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Keppel Pledges S$500,000 to Support SUTD’s Sustainability Research & Innovation Efforts
The donation, to be managed by the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD, will support SUTD in deepening research and innovation capabilities in sustainable, innovative cities; as well as research and educational initiatives related to the SUTD Eco-City Research & Innovation Centre (SERIC).


SUTD and Science Centre Singapore Launch New Programme Aimed at Getting Youth to Solve Community Problems
Called STEAMunity, this community-centric programme is supported by MOE and National Research Foundation. It hopes to inspire students to solve actual community problems by combining Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) with Design and Artificial Intelligence (DAI).


Launch of New Course to Upskill PMETs With Artificial Intelligence Skills
Launched by SUTD, NTUC, AiSP and TTAB, the new Design x AI x Tech (Cybersecurity) Certification Programme is targeted at PMETs looking to transition into the cybersecurity industry despite not having an IT background. It is part of a broader national effort to promote lifelong learning and upskilling the workforce.


SUTD Welcomes President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as Its New Chancellor
President Tharman, who is SUTD’s third Chancellor, was elected as Singapore’s President in September 2023. He served in politics for 22 years before resigning to contest in the Presidential Election.


SITA Forges Ahead With Exciting Off-Airport Traveller Processing Research Collaboration With SUTD
Powered by the existing SITA Flex solution, the Singapore University of Technology and Design’s innovative lab-based offsite passenger processing solutions aim to enhance global air passenger experience in the future.


SUTD Leads First Global Design Alliance With World’s Top Design Tech Universities to Study the Impact of Design on Education
The who’s who of the design and tech world of higher learning have, for the first time, come together to form a global Design Alliance that aims to reassess how design can play an even greater role in education.


First Temasek-SUTD Generative AI Hackathon Gives Rise to Enterprise-Ready Digital Solutions
Fifty-nine students from SUTD spent five days in March collaborating with various Temasek employees to find solutions for 19 problem statements posed by the global investment company.


Mapletree Donates S$50,000 Through 250 Trees to SUTD
Mapletree Investments made its stand for a better world by donating S$50,000 through 250 trees to SUTD. The joint tree planting event, Trees for a Better World: Plant a Tree with Mapletree @ SUTD, which had close to 300 participants, was graced by Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of National Development and Ms Jessica Tan, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.


SUTD Aims to Be a Top Design-Led Technology University With New Leadership, Vision and Strategy
SUTD, which was the first university to incorporate design thinking and design innovation into its entire curriculum over a decade ago, will embark on a new strategy “SUTD Leap” aimed at redesigning higher education with a greater focus on design and deep tech so as to nurture design x tech innovators and innovator leaders going forward.


SUTD Breaks New Ground With New Design Accredited Degrees
Every single SUTD graduate from our undergraduate degree programmes is now recognised as being “design-trained”. This marks the first time all degrees in a university worldwide have been design accredited.
