Making A Difference - Singapore Polytechnic
Making A Difference - Singapore Polytechnic
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June 2009SP was appointed as a Continuing Education Training Centre for the InfocommSector by the <strong>Singapore</strong> Workforce Development Agency and the InfocommDevelopment Authority of <strong>Singapore</strong>. The centre will provide infocomm professionalswith the opportunity to upgrade their skills under the National Infocomm CompetencyFramework of the <strong>Singapore</strong> Workforce Skills Qualification.SP and 21 secondary schoolsofficially adopted MarinaReservoir at the launch of the<strong>Singapore</strong> International WaterFestival. Mayor (NorthwestCDC) and Member ofParliament for Bukit PanjangMr Teo Ho Pin, SP PrincipalMr Tan Hang Cheong andPUB Chief Executive Mr KhooTeng Chye launched theadoption.The Flame Igniting Systemconcept designed by theSchool of Mechanical andAeronautical Engineering andCentre for Experience Designwon SP the top honours atthe first-ever Asian YouthGames torch designcompetition.July 2009His Excellency (HE) Sheikh Hisham, Undersecretary, Ministry ofEducation, Bahrain and the Honourable Dave Hancock, Ministerof Education, Canada visited SP on two separate occasions.Duo from Diploma in Creative Media Design course clinchedsecond place at the Imagine Cup World Finals (Photographycategory) in Cairo, Egypt.Chua Koon Ting, Diploma in Biomedical Science graduate, becamethe first polytechnic student to be accepted to read Dentistry inNational University of <strong>Singapore</strong> under the Faculty’s ExceptionalIndividual Scheme.Chua Koon TingAugust 2009For their “Love IT, Love Timor Leste” project, eight SP studentswere invited to the Presidential Palace to meet HE PresidentJose Ramos-Horta for the symbolic handover of the computerlaboratory and launch of the International Award for Young Peoplein Timor Leste.Five SP students were awarded the National Infocomm Scholarshipout of the 12 scholarships presented to polytechnic students. Itrecognises exceptional students and nurtures them as top talentsfor <strong>Singapore</strong>’s infocomm industry.14 <strong>Singapore</strong> <strong>Polytechnic</strong> Annual Report 2009/10