03
February
2015
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20:09
Asia/Singapore

MOE to offer scholarship for budding academics

Speaking at the Raffles Dialogue organised by NUS and the National University Health System, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat announced 10 to 15 new scholarships each year from now until 2030 to build up a strong core of academic and research talent at Singapore's universities. NUS President Prof Tan Chorh Chuan said that the new scholarship will provide a big boost to NUS long-standing programmes to nurture young Singaporean faculty.