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Traditional degree route not a must before going out to work
In the first of a four-part series on reimagining universities post-pandemic, Senior Education Correspondent Sandra Davie talks to Education Minister Lawrence Wong about the changes to come. There will be more pathways to go for further studies when people are older
A photo of the Singapore Management University s Connexion building taken in March last year. Singapore s six autonomous universities offered around 1,000 extra places last year, taking in 17,500 Singaporeans. ST FILE PHOTO
Minister for Education Lawrence Wong speaking at the Appointment and Appreciation Ceremony for Principals last month.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
Singapore, China to promote talent and academic exchange
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Singapore, Shanghai to boost collaboration in financial services, innovation
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SGX Signs MOU With CCDC To Strengthen Singapore-China Bond Markets Date
11/12/2020
Singapore Exchange (SGX), Asia’s largest international bond marketplace, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Central Depository & Clearing Co (CCDC), a central securities depository for Chinese government bonds, in a wide-ranging agreement to strengthen and promote Singapore and China’s bond markets. This is CCDC’s first comprehensive MOU of strategic cooperation with an international exchange, that covers the full lifecycle from issuance to settlement and custody.
The MOU was announced at the 2
nd Singapore-Shanghai Comprehensive Cooperation Council (SSCCC) meeting, co-chaired by Singapore’s Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong and Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng.