CREA TING - Singapore Polytechnic

May 2010
The Governor-General of New
Zealand, Sir Anand Satyanand, and
his wife Lady Susan Satyanand
visited Massey University Singapore
campus in SP.
Desmond Thiam Wei, a Diploma in
Biomedical Science graduate, became the
first SP graduate to be accepted into
National University of Singapore's Yong
Loo Lin School of Medicine.
InnoV@SP was awarded the Building and
Construction Authority Green Mark Platinum
Award for its eco-friendly and innovative features.
The award is intended to promote sustainability
in the built environment and raise environmental
awareness among developers, designers and
builders.
Kuriakin Zeng, a Diploma in Electronics, Computer and Communication
Engineering graduate, became the first SP student in Harvard College to
receive a full scholarship for his studies. Harvard College is part of Harvard
University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Lee Wei Jian and Yee Zheng Kang, both Diploma in Aerospace
Electronics graduates, and Boon Le Tang, a Diploma in Electrical
and Electronic Engineering graduate, were offered the DSTA Local
Undergraduate Scholarship.
SP launched its bond-free Engineering Scholarship, which awarded
each recipient with full tuition fees, a $1,000 subsidy for a notebook
PC and opportunities to go on local or overseas R&D attachments
and attend engineering conferences and activities.
SP celebrated its 50th Graduation Ceremony with guest-of-honour
Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education and Second Minister for
Defence. This milestone event also commemorated SP’s 150,000th
graduate, in the presence of SP's first student, 50,000th graduate
and 100,000th graduate on stage.
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Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2010/11