From Normal (Tech) to an honours degree, techie realises dream after 20 years

16 July 2018

Department of Information Systems & Analytics, News Media, Student

Electronic Commerce graduate Nicholas Ooi struggled with his studies in primary and secondary school, he also struggled with a three-hour daily commute from Johor Bahru to Singapore. After completing a Normal (Technical) course in secondary school, Nicholas was posted to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College, where he could pursue his passion for computers. Nicholas is now the co-founder of a volunteer management startup, Bantu Life, to empower the social service sector using technology.

The Straits Times, 16 July 2018
NUS News, 16 July 2018

Trending Posts

10 March 2018

High pay, good job prospects: Local computer science undergrads flocking to Silicon Valley internships

29 September 2019

Business Analytics student wins big at Mandopop songwriting contest with powerful ballad

10 May 2018

Platform makes managing volunteers easier

11 March 2018

Establishing a National Digital Identity

2 October 2024

New ‘Tetris’ tech paves way for faster cancer diagnoses

18 November 2019

Privacy, data security concerns as facial recognition becomes more common

20 February 2024

晨光|晨光聚焦：移花接木以假乱真了解深伪技术

Provost's Chair Professor Mohan Kankanhalli and Professor Anthony Tung caution against social media oversharing, stressing the risks of divulging excessive ...

24 December 2020

Generation Grit: NUS undergrad with cerebral palsy plans on helping others like him

29 June 2023

Managing complexity, testing, culture key to robust bank digital systems: experts

25 September 2024

S’pore universities’ computing enrolment surges, amid industry changes and stiff competition for jobs

1 April 2019

April Fool’s Day: Mala-flavoured condoms and bubble tea bread among pranks

29 June 2021

New NUS centre gives computing students a chance to serve community

4 May 2021

Couple in S’pore raises S$190,000 to send oxygen concentrators to India for fight against Covid-19

24 May 2019

Explained: How governments can build better services with blockchain

28 March 2021

Sea makes S$50 million gift to advance cutting edge research and education at NUS School of Computing

14 May 2018

In recognition of excellence

13 July 2018

Overcoming great odds, they now aim high

11 March 2019

AI – Most Influential Scholars

22 June 2019

They suffered burnout, but the game these young Singaporeans created kept them going

18 February 2022

HLSCC to offer FinTech courses starting next month

5 October 2019

Open For Business

20 July 2018

Hello Singapore: A.I. in healthcare

15 August 2022

NUS School of Computing to get new dean

30 December 2020

Three Singapore smart home hub, Wi-Fi router brands carry new cyber-security label

8 February 2024

AI regulations: What can the EU learn from Asia?

Associate Professor Kan Min Yen emphasises that Southeast Asia's regulations are less detailed compared to the EU's, citing the region's ...

13 April 2021

NFT gains popularity, attention to blockchain technology grows again

11 July 2023

Northern Trust, NUS School of Computing and NUS Asian Institute of Digital Finance Join Forces to Support Blockchain Development for Institutional Use

27 September 2018

App to help NUS students work towards dream jobs

13 July 2020

NUS fintech course aims to ease supply crunch

31 March 2022

NUS Computing partners Sea to establish scholarship