How do you select the best university or graduate school for you? It’s a choice that can change your life, especially during these uncertain times. For more than a million international students from around the world each year, the answer is the United States. Far more international students study in the U.S. than in any ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 11 August, 2020 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Education | Tags: Education, EducationUSA, students
20 U.S. colleges and universities will be participating in the EducationUSA Virtual Fair! Join the #EdUSAVirtualFair on April 29 anytime from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. or on May 7 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. by visiting
bit.ly/EAPVirtualFair How to Join the Fair: 1. Below is a list of colleges and universities participating. Click the links ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 22 April, 2020 | Topics: Education | Tags: Education, EducationUSA
January 18, 2020 Singapore Chargé d’Affaires Rafik Mansour launched the eighth iteration of the U.S. Embassy-ITE Alumni Mentoring Program on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central. This flagship alumni and community engagement program connects notable Singaporean alumni of U.S. government exchange programs with young Singaporeans seeking to improve ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 18 January, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Chargé D’Affaires, Press Releases | Tags: Chargé D’Affaires, Education, Embassy Alumni Mentoring Program, students
Campus Magazine recently published a special U.S. edition featuring useful information about U.S. higher education. The 63rd issue features a U.S. special insert, made up of 26 pages of resources and information about U.S. colleges and universities, featuring information such as the U.S. college application timeline, a walk-though of internships, links to free test preparation and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 20 December, 2019 | Topics: Education, Study in the U.S. | Tags: Education, students
For Immediate Release REMARKS (as delivered) Chargé d’Affaires Rafik Mansour Keynote Address – 2019 Model United Nations Preparatory Conference December 17, 2019, Singapore Institute of Management Wow. I’ll start by telling you that I’m absolutely delighted to be in the company of hundreds of young, bright Singaporean students. Being in such company always ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 18 December, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Speeches | Tags: Education, Indo-Pacific, students
Chargé d’Affaires Mansour was pleased to host educational leaders from the top universities in Singapore to discuss the immense value of U.S.-Singapore collaboration in higher education, research, and innovation on September 18. (L-R: Tan Tai Yong, President, Yale-NUS; Lim Sun Sun, Nominated Member of Parliament and Dean, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Chen Tsuhan, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 20 September, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Education | Tags: Chargé D’Affaires, Education
The 2019 U.S. Embassy-ITE Alumni Mentoring Program wrapped up on May 4, 2019 with a closing ceremony hosted by Google. Over the course of five months, 39 Institute of Technical Education (ITE) students were paired with alumni of Embassy exchange programs as their mentors and participated in monthly sessions aimed at fostering personal and professional growth. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 7 May, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Education | Tags: Education, Embassy Alumni Mentoring Program
On February 23, participants from the U.S. Embassy Singapore-ITE Alumni Mentoring Program gathered at Nike’s Asia-Pacific headquarters. Student mentees learned how they could attain their goals by harnessing their strengths and understanding their weaknesses. It turned competitive when a yoga pose challenge and planking contest tested their balance and endurance. The program participants were also ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 11 March, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Education | Tags: Education, Embassy Alumni Mentoring Program, students
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release November 16, 2018 REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT PENCE AND PRIME MINISTER LEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN JOINT PRESS STATEMENTS The Istana Singapore PRIME MINISTER LEE: Vice President Pence, ladies and gentlemen, may I extend a very warm welcome to Vice President ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, Vice President of the United States | Tags: ASEAN, cybersecurity, Education, Indo-Pacific, Istana, Mike Pence, PM Lee, U.S. & Singapore, US-Singapore Summer Exchange Scholarship Programme, White House
U.S. Embassy Singapore’s Political Officer, Jerrod Hansen, gave an opening address at the 11th session of the South East Asia Student Activities Conference (SEASAC) Model United Nations (MUN) on March 2, 2018, at the Stamford American International School. The three-day long conference was attended by over 300 students from across Southeast Asia. Addressing the theme ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 7 March, 2018 | Topics: News | Tags: Education
On March 18th and 19th, university-aged students took part in a program called Codeathon ASEAN- an intensive weekend-long workshop that equipped participants with coding skills. These skills enabled them to develop app prototypes that encourage gender equality. Participants are now in the process of developing their ideas in consultation with mentors, and will submit their app ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 30 March, 2017 | Topics: Events | Tags: Education, Entrepreneurship, YSEALI
On March 7th, U.S. Embassy Singapore Chargé d’Affaires Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath welcomed recently arrived American Fulbright and Gilman scholars to Singapore. In recognition of the fact that exchange programs cannot succeed without local hosts and partner organizations, the Embassy invited Singaporean Fulbright alumni, representatives of the Singapore Fulbright Alumni Association, and local academic institution partners and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 29 March, 2017 | Topics: Events | Tags: Education, Fulbright
U.S. Secretary of Education John King and representatives from the U.S. Department of Education visited two local schools Friday to gain insights about Singapore’s education system. At Beacon Primary School, Secretary King learned about how information technology is harnessed to engage students in learning and engaged with students about their school life and aspirations. Over ...
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By U.S. Embassy Singapore | 16 August, 2016 | Topics: Events | Tags: Education, SecEd
