Growing demand for arts, social sciences in tertiary education
We have heard a lot about STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. But STEAM is heating among tertiary education institutions in Singapore, with the addition of Arts seeing hot demand. With AI taking over more technical and routine tasks, these schools are placing greater emphasis on creativity, critical thinking, empathy and real-world problem solving. Nikhil Khattar finds out why such skills are key.
We have heard a lot about STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. But STEAM is heating among tertiary education institutions in Singapore, with the addition of Arts seeing hot demand. With AI taking over more technical and routine tasks, these schools are placing greater emphasis on creativity, critical thinking, empathy and real-world problem solving. Nikhil Khattar finds out why such skills are key.