STEM Education Landscape: The Case of Singapore

Abstract

This conference proceeding is based upon the keynote delivered at the inaugural International Annual Meeting on STEM Education 2018 in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The title of the keynote was STEM Education and Research Landscape. During the talk, I provided an overview of STEM education in the United States, Singapore and a few other countries. STEM education in the United States has been extensively reported elsewhere (e.g., see National Academies Press). To scope this proceeding, I focus on STEM education in Singapore. Here, I offer a broad overview of the current state of STEM education in Singapore. Additionally, I provide some new information on this topic, which was not presented at the time of the talk. New STEM education-related events and efforts are emerging as I write. After all, the STEM education landscape is fast evolving in Singapore and the nearby regions.