Singapore’s Policy Designs for Higher Education and Economic Development

J.J. Woo is Senior Lecturer at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in the National University of Singapore, where he teaches graduate courses on policy design and analysis. He has previously held faculty positions at the Education University of Hong Kong and Nanyang Technological University. A seasoned researcher, Dr. Woo has also worked in leading think tanks such as the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. Woo received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore. His research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, and he is also an author of several books that cover a wide range of policy issues in Asia.

• Introduction.- Singapores higher education system.- Skills mastery continuous education and training.- Higher education and economic development human capital.- Higher education and economic development innovation.- Higher education as policy design state of the art and emerging challenges.