Explore Your Opportunities
Shape a university experience that is uniquely your own.
There is no single way to experience university.
Some students discover a passion for research. Others find their community through competitions, student organisations, overseas programmes, or volunteering. Many discover interests they never expected to pursue.
Your university journey will be uniquely your own. The opportunities you choose to explore will shape not only your university experience, but also the person you become.
Research Opportunities
Discover. Explore. Innovate.
Research at CCDS isn't reserved for postgraduate students. As an undergraduate, you'll have opportunities to work alongside faculty on research projects, tackle real-world challenges, and contribute to new ideas that advance computing and data science.
Whether you're curious about artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, human-centred computing, or data science, research offers an opportunity to explore your interests beyond the classroom.
Student Story
Learning by Building: Five Student Projects Turning Computing into Real-World Impact
From an AI-powered tutor and interview coach to autonomous robotics, fraud detection and a gamified sign language app, five student-led projects showcase how CCDS students learn by solving authentic problems. First presented at NTU Open House 2026, the projects demonstrate how hands-on, AI-enabled learning empowers students to apply computing knowledge beyond the classroom.
Read story →Competitions
Challenge Yourself. Learn Together.
From hackathons and programming contests to AI competitions and international challenges, competitions provide opportunities to apply your knowledge, work as part of a team, and solve meaningful problems.
Many students discover new interests — and lifelong friendships — through these shared experiences.
Student Story
Winning with Real-World AI: CCDS Team Tackles One of Machine Learning's Toughest Challenges
Five CCDS undergraduates clinched first place at the National AI Student Challenge 2026 by developing an adaptive AI solution that detects and mitigates data drift. Built while balancing full-time internships, their solution improved prediction accuracy by 23.5% in under 30 seconds, demonstrating how students are applying computing knowledge to real-world challenges.
Read story →Industry Experiences
Connect Learning with Practice.
Learning doesn't stop when you leave the classroom.
Through internships, industry projects, company visits, guest lectures, and collaborations with industry partners, you'll gain insights into how computing is applied in the real world while building professional skills and networks.
Student Story
Growing Beyond the Comfort Zone: How Global Internships Reshaped One Student's Perspective
Through internships in Singapore, Indonesia and Japan, Benedict Isaac Lim discovered that success is about more than technical expertise. Navigating unfamiliar cultures, adapting to different workplace expectations and embracing uncertainty helped him build resilience, confidence and a broader perspective on collaboration.
Read story →Student Life
Find Your Community.
Student organisations, interest groups, volunteering opportunities, and community activities offer countless ways to connect with others who share your interests — or introduce you to entirely new ones.
University is about more than academic achievement. It's also about discovering who you are and finding where you belong.
Student Story
Building the Next Generation: Students Paying Forward Their Passion for Computing
What began as an outreach initiative has grown into a community where students inspire future computing talent through mentorship, teaching and shared enthusiasm for coding. Pathways in Python brings together student mentors, faculty and industry partners to make computing more accessible while nurturing confidence in aspiring learners.
Read story →Global Opportunities
See the World Differently.
Whether through overseas exchanges, international competitions, study trips, or global collaborations, you'll have opportunities to broaden your perspectives, experience different cultures, and learn alongside students from around the world.
Sometimes, the most valuable lessons happen far beyond the classroom.
Student Story
Broadening Horizons: Learning Beyond Borders Through Global Experiences
A two-week study programme in France gave Yvonne Lim the opportunity to explore artificial intelligence through a global lens while experiencing a different culture and academic environment. Beyond the technical knowledge gained, the experience strengthened her adaptability, cross-cultural awareness and confidence in navigating unfamiliar settings.
Read story →Leadership
Grow by Helping Others Grow.
Leadership takes many forms. You might organise an event, mentor junior students, lead a project team, or contribute to a student organisation.
These experiences build confidence, resilience, communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with others — qualities that will serve you throughout your career.
Student Story
Leading with Purpose: Discovering Growth Beyond the Classroom
Leadership opportunities at CCDS helped Linus Loh discover strengths he never expected to develop through his academic journey alone. By organising events, working with diverse teams and stepping outside his comfort zone, he gained confidence, empathy and a deeper sense of purpose.
Read story →Your Journey, Your Story
Every student's journey at CCDS is different. Some will spend late nights preparing for competitions. Others will discover a passion for research, launch a start-up, study overseas, or mentor the next generation of students. Many will do several of these things — and many will discover opportunities they never expected.
Make the journey your own.
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