A Steering Committee was tasked in April 2004 to recommend an
appropriate model of autonomy for the three local universities,
NUS, NTU and SMU, which would allow them to respond more nimbly
to the opportunities and challenges they face in an increasingly
competitive global university landscape.
In January 2004, the Steering Committee released its recommendations
to devolve greater autonomy and accountability to the universities.
The recommendations also detailed governance structures, funding
framework, research excellence models and schemes to ensure
access and affordability.
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The International Academic Advisory (IAAP) was established in
1997 by MOE to advise Singapore’s universities on major trends
and directions in university education and research with a view
to develop them into world-class centres of excellence in scholarship
and research. The IAAP convenes on a biennial basis and, thus
far, has met five times - in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005.
The 5th Meeting of the IAAP on 11-14 January 2005 was chaired
by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister
for Education. It comprised 12 distinguished academics and heads
of universities and industry from Europe, India, the People's
Republic of China and the United States of America.
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“We've got to teach less to our students so that they will learn
more.” With these words, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong affirmed
the direction that the education system is taking. In moving
towards greater flexibility, the education system aims to nurture
students with the capacity for independent thinking.
Teach Less, Learn More goes to the core of Innovation and Enterprise.
It is a call to re-examine the fundamentals of teaching and
learning - why we teach, what we teach and how we teach. It
addresses closely intertwined issues of curriculum, pedagogies
as well as assessment.
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At the 2003 Workplan Seminar, then Acting Education Minister
Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced that MOE would be giving teachers
more avenues to gain experiences outside school.
The Teacher Work Attachment pilot started in November – December
2003, with 28 organisations offering attachment opportunities
for 72 teachers. During the school holidays in 2004, a total
of 223 teachers were involved with over 50 organisations on
the TWA.
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