Diversity is key to alleviating the unhealthy stress of pursuing the same definition of success: Chan Chun Sing
Singapore must build diversity in our schools, strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning in our schools, and nurture soft skills that endure, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said. “In an uncertain world, diversity is key to our resilience as a country. In a hyper-competitive world, diversity is also key to alleviating the unhealthy […]
Home-based learning no longer default; a targeted risk-based approach to be adopted
Home-based Learning or HBL will no longer be the default if there is a COVID-19 infection. To keep schools safe while ensuring that students can continue learning without disruption, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will adopt a more sustainable, risk-based targeted approach towards school cases, as we learn to live with COVID-19 as an endemic […]
129 students, 17 school staff tested positive for COVID-19 over the last 3 months
Over the last 3 months, 129 students and 17 school staff have tested positive for COVID-19, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said in a Facebook post. This represents 0.03% of our total student population, from Primary to Pre-University levels. Mr Chan said he had received feedback from parents keen on transiting to Full Home-based Learning. […]
Jamus Lim in review on year on: tracing his journey from GE2020
GE2020 saw the Workers’ Party pull another upset on the PAP by winning another GRC, a newly created GRC at that. Jamus Lim with his impressive credentials and accented English, is believed to be the main reason for WP’s win in Sengkang GRC. More than one year on, we look at the impressions Jamus Lim […]
US-China rivalry: victory is defined by who can win over the rest of the world, says Chan Chun Sing
The strategic rivalry between the US and China will remain a feature of the international system for time to come, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said. Neither will collapse in the foreseeable future, and certainly not from the pressures from the other party. Speaking at Rajah & Tann Asia’s Global Marquee Event “Beyond Pandemic & […]
Racial intolerance goes against our founding values as a nation: Chan Chun Sing
Racial intolerance goes against our founding values as a nation, and has no place in our society, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said. The recent spate of racist incidents go against what we stand for in Singapore, he said. In recent days, a man allegedly kicked a 55-year-old Indian Singaporean woman in her chest and […]
The CMIO classification affirms multiracialism and matters more for minorities
There have been calls from some quarters – including the Workers’ Party – to abolish the CMIO classification. Some called for a relook of the model. They question if it is still relevant. Others claim that it makes us look at people through through the lens of race. In an op-ed written for the Straits […]
Heartfelt gesture on racial harmony day brings light in our nation’s hour of darkness: Chan Chun Sing
In the wake of the incident at River Valley High School, several religious groups have come forward to pray with the bereaved and for the well-being of our students, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said. “These heartfelt gestures of solidarity, transcending race and religion, has brought light in our nation’s hour of darkness,” Mr Chan […]
Ease of connectivity, not geography per se that determines economic relations, says Chan Chun Sing
“Historically, geographical distances have shaped economic cooperation,” Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said. “By virtue of Southeast Asia’s geographical position, goods, capital, people and culture have flowed between Southeast Asia and China for thousands of years. Physical proximity was a natural enabler of the development of interdependencies.” But is Geography still Destiny? Speaking at the […]
Creating a new generation of jobs for Singaporeans: Chan Chun Sing
In his speech at the launch of the Temasek Polytechnic Advanced Manufacturing Centre (TP AMC), at Temasek Polytechnic, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing shared with students on how Singapore can scale up its manufacturing sector qualitatively and be in niche areas that will make us hard to displace down the road. To do this, Singapore […]