About Us | Pathfinder

Pathfinder:
Bridging the Knowledge-Application Gap

Our Mission
Pathfinder is designed to create a nurturing pathway for tertiary education students (undergraduate and graduate levels) to align seamlessly with industry needs. Our goal is to empower students to add direct value to the workforce and contribute to driving new economic productivity.
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Our Objectives
Pathfinder is committed to achieving three key objectives:

Enhancing the Tertiary Education Experience:
Foster deeper industry engagement through multilateral collaboration, connecting multiple educational institutions with a wide range of industry partners for aligned development.
Building an Open Innovation Platform:
Provide a space for industries to discover, explore, and acquire innovative and creative ideas, transforming them into new business opportunities that cater to the next generation of consumer needs.
Introducing New Learning Formats:
Enable students to gain immediate practical application of industry-relevant knowledge and skills, leveraging digital tools and fostering innovation.

How Are We Achieving This?

Competency-Based and Skill-Based Learning:
Focusing on developing core competencies and practical skills aligned with industry demands.
Simulated Environments and Real-World Projects:
Creating environments that mirror industry scenarios and incorporating live projects to ensure experiential learning.
Embedded Career Readiness with Interdisciplinary Exposure:
Equipping students with career preparation and broad, interdisciplinary perspectives to adapt to diverse roles.
Technology and Digital Tools:
Embedding technology into teaching and using cutting-edge digital tools to develop innovative solutions for real-world challenges.

Charting New Pathways Through Innovation:
A Message from Neil Cheong

"From the perspective of a venture and innovation industry veteran, an entrepreneurship/venture education specialist, and a mentor to thousands of early-stage Asia-based startups and executives, I believe we haven’t provided enough support, opportunities, or a voice to the up-and-coming generation that will drive consumerism, the economy, and the nation.

The world is brimming with untapped talent and potential, yet we haven’t invested enough attention or resources into understanding the new minds and the rationale of the rising generation.

Pathfinder is designed as an evergreen platform and a multilateral collaborative avenue to empower students and student-led entrepreneur societies at the tertiary education level, providing existing world-class tertiary education institution an unique edge and experience through practical entrepreneurship knowledge access. It also serves as an “innovation and talent link bridge” between the industry and these bright minds.

To everyone:

Let’s give our budding generation a voice and a space to express themselves. With our collective guidance, they might just teach us a thing or two about what they want today and envision for the future, creating new economic opportunities and models.

To interested Pathfinders:

This is something I would have loved to join back in school if I could rewind time. (Maybe one of you can build us a time machine!) Don’t hold yourself back. We’re here to GUIDE you, and you’re here to inspire us. See you in the program!

– Neil Cheong, Co-founder of GUIDE