A preliminary study by Singapore Management University and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore showed that external uncertainties chief executives care about are macroeconomics, competitors and customers while internally it is how to manage people.
Dr Tony Tan, speaking at the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics Public Lecture Series, felt that a comprehensive approach that is both flexible and open is the way to go for the future of higher education here.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony Tan favours Singaporeans-first approach to higher education here. He was speaking at a public lecture at SMU.
My Paper
Singaporeans should have the first priority when it comes to gaining admission to higher education institutions here, but this should not mean closing the door on foreign talent, said Dr Tony Tan at a public lecture organised by the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU.
“If not for the strong actions of the central banks and authorities led by the US Federal Reserve and Mr Bernanke, we would be facing 20 per cent unemployment today. The world would be a very bleak place,” said Dr Tony Tan during a question-and-answer session following a public lecture on higher education that he delivered at the SMU.
Policies that place Singaporeans first in education. Schools that offer the widest range of programmes to the widest range of people. A flexible education system that prepares students for the workforce and is integrated with industry and the world. These were the key ideas in Dr Tony Tan's recent lecture on higher education at the SMU.
The Online Citizen
At a public lecture at SMU, presidential hopeful Dr Tony Tan was asked if there were any policies he felt had been wrong and he said it is more beneficial to look ahead and see what are the new challenges.
Delivering his lecture on the futures of higher education at SMU yesterday, Presidential hopeful Dr Tony Tan said that he favours a 'Singaporeans first' policy in higher education but 'Singaporeans first' is different from 'Singaporeans only' and that Singapore should not make it too difficult for international talent to come here.
Former deputy prime minister Tony Tan delivered a speech on higher education at the Singapore Management University yesterday, sharing his thoughts about the principles that can help shape our higher education sector so that it prepares young Singaporeans to live and work successfully and confidently – whichever future they face.
Speaking at an SMU lecture yesterday, Presidential hopeful Dr Tony Tan clarified that whilst he favours a ‘Singaporeans first' policy in higher education, it is different from saying ‘Singaporeans only' as Singapore is an international city and it would be a grave mistake to close doors to foreign talent.
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