NIE 2022 was developed over three years of planning and consultation with internal and external key stakeholders. It outlined the Institute’s strategic priorities for its next lap of growth.

Along with the unveiling of NIE 2022, Professor Goh presented the renewed NIE Vision and NIE Mission statements. Both statements had been updated in consultation with the NIE 2022 strategic taskforces and special committees. The updated statements reflected NIE’s current strategic directions and the need to maintain its relevance in the evolving education landscape.

The focus on continuous improvement and innovation is underscored by the theme for NIE 2022, which highlights the need for all NIE faculty and staff to adopt a future-ready mindset. Professor Goh shared that ‘future-readiness’ is a state-of-mind. It is imperative for NIE and all members of its faculty and staff to strive for continuous improvement and be ready to take on new opportunities and challenges.

Professor Low Ee Ling (Dean for Teacher Education), Professor John Wang (Dean for Graduate Studies and Professional Learning), Professor David Hung (Dean for Education Research), Professor Rebecca Ang (Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs) and Associate Professor Chang Chew Hung (Chief Planning Officer) also took turns to present a preview of some of the key strategic initiatives that their units are planning to implement for NIE 2022.

The NIE senior leadership then fielded questions from the audience.

In her closing remarks, Professor Goh thanked every faculty and staff who had contributed towards the current success of NIE. Recounting Alice’s encounter with the Cheshire Cat from Lewis Carroll’s book, Alice in Wonderland, Professor Goh highlighted the importance of having a clear sense of where one wants to go so as to channel our energies in the right direction. She urged all members of the NIE faculty and staff to pull together in the same direction to achieve the NIE Strategic Vision 2022 of a “Future-Ready National Institute of Education”.