The visit marks the end of the Basque participation in the CoVE LCAMP and opens the way to continued collaboration through the LCAMP ALLIANCE.
From 19 to 23 October, 13 teachers from the seven Basque VET centres that took part in the CoVE LCAMP project visited Singapore. It was a technical and pedagogical mission focused on technology and education watch. The centres are Miguel Altuna LHII, Tolosaldea LHII, Armeria Eskola LHII, Zubieta LHII, Santurtzi LHII, Zornotza LHII and Mendizabala LHII. The trip served as the closing activity of the project, which ended in June.
The main partner was Temasek Polytechnic (TP), which hosted the group for the first two days. The teachers visited its Advanced Manufacturing Centre (TP AMC), a hub for AI-driven and digital advanced manufacturing. They also saw the Robotics & Automation Centre, the Clean Energy Research Centre and the Enabling Technology Collaboratory, which works on AI, IoT and immersive media. Another stop was the IDEAS studio, which explores generative AI in design. The group also met the TP Learning Academy to discuss active learning methods and how to bring Artificial Intelligence into the curriculum.
The programme included two more leading Singaporean VET institutions: Nanyang Polytechnic and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central. At ITE, the group toured the Smart Manufacturing Hub, the Advanced Manufacturing Hub and its AI Centre of Excellence.
On the industry and research side, the delegation visited A*STAR, Singapore’s public R&D agency. It also went to Applied Materials, a global leader in semiconductor equipment, including its cleanroom facilities, and to the OMRON Automation Centre, which focuses on smart manufacturing and collaborative robotics. At the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the teachers learned about Singapore’s vision as a sustainable Smart City.
Two institutional meetings completed the agenda: one at the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain and one at the Basque Trade & Investment office in Singapore. Both explored collaboration opportunities between Southeast Asia and the Basque VET system.
During the visit, each teacher recorded the good practices, technologies and collaboration models they observed in a field notebook. These will now be shared and brought back to the centres.
The trip was a great success. The centres return from Singapore with new ideas, new contacts and a strong motivation to keep advancing together in advanced manufacturing, now through the LCAMP ALLIANCE.
