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 (Updated 15 September 2023)
Chairman

Mr Lai Chung Han
Permanent Secretary (Education)
Ministry of Education
Deputy Chair

Mr Wong Siew Hoong
Advisor
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education
Members

Prof Christine Goh (Ex-officio)
Director
National Institute of Education

Mrs Chua-Lim Yen Ching
Deputy Director-General of Education (Professional Development)
Ministry of Education

Mr Kok Ping Soon
Chief Executive Officer
Singapore Business Federation

Mr Tan Chin Hwee
CEO, Asia Pacific
Trafigura Pte Ltd

Prof Tan Ooi Kiang
Deputy Provost (Education)
Nanyang Technological University

Mr James Wong
Deputy Secretary (Services) / Group Director HR
Ministry of Education

Prof Lily Kong
President
Singapore Management University

Prof Andrew Brown
Emeritus Professor of Education and Society
Institute of Education
Institute of Education
University College London