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Fiona (first row, standing in the middle) Check out how these Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) students transformed small ideas into big results with their ingenious innovations. A guilt-free sweet treat? Sounds like a recipe for success. Having previously won the �Best New Ice Cream Award� in 2010 and 2011, NYP continued its winning streak with Mangolina, a dessert that comprises three layers � fresh mango puree, skimmed milk pudding and spirulina bits. Created by four students from NYP�s School of Chemical & Life Sciences and packaged by three students from the School of Design, Mangolina clinched the �Best Dairy Dessert Award� at the 2015 World Dairy Innovation Awards Competition, beating industry bigwigs like Unilever Pte Ltd. �Our vision is to provide a nutritious treat for the young at heart,� explains Fiona Tan, NYP�s Diploma in Food Science & Nutrition alumna, on behalf of her team. �The unique selling point of our dessert is that we make use of modern molecular gastronomy art...

Education doesn�t stop at the diploma level. Read about how Kong Ren Hwai, Diploma in Nanotechnology & Materials Science alumnus built a strong foundation at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) to further his education. When you get excited and intrigued about the invention of new materials like carbon nano rod and composite materials, Nanotechnology & Materials Science might just be your cup of tea. That was why Ren Hwai decided to pursue Diploma in Nanotechnology & Materials Science. He thought he will enjoy studying it and true enough, he did. Studying in NYP further fuelled Ren Hwai�s interest and curiosity, as he was continually amazed by semiconductor technology and the ability to build transistors that are smaller than the width of a human hair. After graduation, Ren Hwai decided to study Materials Engineering, specialise in semiconductor, in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He credits his lecturers in NYP and his industry attachment for his comprehensive knowledge in s...

Growing up with the trauma of being chased by a dog and scratched by a cat, I always frowned upon pet owners. However, two students I met at school changed my mind about the takeaways and joys of being a pet owner. ���������������� Meet Ashley Toh, 19, from the Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work), an owner of not one, not two� but FIVE cats! Her earliest significant memory of cats was witnessing a deceased cat on her way to kindergarten. �It made me so sad and it stuck with me for quite a while.� Just when we thought that gruesome first encounter would keep her eschewed from cats forever, the reverse happened.  She became interested in the feline community and fostered her first cat at the tender age of seven. �The first cat I met that I would later adopt was born in my garden in 2003. My family was watching a movie, when we heard meowing outside. We found four kittens, but left them alone as we had no experience caring for cats,� she said. �They disappeared after a while, but...

So the first semester did not go so well; you struggled with some modules, did not enjoy your group projects, student life, and were burned out at the end of the semester. Now that the long awaited semester break has come to an end, here are some tips on how to lead a more fulfilling semester! TIP 1: Enjoy Your Learning  There is a saying that goes: If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. It is probably impossible to enjoy cramming boring notes into your head, but what you can do to make it a little easier is to try to truly understand the lesson concepts and challenge yourself. If you can grasp the concepts and learn something new every day, that�s something you should be proud of. TIP 2: Learn to accept each other�s differences. Indeed, good grades are not achieved solely by acing the exams. Group projects are almost mandatory in every course and disagreements between group members are inevitable, be they in school or at work in the future. Teamwork plays a...

One of the highlights of 2015�s second semester for the campus would be the newly opened D�Studio. Not only is it spacious and aesthetically pleasing, it is also located at the heart of the campus (Block A, level 2), right next to Cheers. This mini shopping area offers a varied range of merchandise including fashion apparels for both genders, accessories, make-up products, electronics, sportswear and equipment, collectibles and NYP�s very own wearables and accessories. Be it for birthdays or even festive occasions like Christmas, the variety of merchandise sold might just make it the perfect place for you to get your gift shopping done! For Him Here we have a range of different printed t-shirts sold at the price of $15. Almost everyone owns at least one printed t-shirt. It may be a souvenir you bought or a shirt with a great design, printed tees are amongst the most common apparels. Have a friend who always dons a printed tee to school? Drop by D�Studio and get him one more. It may not...

22th September 2015 was the day our results were released. That had brought about different feelings from NYP students living all around Singapore. If you received the results you wished for, that is great. However, if you have received results that did not meet your expectations, then keep working harder and think of better methods to improve your grades. But no matter what your grades were, what matters is that you come to terms with it. If you realized that you have made mistakes with the way you have been approaching your studies, then, start over. There is no point in beating oneself up or blaming others. Here are some pointers that could help you achieve better results! 1) Cast aside feelings of regret or self-inferiority because the past is over   Negative thoughts will not help you. There are many opportunities for everyone, and even if there are only a few opportunities, you should still go for them and advance yourself! It is never over, until you believe it is. Take...

Photo credit: Jade Teo Just about anyone can volunteer to aid the less fortunate, but would he/she be willing to do so for 18 years? Ms Sherlyn Khong (pictured above) has been motivated to help since her first trip to the Philippines when she was 22 and, has even founded a non-profit organisation (NGO) called �acts29�. Since then, the NYP alumnus, who has an IT diploma, has continued to travel to Payatas in Quezon City, Philippines� biggest open dumpsite, with other volunteers, to aid the community living around it. �Education is our main aim because that�s the most important thing,� said Ms Khong, a part-time tutor, who also doles out scholarships to children through her NGO. �It�s not about studying for the sake of studying, they study for a purpose.� Acts29 projects, such as Dream Beyond the Dumpsite, are field trips that let the children of Patayas see beyond their community. Missionaries work directly with a school for the poor to provide free non-formal education for the children...