NIE Council
The NIE Council is the governing body of NIE. Its responsibilities are to:
- Set objectives and provide direction for the Institute;
- Review, evaluate and approve current programmes and facilities provided by the Institute and to suggest future developments;
- Assist in the liaison with outside bodies including organisations which have an interest in the Institute;
- Approve operating and budgetary plans of the Institute; and
- Appoint working committees or panels to assist the Council in charting out the directions of the Institute.
Composition of the NIE Council (As at 1 July 2024)
Chairman
![Ms Lim Wan Yong PS(ED) LWY](/images/nielibraries/nie-department-images/spaq/ps(ed)-lwy_28jun2024.jpg?sfvrsn=ad7843b5_0&MaxWidth=120&MaxHeight=150&ScaleUp=false&Quality=High&Method=ResizeFitToAreaArguments&Signature=6765460ADA90ED51AE239A6FFB4DA33F8DA971C9)
Ms Lim Wan Yong
Permanent Secretary (Education)
Ministry of Education
Deputy Chair
![Mr Wong Siew Hoong](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/mr-wong-siew-hoong448efe5f-ae28-4b56-b200-d39b1bca6db3.jpg?sfvrsn=c8117c8b_3)
Mr Wong Siew Hoong
Advisor
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education
Members
![Prof Liu Woon Chia Prof Liu Woon Chia](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/prof-liu-woon-chia-120x150.png?sfvrsn=577cf0c5_0)
Prof Liu Woon Chia (Ex-officio)
Director
National Institute of Education
![Prof Andrew Brown](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/prof-andrew-brown.png?sfvrsn=84d63451_3)
Prof Andrew Brown
Emeritus Professor of Education and Society
Institute of Education
Institute of Education
University College London
![Ms Beatrice Chong photo Ms Beatrice Chong photo](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/ms-beatrice-chong-photo.jpg?sfvrsn=826fae2c_0)
Ms Beatrice Chong
Deputy Director-General of Education (Professional Development)
Ministry of Education
![Gwenda Fong photo Gwenda Fong photo](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/gwenda-fong-photo.jpg?sfvrsn=d77e4b56_0)
Ms Gwenda Fong
Deputy Secretary (Digital Society and Development)
Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI)
![Mr Tan Chin Hwee](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/mr-tan-chin-hwee.jpg?sfvrsn=30cb30dd_3)
Mr Tan Chin Hwee
Chairman
Energy Supply Resilience Advisory Panel, Energy Market Authority (EMA) &
Singapore Trade Data Exchange Services Pte Ltd (SGTraDex)
![Prof Tan Ooi Kiang](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/prof-tan-ooi-kiang.png?sfvrsn=cf4fa4c2_3)
Prof Tan Ooi Kiang
Deputy Provost (Education)
Nanyang Technological University
![Tan Tai Yong Tan Tai Yong](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/tan-tai-yong.png?sfvrsn=c5d5dfd4_0)
Prof Tan Tai Yong
President
Singapore University of Social Sciences
![Mr James Wong Mr James Wong](/images/nielibraries/corporate/nie-council/mr-james-wong_39f4e690d-2b2f-40ca-a14f-07116f63a81f.tmb-listing.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=8009e653_2)
Mr James Wong
Deputy Secretary (Services) / Group Director HR
Ministry of Education