Education

Global private equity firms eye Singapore-based XCL Education: sources

A transaction could value the school operator at as much as US$1.5 billion

Schools say international students form the bulk of full-time MBA applicants, while Singaporeans make up a significant share of the part-time cohort.

Singapore MBAs draw stronger interest amid global visa tightening and career shifts

HR firms say such degrees are most valuable for those in senior leadership roles, even as more mid-career professionals explore them to future-proof their careers

AI companions that never criticise, nor share feelings of their own, are a poor preparation for dealing with imperfect humans.

How AI is rewiring childhood

The technology presents dazzling opportunities – and ominous risks

Asean leaders now recognise that skills, not borders; talent, not tariffs; and learning, not regulation, will determine our competitiveness.

Education is Asean’s real engine for integration and growth

How can the region turn its demographic potential into a human-capital advantage?

NUS’ endowment portfolio – which is valued at more than S$15 billion, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute – is spread across segments such as real estate, public and private equity, natural resources and cash.

Singapore varsities, schools have billions in endowment funds: What’s the playbook to grow the monies?

BT takes a peek into what goes on behind-the-scenes of managing these endowment funds

SUSS facilities are now spread across multiple rented premises, including space from the Singapore Institute of Management campus in Clementi Road (above).

Arab Street car park site to make way for new SUSS and Islamic studies campuses

Analysts say the move will inject new life into the city centre through a more diverse use of land

For Patrick Cheo, CEO of Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group, entrepreneurship means “adapting swiftly in adversity and being bold to change your methods”.
EY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025

Shaping lives through learning innovation

Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group CEO Patrick Cheo has made an impact on over a million students through digital and in-person education

The challenge of bumping up fertility rates is particularly acute in Asia, where the most successful economies are ensnared by rock-bottom birthrates and rapidly ageing societies.

How keeping up with the Joneses in parenting is crimping fertility

A new study urges policymakers to consider taxing private education or scaling back favourable treatment

Even as Singapore addresses pressing social issues, it must also transform its education system to prepare the next generation for the challenges of the future, says Education Minister Desmond Lee.

Government to involve community more in tackling inequality, unlike old ‘silo’ approach: Desmond Lee

Vulnerable families to get ‘more comprehensive, wraparound support’, including help with housing

Over 36,000 Singaporeans used their SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career), with claims amounting to over S$24 million for the period of May 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025.

Over half of SkillsFuture Career Transition trainees land jobs within six months

The number of individuals enrolling in the programme has grown six times in the first year of implementation