Friday, December 25, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
为推广无人电动车铺路 Car Club南大校园展开试验
为推广无人电动车铺路
Car Club南大校园展开试验
本地大型汽车共享业者Car Club将在南洋理工大学校园内展开试验，为日后推广无人驾驶电动车铺路。
Car Club上月和南大签署谅解备忘录，预计明年初在该校推行汽车共享系统，除了一般汽车，也包括电动车。
成立于2009年的Car Club拥有7200名会员。Car Club董事经理黎明说，在南大展开的试验着重在电动车的使用，并利用南大的科技，让电动车在行驶时能接收和发送数据，以此推动无人驾驶电动车的研发。
他指出，南大校园内已有可支持电动车运行的基础建设，如充电站等，在首阶段长达6个月的试验中，Car Club将提供1辆电动车和2辆汽油驱动的汽车。
南大电机与电子工程学院院长袁顺发教授指出，与Car Club合作是“智能通行科技测试平台”（NTU-NXP Smart Mobility Test-bed）项目的重要里程碑。
南大今年4月推出这个项目，测试V2X（Vehicle-to-Everything）无线通讯科技。V2X科技指车与车、车与路边智能基础设施，或车与行人之间的通信，以便让公路使用者即时掌握路况，达到驾驶更安全、减少事故及拥堵等目的。
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本地大型汽车共享业者Car Club将在南洋理工大学校园内展开试验，为日后推广无人驾驶电动车铺路。
Car Club上月和南大签署谅解备忘录，预计明年初在该校推行汽车共享系统，除了一般汽车，也包括电动车。
成立于2009年的Car Club拥有7200名会员。Car Club董事经理黎明说，在南大展开的试验着重在电动车的使用，并利用南大的科技，让电动车在行驶时能接收和发送数据，以此推动无人驾驶电动车的研发。
他指出，南大校园内已有可支持电动车运行的基础建设，如充电站等，在首阶段长达6个月的试验中，Car Club将提供1辆电动车和2辆汽油驱动的汽车。
南大电机与电子工程学院院长袁顺发教授指出，与Car Club合作是“智能通行科技测试平台”（NTU-NXP Smart Mobility Test-bed）项目的重要里程碑。
南大今年4月推出这个项目，测试V2X（Vehicle-to-Everything）无线通讯科技。V2X科技指车与车、车与路边智能基础设施，或车与行人之间的通信，以便让公路使用者即时掌握路况，达到驾驶更安全、减少事故及拥堵等目的。
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
NTU prof's chip "can charge phone in 10mins"
NTU prof's chip "can charge phone in 10mins"
A chip the size of a fingernail and developed in Singapore could offer an answer to a common gripe of smartphone users - having to wait hours to get a full charge.
Nanyang Technological University professor Rachid Yazami claims that the smart chip he invented can cut recharge times to 10 minutes or even less, and can also reduce the risk of battery fires.
The technology, he said, has already garnered keen interest from some of the biggest names in the industry. KVI, a company he set up to market the chip, has already been in talks with Sony, Sanyo and Samsung. He also intends to approach electric-car maker Tesla.
"My vision for the future is that every battery will have this chip," said Dr Yazami, whose current team of two took more than five years to develop the chip.
Currently, electricity is trickled into lithium batteries during charging to avoid overheating.
The new chip, however, can optimise the charging process, allowing batteries to power up at full speed.
It is able to do this because it contains a unique algorithm to precisely measure the amount of charge left in a battery depending on its temperature and voltage. A similar chip is contained in the charger.
Together, they ensure that the lithium battery, used in many modern gadgets including laptops and tablets, is charged optimally.
"Current chargers do not take into account the health of a battery when charging it," Dr Yazami said. "They send the same amount of charge regardless of the battery's condition. With this chip, the charge can be regulated to avoid damaging the battery."
The same technology allows the smart chip to determine if a battery is safe to use, which current technology does not do.
This means that the smart chip can potentially prevent devices from catching fire due to an overheated battery, Dr Yazami said.
"Although the risk of a battery failing and catching fire is very low, with billions of lithium-ion batteries produced yearly, even a one-in-a-million chance would mean more than a thousand failures."
The chip is expected to be made available to chip makers and battery manufacturers by the end of 2016.
~News courtesy of My Paper~
A chip the size of a fingernail and developed in Singapore could offer an answer to a common gripe of smartphone users - having to wait hours to get a full charge.
Nanyang Technological University professor Rachid Yazami claims that the smart chip he invented can cut recharge times to 10 minutes or even less, and can also reduce the risk of battery fires.
The technology, he said, has already garnered keen interest from some of the biggest names in the industry. KVI, a company he set up to market the chip, has already been in talks with Sony, Sanyo and Samsung. He also intends to approach electric-car maker Tesla.
"My vision for the future is that every battery will have this chip," said Dr Yazami, whose current team of two took more than five years to develop the chip.
Currently, electricity is trickled into lithium batteries during charging to avoid overheating.
The new chip, however, can optimise the charging process, allowing batteries to power up at full speed.
It is able to do this because it contains a unique algorithm to precisely measure the amount of charge left in a battery depending on its temperature and voltage. A similar chip is contained in the charger.
Together, they ensure that the lithium battery, used in many modern gadgets including laptops and tablets, is charged optimally.
"Current chargers do not take into account the health of a battery when charging it," Dr Yazami said. "They send the same amount of charge regardless of the battery's condition. With this chip, the charge can be regulated to avoid damaging the battery."
The same technology allows the smart chip to determine if a battery is safe to use, which current technology does not do.
This means that the smart chip can potentially prevent devices from catching fire due to an overheated battery, Dr Yazami said.
"Although the risk of a battery failing and catching fire is very low, with billions of lithium-ion batteries produced yearly, even a one-in-a-million chance would mean more than a thousand failures."
The chip is expected to be made available to chip makers and battery manufacturers by the end of 2016.
~News courtesy of My Paper~
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Offering more online courses next year
After successful run of its online courses, NTU will offer more next year
Banking on its successful run in offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will be offering at least three new online courses next year.
One is a complexity science module that looks at interdisciplinary societal issues, and could be taught by several lecturers. Another new module offered is on environmental sustainability, and the third is on Confucian philosophy, which will start in the first half of next year.
Professor Kam Chan Hin, NTU senior associate provost in undergraduate education, shared these details on Monday (Nov 16) on the sidelines of an education conference.
These courses, Prof Kam said, were chosen based on a mix of factors such as proposals made by faculty members.
Since NTU started its MOOCs in partnership with United States-based education provider Coursera about two years ago, the completion rate stands at around seven to eight per cent - higher than the 5 per cent average completion rate of Coursera modules.
“It attests to the quality of the course; people do it, they find it enjoyable to learn about it, it motivates them to finish,” said Prof Kam.
More than 200,000 people have participated in the current three NTU MOOCs - in symmetry, forensic science and e-commerce. Non-NTU participants make up around 95 per cent of the enrolment, of which 4 per cent or 8,100 pay to receive a certificate of completion.
The university will continue to keep courses dynamic and engaging for participants, such as by incorporating videos in lectures. For example, the Confucian philosophy module has videos filmed at the birth site of Confucius in China.
According to NTU, most of the overseas participants hail from the US and India. The e-commerce course saw around 40 per cent of sign-ups come from Asia, 28 per cent from Europe, 19 per cent from North America, 7 per cent from South America and 5 per cent from Africa.
Moving forward, NTU is keen on analysing data gleaned from Coursera to enhance the delivery of its courses.
“When you have a massive scale of students … it becomes a very powerful experiment where you can see how to change your pedagogy or what affects your learner, you can do this when you have lots of data," added Prof Kam.
The other local university offering Coursera courses is the National University of Singapore (NUS).
NUS has offered six courses to the public, which have attracted about 180,000 students from around 200 countries.
It will be starting another four-part course series on workplace communication next year.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Banking on its successful run in offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will be offering at least three new online courses next year.
One is a complexity science module that looks at interdisciplinary societal issues, and could be taught by several lecturers. Another new module offered is on environmental sustainability, and the third is on Confucian philosophy, which will start in the first half of next year.
Professor Kam Chan Hin, NTU senior associate provost in undergraduate education, shared these details on Monday (Nov 16) on the sidelines of an education conference.
These courses, Prof Kam said, were chosen based on a mix of factors such as proposals made by faculty members.
Since NTU started its MOOCs in partnership with United States-based education provider Coursera about two years ago, the completion rate stands at around seven to eight per cent - higher than the 5 per cent average completion rate of Coursera modules.
“It attests to the quality of the course; people do it, they find it enjoyable to learn about it, it motivates them to finish,” said Prof Kam.
More than 200,000 people have participated in the current three NTU MOOCs - in symmetry, forensic science and e-commerce. Non-NTU participants make up around 95 per cent of the enrolment, of which 4 per cent or 8,100 pay to receive a certificate of completion.
The university will continue to keep courses dynamic and engaging for participants, such as by incorporating videos in lectures. For example, the Confucian philosophy module has videos filmed at the birth site of Confucius in China.
According to NTU, most of the overseas participants hail from the US and India. The e-commerce course saw around 40 per cent of sign-ups come from Asia, 28 per cent from Europe, 19 per cent from North America, 7 per cent from South America and 5 per cent from Africa.
Moving forward, NTU is keen on analysing data gleaned from Coursera to enhance the delivery of its courses.
“When you have a massive scale of students … it becomes a very powerful experiment where you can see how to change your pedagogy or what affects your learner, you can do this when you have lots of data," added Prof Kam.
The other local university offering Coursera courses is the National University of Singapore (NUS).
NUS has offered six courses to the public, which have attracted about 180,000 students from around 200 countries.
It will be starting another four-part course series on workplace communication next year.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells
NTU team uses dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have used dead bacteria commonly found in soil to kill colorectal cancer cells.
In a news release issued on Monday (Nov 9), NTU said that a team led by Professor Teoh Swee Hin harnessed the Clostridium sporogenes (C. sporogenes) bacteria in its dead form, and its secretions, to effectively destroy colon tumour cells.
The team conducted the experiments in artificially-created environments resembling the inside of a human body, rather than on a flat surface in a petri-dish, NTU said.
In a 72-hour experiment, the inactive bacteria were able to reduce the growth of colon tumour cells by 74 per cent.
The team tested the secretions harvested from a live bacteria culture and these secretions reduced the growth of colon tumour cells by as much as 83 per cent.
NTU said that traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy do not work well in the colon due to reduced blood flow and lack of oxygen and nutrient flow. It said that these therapies use oxygen molecules to damage the DNA of cancer cells and rely on blood flow to transport therapeutic drugs to the tumour.
"In contrast, the NTU team showed that dead C. sporogenes bacteria can kill tumour cells in an oxygen-starved tumour microenvironment," said NTU.
"We found that even when the C. sporogenes bacteria is dead, its natural toxicity continues to kill cancer cells, unlike the conventional chemotherapy drugs which need oxygen to work,” explained Prof Teoh.
Prof Teoh said that other research groups have experimented with live bacteria to destroy cancer cells, but this treatment posed a risk of infection as live bacteria will grow and proliferate.
“In the NTU study, as the bacteria were already killed by heat, there was no risk of the bacteria multiplying and causing more harm than the desired dose meant to kill colorectal cancer cells.”
Professor James Best, Dean of NTU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, said: “This is a significant discovery that potentially opens a new avenue to tackle this very common cancer, which is difficult to treat after it has spread. While it is early days, this exciting research finding provides hope of a new treatment option for millions of people affected by bowel cancer each year.”
This study was published in the journal Scientific Reports in October.
According to the Health Promotion Board, colorectal cancer is the number one cancer in Singapore and the foremost cancer among males here.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have used dead bacteria commonly found in soil to kill colorectal cancer cells.
In a news release issued on Monday (Nov 9), NTU said that a team led by Professor Teoh Swee Hin harnessed the Clostridium sporogenes (C. sporogenes) bacteria in its dead form, and its secretions, to effectively destroy colon tumour cells.
The team conducted the experiments in artificially-created environments resembling the inside of a human body, rather than on a flat surface in a petri-dish, NTU said.
In a 72-hour experiment, the inactive bacteria were able to reduce the growth of colon tumour cells by 74 per cent.
The team tested the secretions harvested from a live bacteria culture and these secretions reduced the growth of colon tumour cells by as much as 83 per cent.
NTU said that traditional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy do not work well in the colon due to reduced blood flow and lack of oxygen and nutrient flow. It said that these therapies use oxygen molecules to damage the DNA of cancer cells and rely on blood flow to transport therapeutic drugs to the tumour.
"In contrast, the NTU team showed that dead C. sporogenes bacteria can kill tumour cells in an oxygen-starved tumour microenvironment," said NTU.
"We found that even when the C. sporogenes bacteria is dead, its natural toxicity continues to kill cancer cells, unlike the conventional chemotherapy drugs which need oxygen to work,” explained Prof Teoh.
Prof Teoh said that other research groups have experimented with live bacteria to destroy cancer cells, but this treatment posed a risk of infection as live bacteria will grow and proliferate.
“In the NTU study, as the bacteria were already killed by heat, there was no risk of the bacteria multiplying and causing more harm than the desired dose meant to kill colorectal cancer cells.”
Professor James Best, Dean of NTU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, said: “This is a significant discovery that potentially opens a new avenue to tackle this very common cancer, which is difficult to treat after it has spread. While it is early days, this exciting research finding provides hope of a new treatment option for millions of people affected by bowel cancer each year.”
This study was published in the journal Scientific Reports in October.
According to the Health Promotion Board, colorectal cancer is the number one cancer in Singapore and the foremost cancer among males here.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Monday, November 9, 2015
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Southeast Asia's first maritime energy test bed
NTU launches Southeast Asia's first maritime energy test bed
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Monday (Nov 2) launched Southeast Asia’s first-of-its-kind advanced maritime energy test facility.
The S$8 million research facility aims to be a platform for scientists and engineers to develop innovative eco-friendly maritime technologies, such as scrubbers and alternative energy sources. Scrubbers are devices that curb harmful ship emissions.
Such clean energy solutions are aimed at delivering cost savings and competitive advantages, as well as enhance the reputation of maritime companies for championing sustainable technologies.
For example, shipping may be recognised as the most fuel efficient mode of freight transportation, but it is also known to use fuel which emits harmful atmospheric pollutants. The facility, called the Maritime Energy Test Bed, will conduct research and development in areas such as alternative sources of energy, fuel additives to increase energy efficiency and technologies for cleaner emissions.
To achieve this, the 1,500 square metre facility comes equipped with a 1.5 megawatt diesel ship engine, which can run on most of the conventional liquid fuel types for energy research. It will also be installed with advanced sensors and monitoring devices to facilitate research in energy storage, noise pollution and waste heat recovery.
“The fruition of the Maritime Energy Test Bed represents a successful collaboration between the research sector and the industry, and is a timely development as the maritime sector looks to green and sustainable technologies to save on costs, mitigate the effects of climate change and address growing environmental regulations,” said Mr Andrew Tan, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
The facility will also be an educational platform for polytechnic students, undergraduates and PhD candidates to learn and get hands-on experience. Engineers can also train there to learn skills for the green maritime industry.
The Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) will contribute S$4.7 million over the next 10 years to fund the facility, while NTU will provide S$3.4 million with support from other maritime leaders such as ClassNK.
“As Singapore is primarily a global trade hub, education and training are important aspects of the new Maritime Energy Test Bed at NTU,” said NTU Chief of Staff and Vice President for Research, Professor Lam Khin Yong. “With highly skilled manpower, Singapore will be able to attract overseas investments to the nation’s maritime industry.”
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Monday (Nov 2) launched Southeast Asia’s first-of-its-kind advanced maritime energy test facility.
The S$8 million research facility aims to be a platform for scientists and engineers to develop innovative eco-friendly maritime technologies, such as scrubbers and alternative energy sources. Scrubbers are devices that curb harmful ship emissions.
Such clean energy solutions are aimed at delivering cost savings and competitive advantages, as well as enhance the reputation of maritime companies for championing sustainable technologies.
For example, shipping may be recognised as the most fuel efficient mode of freight transportation, but it is also known to use fuel which emits harmful atmospheric pollutants. The facility, called the Maritime Energy Test Bed, will conduct research and development in areas such as alternative sources of energy, fuel additives to increase energy efficiency and technologies for cleaner emissions.
To achieve this, the 1,500 square metre facility comes equipped with a 1.5 megawatt diesel ship engine, which can run on most of the conventional liquid fuel types for energy research. It will also be installed with advanced sensors and monitoring devices to facilitate research in energy storage, noise pollution and waste heat recovery.
“The fruition of the Maritime Energy Test Bed represents a successful collaboration between the research sector and the industry, and is a timely development as the maritime sector looks to green and sustainable technologies to save on costs, mitigate the effects of climate change and address growing environmental regulations,” said Mr Andrew Tan, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
The facility will also be an educational platform for polytechnic students, undergraduates and PhD candidates to learn and get hands-on experience. Engineers can also train there to learn skills for the green maritime industry.
The Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) will contribute S$4.7 million over the next 10 years to fund the facility, while NTU will provide S$3.4 million with support from other maritime leaders such as ClassNK.
“As Singapore is primarily a global trade hub, education and training are important aspects of the new Maritime Energy Test Bed at NTU,” said NTU Chief of Staff and Vice President for Research, Professor Lam Khin Yong. “With highly skilled manpower, Singapore will be able to attract overseas investments to the nation’s maritime industry.”
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
南大内设东南亚首间海事能源试验中心
南大校园内
设东南亚首间海事能源试验中心
海事能源试验中心内的船只柴油引擎，经过改装后可用来测试不同燃油的性能。（何家俊摄）
南洋理工大学与新加坡海事研究机构投入800万元，联合成立东南亚第1间海事能源试验中心。
规模如一座小型货仓的试验中心建筑设在南大校园南洋弯（Nanyang Crescent），占地1500平方米，专门研究船只的节能减排方法，让海事业更加环保。
海事能源试验中心（Maritime Energy Test Bed）设备齐全，最引人瞩目的是一台1.5兆瓦的柴油引擎，体积约半辆巴士般大，经过改装后可用来测试不同燃油的性能。
这类引擎一般用于驱动小船，在大船则充作发电机供电，市场要价约100万元。
负责海事能源试验中心的南大能源研究院联合院长曾少华说：“以往关于船运的环保能源研究只能在使用小型仪器进行，无法使用真正的引擎，试验所得的数据未必适合实际情况。有了这台引擎，我们就能进行逼真的试验。若证实效果不错，就能在船上作进一步的测试。”
曾少华指出，集装箱船用的是浓稠乌黑的残渣燃料油，用来驱动引擎时会释放出大量的黑烟，严重污染空气。可是这类燃油非常便宜，船务公司为了减低成本而持续使用。
他说，试验中心的目标，就是要进一步研发出实用且低成本的节能减排方法。
~我报~
海事能源试验中心内的船只柴油引擎，经过改装后可用来测试不同燃油的性能。（何家俊摄）
南洋理工大学与新加坡海事研究机构投入800万元，联合成立东南亚第1间海事能源试验中心。
规模如一座小型货仓的试验中心建筑设在南大校园南洋弯（Nanyang Crescent），占地1500平方米，专门研究船只的节能减排方法，让海事业更加环保。
海事能源试验中心（Maritime Energy Test Bed）设备齐全，最引人瞩目的是一台1.5兆瓦的柴油引擎，体积约半辆巴士般大，经过改装后可用来测试不同燃油的性能。
这类引擎一般用于驱动小船，在大船则充作发电机供电，市场要价约100万元。
负责海事能源试验中心的南大能源研究院联合院长曾少华说：“以往关于船运的环保能源研究只能在使用小型仪器进行，无法使用真正的引擎，试验所得的数据未必适合实际情况。有了这台引擎，我们就能进行逼真的试验。若证实效果不错，就能在船上作进一步的测试。”
曾少华指出，集装箱船用的是浓稠乌黑的残渣燃料油，用来驱动引擎时会释放出大量的黑烟，严重污染空气。可是这类燃油非常便宜，船务公司为了减低成本而持续使用。
他说，试验中心的目标，就是要进一步研发出实用且低成本的节能减排方法。
~我报~
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
NTU to put half its lectures online by 2020
NTU to put half its lectures online by 2020
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) plans to put lectures and course content of half of its nearly 3,000 undergraduate courses online within the next five years, so that more "flipped-classroom teaching" can be done.
The idea of the flipped classroom reverses the traditional teaching arrangement by delivering instructions, often online, outside of the classroom, leaving classroom time for deeper learning activities such as homework and discussions.
The university will spend about $75 million implementing this unconventional learning model, with some 1,500 courses to use it by 2020. For a start, it targets to convert at least 150 undergraduate courses to use the new pedagogy in this academic year, which started in August, with a third of them already completed.
This was revealed at the official launch of NTU's $45-million learning hub, The Hive, yesterday. The building - composed of 12 eight-storey-high towers of stacked, rounded rooms - is designed to support the teaching method.
Kam Chan Hin, NTU's senior associate provost of undergraduate education, said while the approach is suitable for the bulk of the university's courses, particularly those that would benefit from student interactions, not all can be converted to go online.
Professor Kam added: "The ability to take learning into their own hands is an invaluable skill that will stay with our students even after they graduate."
The Hive, which took almost three years to complete, has done away with traditional classroom layouts. Each of its 56 "smart" classrooms, designed with no corners, comes equipped with flexible clustered seating, electronic whiteboards, multiple LCD screens and wireless communication tools.
NTU has, in the past three years, converted tutorial rooms in other buildings into such classrooms. A second learning hub, with more smart classrooms, is being built and will be ready by 2017.
Then, it will have about 200 smart classrooms to support flipped-classroom learning. The university has already introduced the approach in some programmes such as renaissance engineering and medicine, and the approach will be rolled out progressively for others.
Under the approach, students may go through course content at their own pace via videos or recorded PowerPoint presentations before class. They then form groups of five or six, and discuss questions as a team during class time.
The Hive, which has almost no straight edges, was dreamed up by renowned British designer Thomas Heatherwick.
It had been nicknamed the "dim sum-basket building", as the structure resembles the round wooden trays used for Chinese snacks.
~News courtesy of My Paper~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) plans to put lectures and course content of half of its nearly 3,000 undergraduate courses online within the next five years, so that more "flipped-classroom teaching" can be done.
The idea of the flipped classroom reverses the traditional teaching arrangement by delivering instructions, often online, outside of the classroom, leaving classroom time for deeper learning activities such as homework and discussions.
The university will spend about $75 million implementing this unconventional learning model, with some 1,500 courses to use it by 2020. For a start, it targets to convert at least 150 undergraduate courses to use the new pedagogy in this academic year, which started in August, with a third of them already completed.
This was revealed at the official launch of NTU's $45-million learning hub, The Hive, yesterday. The building - composed of 12 eight-storey-high towers of stacked, rounded rooms - is designed to support the teaching method.
Kam Chan Hin, NTU's senior associate provost of undergraduate education, said while the approach is suitable for the bulk of the university's courses, particularly those that would benefit from student interactions, not all can be converted to go online.
Professor Kam added: "The ability to take learning into their own hands is an invaluable skill that will stay with our students even after they graduate."
The Hive, which took almost three years to complete, has done away with traditional classroom layouts. Each of its 56 "smart" classrooms, designed with no corners, comes equipped with flexible clustered seating, electronic whiteboards, multiple LCD screens and wireless communication tools.
NTU has, in the past three years, converted tutorial rooms in other buildings into such classrooms. A second learning hub, with more smart classrooms, is being built and will be ready by 2017.
Then, it will have about 200 smart classrooms to support flipped-classroom learning. The university has already introduced the approach in some programmes such as renaissance engineering and medicine, and the approach will be rolled out progressively for others.
Under the approach, students may go through course content at their own pace via videos or recorded PowerPoint presentations before class. They then form groups of five or six, and discuss questions as a team during class time.
The Hive, which has almost no straight edges, was dreamed up by renowned British designer Thomas Heatherwick.
It had been nicknamed the "dim sum-basket building", as the structure resembles the round wooden trays used for Chinese snacks.
~News courtesy of My Paper~
南大斥资约7500万元 推行“翻转教室”教学概念
南大斥资约7500万元
推行“翻转教室”教学概念
被称作“点心楼”的南大新一代学习中心昨早开幕，正式命名为“创意之室”。（何家俊摄）
南洋理工大学料在5年内斥资约7500万元，在全校范围推行新的教学模式，在1500多门课程中采用“翻转教室”教学概念。
南大昨早为外型独特、被不少学生称作“点心楼”的新一代学习中心举行开幕仪式，并正式将其命名为“创意之室（The Hive）”。
教育部代部长（高等教育及技能）兼国防部高级政务部长王乙康出席开幕仪式。他指出，“创意之室”是继模仿旧南大牌坊而建的新南大牌坊后，又一标志性建筑。
王乙康说：“新南大牌坊代表了南大的悠久历史与文化遗产，而创意之室象征着未来，以及所有将在这里成长起来的年轻人才。”
南大近年致力于推行“翻转教室”（flipped classroom）教学概念，即让学生通过网络或应用软件掌握基本课业内容和理论知识，之后才到课室进行更有针对性的答疑解惑和深入讨论。南大计划斥资约7500万元推行这个教学模式。
南大高级副教务长（本科生教育）甘灿兴教授介绍说，南大5年内料有1500门课程采用新模式，占全校所有课程的半数以上。
南大已把约100个旧式教室改装成适用于新教学模式的“智能教室”，加上创意之室和另一学习中心的各50多个智能教室，南大将有约200个智能教室。
第2个学习中心位于校园的北脊，料在2017年底前竣工。
位于南大人文与社会科学院旁的创意之室有8层，56间课室以支持“翻转教室”概念、促进师生间互动为宗旨设计。曲线型教室没有角落，而是设有多张圆桌，让学生分组围坐。每张圆桌上都设有可以连接智能手机、平板电脑等设备的屏幕。
~以上新闻转自我报~
被称作“点心楼”的南大新一代学习中心昨早开幕，正式命名为“创意之室”。（何家俊摄）
南洋理工大学料在5年内斥资约7500万元，在全校范围推行新的教学模式，在1500多门课程中采用“翻转教室”教学概念。
南大昨早为外型独特、被不少学生称作“点心楼”的新一代学习中心举行开幕仪式，并正式将其命名为“创意之室（The Hive）”。
教育部代部长（高等教育及技能）兼国防部高级政务部长王乙康出席开幕仪式。他指出，“创意之室”是继模仿旧南大牌坊而建的新南大牌坊后，又一标志性建筑。
王乙康说：“新南大牌坊代表了南大的悠久历史与文化遗产，而创意之室象征着未来，以及所有将在这里成长起来的年轻人才。”
南大近年致力于推行“翻转教室”（flipped classroom）教学概念，即让学生通过网络或应用软件掌握基本课业内容和理论知识，之后才到课室进行更有针对性的答疑解惑和深入讨论。南大计划斥资约7500万元推行这个教学模式。
南大高级副教务长（本科生教育）甘灿兴教授介绍说，南大5年内料有1500门课程采用新模式，占全校所有课程的半数以上。
南大已把约100个旧式教室改装成适用于新教学模式的“智能教室”，加上创意之室和另一学习中心的各50多个智能教室，南大将有约200个智能教室。
第2个学习中心位于校园的北脊，料在2017年底前竣工。
位于南大人文与社会科学院旁的创意之室有8层，56间课室以支持“翻转教室”概念、促进师生间互动为宗旨设计。曲线型教室没有角落，而是设有多张圆桌，让学生分组围坐。每张圆桌上都设有可以连接智能手机、平板电脑等设备的屏幕。
~以上新闻转自我报~
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Festive start to new NTU academic year
Festive start to new NTU academic year
Thousands gathered at Marina Bay Promontory last night for the NTU Fest, organised by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students to celebrate SG50 and to mark the start of a new academic year.
Thousands gathered at Marina Bay Promontory last night for the NTU Fest, organised by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students to celebrate SG50 and to mark the start of a new academic year. Education Minister Heng Swee Keat officiated at the event, which comprised a carnival, charity run and concert. The concert kicked off with the National Day song Home, and featured K-pop girl group Dal Shabet.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Thousands gathered at Marina Bay Promontory last night for the NTU Fest, organised by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students to celebrate SG50 and to mark the start of a new academic year.
Thousands gathered at Marina Bay Promontory last night for the NTU Fest, organised by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students to celebrate SG50 and to mark the start of a new academic year. Education Minister Heng Swee Keat officiated at the event, which comprised a carnival, charity run and concert. The concert kicked off with the National Day song Home, and featured K-pop girl group Dal Shabet.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Cobra and python spotted 'fighting' on NTU campus
Cobra and python spotted 'fighting' on NTU campus
Witnesses saw the python constricting itself around the head of the cobra around noon on Thursday (Aug 27). The python was taken away by pest control, but the cobra was only caught hours later.
Two snakes, believed to be a reticulated python and a king cobra, were seen "fighting" each other on the street near Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Research Techno Plaza (RTP) at noon on Thursday (Aug 27).
PhD student Abhishek Ambede shared pictures of the incident and told Channel NewsAsia the snakes were wrestling on the road beside a forested area. "Some of us working at RTP can see the site from our office. When we spotted the incident, I went down and noticed that the python had constricted around the cobra's head.
The tussle, witnessed by a large crowd, lasted for about 30 minutes before the snakes separated. "The cobra escaped to the bushes, leaving the python moving slowly on its own along the road."
Mr Abhishek said he and other bystanders alerted NTU's pest control, as well as the Animal Concerns Research and Society (ACRES). Pest control officers removed the python, but were unable to locate the cobra.
After 4pm, the cobra reappeared briefly. "It was about that time that ACRES appeared but by the time they arrived, the snake had disappeared again into one of the drainage holes," Mr Abhishek said.
"ACRES told us they could not catch the snake if they could not see it. All we know is that there is no immediate danger. The only worry is that if it reappears on the road, there is a chance it might get run over," he added.
Mr Satish Digen, a technical officer at NTU, said pest control officers put sulfur powder down the drains in an attempt to draw it out. The reptile eventually emerged from its hiding place at about 10pm on Thursday and was taken away in a bag by the pest control team.
The NTU Graduate Student Council earlier urged those on campus to be on alert for the cobra. "Please be careful when you take the sidewalk near to bushes. Night researchers and night runners, please be extra vigilant," it said in a post on Facebook.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Witnesses saw the python constricting itself around the head of the cobra around noon on Thursday (Aug 27). The python was taken away by pest control, but the cobra was only caught hours later.
Two snakes, believed to be a reticulated python and a king cobra, were seen "fighting" each other on the street near Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Research Techno Plaza (RTP) at noon on Thursday (Aug 27).
PhD student Abhishek Ambede shared pictures of the incident and told Channel NewsAsia the snakes were wrestling on the road beside a forested area. "Some of us working at RTP can see the site from our office. When we spotted the incident, I went down and noticed that the python had constricted around the cobra's head.
The tussle, witnessed by a large crowd, lasted for about 30 minutes before the snakes separated. "The cobra escaped to the bushes, leaving the python moving slowly on its own along the road."
Mr Abhishek said he and other bystanders alerted NTU's pest control, as well as the Animal Concerns Research and Society (ACRES). Pest control officers removed the python, but were unable to locate the cobra.
After 4pm, the cobra reappeared briefly. "It was about that time that ACRES appeared but by the time they arrived, the snake had disappeared again into one of the drainage holes," Mr Abhishek said.
"ACRES told us they could not catch the snake if they could not see it. All we know is that there is no immediate danger. The only worry is that if it reappears on the road, there is a chance it might get run over," he added.
Mr Satish Digen, a technical officer at NTU, said pest control officers put sulfur powder down the drains in an attempt to draw it out. The reptile eventually emerged from its hiding place at about 10pm on Thursday and was taken away in a bag by the pest control team.
The NTU Graduate Student Council earlier urged those on campus to be on alert for the cobra. "Please be careful when you take the sidewalk near to bushes. Night researchers and night runners, please be extra vigilant," it said in a post on Facebook.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Dal Shabet, MediaCorp artistes to add shine to NTU Fest 2015
Dal Shabet, MediaCorp artistes to add shine to NTU Fest 2015
K-pop girl group Dal Shabet will perform at a free concert held on Aug 29 at the Marina Bay Promontory, as part of the Nanyang Technological University’s NTU Fest 2015, an event which marks the start of NTU’s new academic year.
NTU Fest is also part of the university’s celebration of the Singapore's Golden Jubilee.
“University life holds our best memories of school, especially when we attend live concerts and have fun together. We’re very excited to be in Singapore performing for such a meaningful event and we will do our best to put up a good show for all our fans here. We hope everyone will come and support NTU Fest!” said Dal Shabet in a media release on Tuesday (Jul 21).
Sealed With A Kiss cast members (from left) Jeffrey Xu, Rebecca Lim and Elvin Ng are heading for NTU Fest 2015 on Aug 29. (Photo: Channel 8)
Over a dozen MediaCorp artistes, such as the stars of upcoming Channel 8 drama Sealed With A Kiss, Elvin Ng, Rebecca Lim and Jeffrey Xu, will also take to the stage at the event. Nat Ho, Eswari Gunasagar, Elfaeza Ul Haq along with other cast members of Channel 5’s 199-episode drama Tanglin will make an appearance at NTU Fest 2015 as well.
“Music and performance have the power to bring people across generations and communities together, and we are delighted to support the NTU Fest through the participation of our artistes and personalities.
"This is also an opportunity for us to support NTU students in a major initiative they are running. We’re truly impressed by their ideas, energy and drive to put together a great event for the community in a very special year for the nation," said Mr Lai Mun Dart, Head, Youth Segment, MediaCorp. MediaCorp is a Platinum Media Partner of NTU Fest 2015.
Tanglin cast members (from left) Eswari Gunasagar, Nat Ho and Elfaeza Ul Haq will make a special appearance at NTU Fest 2015 on Aug 29. (Photo: Channel 5)
Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education and Chairman of the Singapore50 (SG50) Steering Committee, will kick off the evening concert by performing a National Day song, with the finalists of this year’s The Final 1 televised singing competition.
Apart from the evening concert, which will be hosted by 987FM radio deejays Gerald Koh and Joakim Gomez, there will also be a carnival and a charity run at NTU Fest 2015.
This is the second year that NTU Fest is being organised. Last year’s NTU Fest at the Padang, which featured Running Man’s Kang Gary, Korean singer Jung In and a slew of MediaCorp artistes, drew more than 8,000 people.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
K-pop girl group Dal Shabet will perform at a free concert held on Aug 29 at the Marina Bay Promontory, as part of the Nanyang Technological University’s NTU Fest 2015, an event which marks the start of NTU’s new academic year.
NTU Fest is also part of the university’s celebration of the Singapore's Golden Jubilee.
“University life holds our best memories of school, especially when we attend live concerts and have fun together. We’re very excited to be in Singapore performing for such a meaningful event and we will do our best to put up a good show for all our fans here. We hope everyone will come and support NTU Fest!” said Dal Shabet in a media release on Tuesday (Jul 21).
Sealed With A Kiss cast members (from left) Jeffrey Xu, Rebecca Lim and Elvin Ng are heading for NTU Fest 2015 on Aug 29. (Photo: Channel 8)
Over a dozen MediaCorp artistes, such as the stars of upcoming Channel 8 drama Sealed With A Kiss, Elvin Ng, Rebecca Lim and Jeffrey Xu, will also take to the stage at the event. Nat Ho, Eswari Gunasagar, Elfaeza Ul Haq along with other cast members of Channel 5’s 199-episode drama Tanglin will make an appearance at NTU Fest 2015 as well.
“Music and performance have the power to bring people across generations and communities together, and we are delighted to support the NTU Fest through the participation of our artistes and personalities.
"This is also an opportunity for us to support NTU students in a major initiative they are running. We’re truly impressed by their ideas, energy and drive to put together a great event for the community in a very special year for the nation," said Mr Lai Mun Dart, Head, Youth Segment, MediaCorp. MediaCorp is a Platinum Media Partner of NTU Fest 2015.
Tanglin cast members (from left) Eswari Gunasagar, Nat Ho and Elfaeza Ul Haq will make a special appearance at NTU Fest 2015 on Aug 29. (Photo: Channel 5)
Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education and Chairman of the Singapore50 (SG50) Steering Committee, will kick off the evening concert by performing a National Day song, with the finalists of this year’s The Final 1 televised singing competition.
Apart from the evening concert, which will be hosted by 987FM radio deejays Gerald Koh and Joakim Gomez, there will also be a carnival and a charity run at NTU Fest 2015.
This is the second year that NTU Fest is being organised. Last year’s NTU Fest at the Padang, which featured Running Man’s Kang Gary, Korean singer Jung In and a slew of MediaCorp artistes, drew more than 8,000 people.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Anti-malaria drugs could treat Parkinson's disease
Anti-malaria drugs could treat Parkinson's disease: NTU scientists
Two anti-malaria drugs have been found to be a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease by scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States.
The multi-year research project was a partnership between Associate Professor Yoon Ho Sup from NTU’s School of Biological Sciences and Professor Kwang-Soo Kim from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
According to a news release by NTU on Thursday (Jul 16), the team of international scientists discovered that activating Nurr1, a class of proteins found in the brain, protects the brain’s ability to generate dopamine neurons. Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter that affects motor control and movement of muscles in the body.
Parkinson’s disease disrupts the production of dopamine neurons and progressively causes the loss of motor control.
In laboratory tests, the scientists found that by activating Nurr1, the rats which had Parkinson’s disease appeared to improve in their behaviour and showed no signs of suffering from the disease, said NTU.
Assoc Prof Yoon said the team had screened about 1,000 FDA-approved drugs before they found two anti-malaria drugs which worked - Chloroquine and Amodiaquine.
“Our discovery brings hope for the millions of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease, as the drugs that we have found to have worked in the laboratory tests have already been used to treat malaria in patients for decades,” said Assoc Prof Yoon, an expert in drug discovery and design.
“Our research also shows that existing drugs can be repurposed to treat other diseases and once several potential drugs are found, we can redesign them to be more effective in combating their targeted diseases while reducing the side effects,” he added.
Prof Kim, a leading expert in Parkinson’s disease, said the current golden standard of treatment is to replenish the patients’ dopamine levels through medication or by using a surgical method to do deep brain stimulation using electric currents.
“However, these pharmacological and surgical treatments address the patient’s symptoms, such as to improve mobility functions in the early stages of the disease, but the treatments cannot slow down or stop the disease process,” Prof Kim explained.
The scientists aim to design better drugs for the disease by modifying Chloroquine and Amodiaquine. They also aim to carry out clinical trials with these modified drugs.
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative conditions in Singapore. It affects three out of every 1,000 people aged 50 years and above, according to the news release.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Two anti-malaria drugs have been found to be a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease by scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States.
The multi-year research project was a partnership between Associate Professor Yoon Ho Sup from NTU’s School of Biological Sciences and Professor Kwang-Soo Kim from McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
According to a news release by NTU on Thursday (Jul 16), the team of international scientists discovered that activating Nurr1, a class of proteins found in the brain, protects the brain’s ability to generate dopamine neurons. Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter that affects motor control and movement of muscles in the body.
Parkinson’s disease disrupts the production of dopamine neurons and progressively causes the loss of motor control.
In laboratory tests, the scientists found that by activating Nurr1, the rats which had Parkinson’s disease appeared to improve in their behaviour and showed no signs of suffering from the disease, said NTU.
Assoc Prof Yoon said the team had screened about 1,000 FDA-approved drugs before they found two anti-malaria drugs which worked - Chloroquine and Amodiaquine.
“Our discovery brings hope for the millions of people suffering from Parkinson’s disease, as the drugs that we have found to have worked in the laboratory tests have already been used to treat malaria in patients for decades,” said Assoc Prof Yoon, an expert in drug discovery and design.
“Our research also shows that existing drugs can be repurposed to treat other diseases and once several potential drugs are found, we can redesign them to be more effective in combating their targeted diseases while reducing the side effects,” he added.
Prof Kim, a leading expert in Parkinson’s disease, said the current golden standard of treatment is to replenish the patients’ dopamine levels through medication or by using a surgical method to do deep brain stimulation using electric currents.
“However, these pharmacological and surgical treatments address the patient’s symptoms, such as to improve mobility functions in the early stages of the disease, but the treatments cannot slow down or stop the disease process,” Prof Kim explained.
The scientists aim to design better drugs for the disease by modifying Chloroquine and Amodiaquine. They also aim to carry out clinical trials with these modified drugs.
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative conditions in Singapore. It affects three out of every 1,000 people aged 50 years and above, according to the news release.
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Friday, July 17, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
No. 40 in Nature journal's global ranking of science papers
NTU moves up two spots to No. 40 in Nature journal's global ranking of science papers
Students at the NTU campus. The school is the highest-ranked Singapore institution on the Nature Index Global.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has moved up two places to be ranked No. 40 in the latest Nature Index Global, a ranking of science research papers by Nature, one of the world's most prestigious specialist research journals.
This makes NTU the highest-ranked Singapore institution on the Index ahead of National University of Singapore at 42nd, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) at 107th.
NTU is also ahead of University College London, Tohoku University in Japan, Pennsylvania State University and Duke University.
NTU's strong performance contributed to Singapore's high global standing in research, which went up to 15th from 17th when the Index was first released last year.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Students at the NTU campus. The school is the highest-ranked Singapore institution on the Nature Index Global.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has moved up two places to be ranked No. 40 in the latest Nature Index Global, a ranking of science research papers by Nature, one of the world's most prestigious specialist research journals.
This makes NTU the highest-ranked Singapore institution on the Index ahead of National University of Singapore at 42nd, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) at 107th.
NTU is also ahead of University College London, Tohoku University in Japan, Pennsylvania State University and Duke University.
NTU's strong performance contributed to Singapore's high global standing in research, which went up to 15th from 17th when the Index was first released last year.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
NTU scientists head out on month-long sea expedition to assess tsunami risk
NTU scientists head out on month-long sea expedition to assess tsunami risk
A team of scientists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will on Saturday embark on a month-long sea expedition that will help them assess tsunami risk and impact in a region off Indonesia.
The region west of Sumatra is considered by earth scientists to be a high-risk zone known to have produced tsunami-spawning earthquakes, including the one in December 2004 that claimed more than 230,000 lives in 14 countries.
About 10 scientists, including those from NTU's Earth Observatory of Singapore - one of the university's research institutes that studies geological phenomenon such as earthquakes - will be part of this expedition.
The research project is done in partnership with the Schmidt Ocean Institute on board its 83m-long research vessel Falkor, and is jointly led by NTU, Franceâs Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences. The American non-profit Schmidt Ocean Institute focuses on oceanographic research.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
A team of scientists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will on Saturday embark on a month-long sea expedition that will help them assess tsunami risk and impact in a region off Indonesia.
The region west of Sumatra is considered by earth scientists to be a high-risk zone known to have produced tsunami-spawning earthquakes, including the one in December 2004 that claimed more than 230,000 lives in 14 countries.
About 10 scientists, including those from NTU's Earth Observatory of Singapore - one of the university's research institutes that studies geological phenomenon such as earthquakes - will be part of this expedition.
The research project is done in partnership with the Schmidt Ocean Institute on board its 83m-long research vessel Falkor, and is jointly led by NTU, Franceâs Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences. The American non-profit Schmidt Ocean Institute focuses on oceanographic research.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Sunday, May 17, 2015
NTU, NUS discourage selfies on stage as it prolongs convocation
NTU, NUS discourage selfies on stage as it prolongs convocation
NTU graduate Terence Heng (left) took a wefie with the presiding officer at his convocation ceremony last August.
WHEN Nanyang Technological University (NTU) communication studies graduate Terence Heng, 26, went on stage last August to collect his degree scroll, there was something else he wanted - a wefie with the presiding officer.
He pulled out his iPhone, fumbled with its buttons - almost dropping the device at one point - and snapped the shot.
"I didn't want the standard photograph," said Mr Heng, a social media executive, though he admitted that it had been embarrassing with so many people looking on and waiting for him.
This year, NTU and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are discouraging students from taking selfies and wefies on stage, a practice which started only in the last couple of years.
With more than 18,800 students graduating from both universities and 41 ceremonies between July and early August, such antics would not only be inappropriate but cause the ceremonies to drag on, the universities said.
NUS, which put up an online advisory this year on appropriate etiquette when collecting a degree, reminded students to "accord due respect to the presiding officer" by limiting contact to a handshake.
Several university students last year had surprised audiences with wefies on stage. Some like Ms Anisah Ahmad even snapped a selfie with presiding officers, such as President Tony Tan Keng Yam, in the background.
"I thought it would be quite cool to have a photo with the President," said the civil servant, 27, who graduated with a master's degree in public policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS last July. "Students have worked hard to get on that stage so, naturally, they would want to capture that moment."
On its website, NUS also said that with the large number of graduates at each ceremony, time could not be spared for such delays. Already, a typical graduation event for about 400 students could last two hours. Adding just 10 seconds more a student would stretch it to over three hours.
An NUS spokesman said the instructions are to ensure each ceremony will "run smoothly and in a timely manner, and be a positive and memorable experience".
At NTU, ushers will remind students before they collect their scrolls not to disrupt each session by taking pictures on stage.
Professor Kam Chan Hin, NTU's senior associate provost of undergraduate education, said some students may get a little carried away.
"While it is a celebration, decorum befitting this formal occasion should be exercised," he said.
"They should be considerate."
A spokesman for the Singapore Management University, which has 2,200 students graduating this year, said they get free photos taken by professional photographers.
"Any other camera with flash might spoil the professional photo, so the emcee will make an appropriate announcement at the start of the ceremony," she said.
Graduating students told The Straits Times that they recognise it is a formal occasion.
Though they understand why their peers would want to celebrate the end of their educational journey with a selfie or wefie, they should not delay the ceremony for everyone else, some said.
Said final-year NUS business student Lenard Lou, 25: "I think there are other ways to celebrate besides taking selfies on stage. But I believe there will be a few black sheep who would go ahead and do it anyway."
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
NTU graduate Terence Heng (left) took a wefie with the presiding officer at his convocation ceremony last August.
WHEN Nanyang Technological University (NTU) communication studies graduate Terence Heng, 26, went on stage last August to collect his degree scroll, there was something else he wanted - a wefie with the presiding officer.
He pulled out his iPhone, fumbled with its buttons - almost dropping the device at one point - and snapped the shot.
"I didn't want the standard photograph," said Mr Heng, a social media executive, though he admitted that it had been embarrassing with so many people looking on and waiting for him.
This year, NTU and the National University of Singapore (NUS) are discouraging students from taking selfies and wefies on stage, a practice which started only in the last couple of years.
With more than 18,800 students graduating from both universities and 41 ceremonies between July and early August, such antics would not only be inappropriate but cause the ceremonies to drag on, the universities said.
NUS, which put up an online advisory this year on appropriate etiquette when collecting a degree, reminded students to "accord due respect to the presiding officer" by limiting contact to a handshake.
Several university students last year had surprised audiences with wefies on stage. Some like Ms Anisah Ahmad even snapped a selfie with presiding officers, such as President Tony Tan Keng Yam, in the background.
"I thought it would be quite cool to have a photo with the President," said the civil servant, 27, who graduated with a master's degree in public policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS last July. "Students have worked hard to get on that stage so, naturally, they would want to capture that moment."
On its website, NUS also said that with the large number of graduates at each ceremony, time could not be spared for such delays. Already, a typical graduation event for about 400 students could last two hours. Adding just 10 seconds more a student would stretch it to over three hours.
An NUS spokesman said the instructions are to ensure each ceremony will "run smoothly and in a timely manner, and be a positive and memorable experience".
At NTU, ushers will remind students before they collect their scrolls not to disrupt each session by taking pictures on stage.
Professor Kam Chan Hin, NTU's senior associate provost of undergraduate education, said some students may get a little carried away.
"While it is a celebration, decorum befitting this formal occasion should be exercised," he said.
"They should be considerate."
A spokesman for the Singapore Management University, which has 2,200 students graduating this year, said they get free photos taken by professional photographers.
"Any other camera with flash might spoil the professional photo, so the emcee will make an appropriate announcement at the start of the ceremony," she said.
Graduating students told The Straits Times that they recognise it is a formal occasion.
Though they understand why their peers would want to celebrate the end of their educational journey with a selfie or wefie, they should not delay the ceremony for everyone else, some said.
Said final-year NUS business student Lenard Lou, 25: "I think there are other ways to celebrate besides taking selfies on stage. But I believe there will be a few black sheep who would go ahead and do it anyway."
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
国大南大禁毕业生 上台领文凭时自拍
国大南大禁毕业生 上台领文凭时自拍
毕业生王裕权说，他去年毕业典礼上拿出手机，和当时颁发证书的导师自拍。（受访人提供）
今年的国大和南大毕业典礼，毕业生上台领文凭，禁止自拍，以免误时。
《海峡时报》报道，南洋理工大学和新加坡国立大学最近通知学生，表示今年毕业典礼禁止毕业生在台上自拍（Selfies)。
两所大学都表示，从接下来的7月至8月初，会举办共41场毕业典礼，将有1万8800名学生毕业，自拍行为不但不适合，而且会拉长典礼时间。
《联合晚报》
毕业生王裕权说，他去年毕业典礼上拿出手机，和当时颁发证书的导师自拍。（受访人提供）
今年的国大和南大毕业典礼，毕业生上台领文凭，禁止自拍，以免误时。
《海峡时报》报道，南洋理工大学和新加坡国立大学最近通知学生，表示今年毕业典礼禁止毕业生在台上自拍（Selfies)。
两所大学都表示，从接下来的7月至8月初，会举办共41场毕业典礼，将有1万8800名学生毕业，自拍行为不但不适合，而且会拉长典礼时间。
《联合晚报》
Sunday, May 3, 2015
NTU eyes global campuses to help students thrive
NTU eyes global campuses to help students thrive
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) - recently named the fastest-rising young university in the world - is looking to set up satellite campuses in international research hubs to build a global mindset in its students.
Plans are under way to launch its first base in London by the end of this year to boost its research and teaching collaborations with British universities.
Other cities being considered over the next two to three years include San Francisco, Chicago, Stockholm and Shanghai.
NTU has already partnered Imperial College London in its joint medical school and its premier Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP).
Its other British partners include Cambridge in semiconductor and energy research, and Southampton University in photonics.
NTU's American partners include Northwestern University in Chicago and University of California, Berkeley in San Francisco, and its European partners include Linkoping University and Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
NTU president Bertil Andersson said these hubs will provide students with more opportunities for overseas experience, such as to study, do research, go on internships and take on community projects.
It will also facilitate collaborative projects by NTU professors, PhD students and researchers with their overseas counterparts.
Last year, 5,500 NTU undergraduates gained experience overseas. They included REP students who spent their third year at either Imperial or UC Berkeley, journalism students on overseas practicum and students working on humanitarian projects.
Professor Andersson said: "In a global marketplace, it's not good enough to prepare our students for jobs in Singapore.
"Increasingly, companies are looking for graduates whom they can send out of Singapore into the region or further away in uncharted territories to grow their businesses."
NTU provost Freddy Boey said to thrive in such an environment, graduates would need the "global mindset" - such as the flexibility and openness to other cultures, the ability to navigate cross-cultural issues and understanding of the nuances of operating in a different environment.
Citing the NTU-Northwestern Research Institute for Nanomedicine as an example, he said the two universities are bringing together their respective strengths in 3D printing and nanomolecular research to come up with a molecular 3D printer, to produce designer molecules and microscopic materials for use in healthcare.
Ng Ang Hui, 22, a final-year chemical engineering student, spent nine months at UC Berkeley before an internship at pharmaceutical company Baxter in the United States. Her higher-ups there were so impressed with her work that they recommended her for a second internship, this time with Baxter Singapore.
Ms Ng said: "I got to experience first-hand the workings of a global pharmaceutical company, but more importantly, how to thrive in a different and culturally diverse environment.
"These are things that one cannot learn in the classroom, only by being thrown into an unfamiliar foreign environment."
The London-based Times Higher Education magazine declared last month that NTU is the world's fastest-rising university under 50 years old, rising more than 108 places in its ranking in four years.
~News courtesy of My Paper~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) - recently named the fastest-rising young university in the world - is looking to set up satellite campuses in international research hubs to build a global mindset in its students.
Plans are under way to launch its first base in London by the end of this year to boost its research and teaching collaborations with British universities.
Other cities being considered over the next two to three years include San Francisco, Chicago, Stockholm and Shanghai.
NTU has already partnered Imperial College London in its joint medical school and its premier Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP).
Its other British partners include Cambridge in semiconductor and energy research, and Southampton University in photonics.
NTU's American partners include Northwestern University in Chicago and University of California, Berkeley in San Francisco, and its European partners include Linkoping University and Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
NTU president Bertil Andersson said these hubs will provide students with more opportunities for overseas experience, such as to study, do research, go on internships and take on community projects.
It will also facilitate collaborative projects by NTU professors, PhD students and researchers with their overseas counterparts.
Last year, 5,500 NTU undergraduates gained experience overseas. They included REP students who spent their third year at either Imperial or UC Berkeley, journalism students on overseas practicum and students working on humanitarian projects.
Professor Andersson said: "In a global marketplace, it's not good enough to prepare our students for jobs in Singapore.
"Increasingly, companies are looking for graduates whom they can send out of Singapore into the region or further away in uncharted territories to grow their businesses."
NTU provost Freddy Boey said to thrive in such an environment, graduates would need the "global mindset" - such as the flexibility and openness to other cultures, the ability to navigate cross-cultural issues and understanding of the nuances of operating in a different environment.
Citing the NTU-Northwestern Research Institute for Nanomedicine as an example, he said the two universities are bringing together their respective strengths in 3D printing and nanomolecular research to come up with a molecular 3D printer, to produce designer molecules and microscopic materials for use in healthcare.
Ng Ang Hui, 22, a final-year chemical engineering student, spent nine months at UC Berkeley before an internship at pharmaceutical company Baxter in the United States. Her higher-ups there were so impressed with her work that they recommended her for a second internship, this time with Baxter Singapore.
Ms Ng said: "I got to experience first-hand the workings of a global pharmaceutical company, but more importantly, how to thrive in a different and culturally diverse environment.
"These are things that one cannot learn in the classroom, only by being thrown into an unfamiliar foreign environment."
The London-based Times Higher Education magazine declared last month that NTU is the world's fastest-rising university under 50 years old, rising more than 108 places in its ranking in four years.
~News courtesy of My Paper~
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
南大发射卫星投入教学
南大发射卫星投入教学
南大卫星研究所人员在地面控制室与卫星通讯。左起为研究所所长卢家顺副教授、研究员陈诗彤、四年级学生沙惹凡南及博士生孙敬钧。（南大提供）
南洋理工大学4年来发射的其中3颗人造卫星已完成研究任务，如今负起新的“教学使命”。南大卫星研究计划的本科生，也能利用真正的卫星进行培训，学习掌握卫星的实时地面操作及通信技术。
这3颗由南大建造及发射的卫星，依次为X-SAT、VELOX-PII及VELOX-I。
南大是在2011年发射我国第一颗卫星X-SAT，昨天是X-SAT在太空航行4周年。重达106公的X-SAT由南大与新加坡国防科技研究院合作研发，过去4年来，它航行了9亿3000万公里，并从800多公里高空，拍摄超过9000张地球表面的图像。
VELOX-PII和VELOX-I分别在前年和去年发射。目前，南大共有4颗卫星在太空运行。
每年约有50名工程学本科生获选参加南大的本科生卫星研究计划。自去年8月起，卫星研究所开始利用这3颗卫星为本科生提供培训。
过去，只有硕士和博士研究生，及研究员有机会操控真正的卫星，本科生一般得使用模拟器进行训练。
卫星航行时速达2万6000公里，每次飞过我国上空，南大地面控制室只有短短10分钟与它“沟通”，控制室人员须事先精确地计算出卫星运行轨道。
与卫星通信的目的包括了解其硬件运作是否正常、下载相关数据进行分析、更新卫星操作软件等。卫星每天飞过我国上空4次，早晚时段各2次。
南大卫星研究所所长卢家顺副教授说，操作真正的卫星为学生提供了宝贵的学习经验，训练他们随机应变的能力。
~我报~
南大卫星研究所人员在地面控制室与卫星通讯。左起为研究所所长卢家顺副教授、研究员陈诗彤、四年级学生沙惹凡南及博士生孙敬钧。（南大提供）
南洋理工大学4年来发射的其中3颗人造卫星已完成研究任务，如今负起新的“教学使命”。南大卫星研究计划的本科生，也能利用真正的卫星进行培训，学习掌握卫星的实时地面操作及通信技术。
这3颗由南大建造及发射的卫星，依次为X-SAT、VELOX-PII及VELOX-I。
南大是在2011年发射我国第一颗卫星X-SAT，昨天是X-SAT在太空航行4周年。重达106公的X-SAT由南大与新加坡国防科技研究院合作研发，过去4年来，它航行了9亿3000万公里，并从800多公里高空，拍摄超过9000张地球表面的图像。
VELOX-PII和VELOX-I分别在前年和去年发射。目前，南大共有4颗卫星在太空运行。
每年约有50名工程学本科生获选参加南大的本科生卫星研究计划。自去年8月起，卫星研究所开始利用这3颗卫星为本科生提供培训。
过去，只有硕士和博士研究生，及研究员有机会操控真正的卫星，本科生一般得使用模拟器进行训练。
卫星航行时速达2万6000公里，每次飞过我国上空，南大地面控制室只有短短10分钟与它“沟通”，控制室人员须事先精确地计算出卫星运行轨道。
与卫星通信的目的包括了解其硬件运作是否正常、下载相关数据进行分析、更新卫星操作软件等。卫星每天飞过我国上空4次，早晚时段各2次。
南大卫星研究所所长卢家顺副教授说，操作真正的卫星为学生提供了宝贵的学习经验，训练他们随机应变的能力。
~我报~
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
New way to treat dementia by sending electrical pulses to the brain
NTU scientists discover new way to treat dementia by sending electrical pulses to the brain
Dr Lee Wei Lim (left) and Assistant Professor Ajai Vyas are part of the team of researchers who have found that "minute" amounts of electricity are all that is needed to stimulate the front of the brain, which is involved in memory retention, to produce neurons. Sending electrical pulses to the front of the brain could enhance the growth of new brain cells.
This improves short and long-term memory, and reduces the effects of dementia related conditions such as as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
"Minute" amounts of electricity are all that is needed to stimulate the front of the brain, which is involved in memory retention, to produce neurons.
This therapeutic procedure was discovered by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists on March 13. Their finding was published in eLife, a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society and the Wellcome Trust.
A recent study on nearly 5,000 seniors in Singapore found that one in 10 people aged 60 and above has dementia.
For decades, scientists have been finding ways to generate brain cells to boost memory and learning, treat brain trauma and injury, and age-related diseases such as dementia.
The NTU team's research was conducted using middle-aged rats, in which electrodes which send out minute micro-electrical impulses were implanted in the brains.
The rats underwent a few memory tests before and after stimulation. They displayed positive results in memory retention, even after 24 hours.
Assistant Professor Ajai Vyas from NTU's School of Biological Sciences said the electrodes were harmless to the rats, and that they went on to live normally and fulfil their adult lifespan of around 22 months.
As part of a natural cycle, brain cells constantly die and get replaced by new ones. The area of the brain responsible for generating new brain cells is known as the hippocampus, which is also involved in memory forming, organising and retention.
This is the first time that the hippocampus was successfully stimulated to produce neurons by sending electrical pulses through the prefrontal cortex.
The scientists said that deep brain stimulation has multiple benefits.
The increase in brain cells reduces anxiety and depression, promotes improved learning, and boosts overall memory formation and retention.
Dr Lim Wei Lee, an associate professor at Sunway University, Malaysia, who worked on the research project while he was a Lee Kuan Yew Research Fellow at NTU, said that studies have shown that there are no negative effects to prefrontal cortex stimulation.
Known as deep brain stimulation, the procedure itself is in use in some parts of the world to treat various neurological conditions such as tremors or dystonia, which is characterised by involuntary muscle contractions and spasms.
"This breakthrough could pave the way towards improved treatments for patients," Dr Lim said.
The research was funded by the Lee Kuan Yew Research Fellowship which supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers in their respective areas of specialisation.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Dr Lee Wei Lim (left) and Assistant Professor Ajai Vyas are part of the team of researchers who have found that "minute" amounts of electricity are all that is needed to stimulate the front of the brain, which is involved in memory retention, to produce neurons. Sending electrical pulses to the front of the brain could enhance the growth of new brain cells.
This improves short and long-term memory, and reduces the effects of dementia related conditions such as as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
"Minute" amounts of electricity are all that is needed to stimulate the front of the brain, which is involved in memory retention, to produce neurons.
This therapeutic procedure was discovered by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists on March 13. Their finding was published in eLife, a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society and the Wellcome Trust.
A recent study on nearly 5,000 seniors in Singapore found that one in 10 people aged 60 and above has dementia.
For decades, scientists have been finding ways to generate brain cells to boost memory and learning, treat brain trauma and injury, and age-related diseases such as dementia.
The NTU team's research was conducted using middle-aged rats, in which electrodes which send out minute micro-electrical impulses were implanted in the brains.
The rats underwent a few memory tests before and after stimulation. They displayed positive results in memory retention, even after 24 hours.
Assistant Professor Ajai Vyas from NTU's School of Biological Sciences said the electrodes were harmless to the rats, and that they went on to live normally and fulfil their adult lifespan of around 22 months.
As part of a natural cycle, brain cells constantly die and get replaced by new ones. The area of the brain responsible for generating new brain cells is known as the hippocampus, which is also involved in memory forming, organising and retention.
This is the first time that the hippocampus was successfully stimulated to produce neurons by sending electrical pulses through the prefrontal cortex.
The scientists said that deep brain stimulation has multiple benefits.
The increase in brain cells reduces anxiety and depression, promotes improved learning, and boosts overall memory formation and retention.
Dr Lim Wei Lee, an associate professor at Sunway University, Malaysia, who worked on the research project while he was a Lee Kuan Yew Research Fellow at NTU, said that studies have shown that there are no negative effects to prefrontal cortex stimulation.
Known as deep brain stimulation, the procedure itself is in use in some parts of the world to treat various neurological conditions such as tremors or dystonia, which is characterised by involuntary muscle contractions and spasms.
"This breakthrough could pave the way towards improved treatments for patients," Dr Lim said.
The research was funded by the Lee Kuan Yew Research Fellowship which supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers in their respective areas of specialisation.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
NTU partners US Smithsonian Institution on tropical ecology research
NTU partners US Smithsonian Institution on tropical ecology research
NTU Provost Professor Freddy Boey (right) and Smithsonian’s Interim Under Secretary for Science Dr W. John Kress (left) sealing the partnership at Smithsonian Castle in Washington, DC, United States.
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has partnered the world's largest museum and research complex in a collaboration to advance research on tropical ecology.
The partnership between NTU and the Smithsonian Institution in the United States - a complex of 19 museums and galleries, a zoo and nine research facilities - was inked on Monday afternoon in the states.
The event took place at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C., between NTU provost, Professor Freddy Boey, and Smithsonian's interim undersecretary for science, Dr John Kress.
This is the facility's first formal research agreement in Asia.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
NTU Provost Professor Freddy Boey (right) and Smithsonian’s Interim Under Secretary for Science Dr W. John Kress (left) sealing the partnership at Smithsonian Castle in Washington, DC, United States.
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has partnered the world's largest museum and research complex in a collaboration to advance research on tropical ecology.
The partnership between NTU and the Smithsonian Institution in the United States - a complex of 19 museums and galleries, a zoo and nine research facilities - was inked on Monday afternoon in the states.
The event took place at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C., between NTU provost, Professor Freddy Boey, and Smithsonian's interim undersecretary for science, Dr John Kress.
This is the facility's first formal research agreement in Asia.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
NTU-led team creates drone-like beetle
NTU-led team creates drone-like beetle
A giant flower beetle with a microprocessor "backpack" glued onto its back could replace drones.
Remote-controlled flying beetles as small as 6cm in length could soon be helping out in search-and-rescue missions, such as by entering collapsed buildings to hunt for survivors.
A team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the University of California, Berkeley has managed to glue a "backpack" on a giant flower beetle using organic beeswax, which allows the bug to be controlled wirelessly with minimal human intervention.
The insect's tiny size means that it is ideal for entering areas that have previously been inaccessible.
Weighing 1.3g, the backpack consists of a microprocessor that converts radio signals into a variety of actions.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
A giant flower beetle with a microprocessor "backpack" glued onto its back could replace drones.
Remote-controlled flying beetles as small as 6cm in length could soon be helping out in search-and-rescue missions, such as by entering collapsed buildings to hunt for survivors.
A team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the University of California, Berkeley has managed to glue a "backpack" on a giant flower beetle using organic beeswax, which allows the bug to be controlled wirelessly with minimal human intervention.
The insect's tiny size means that it is ideal for entering areas that have previously been inaccessible.
Weighing 1.3g, the backpack consists of a microprocessor that converts radio signals into a variety of actions.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
南大学习中心创新课室 促进学生交流有效学习
南大学习中心创新课室
促进学生交流有效学习
学习中心的56间课室都是椭圆形，学生分组围坐于圆桌，通过墙上多个屏幕呈现并讨论作品。（陈斌勤摄）
随着网络学习日益普遍，传统格局的课室或已不再是最适合学生吸收知识的环境。南洋理工大学新建的学习中心采用非传统的课室设计，帮助新一代学生更有效地学习和交流。
南大学习中心（Learning Hub）昨早正式开放，来自不同科系的学生将在新学年开始后，陆续体验新颖的学习环境。
南大高级副教务长（本科生教育）甘灿兴教授说，南大正在进行一场教学方法革新，新的硬件设施将有助于这项转变，帮助新一代的南大学生更有效地学习和交流。
《联合早报》
学习中心的56间课室都是椭圆形，学生分组围坐于圆桌，通过墙上多个屏幕呈现并讨论作品。（陈斌勤摄）
随着网络学习日益普遍，传统格局的课室或已不再是最适合学生吸收知识的环境。南洋理工大学新建的学习中心采用非传统的课室设计，帮助新一代学生更有效地学习和交流。
南大学习中心（Learning Hub）昨早正式开放，来自不同科系的学生将在新学年开始后，陆续体验新颖的学习环境。
南大高级副教务长（本科生教育）甘灿兴教授说，南大正在进行一场教学方法革新，新的硬件设施将有助于这项转变，帮助新一代的南大学生更有效地学习和交流。
《联合早报》
南大“龙卷风”掀起教学创新革命
南大“龙卷风”掀起教学创新革命
南大新学习中心建筑设计以支持数码时代的新式教学为宗旨。建筑内更多开放空间将方便不同科系的学生交流互动。（陈斌勤摄）
外形如同龙卷风的南洋理工大学学习中心昨早正式亮相，学生从8月新学年起可在这里体验一场教学创新革命。
耗资4500万元打造的新学习中心（Learning Hub）位于南大人文与社会科学院旁，由12个接近倒圆锥形的塔式建筑组成。
南大高级副教务长（本科生教育）甘灿兴教授说，南大正在进行一场教学方法革新，新的硬件设施将有助于这项转变，帮助新一代的南大学生更有效地学习和交流。
与传统课室不同，这里的56间课室不采用教师在前、学生成排坐听的模式，而是以促进师生间互动为宗旨设计。
每个教室都是椭圆形，设有六七张圆桌，学生分组围坐，无线网络和大小屏幕等设施一应俱全，方便学生呈现并讨论作品。 甘灿兴希望南大抓住新建筑所带来的机会改变教学方式，打破界限。他举例，学习中心将“让不同科系的学生聚集在这里相互学习，建立未来的伙伴关系”。
南大首个学生经营咖啡座
中心一楼还将设南大首个由学生经营的社会企业咖啡座和出售南大品牌商品的店铺。
南大副教务长（学生生活）郭建文副教授说：“这栋建筑并不只是硬件设施，它给我们的学生一个很好的机会进行社会企业和社区活动。”
中心的设计出自英国建筑设计师汤姆士·赫斯维克（Thomas Heatherwick）之手。
由CPG咨询公司负责整体建筑及可持续设计的学习中心也延续南大注重环保的建筑理念，并获得建设局颁发的绿色建筑标志白金奖。
~我报~
南大新学习中心建筑设计以支持数码时代的新式教学为宗旨。建筑内更多开放空间将方便不同科系的学生交流互动。（陈斌勤摄）
外形如同龙卷风的南洋理工大学学习中心昨早正式亮相，学生从8月新学年起可在这里体验一场教学创新革命。
耗资4500万元打造的新学习中心（Learning Hub）位于南大人文与社会科学院旁，由12个接近倒圆锥形的塔式建筑组成。
南大高级副教务长（本科生教育）甘灿兴教授说，南大正在进行一场教学方法革新，新的硬件设施将有助于这项转变，帮助新一代的南大学生更有效地学习和交流。
与传统课室不同，这里的56间课室不采用教师在前、学生成排坐听的模式，而是以促进师生间互动为宗旨设计。
每个教室都是椭圆形，设有六七张圆桌，学生分组围坐，无线网络和大小屏幕等设施一应俱全，方便学生呈现并讨论作品。 甘灿兴希望南大抓住新建筑所带来的机会改变教学方式，打破界限。他举例，学习中心将“让不同科系的学生聚集在这里相互学习，建立未来的伙伴关系”。
南大首个学生经营咖啡座
中心一楼还将设南大首个由学生经营的社会企业咖啡座和出售南大品牌商品的店铺。
南大副教务长（学生生活）郭建文副教授说：“这栋建筑并不只是硬件设施，它给我们的学生一个很好的机会进行社会企业和社区活动。”
中心的设计出自英国建筑设计师汤姆士·赫斯维克（Thomas Heatherwick）之手。
由CPG咨询公司负责整体建筑及可持续设计的学习中心也延续南大注重环保的建筑理念，并获得建设局颁发的绿色建筑标志白金奖。
~我报~
南大食阁突停业 4摊主10万盈利遭拖欠
南大食阁突停业 4摊主10万盈利遭拖欠
摊主和供应商在食阁里向记者叙述事件的来龙去脉。（刘庆成）
南洋理工大学校内的“新食界”食阁昨天突然停业，四名摊主声称被拖欠近10万元的盈利，老板不见踪影，而且水电还被切断，不能开档营业，摊主已愤而报警。
其中一名售卖麻辣香锅的摊主阚莹（30岁）昨天致电本报，指早上8时来到食阁，发现水电的供应已被切断，拨电给食阁老板却打不通。
记者抵达现场时，发现食阁里一片昏暗，所有摊位都停业了。
《联合晚报》
摊主和供应商在食阁里向记者叙述事件的来龙去脉。（刘庆成）
南洋理工大学校内的“新食界”食阁昨天突然停业，四名摊主声称被拖欠近10万元的盈利，老板不见踪影，而且水电还被切断，不能开档营业，摊主已愤而报警。
其中一名售卖麻辣香锅的摊主阚莹（30岁）昨天致电本报，指早上8时来到食阁，发现水电的供应已被切断，拨电给食阁老板却打不通。
记者抵达现场时，发现食阁里一片昏暗，所有摊位都停业了。
《联合晚报》
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
25％南大学生每周复习逾30小时 美国加拿大仅17小时
25％南大学生每周复习逾30小时
美国加拿大仅17小时
接受调查的南大学生中，有25％每周花超过30小时复习功课。(档案照）
南大校园刊物调查发现，25％南大学生每周花超过30小时复习功课。
南洋理工大学校园报刊《南苑》（Nanyang Chronicle），最近在面簿上展开的一项调查显示，参与调查的87名南大学生中有近四分之一表示，每周平均会花超过30个小时来复习功课、读书及做作业。
在美国和加拿大，类似的调查显示学生课余花在学习上的时间，平均每周只有17个小时。
一名南洋商学院的大二学生更表示，临近考试时，自己每天会比平时多花超过8个小时来学习，平均每周花在学习上的时间超过80个小时。
《新明日报》
接受调查的南大学生中，有25％每周花超过30小时复习功课。(档案照）
南大校园刊物调查发现，25％南大学生每周花超过30小时复习功课。
南洋理工大学校园报刊《南苑》（Nanyang Chronicle），最近在面簿上展开的一项调查显示，参与调查的87名南大学生中有近四分之一表示，每周平均会花超过30个小时来复习功课、读书及做作业。
在美国和加拿大，类似的调查显示学生课余花在学习上的时间，平均每周只有17个小时。
一名南洋商学院的大二学生更表示，临近考试时，自己每天会比平时多花超过8个小时来学习，平均每周花在学习上的时间超过80个小时。
《新明日报》
Monday, February 2, 2015
南大成功打造本地首部 3D打印部件环保车
南大成功打造本地首部
3D打印部件环保车
由8名南大生设计和制造的NV8四轮概念车，白色塑料车身是利用三维打印技术印制，深灰色底盘则用碳纤维以模子铸型制成。（谢智扬摄）
经过一年的研究、制作与组装，南洋理工大学成功打造本地首部以三维打印汽车部件组成的环保概念车。
这部名为NTU Venture 8（简称NV8）的四轮概念车，结构分为车身和底盘；白色车身由150片大小不一的4公斤工业塑料部件组成，每片厚1公分的塑料部件耗时11至48小时印制，过程繁琐。概念车的深灰色底盘则用碳纤维以模子铸型制成。
参与研究的8名南大工学院学生共使用6台三维打印机。负责指导学生的南大工学院副教授伍向华受访时说，本地目前现有的三维打印机多用于印制微型物件如人物模型或装饰品，“利用三维打印技术印制汽车部件并组装成体积如此庞大的车身相信是头一遭”。
伍向华说：“普通的汽车制造属于减材过程，也就是对原料进行裁割，结果浪费许多材料。三维打印则是增材过程，根据需求逐步添加材料，不会浪费资源。”
不过，概念车若要量产则言之过早，因为材料和机械费用不便宜。
据了解，NV8概念车制造费用或近10万元。
重120公斤的概念车长3.2米，宽和高1.3米，体积只有一般小型轿车的一半。它采用自动排挡系统，并由太阳能及锂电池驱动，最高时速可达60公里。值得注意的是，塑料车身只能遮风挡雨，无法承受撞击。
南大昨天也展示由另外8名学生研发、以太阳能和锂电池驱动的NV9三轮电动车。这部外型充满未来感的电动车具备独特的倾斜功能，可避免车子在转弯时减速。
南大将在本月底派出NV8和NV9，到菲律宾首都马尼拉参加第5届“蚬壳亚洲环保马拉松”（Shell Eco-Marathon Asia）比赛。
~我报~
由8名南大生设计和制造的NV8四轮概念车，白色塑料车身是利用三维打印技术印制，深灰色底盘则用碳纤维以模子铸型制成。（谢智扬摄）
经过一年的研究、制作与组装，南洋理工大学成功打造本地首部以三维打印汽车部件组成的环保概念车。
这部名为NTU Venture 8（简称NV8）的四轮概念车，结构分为车身和底盘；白色车身由150片大小不一的4公斤工业塑料部件组成，每片厚1公分的塑料部件耗时11至48小时印制，过程繁琐。概念车的深灰色底盘则用碳纤维以模子铸型制成。
参与研究的8名南大工学院学生共使用6台三维打印机。负责指导学生的南大工学院副教授伍向华受访时说，本地目前现有的三维打印机多用于印制微型物件如人物模型或装饰品，“利用三维打印技术印制汽车部件并组装成体积如此庞大的车身相信是头一遭”。
伍向华说：“普通的汽车制造属于减材过程，也就是对原料进行裁割，结果浪费许多材料。三维打印则是增材过程，根据需求逐步添加材料，不会浪费资源。”
不过，概念车若要量产则言之过早，因为材料和机械费用不便宜。
据了解，NV8概念车制造费用或近10万元。
重120公斤的概念车长3.2米，宽和高1.3米，体积只有一般小型轿车的一半。它采用自动排挡系统，并由太阳能及锂电池驱动，最高时速可达60公里。值得注意的是，塑料车身只能遮风挡雨，无法承受撞击。
南大昨天也展示由另外8名学生研发、以太阳能和锂电池驱动的NV9三轮电动车。这部外型充满未来感的电动车具备独特的倾斜功能，可避免车子在转弯时减速。
南大将在本月底派出NV8和NV9，到菲律宾首都马尼拉参加第5届“蚬壳亚洲环保马拉松”（Shell Eco-Marathon Asia）比赛。
~我报~
Friday, January 23, 2015
四南大生发起运动 推广支持国产食材
四南大生发起运动 推广支持国产食材
本地农场所生产的蔬菜可满足20％的本地需求，鸡蛋满足26％的需求，鱼类可满足8％；本地人多支持本地食材，可加强我国的粮食安全。（档案照片）
椰浆饭、福建虾面、海南鸡饭等都是本地著名美食，但你可知道在这些佳肴中有多少食材是我国出产的？
由四名南大黄金辉传播与信息学院的学生与农粮兽医局联合推出的“We Are Singavore”运动昨日在南大校园举办为期两天的路演，希望在为学生提供免费试吃的同时，也推广支持国产食材的概念。
《联合早报》
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