Undergrad interest in engineering, accountancy and humanities is dwindling. What will it mean for Singapore's future?

Business

University enrolment in Singapore has always closely followed the country's economic priorities, but rapid technological change and an increasingly complex economic landscape have made admissions planning more challenging. When Mr Tan Jun An applied to study accountancy at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), artificial intelligence (AI) was already casting a long shadow over a profession that had, up until then, been regarded as a sure bet. Even so, the 24-year-old went ahead with his