Time to recognise merits of education in engineering

Prof Hang Chang Chieh from NUS Faculty of Engineering noted that a knowledge-intensive nation like Singapore has created new and well-paid jobs for engineers. He opined that it is time that Singapore recognises and profiles an engineering education as a launch pad to varying career options, so that talented young people can leverage on engineering and technology management skills to create value with impact, to lead and build Singapore's growing knowledge-intensive industries.

• The Straits Times, 15 April 2016, Science, pB14-B15