Polytechnics cast wider net for students - asia.com.sg

POLYTECHNICS are expecting more students to apply via the new Early Admissions Exercise (EAE), which allows them to secure places in diploma programmes through course-specific talents and interests rather than just academic grades.

A higher proportion of polytechnic places has been set aside for these students next year under the EAE, which begins taking in applications today.

Polytechnics said a range of education and career guidance activities, such as talks and programmes in schools as well as seminars for parents, may have contributed to the strong interest.

The EAE, which gives polytechnics greater flexibility to choose students on criteria other than the O-level examination results, can admit up to 12.5 per cent of the intake.

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For SP's Early Admission Exercise, please visit this URL.

Cyber Defenders Discovery Camp (CDDC) 2016

6 Jun 2016. Four DISM Year-3 students (Tan Yee Tat, Chan Wei Ling, Samuel Wee Wen Xuan and Wong Chong Peng, aka team “Y”) won the second place in the cyber security competition under the Universities/Polytechnics category on the last day of the 4th Cyber Defenders Discovery Camp (CDDC) 2016 organised by Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA). The first and third places were won by teams from universities.

The event was held at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and spanned over four days (from 1-3 and 6 June), during which students from the IHLs, junior colleges and Integrated Programme schools learnt about cybersecurity from the DSTA cyber defence professionals. There were a total of 400 students participated in this event.

At the awards ceremony yesterday, the Guest of Honour, Mr. Chan Yeng Kit, Permanent Secretary (Defence) presented the award to Team “Y” (see the picture below). Team “Y” also walked away with the cash prize of four thousand dollars.

 

 

Once again, congratulation to Team “Y”!!!

ThinkSECURE's OSWA Certification Examination

Congratulations to the nineteen DISM students passed the ThinkSECURE's Organizational Systems Wireless Auditor® (OSWA) Certification Examination conducted during the Mar/Apr 2016 vacation!

1. Chan Wei Ling
2. Darren Neo
3. Gerard Tan
4. Joseph Fun
5. Kenneth Kan
6. Kwek Chu Han
7. Lance Fu
8. Lee Bo Qiang
9. Lee Tze Ting
10. Lim Hwee Chye
11. Marcus Tan
12. Mohamad Darryl
13. Muhammad Hafiz
14. Samuel Wee
15. Siak Hui Mun
16. Sim Chun Hoe
17. Tan Yee Tat
18. Wu Chujun
19. Yew Jing Hui

ThinkSECURE's OSSA Certification Examination

Ten DISM students passed the ThinkSECURE's Organizational Systems Security Analyst® (OSSA) Certification Examination conducted during the Mar/Apr 2016 vacation. Congratulations to them!

1. Jeremy Li
2. Jerome Lim
3. Kenneth Kan
4. Koh Si Xing
5. Kuah Wei Liang
6. Lim Jia Yan
7. Muhammad Hafiz
8. Ong Tiong Poh
9. Poh Xiang Bin
10. Tay Chin Heng