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Inaugural investiture for MOE ETPS

26/07/2023

The inaugural investiture for MOE Engineering & Tech Programme Scholarship (ETPS) was held on 26 July. The event was graced by Minister of Education, Mr Chan Chun Sing and was held at the University Cultural Centre at NUS. There were exhibitions by CDE, S&TPPO, Engineering Industries and Autonomous Universities (NTU, SUTD, SIT).  ISEM’s undergraduate programme

NUS OAM Talent Management Outreach Programme

22/07/2023

The department participated in the NUS Office of Admissions Talent Management Outreach Programme. Around 90 pre-university students participated in the event where the ISEM undergraduate programme was showcased.

ISE Welcome Orientation for UG Freshmen

21/07/2023

After the CDE Freshman Orientation on 21 July 2023, ISE freshmen proceeded to LT1 for the ISE Welcome Orientation briefing. A/P Aaron Chia, Assistant Head of the Undergraduate Programme,  introduced the BEng (ISE) curriculum to the students. After the Q&A session, the students and staff interact with each other over tea reception. Find out more

Visit from Indonesia University

17/07/2023

The department was delighted to host a visit from the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Indonesia. 7 faculty members, as well as 20 lab assistants and students attended the event and had an enriching and enjoyable experience. They had the opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with professors and laboratory researchers from NUS, gained insights

Online event with Dunman High School

12/07/2023

Dr Tan Chin Hon, Deputy Head of undergraduate programme, attended the Careers, Scholarships and Higher Education (CSHE) Day 2023, an online event held by Dunman High School where he presented to the participants our BEng (ISE) curriculum, the various AOS and career opportunities for ISEM graduates. A total of about 90 students attended the event

ISEM Graduation party and commencement for class of 2023

11/07/2023

The department hosted the ISEM Graduation Party for the class of 2023 @ LT7A. This event was joined by the graduating cohort from the various ISEM programmes (Bachelors, Masters and research students) and their guests. Awards were presented to outstanding graduating students for their excellent performance. This was followed by the ISEM commencement at the

System Design Workshop and Competition

13/12/2022

Last week, the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering & Management, College of Design and Engineering organised our “System Design Workshop and Competition” in conjunction with Eng Kong Logistics Hub.     The workshop and competition received students of different educational backgrounds and interests, with a significant proportion of students coming from various Junior Colleges and some

2021 MAURICE HOLLAND AWARD

10/06/2022

James Nebus, Chai Kah-Hin and Annapoornima M. Subramanian   Congratulations to A/Prof Chai Kah Hin and A/Prof Annapoornima M. Subramanian who won the 2021 Maurice Holland Award for one of their papers published in RTM journal. The research paper “Protecting Intellectual Property and Appropriating Value from Innovations in Weak Appropriability Regimes,” is the winner of

Vessel Collision Avoidance

02/05/2022

A/Prof Ng Szu Hui and her research team are developing an early warning and collision avoidance system for crowded waters with PSA Marine called PAS (Pilot Advisory System). Below is a short summary of the PAS framework. Motivation Maritime shipping is one of most efficient modes of transport today. With the growth in world trade,

Reflections on Teaching an Interdisciplinary Module

15/04/2022

Associate Professor Aaron Chia takes us through his experience of teaching an interdisciplinary course (IE5404/DTS5701) on large-scale systems engineering, including an explanation of the framework used and the challenges encountered. What is Large Scale Systems Engineering? Large-scale systems engineering (LSSE) deals with the conceptualising, designing, building, and managing of “system of systems” (SoS) from a systems