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facts andfigures(Academic Year 2009/10)Student Enrolment17,825comprising 15,537 full-time and2,288 part-time students. The newintake of 6,662 students was madeup of 5,303 full-time and 1,359 parttimestudents.Staff Strength1,534comprising 891 academic staffand 643 administrative staff.Continuing EducationProgrammes37,518participants attended a total of 1,002continuing education programmesoffered by Singapore Polytechnic. Theprogrammes included 124 SingaporeWorkforce Skills Qualification courses,334 short courses, 84 tailor-madecourses and 271 certification courses.Graduate Output5,012students graduated from SingaporePolytechnic in the academic year 2008/09.Of these, 4,524 graduated from diplomacourses and 488 from advanced, specialistand post-diploma courses.Student Clubs139student clubs and sports teamscontributed to a vibrant campuslife.12 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2009/10
highlightsApril 2009Four Singapore Polytechnic (SP) students won a totalof US$50,000 at the MOTODEV Widget DeveloperChallenge, a software programming competition organisedby Motorola. The students clinched a total of six prizes,including the top "Best Overall Widget" prize, for the twowidgets they developed: "Live Soccer Score" and "StocksAlive".67 students from the School of Chemical and LifeSciences and School of Design went on a term-longImmersion Programme in Da Lian, China. It was the firsttime SP's academic curriculum has been relocated toa satellite campus.‘Colours’, an extension to the main library was completed.The new social space features a cafe, a new magazinesection, Funtasia room (where students can indulge inboard games) and DVD stations.Foodcourt 5 was revamped, complete with chic interiorsand air-conditioning. Popular sandwich chain, Subway,completes the list of fast-food eateries offered on campus.May 2009SP students swept 11 out of a possible 20scholarships offered by the InfocommDevelopment Authority (IDA). The IntegratedInfocomm Scholarship was open tooutstanding ‘O’ Level students who choseto pursue a diploma in the field of informationtechnology.Jasmine Yeong-Nathan, Diploma in Mediaand Communication graduate, was crownedSingapore’s Sportswoman of the Year.Kuriakin Zeng, Diploma in Electronics,Computer & Communication Engineeringgraduate, became the first SP student toscore distinctions in all his modules.SP hosted 15 Republic of Rwanda teachersfor seven weeks to attend an InfocommTechnology Programme organised bySingapore Polytechnic International. Thetraining programme is one of severalinitiatives planned under the Memorandumof Understanding signed between theRwandan Ministry of Education andSingapore Polytechnic International.Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2009/1013
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