that our current consumption-based model of economic growth can be immensely disruptive to the environment.
With the general po...
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11
August
2020
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12:58
Asia/Singapore
A reflection on his school days at his alma mater inspired Lucas Tan, a recent Interior Design graduate from the Glasgow School of Arts (GSofA), to embark on his final-year project. He wanted to create a conducive space in Bedok Green Secondary Scho...
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30
July
2020
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10:00
Asia/Singapore
Clockwise from top left: Push It, Don’t Trash It; Team Paste Pods; Senses Blue; VECO; Care-turistics; Lapis Bikes.
Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (“Mapletree” or “the Group”) and Singapore Institute of Technology (“SIT”) successfully concluded the ...
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10
June
2020
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12:54
Asia/Singapore
The media landscape has evolved tremendously from the times of Don Draper and David Ogilvy! Technology has transformed the way we consume media, creating a demand for digitally savvy media professionals that have to be adaptable and open to constant ...
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05
June
2020
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01:00
Asia/Singapore
Education plays an important role in nurturing the young to strive and solve the world’s pressing environmental issues.A mean temperature increase of just 1.5°C to 2.5°C could affect Singapore’s natural diversity of plants and animals, and risk alter...
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21
May
2020
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19:44
Asia/Singapore
In celebration of Ramadan and Hari Raya this year, Punggol West Constituency teamed up with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore (DigiPen (Singapore)) to launch a series of Graphics Interchange For...
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06
May
2020
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08:00
Asia/Singapore
After completing his National Service, Wang Junfeng found himself in a dilemma.
Having graduated from a local polytechnic, the business accounting student was offered places at a few universities in Singapore.
But instead of plumping for the mo...
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22
April
2020
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17:18
Asia/Singapore
When Nicholas Ong Kang Yu first signed up as a part-time waiter at a local restaurant in 2016, the last thing he was expecting was to discover his calling in life.
After all, as a second year banking and finance student at a local polytechnic at t...
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06
March
2020
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09:36
Asia/Singapore
Lectures can be long, boring and ineffective for the millennial student. This is why educators at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) are inspiring new ways of learning in class.
“It is increasingly challenging to adapt to the new learning...
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25
February
2020
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15:56
Asia/Singapore
The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) hardly needs further introduction these days. Its approach is based on applied learning, innovation, integration, and impact. Established in 2009, SIT has been recognised as a university that offers practic...
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12
February
2020
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15:26
Asia/Singapore
In an upscale restaurant, a chef cooks up a storm while a waitress filters in and out of the kitchen anxiously.
While placing her order, a demanding diner had requested for hot water at a specified temperature. The diner had also grimaced at her p...
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30
January
2020
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17:34
Asia/Singapore
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will partner SMRT Corporation Ltd and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to develop a sector-specific training collaboration to support skills development and workplace learning for SMRT’s large base of value-chain p...
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07
January
2020
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13:40
Asia/Singapore
In line with the university’s mission to offer applied degree programmes targeted at growth sectors of the economy, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will launch two new degree programmes in Academic Year 2020/2021 – Bachelor of Science wit...
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2019
01
September
2019
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15:29
Asia/Singapore
On 22 August 2019, SIT signed a collaboration agreement with the Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC) to establish the Accounting Technology and Innovation (AccTech) Centre at the SAC's launch of the Accountancy Industry Digital Plan.
Spearheade...
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29
August
2019
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16:39
Asia/Singapore
A proposal to develop a medical and wellness tourism event was selected as the winner of the 2019 Singapore MICE Challenge, an annual competition among Singapore students interested in becoming business events professionals. The winning team, Team Vo...
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14
March
2019
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09:22
Asia/Singapore
The Internet is a double-edged sword. With a high-level of digital connectedness cutting across all demographics, how can we get people to be more aware of the real consequences of their choices online?
Themed ‘1 Click Away’, this year’s Better In...
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2018
26
December
2018
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10:58
Asia/Singapore
26 December 2018 – In line with its mission to groom well-equipped talent for growth industries and, in particular, for the healthcare and aviation sectors, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will launch two new degree programmes in Academic...
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28
August
2018
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14:45
Asia/Singapore
The study of Interior Design is much more than designing for just aesthetic appearances. Interior design has to consider a confluence of factors such as how spaces work, how they deliver a message and how individuals move around spaces and interact w...
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15
August
2018
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18:50
Asia/Singapore
Cutting the cake at the Nurses’ Day celebration at SIT@Dover (from left to right): Associate Professor Genedine Lim, Programme Director (Nursing), Health and Social Sciences, SIT; Associate Professor Dora Howes, Programme Director (Nursing), Univ...
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02
August
2018
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15:00
Asia/Singapore
Two SITizens were among 33 designers who were honoured for their impressive entries in various categories at the second Singapore Interior Design Awards (SIDA) 2017 held in conjunction with Design Week 2018, earlier this year.
The biggest winner o...
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12
July
2018
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11:14
Asia/Singapore
Two SIT teams were honoured for their entries at the 6th Eldercare Innovation Awards held in conjunction with the 9th International Ageing Asia Innovation Forum 2018 in May. Touted as the 'Oscars of the Eldercare Industry', the award is the only one ...
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05
July
2018
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14:37
Asia/Singapore
Rapid advances in technology and the liberalisation of policies have shaped a world in which organisations have to constantly evolve in order to stay relevant in the future economy. The accounting industry, in particular, is facing sweeping disru...
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27
June
2018
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15:24
Asia/Singapore
As part of the “Hotel Design” module, 37 third-year SIT students reading the Bachelor (Honours) in Hospitality Business were engaged in projects with Grand Hyatt Singapore, leveraging on innovation methodologies such as design thinking and lean manag...
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2017
12
December
2017
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17:51
Asia/Singapore
Attendees at the “Transformation of Spaces – Eldercare in The New Age” workshop at SIT@Dover on 17 November 2017.
With the ageing population in Singapore, there has been a paradigm sh...
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