One of the World's Leading Universities
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is the #1 ranked University in Singapore and ranked 24th most prestigious University worldwide. Grounded by their mission to help advance cutting edge, evidence-based, impactful teaching and learning practices in ways that support the educational vision of NUS. The University aspires to be a vital community of academics, researchers, staff, students and alumni working together in a spirit of innovation and enterprise for a better world.
With an acceptance rate between 5% – 7%, NUS holds high standards for their students and continues to push them to the next level by providing support in areas that will support them academically and professionally. Iris Reading aligned with the University’s Business school and their dedication to empowering students to be A.G.I.L.E. for the V.U.C.A. – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous – world. The Business School is recognized globally for their excellence not only in education but research as well. Our team discovered that the Business School students were spending an abundance of hours on research every single week.
The common challenge that raised with a majority of students included their need to read an article and extract the main themes to include in their research reports. Students found themselves re-reading material over and over. This habit led to additional hours wasted each week in studying. During the training an emphasis was placed on helping students read a piece of dense material one time, and understand it the first time. Students introduced to the topic of Speed Reading found themselves a little skeptical at first, but were pleasantly surprised when they discovered a majority of the workshop (60%) was dedicated to comprehension.
The National University of Singapore continues to provide enhanced holistic programmes, where their students are groomed to possess multiple skill sets in several disciplines and the know-how to problem – solve new business challenges, produce quality results and thrive in the current demanding workforce.
Voices of the Students
“I found the drills and exercises performed on academic readings, research papers most helpful during the workshop. The various reading and content retention techniques discussed helped make this a great overall presentation!”
- Beginning Reading Speed = 210
- Ending Reading Speed = 400
- Percent Increase = 90.48%
“The presenter was excellent. Knowing now whether I am reading to get the big picture or reading for details helps me to plan and focus better.”
- Beginning Reading Speed = 200
- Ending Reading Speed = 480
- Percent Increase = 140%
“It was helpful in strengthening my skills when it comes to online reading, reading scholarly articles and textbooks. The time of practice to speed up my reading skills without comprehension.”
- Beginning Reading Speed = 266
- Ending Reading Speed = 420
- Percent Increase = 57.89%