# Establishing Collaboration between NIE and ECDA for Brain-based Learning across Learning Profiles and Integrating Adaptive AI in Education System

- Date: 2025-11-04
- Who: Desmond Lee · Victor Lye
- Source: https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=written-answer-20821
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## Why it matters

The Ministry of Education(MOE) has not committed to establishing an interdisciplinary working group, showing that Singapore's convergence of neuroscience and AI education still advances piecemeal through existing institutions like the National Institute of Education(NIE) rather than through top-level coordination

## Summary

An MP asked whether MOE will get NIE and ECDA to collaborate on brain-based learning research across learning profiles, and proposed an interdisciplinary taskforce on brain-based learning combined with adaptive AI in education. MOE replied that multi-party education research is already in place, curriculum design draws on neuroscience and educational psychology, and expert input is reflected — without explicitly committing to a new taskforce. The central debate: whether a dedicated team is needed to drive deeper integration of brain science and AI.

## Key points

- Push brain-based learning research
- Proposes an interdisciplinary taskforce
- Multi-party education research already exists

## Full text

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57 Mr Victor Lye asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry will advise the National Institute of Education to collaborate with the Early Childhood Development Agency to study how students learn best across diverse learning profiles; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry will consider establishing an interdisciplinary taskforce comprising educators, neuroscientists, psychologists, and technologists to chart a roadmap for integrating brain-based learning and adaptive AI across the education system.

Mr Desmond Lee : There are ongoing education research collaborations involving entities, such as the National Institute of Education, the National Institute of Early Childhood Development, the Early Childhood Development Agency, the Ministry of Education (MOE) and other key partners.

MOE grounds its curriculum design and pedagogies in educational theories which draws from various research fields, including neuroscience and educational psychology and incorporates expert views as appropriate.