Huiyu Zhang | Senior Academic Mentor
Temasek Polytechnic

Dr Zhang Huiyu began her professional career as a Research Scientist at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) before fulfilling her inner calling of becoming a lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic (TP). With over a decade of experience, she has trained over one thousand students and working adult learners in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Analytics through full-time programmes and short courses. She received TP’s Teaching Excellence Award in 2018, Educational Innovation Award and Outstanding CET Contributor Award in 2023. Huiyu believes that to develop lifelong learners, lecturers themselves must be equipped with the right skillset, toolset, and mindset. In this regard, she supports her colleagues by coaching them to review and analyse the effectiveness of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment practices and engage in collaborative partnership with the industry and other educational institutions to stay relevant to the changing needs. She also inspires them to embrace new strategic teaching and learning (T&L) directions by spearheading T&L innovation as a principal investigator of several funded research projects in AI and Analytics, including using chatbots to support personalised learning.