National Instruments Announces Opening of a LabVIEW Academy at Ngee Ann Polytechnic

SINGAPORE, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- National Instruments (NI) and Singapore's Ngee Ann Polytechnic have entered into a strategic collaboration to establish a LabVIEW Academy at the campus. The two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Singapore NI office on 18 April 2016.

NI LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment that delivers hands-on learning and supports research applications. The LabVIEW Academy programme, which is enabled in partnership with institutions of higher learning, provides a comprehensive curriculum tool and solutions for educators to sharpen students' competitive edge through a deeper understanding of the NI LabVIEW System design software.

Commenting on the partnership, Dr Alex See Kok Bin, Senior Manager/Senior Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Electrical Engineering Division, said:  "LabVIEW is widely used in academia. Through this partnership, more than 200 students and lecturers will have full use of LabVIEW as part of their Sensors and Instrumentation module. Our students will also be able to take the Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) Examination and receive a certification that will give them an edge in the engineering industry and better job prospects."

National Instruments and Ngee Ann Polytechnic have a long-standing partnership that spans nearly two decades, with the first agreement to collaborate and use LabVIEW signed in February 1997. Two more partnership agreements followed in May 2006 and May February 2010, providing Ngee Ann Polytechnic students with NI's industry-leading tools.

Under the new MOU, NI will provide Ngee Ann Polytechnic with 350 LabVIEW Academic Software Teaching Licences each year over the next three years. "NI's teaching philosophy is to inspire and prepare tomorrow's innovators to solve grand challenges by enabling them to 'do engineering' throughout their education. With the creation of a abVIEW Academy at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, we hope to foster a closer collaboration on the latest industrial applications of virtual instrumentation while developing the next-generation of innovators," said Mr Chandran Nair, Vice President for Asia Pacific, National Instruments.

Graduates who are trained and certified in LabVIEW programming are highly sought after in the engineering and high-value manufacturing industries in Singapore and globally.

High-value manufacturing, advanced research & development, and engineering services are pillars of the Singapore economy. Key growth clusters include electronics, chemicals, telecommunications, biomedical sciences, aerospace and transport engineering. The city-state is also one of the world's most research-focused countries, with the academia serving as a breeding ground for future innovators.

"Singapore's competitive advantage is due to a strong commitment to innovation and productivity. There is also a very vibrant environment that encourages collaboration between industry, government and the academia to enhance learning using technology and to foster an inquisitive and innovative mindset among the next generation. NI strives to continue to be the academic platform of discovery for students," added Mr Nair.

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About Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Inaugurated in 1963 as Ngee Ann College with only 116 students, Ngee Ann Polytechnic is today one of Singapore's leading institutions of higher learning with more than 16,000 full-time students, about 2,000 part-time students and an alumni community of over 130,000.

The polytechnic offers 49 full-time courses through its nine academic schools - School of Business & Accountancy, School of Design & Environment, School of Engineering, School of Film & Media Studies, School of Health Sciences, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, School of InfoComm Technology, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology. Ngee Ann supports Continuing Education and Training (CET) through its CET Academy which offers a wide range of part-time programmes. The Polytechnic has also established two Centres of Innovation - in Environmental & Water Technology and Marine & Offshore Technology - to work on collaborative research and technology projects.

Learning takes place amid a caring and conducive environment with top-notch facilities ranging from broadcast, multimedia and animation studios to research laboratories as well as simulation and technology centres. With our emphasis on a broad-based education, coupled with our signature Service-Learning pedagogy and global exposure, Ngee Ann Polytechnic's vision is to prepare graduates with a passion for learning, values for life and competencies to thrive in a global workplace.

For more information, please visit www.np.edu.sg

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