Singapore's growth strategy and education are learning
models for Denmark
Denmark expects to learn more about Singapore's growth
strategies and education system.
This follows the one-day stopover by Danish Prime Minister Lars
Lokke Rasmussen, when he visited the Nanyang Technological
University to find out more about Danish-Singapore environmental
collaborations.
While in Singapore, he also met officials from the Finance and
Education ministries.
And DHI, a Danish green company, is such an example based in
Singapore.
Established in 2003 with a staff of just four, it has since grown
into a setup of over a hundred members.
In 2007, it collaborated with NTU to form the Water and Environment
Research Centre and Education Hub.
The focus -- research on waste management and environmental impact
assessment.
Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
"From a Danish and Singapore perspective, we need to invest more in
green tech and the demand for green tech solutions will increase in
the future without a doubt."
Besides green technology, another area of collaboration is in the
educational sector.
Mr Rasmussen again.
"We allow our kids to be children, we allow our kids to play, I
think that's the one of the reasons that allows Danish students
turn out to be innovative thinking and acting in a self-confident
way.But on the other hand, as I mentioned, we have something to
learn as well because when it comes to hard knowledge, we are only
ranking average in these international ranking system."
One area Mr Rasmussen is keen on is primary school education -
where he says Singapore's cost-effective model has produced
results.
After Singapore, Mr Rasmussen will visit Tokyo and Seoul.
--938Live