Overview
Key facts
The Economic Development Board Industrial Postgraduate Programme offered at Singapore University of Technology and Design is an initiative by the Singapore Economic Development Board to develop a pool of postgraduate manpower with the essential and critical R&D skill-sets for roles in the industry.
Successful EDB-IPP trainees will be full-time salaried employees at the company while pursuing full-time PhD studies at SUTD. Trainees are expected to spend at least 50% of their time on an identified company research project (supervised by a team comprising 1 academic faculty from SUTD and 1 company staff with PhD qualifications) at the company’s facility.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- EDB-IPP trainees are provided with postgraduate training in a corporate R&D environment through EDB’s partnership with companies and locally-based universities (such as SUTD).
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Industrial Design Econometrics View 3 other PhDs in Economics in SingaporeAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
Eligible for full-time PhD studies
Jointly selected by SUTD and company
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Singapore
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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