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AI Hiring Creates Catch-22 for Singapore's Fresh Graduates: High Demand, No Entry
Singapore's artificial intelligence job market is presenting a paradox: surging demand for AI talent is coinciding with growing difficulty for fresh graduates to break into the industry. A new report from The Business Times highlights a sharp disconnect in the city-state's AI labour.
Singapore AI Safety Fellowship Opens With S$5,000 Monthly Stipend
Singapore's AI Safety Hub (SASH) has opened applications for its inaugural AI Safety Fellowship, a fully funded three-month residential programme offering selected researchers SGD 5,000 per month in stipends, covered housing and travel, and up to USD 30,000 in compute resources. The programme par...
Microsoft Singapore's Student Ambassadors Programme Bridges AI Skills Gap
Microsoft Singapore's Education team has concluded the pilot run of its Student Ambassador Beta Programme, a six-month initiative placing 30 tertiary students into hands-on AI workplace scenarios with Copilot, mentorship, and peer teaching. The programme focused on building judgment, collaboratio...
NTUC and IBF Target 100,000 Finance Professionals for AI Upskilling
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong has announced a major AI upskilling initiative targeting 100,000 finance professionals in Singapore over the next three years. The partnership between NTUC and IBF, delivered through NTUC LearningHub's IBF-accredited programmes, represents one of the largest sector-specific AI training commitments in Asia. The announcement was made at the Association of Banks in Singapore Annual Dinner, backed by up to 70 per cent IBF funding support for eligible professionals.
Republic Polytechnic Grads Launch AI Stroke Detection Startup
Four recent Republic Polytechnic graduates have launched a startup built around an AI-powered camera system that detects stroke symptoms in bedridden patients, turning a deeply personal caregiving experience into a medtech innovation with the potential to transform eldercare in Singapore's nursing homes.
Employers Want AI-Fluent Staff but Struggle to Identify Real Talent
Singapore employers are paying premiums for AI skills but struggling to distinguish genuine expertise from candidates who sound fluent thanks to the very AI tools they claim to master. The Business Times argues hiring must shift from testing prompt-crafting to evaluating human oversight.
Cisco and DDAS Launch Three-Year AI and Cybersecurity Training Push
Cisco and the Digital Defence Alliance Singapore have signed a three-year MoU to deliver AI and cybersecurity training programmes for students and professionals, supporting Singapore's push to broaden AI literacy beyond technical roles through overseas study visits and hands-on learning.
Singapore Doubles Down on Human Skills in Its AI Strategy
From a mandatory AI ethics curriculum for all university students by 2027 to a sold-out student summit drawing 400 attendees, Singapore is betting that uniquely human capabilities will define success in the age of artificial intelligence.
ASEAN+3 Education Leaders Gather to Shape Ethical AI in Higher Learning
More than 60 educators, academic leaders, and policymakers from across the ASEAN+3 region convened in Brunei this month for the 6th AUN-TEPL Symposium, tackling one of higher education's most pressing challenges: how to harness AI for personalised learning without compromising ethics,.
5 New AI Jobs Emerging in Singapore That Nobody Is Telling You About
From AI Feng Shui masters to context engineers, the SuperAI 2026 conference revealed a new wave of roles being quietly created by artificial intelligence in Singapore. None require building AI from scratch—just deep domain expertise and a willingness to use the tools.
Course Enrolments Surge as AI Fever Grips Singapore's Workforce
The spike in artificial intelligence course enrolments that followed the expiry of a one-off SkillsFuture Credit top-up has turned into a sustained boom for Singapore's training providers, with class sizes, revenue, and corporate demand all climbing.
NUS Launches Four AI-for-Science Projects to Fast-Track Research Across Disciplines
The National University of Singapore has unveiled four major AI-based research projects under its AI for Science initiative, aiming to accelerate scientific discovery across materials science, drug development, and sustainability. The programme was launched with National Research Foundation Permanent Secretary Tan Chorh Chuan in attendance.