The School of Engineering aims to develop graduates who are well-grounded and competent in the disciplines of engineering while at the same time, possessing broad-based skills like communication, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity.

During the year, the diploma programme in Biomedical Electronics Engineering was launched, adding to the existing two diplomas in Electronics Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering. With significant growth experienced in the biomedical and healthcare sectors, this new diploma is a timely offering to meet the rising demand for skilled technicians and engineers in hospitals, clinics, laboratories and the biomedical manufacturing industries.

Technology Development Centres

The Technology Development Centre for Supply Chain Management promotes capability development and technology transfer to the industry as well as supports academic staff in the area of supply chain management. During the year, the Centre co-supervised a final year project with the Laboratory for Concurrent Engineering & Logistics in NUS. In March 2004, the Centre organised the first Real Life Supply Chain Business Game & Competition in collaboration with SembCorp Logistics, Singapore-MIT Alliance and Coca-Cola.

One of the Centre’s ongoing projects is the RFID/EPC Adoption Study in Singapore – a collaborative project with RP’s Centre for Innovation & Enterprise. The project RFID/EPC Enabled Warehouse Management System for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain is a multi-disciplinary project involving staff and students from the Industrial & Systems Engineering Programme, Electronics Engineering Programme and the School of IT, supported by industry partners Boon Software Consulting and SUN Microsystems. The project received funding support from the Totalisator Board.