Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Saturday, September 10th, 2022
Hyundai Motor Group today celebrated the finale of its first open innovation competition for Singaporean youth at the School of Science and Technology (SST).
S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations (third from left), Hong Bum Jung, Chief Executive Officer of HMGICS (second from right) with members of the 1st Place Winning Team.
The competition theme presented business cases and design ideas for Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV).
“HMGICS is pleased to hold our first open innovation competition for Singaporean youth. HMGICS will continue to explore smart future mobility innovations by growing together with Singapore. This open innovation competition program for Singapore youth showcases our strong commitment to realize this vision. We also believe the work experience with SST will continue to help future growth of Singaporean youth in science & engineering for the sustainable future innovation in Singapore”, said Hong Bum Jung, Chief Executive Officer of HMGICS.
Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS), with the aim of better engaging Singaporean youth in the Group’s future mobility innovation, held the competition beginning this May.
The participating schools were River Valley High school, United World College, and the School of Science and Technology.
A total of 17 teams participated in the competition.
The Guest of Honor, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, S Iswaran presented the awards to the winning teams.
With four evaluation criteria (Social Impact, Creativity of Solution, Technical Accomplishment, Business Development), SST Team 2 won 1st place and was awarded vouchers and the work opportunity at HMGICS.
As part of the 3-month long competition, participating students received mentorships and lectures on the mobility industry, engineering design, and business.
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Wednesday, September 7th, 2022
Dyson has announced the top three winners of the Singapore stage of the global 2022 James Dyson Award. All three teams stand a chance to progress to the international stage of the James Dyson Award.
The James Dyson Award forms part of a wider commitment by Sir James Dyson, to demonstrate the power of engineers to change the world.
Here are the top three teams for the Singapore stage of the global 2022 James Dyson Award.
The competition has supported over 300 inventions with prize money, and is run by the James Dyson Foundation, an engineering-education charity funded by Dyson profits.
The Foundation’s work encourages aspiring engineers and problem solvers, to apply their knowledge and discover new ways to improve lives through technology.
To date, James and the James Dyson Foundation have contributed over £140m to boundary-breaking concepts in education and other charitable causes.
The Singapore National Winner, Rehabit, is an intuitive rehabilitation tool for stroke patients to relearn, regain, and recover old habits through rehabilitation and to recover their mobility.
Its inventor, John Tay, is a recent industrial design graduate from the National University of Singapore.
He plans to reinvest the prize money of S$9,000 into Rehabit.
All three teams stand a chance to progress to the international stage of the James Dyson Award.
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
The James Dyson Foundation has announced the winners of its James Dyson Award. This is the first time that an entry from Singapore has become the International Winner.
This is the first time in the competition’s 17 years’ history that the International Winner is from Singapore. HOPES from Singapore has bagged the international top prize.
The James Dyson Award, organised by Dyson’s Charity – the James Dyson Foundation, aims to nurture and inspire a new generation of design engineers and inventors.
2021 Global Winners
The three Global Winners are:
The brief is simple – design something that solves a problem.
While the award provides its winners with prize monies that help support the further development of their inventions, it importantly provides them a global platform to share their inventions with the world.
The James Dyson Award has now given nearly £1m in prize money to over 250 promising inventions from young engineers and scientists in 28 countries around the world.
In 2021, the Award received a record number of entries worldwide and Sir James Dyson chose three global winners for the first time, each receiving £30,000 in prize money to support the next stages of their inventions.
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Friday, June 25th, 2021
The Asus BR1100 Education Laptop is a full-featured Windows convertible laptop with 11.6-inch touch display, tough chassis and easy management to boost learning efficiency. S$699 at Asus Exclusive Store and Asus Online Store.
Asus today announced BR1100 Education Laptop in Singapore, an all-new, education-focused Windows 10 Pro convertible laptop with an 11.6-inch multi-touch display.
The new Asus BR1100 Education Laptop (BR1100FKA-BP0469R) ships with Windows 10 Pro and is designed for distance learning and easier IT management.
Asus Exclusive Store
- Address
- 200 Victoria St, #03-03/04, Singapore 188021
- Operating Hours
- Monday – Sunday
- 11.00am – 8.00 pm
- Contact Number
It sports an all-round rubber bumper, spill- and tamper-resistant keyboard, integrated safety grip and military-grade toughness.
The BR1100 comes with 128 GB eMMC, 10-hour battery life and 4,096-pressure-level stylus with integrated garage.
It features AI-powered noise-canceling technology, noise-reducing camera and loads of I/O ports
For easy Maintenance, the laptop has a modular construction for straightforward repairs or component replacement, plus captive screws to prevent falls and frustration.
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Saturday, December 5th, 2020
The Rakuten Kobo Libra H2O is the Christmas present for my wife who is an avid reader. I chose it because it offers all the features that she needs and uses at a reasonable price. Looks good, works well and value-for-money.
The Rakuten Kobo Libra H2O e-reader (S$279.90) and the optional sleep cover (S$59) is available online as well as at key retailers such as Challenger, Courts, and Sprint-cass.
So the two flagship e-readers that I started out looking at were the Kindle Oasis 3 and the Kobo Forma.
Eventually, I decided on the Libra H2O because it offers almost the same set of features but at a much lower price.
Borrowing books from the public library and discovery of books from the Kobo eBookstore is easy and intuitive. I like the recommendations of similar books based on the books that I have read.
The Libra H2O has a seven-inch Carta E Ink HD touchscreen with 1690 x 1264 pixels at 300ppi.
The display is sharp and the content is clearly readable in dim light or in bright sunlight.
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Sunday, November 15th, 2020
Singapore readers spent an equivalent of 28 years reading this year – 8 years more than 2019. The pandemic has seen a 270% increase in reading minutes, with nonfiction, romance and fiction topping the list for most popular genres of the year.
Reading a book on an e-reader while enjoying a cup of tea.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a tumultuous year full of change and uncertainties.
The allure of romance has never been stronger
Singaporeans are consistent in the type of books they prefer to read, with nonfiction, romance and fiction emerging as the top three most popular categories in both 2019 and 2020.
From contemporary romance, escapist romance, to the steamier erotica, the romance genre offers a lot more than it seems and remains one of the best-selling of all time.
According to Rakuten Kobo’s data, 90% of the most popular authors of 2020 were classified under the romance category.
Contemporary erotic romance is definitely a trend to watch, with three out of the top 10 most popular authors of the year (Charlie Richards, Lynn Hagen and Sam Crescent) penning novels of this genre.
As the nation grapples with an ongoing pandemic, reading has been an escape from the present to disconnect from current worries.
As we near the end of 2020, data from Toronto-based digital reading company Rakuten Kobo provides a snapshot of what and how Kobo users in Singapore read.
According to Rakuten Kobo’s data, Singaporeans spent at least 10,409 days reading this year – which is the equivalent of 28 years.
This is an increase of 8 years more time spent reading compared to 2019.
Additionally, with readers spending more time at home, they also clocked 270% more reading minutes this year as compared to 2019.
While familiar genres like romance and nonfiction remain mainstays, books focused on kids are rising in popularity.
Despite being known as busy individuals (ranked 32 out of 40 for work-life balance in 2019), Singaporeans are still able to allocate time for reading first thing in the morning at 7.00am and before bed at 12:00am, the first and second most popular times of day for reading respectively.
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Tags:e-book reader, Kobo, Rakuten, reading, Singapore, studies, surveys, trends
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
The science and technology university aims to train future leaders who can combine technology and business to boost the digital industry.
Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) launches a new course: Masters of Science (MSc) in Computer Science and Software Engineering.
To tackle the shortage of potential leaders joining the digital sector, the Schaffhausen Institute of Technology (SIT) has crafted a new course: Masters of Science (MSc) in Computer Science and Software Engineering – to better prepare graduates for leadership roles, specifically within the IT and science disciplines.
Launching in September 2020, the newly developed program is available for students with bachelor’s in computer science or software engineering who have ambitions to be a part of the next generation of technical leaders.
More details below from the press release.
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Thursday, April 30th, 2020
The new and affordable Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 128GB Wi-Fi features a redesigned S Pen for note taking and creating, and a generous display for enhanced entertainment. Available in Singapore from 2 May at S$598. Promotions below.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 128GB Wi-Fi aims to help consumers capture ideas, create, stay organised and multitask effectively.
Designed for students and young professionals, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 128GB Wi-Fi sports a generous screen space, a thin and compact body, along with an S Pen included in the box.
Availability, Pricing & Promotions
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 128GB Wi-Fi will be available in Oxford Gray from 2 May, sold exclusively at Challenger and Hachi.Tech, at a recommended retail price of S$598.
Starting 2 May, enjoy a special rate for the Samsung Book Cover retailing at only S$85 (U.P. S$108) with any purchase of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 128GB Wi-Fi, while stocks last.
Exclusive promotions are available for ValueClub Student members who can purchase the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 128GB Wi-Fi at S$498 (U.P. S$598).
Students with a valid edu.sg email address that have not been registered on ValueClub enjoy a complimentary 12-month ValueClub Student membership.
The updated S Pen serves as a note-taking and multitasking assistant for the tablet, snapping magnetically onto the right side of the tablet, or to the optional Book Cover.
The new S Pen features a refreshed design to make it as practical and comfortable to use as a traditional pen.
The S Pen, with its improved pen latency and 0.7mm pen tip, offer precision for note-taking and drawing.
Smart and intuitive features include Screen Write and Smart Select.
Screen Write enables you to take a full-screen screenshot and jot down ideas that can be saved or shared with colleagues.
Smart Select allows you to select, clip and collect whatever content you want.
Users can capture animation and Smart Select can turn this into a GIF for easy sharing with friends and on social media.
More details below from the press release.
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Saturday, April 6th, 2019
Singapore’s first social Augmented Reality (AR) Experience is free and kicks off today. The free exhibition at the ArtScience Museum will be open daily from 10am to 7pm for two months until 2 June, 2019.
“Rewild Our Planet” was developed using footage from Our Planet, a new Netflix Original Documentary Series, leveraging Google’s ARCore technology.
REWILD Our Planet is a collaboration by WWF, Google, Netflix, ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands and PHORIA, highlighting the urgency of restoring nature.
Explore the forests of Borneo or dive deep into the coastal seas of Southeast Asia with “REWILD Our Planet”.
The experience connects people to nature and one another through immersive storytelling that blends cutting edge persistent AR technology with stunning content from Our Planet, a new Netflix original documentary series.
It combines spectacular IMAX style projections with spatial soundscapes and AR to transport visitors to the last wilderness landscapes on Earth – from vast Arctic ice caps to the remote jungles of Borneo and coastal seas of Southeast Asia.
At REWILD Our Planet, visitors can interact with the environment and each other to understand how collective action is desperately needed to restore balance and protect the Earth’s vibrant and diverse natural habitats.
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Tags:AR, ArtScience, augmented reality, events, exhibitions, Google, Netflix, Phoria, Singapore, WWF
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Saturday, December 1st, 2018
From 30 November 2018 to 6 January 2019 at ION Orchard, explore the wonders and relive the splendors of the finest in French art, culture and history dating from the 17th century to its present-day marvel at Virtually Versailles.
By the invitation of ION Orchard, the Palace of Versailles and ESSEC Business School are showcasing the French arts, history and culture in the heart of Singapore’s shopping district, at ION Art and ION Sky.
The highly immersive and interactive technology brings you on an exploration of the Palace of Versailles.
Virtually Versailles
- Venue: ION Art Gallery
2 Orchard Turn, Level 4 next to Lobby A
Singapore 238801
- Dates:
30 Nov 2018 – 6 Jan 2019
- Time:
10am to 10pm
An initiative by the Palace of Versailles and ESSEC Business School, supported by the Michelin Corporate Foundation and in partnership with ION Orchard, Virtually Versailles made its global debut in Singapore in celebration of the France-Singapore Year of Innovation (YOI) 2018.
Conceptualised by Lumina Live!, Virtually Versailles is the world’s first exhibition to distill the grandeur of the historical landmark entirely through digital assets, yet retain its magnificence thanks to collaborations with technological partners like Google Arts & Culture.
The Ambassador of France, Marc Abensour, sharing the background of Virtually Versailles. It’s part of the France-Singapore Year of Innovation 2018 initiative to intensify cooperation in innovation between the two countries.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:ESSEC, exhibition, France, ION, Orchard, Singapore, travel, Versailles
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