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AI-X Industry Day Shines a Light on Collaborative Future
AI-X: Industry Day Ignites Industry-Academia Collaboration NUS Computing, in partnership with IMDA’s Technical Sharing Session, successfully hosted AI-X: Industry Day on November 18, 2025. The event brought together leading figures from industry and academia for a morning of insightful discussions and networking, underscoring a shared commitment to strengthening partnerships and translating cutting-edge AI research into real-world impact. Key Takeaways The day kicked off with a Welcome Address by Prof. Tulika Mitra, Dean of NUS’ School of Computing, who reflected on 50 years of computing education at NUS and the institution’s dedication to industry engagement. A stellar lineup of speakers from…
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AICET’s Research Fellow Made Us Proud!
Dr. Liu Liu, who is a Research Fellow at the AI Centre for Educational Technologies (AICET), received the Best Presentation Award at the 8th International Conference on Educational Technology Management (ICETM 2025), held in Guangzhou, China, from 7 to 9 November 2025. Her presentation, “The Educator as an Embedded AI Designer: Faculty Agency in Generative AI-Enhanced Pedagogy,” explored how educators can actively shape generative AI systems to enhance learner agency and reflective teaching. Dr. Liu shared three collaboration cases with NUS faculty in nursing, law, and computer science, illustrating how educators can embed pedagogical intent into AI systems through the…
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UTAR Students Visit AICET, Gaining a New Vision for the AI Era
Global Tech Leaders Converge at AICET A delegation of 33 Computer Science undergrads and faculty from Malaysia’s University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) recently visited AICET, where they gained profound insights into the essential roles and mindset required of future Computer Engineers in the burgeoning AI era. The visit served as invaluable opportunity for the students to gain significant inspiration and clarity on their future career paths. Prof. Ben Leong’s Central Thesis: The AI Era – Focusing on People, Not Technology The highlight of the visit was a compelling presentation by Prof. Ben. Addressing the widespread apprehension within the educational community that AI is causing job displacement, Prof. Ben assertively reiterated his central thesis, urging a necessary paradigm shift among educators. He declared that “The effective adoption of AI is fundamentally a people problem, not a technology problem.” He stressed that as AI…
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Global Young Innovators Inspired by ‘Technology for Good’ at AICET
Global Tech Leaders Converge at AICET AICET was honored to host 58 future innovators participating in the Global Youth Inventors Summit. The delegates, representing 10 countries (including India, Indonesia, China, Mexico, the United States, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore), were led by Professor Jay Edward Mendelssohn (Professor Jake), Co-Founder of Invent Future Global. This event truly emphasized the power of global collaboration in innovation. Learning ‘Technology for Good’ from Prof. Ben Leong The young inventors gained invaluable insights from a special lecture by the Director of AI Centre for Educational Technologies (AICET), Prof. Ben Leong. His talk, “TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD,” focused on how technology can create positive social impact beyond…
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HKACE and AICET Connect to Benchmark Cutting-Edge AI Education
The Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (HKACE) successfully concluded a productive educational visit to AICET in Singapore. The visit was focused on gaining a comprehensive understanding of Singapore’s AI education system and benchmarking innovative strategies applicable to future education policy. Led by Mr. Chu Ka Tim, the delegation included over 42 active principals and teachers. This strong representation highlights the deep commitment of Hong Kong’s educational leaders to building a sophisticated, technology-based learning environment. In-Depth Exchange and Shared Insights The training session featured an active, reciprocal sharing of knowledge. The session opened with the HKACE delegation presenting the current status of AI utilization and innovative use cases within Hong Kong’s education sector. The session’s highlight was a keynote address by the Director of AICET, Prof. Ben Leong. Prof. Ben first reviewed the educational paradigm shifts following the COVID-19 pandemic and then detailed AICET’s generative AI program development journey from 2021 to 2025. He specifically introduced Singapore’s leading EdTech success stories, such as the…
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Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education visits AICET
The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education visited the National University of Singapore (NUS) to benchmark policies and examine practical, classroom-ready models for Digital Convergence Education capacity-building. The visit took place on Monday, 3 November 2025, at COM3 of School of Computing and was hosted by the Director of AI Centre for Educational Technologies, Assoc Prof. Ben Leong. The delegation was led by Lim Chae Deog, Director of the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, with Kim Kyung Jin, Supervisor, serving as Deputy Leader. The delegation’s purpose was to explore strategies that support the integration of digital tools in teaching and learning.…
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AICET-BLSS Collaboration: Prioritizing ‘Human Skills’ in the Age of AI
Ms. Ng Sook Mun, the Assistant Director of Pedagogy at AICET, conducted a sharing session at Boon Lay Secondary School(BLSS), engaging Principal Mr. Chan Zheng Ming and 14 dedicated educators. The focus was on navigating the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, stressing the need for a fundamental mindset shift among school leaders and teachers. In-Depth Exchange: Reframing the AI Dialogue The session challenged the conventional approach to AI in education. Ms. Ng asserted that the conversation must evolve beyond, “Can AI help students learn better?”. Educators must now actively ask: “How can we use AI to teach better?” and critically, “How can we use AI to teach ‘human’ skills?”. The presentation highlighted the market demand for analytical…
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AICET Hosts Malaysian’s Ministry of Higher Education on AI, Ethics and Governance
AICET welcomed a delegation from Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) on Thursday, 30 October 2025, as part of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Executive Programme titled “AI, Ethics and Governance for Leaders.” The visit offered the delegation first-hand exposure to innovative practices in educational technology and showcased how AI-driven solutions are being developed and deployed to address real needs across the education sector. Led by MOHE’s Principal Assistant Directors—Ms Norhayati Binti Ali@ Basir, Mr Muhammad Nasir Bin Mustafa and Ms Balkis Binti Basiron—the delegation comprised 20 officers from the Department of Higher Education. The group included…
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AI in Education: Bridging the Skills Gap through EU-Indo-Pacific Collaboration
29 October 2025 — The EU–Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025 spotlighted the future of learning and workforce readiness with a session on “AI in Education: Bridging the Skills Gap through EU–Indo-Pacific Collaboration”, led by Martel Innovate policy expert Karolina Gyurovszka. The discussion examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, research, and assessment, and identified areas where cross-regional cooperation can accelerate AI skills development. Drawing on the results of a global survey conducted through the INPACE project across Europe, Japan, India, South Korea, and Singapore, the session brought together diverse perspectives to explore shared challenges and emerging opportunities for global collaboration in the age of…
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UIT Rector visits NUS to explore AI in Education; UIT and AICET to sign MOU
On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, the Rector of the University of Information Technology (UIT), Dr. Saw Sanda Aye, visited the National University of Singapore (NUS) to learn about AICET’s initiatives in AI in Education. Following the visit, she expressed strong interest in collaboration, and UIT will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AICET. During the visit, AICET’s Director, Assoc Prof. Ben Leong, hosted her for dinner at NUSS The Scholar and invited several Myanmar undergraduate students to meet with her.
