{
  "id": 530856,
  "title": "Singapore’s NUS to make AI courses compulsory for all undergraduates from August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/singapores-nus-to-make-ai-courses-compulsory-for-all-undergraduates",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T04:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/education/126064/singapores-nus-to-make-ai-courses-compulsory-for-all-undergraduates-from-august"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National University of Singapore (NUS) will make AI-related courses compulsory for all undergraduates starting from the August intake, as part of the university's initiative to promote AI literacy across all disciplines. Each incoming student will complete a compulsory introductory module, \"Applied Generative AI: From Prompting to Evaluation,\" while AI-related courses will be integrated into common curricula and individual majors. NUS Provost Aaron Thean emphasized that the goal is to develop AI-fluent graduates who can effectively utilize AI while preserving essential human decision-making skills. More than 85% of the university's 29,600 undergraduates across 15 colleges, faculties, and schools will be affected by this requirement. Students pursuing deeper AI expertise can opt for new minors or second majors in applied AI fields, such as Geospatial Intelligence and Applied AI under Design and Engineering, both commencing in August. Additionally, the university is expanding access to AI tools, offering baseline access to ChatGPT Edu, a university-controlled version of ChatGPT with enhanced privacy and usage limits. Advanced AI tools will be piloted in selected courses, and NUS is developing seven in-house AI tools for teaching, including scenario generators, a Socratic coach, and AI-assisted research tools to help students identify weaknesses in AI-generated responses. This strategy follows a similar move by Nanyang Technological University, which announced a mandatory AI literacy course for all students starting in August.",
  "summary": "The National University of Singapore (NUS) has announced that all undergraduates will be required to complete at least two compulsory AI-related courses before graduation, starting from the August intake. The initiative aims to ensure graduates can effectively use AI while maintaining essential human decision-making skills. NUS provost Aaron Thean stated that the university wants to create \"AI fluent\" graduates, with a smaller group developing advanced expertise in the field. The compulsory introductory module, \"Applied Generative AI: From Prompting to Evaluation,\" will be taken by all incoming students. Additionally, AI-related courses will be incorporated into common curricula and individual majors, with students from specific colleges already having AI-related courses as part of their common curriculum.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "NUS makes AI courses compulsory, gives all students and staff free ChatGPT Edu access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/nus-makes-ai-courses-compulsory-gives-all-students-and-staff-free",
        "published": "2026-08-11T03:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "NUS students to get ChatGPT access, freshmen to undergo compulsory AI module",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/nus-students-to-get-chatgpt-access-freshmen-to-undergo-compulsory-ai",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:30:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}