The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Phoon Kok Kwang as the University’s new Provost.

Technologies like robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, big data and blockchain will greatly enhance decision making and effectiveness of finance functions.

On 16 July, the Singapore University of Technology and Design signed an MOU with the Shenzhen Technology University to collaborate on faculty and student visits, academic and research activities, and an agreement to collaborate on a joint immersion programme.

Given the global disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be prospective Singaporean undergraduates who were planning to study overseas but now prefer to study locally. To support these students, all AUs will now consider applicants on a case-by-case basis.

SUTD will be pushing back the start of its Academic Year (AY) from 18 May to 14 September this year for the AY2020 intake cohort. This change to start the AY in September will be a permanent one, and will extend to subsequent intake cohorts as well.

All 6 Autonomous Universities (AUs) will freeze tuition fee increases for the Academic Year 2020, for Singapore Citizens enrolled in government subsidised undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

TUMCREATE and SUTD worked together to conduct a Driverless Mobility Dialogue, with 60 Singaporeans from all walks of life, to better understand Singaporeans’ expectations and perceptions of autonomous vehicles in Singapore.

SUTD and Thales have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), paving the way for deeper collaboration on R&D, and the development of innovative solutions for mission critical systems design.

SUTD will be extending a Community Grant to its students who are non-scholarship and financial aid recipients to help defray the cost of an SUTD education, starting this academic year.