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