Motivated by the potential of using spatial data to help drive urban planning decisions, Scholar Wilson Chua looked no further than the URA for a career future.
URA Undergraduate Scholarship
Once a Street Directory Fan, Now a Civil Engineer
URA Scholar Yong-Xing shares his peculiar Street Directory obsession and how it has led to his higher education, scholarship, and career pursuits.
Engineering and Urban (Re) Development
Engineers, relative to planners or architects, may be less commonly associated with the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Scholar Zann Tay shares with us how civil engineers play an important role in shaping the built environment, through some of the projects she has undertaken at URA after graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) with Honours (Distinction).
From Exploring Cities, To Building Them
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Overseas Scholarship provided Toufiq with the opportunity to explore different cities around the world during his time as an Architecture student at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Embracing Perspective in Urban Planning
URA Scholar Yuchong is an aspiring urban planner. Follow his liberal arts education and internship stints and find out how he copes with being the only Singaporean in the college!
Creating a City of Change
URA Scholar and environmental analysis student Yttrium attributes much of his learning and development to his liberal arts college education in the U.S.
Smart & Sustainable Urban Development
Follow URA Scholar Sherwin’s journey as he pivoted his aspirations from urban planning to research and analytics when he found himself drawn to his STEM electives.
Planning a Cityscape for a Future Singapore
URA Scholar Jia Yi sees potential cities and living quarters from an empty plot of land. Follow his scholarship journey as he pursues civil engineering in London.
The Diverse World of Computer Science
URA Scholar Wilson Chua sets out to achieve digital fluency at the Imperial College London. He shares the kind of ICT work URA has to offer.
From Imagining to Designing the Urban City
Architecture crosses a diversity of disciplines. Yutian, a URA scholar, dipped her toes into all her interests in building the future of Singapore.
A Journey for the Curious
Pursuing a career in strategic land planning allows MND Scholar Su Chen to explore her passion in sustainable development.
An Interest to Shape the Built Environment
URA Scholar and civil engineer Zann Tay shares her experience on several overseas learning trips sponsored by URA.