Computer science education in the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st century

Author

Chong, C.T.

Author_Institution

Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

fYear

1996

fDate

21-23 Aug 1996

Firstpage

531

Abstract

Singapore aims to be the premier teaching and research centre for computer science in the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st century, and the National University of Singapore is taking steps to meet that objective. Excellence in teaching is promoted via continued efforts to secure top quality students and lecturers, promoting teaching quality, and establishing close links with industry to ensure that the graduates are able to meet changing industry needs. Research excellence is promoted by collaborations with top academic and research institutions and ensuring high quality research work by the academic staff

Keywords

computer science education; 21st century; Asia-Pacific region; National University of Singapore; Singapore; changing industry needs; computer science education; research excellence; teaching quality; top quality students; Computer industry; Computer science; Computer science education; Computer security; Educational institutions; Electronics industry; Multimedia databases; Real time systems; Recruitment; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1996. COMPSAC '96., Proceedings of 20th International

Conference_Location

Seoul

ISSN

0730-3157

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7579-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPSAC.1996.544624

Filename

544624