Whatever name they go by, polytechnics offer hands-on experience and skills training, so students are employable even before they leave campus Vanessa Bennett was at odds with her parents about life ...

Polytechnics have four-year degrees and an eye on the job market It’s a confusing post-secondary landscape out there, with universities that are home to colleges and colleges becoming universities.

SINGAPORE — With a six-point score for his O-Level examination, Mr Matthew Neo had a key to most tertiary educational institutes — so he headed to Republic Polytechnic (RP) to pursue a diploma in ...

Polytechnic teachers and students have cried out, saying the future of the institutions is at stake following their conversion to universities. The polytechnics are being converted because the ...

In 2017, when the Ministry of Education announced the merger of some junior colleges (JCs) because of declining birth cohorts, some wondered if the same fate awaited polytechnics. At that time, the ...

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Education is reviewing pathways and opportunities in post-secondary education such as polytechnics and institutes of technical education (ITEs). Speaking during the ...