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SUTD and RSAF Launch Singapore’s First On-Site Fast Prototyping ¶Ů±đ˛őľ±˛µ˛Ô·´ˇ±ő Fab Lab
Focussed on AI-driven experimentation and rapid prototyping, the SUTD D·AI Fab Lab @ RSAF is the first in a series of on-site new age research labs which aim to deliver real-world results in previously unheard of timelines – hours and days, instead of months and years.
SUTD Graduates Remain Employable Amidst Cautious Hiring Landscape
Close to 90% of SUTD fresh graduates secured employment despite cautious hiring conditions; 30.1% of fresh graduates in full-time permanent employment received return offers from companies where they had interned.
Global Fabless Semiconductor Giant MediaTek Sets Up S$34M Joint Research Lab With SUTD
Bringing together SUTD’s research expertise and MediaTek’s industrial reach to address some of the most pressing challenges in communications, like non-terrestrial networks, AI-native radio access, and the drive to make telecommunications infrastructure more sustainable.
SUTD Breaks With Tradition; Holds Singapore’s First Off-Campus Open House
From 27 February to 1 March, SUTD is reimagining the Open House experience by bringing it to VivoCity, one of Singapore’s largest shopping malls. Here, parents and students can experience seven specially curated Design Artificial Intelligence (Design AI) innovations through interactive, game-based demonstrations.
SUTD Broadens Scope of Its Flagship Design and AI Degree, Becoming First University to Integrate Social Sciences Into a Technology Degree
The supercharged Design and Artificial Intelligence (DAI) undergraduate degree programme is aimed at attracting high-calibre students with strong interests in social science domains such as economics, business, finance, psychology, philosophy, and human-AI interaction, alongside proficiency in Mathematics and the Sciences.
SUTD Celebrates Playful Innovations at Inaugural Festival of Funny Machines
Bringing together individuals, families, students and creators of all ages to reimagine what technology could be when play and imagination were placed at the heart of design—the Festival showcased how Design AI can spark joy, curiosity and meaningful human connection.
SUTD Becomes World’s First University to Incorporate Design AI in All First Year Courses
Effective AY2026, AI will be systematically woven into the first year curriculum. Students will learn to integrate AI techniques into each stage of the design process, including user research, site and context analysis, synthesis, ideation, concept development as well as prototyping.
SUTD President Appointed to Prestigious Global Engineering Council—The First for Singapore
Professor Phoon Kok Kwang, SUTD President, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS). This marks the first time Singapore has a seat on the CAETS Board since joining the global council in 2023. His term will commence on 1 January 2026.
SUTD Confers Honorary Degree on Sir James Dyson
The Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree is SUTD’s highest form of recognition for outstanding individuals. It was conferred in recognition of the groundbreaking contributions Sir James Dyson has made to design and engineering, as well as his lifelong commitment to nurturing innovation and talent worldwide.
Bishan Home Partners SUTD to Develop World’s First AI-Powered App for Senior Intellectually Disabled
AMI Intelli is a game app powered by AI that combines games and chatbot conversations to enhance the cognitive and emotional well-being of seniors. It builds on SUTD’s original Advancing Mental Invigoration (AMI) platform, launched in 2023 as a bilingual dementia-prevention game for seniors.
