(And they call it) guppy love

摘要

Singapore's science agency has persuaded several 'whales' — internationally eminent scientists — to 'swim' to the island nation. Here, they head up some of our research institutes, guide us into new research areas and, most importantly, inspire and mentor our 'guppies'. Our guppies are 600-plus National Science Scholars, who are fully funded by Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A~*STAR). We call these scholars guppies because the small fish are curious and adventurous. To prepare them for hardier environments, we send most of our guppies overseas for their PhD education. Some do study in Singapore, but they also spend time at our partner universities in the United States and Europe. As a result, our scholars grow up with a global perspective.