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On 21 April 2006, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Minister of State
( for Ministry of Manpower & Ministry of Education) arrived at Republic Polytechnic
Centre (RPC) accompanied by staff from Ministry of Education (Higher Education
Division). He was welcomed by RP’s Principal and CEO, Professor Low Teck Seng.
Mr Gan proceeded on to the boardroom where he was
introduced to the various school, centre and departmental directors. Everybody
enjoyed a sumptuous buffet lunch while Professor Low and Mr Glen O’Grady,
Director of Centre for Educational Development (CED), gave a concise presentation
of RP and our Problem-Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy.
After the initial introduction to RP, Mr Gan was brought on
a campus tour to visit our new facilities. The first stop was the library where
there was an exhibition awaiting him. The projects on exhibit included Creative
Profiling (Lobster Cultivation), Professional Profiling, Service Learning,
international student attachments and RP's Technology Development Centre (TDC). There
was active interaction between Mr Gan and the project participants as he viewed the exhibits.
The second part of the campus tour saw Mr Gan walk up to
the lawn area where he had an overview of the learning hubs. This is where all
the hubs are interconnected to one another via the Agora. Heading towards Block
W2, he sat in at a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) laboratory class before proceeding to view our SMART Lecture Theatre
(LT).
This particular LT is technically enhanced to promote learning and
conduct tele-conferences. In order to get a better understanding of how PBL
works, Mr Gan sat in to a Year 1 class for its third Meeting.
To conclude the tour, Mr Gan went on to W1 Forum, where
there was a display of student activities. On one side of the Forum, Judo and
Aikido members were practising their moves on the mats. On the other side,
students were engaged in a lively discussion regarding issues of their student
interest groups. A short tea session brought the visit to an end as Mr Gan
expressed his thanks to RP on having conducted such a wonderful tour.
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