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2022

Dr Chua Thian Poh Makes $2.6m Donation to Support SIT’s Future Campus in Punggol and a Bursary for its Students in Perpetuity

Dr Chua Thian Poh has made a new endowed gift of S$2.6 million to the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) – in support of the development of its future campus in Punggol, as well as the establishment of the Chua Thian Poh Bursary

A Passion for Research on Successful Ageing

When Dr Lee Shuen Yee took up wushu as a student-athlete, she didn’t know that it would one day help her research work on age-associated chronic diseases.

2021

Educator, Volunteer, Athlete – This Quadruple Amputee Does It All

Theodore Roosevelt’s quote ‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there.’ comes to mind as SIT Community Teacher, Mr Tan Whee Boon displays immense grit and determination to lead the ...

Advancing Ageing Research in Singapore

Can habitual moderate to heavy housework help older persons maintain better mental and physical function? The answer is ‘yes’, according to a recent study by Associate Professor ...

Celebrating the Class of 2021: Meet 2 SITizens Who Embody the SIT-DNA

Two SITizens share their SIT experience and the various ways they’ve lived out the SIT-DNA. School’s officially out for the Class of 2021 from Singapore Institute of Technology ...

Class of 2021: A Mid-Career Switch to Make a Difference in the Lives of Others

Losing her mother to ovarian cancer made Tang Shu Hua decide to make a mid-career switch and study Diagnostic Radiography.

The Promise of VR for Patient Rehabilitation

The university’s Virtual Reality (VR) Mobility Training project aims to explore the ways in which VR can help patients with mobility constraints relive meaningful daily experiences ...

Once Tongue Tied, She Now Aspires to Become a Speech Therapist

Once Tongue Tied, She Now Aspires to Become a Speech Therapist

Equipping Future-Ready Allied Health Professionals

Industry-centric curriculum and programmes at the Singapore Institute of Technology empower its students with the skills, know-how, and mindset to smoothly transit into the working world, as Eunice Shannon Teh would attest to.

Running in Sandals? Physiotherapists Weigh in with Engineers’ Help

Physiotherapy and Engineering teams from SIT studied the effectiveness of running sandals by analysing data