In the first of the ST-SMU Reimagining Universities four-part series, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung talked about whether it makes sense to use hard numbers to plan for university places. He discussed how the higher education landscape will have to evolve to stay relevant, what the Ministry of Education can do to encourage students to engage in lifelong learning, how the Government should lead the way to change qualifications-based hiring, as well as his views on alternative models of higher education and aptitude-based admissions. On lifelong learning, Mr Ong emphasised that universities need to evolve. He noted that universities are making it easier for people to take up courses while working and cited SMU Academy as an example that offers stackable modules stackable modules leading to the award of graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and master's degrees. The ST Education Forum 2020 themed ‘Reimagining Universities’, organised in partnership with SMU, was held on 15 February, at SMU School of Law.
Source: The Straits Times
