Singapore, Sep 8, 2026 – Nemetschek APAC, part of the Nemetschek Group, has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to bring AI and digital delivery skills into education and training.
The agreements come as Singapore’s built environment sector pushes toward digitalization and AI adoption, a theme the Ministry of National Development set out at IBEW 2026.
“AI and digital delivery are changing how buildings get designed, approved, built and operated, but the sector cannot adopt what it cannot staff,” said Jonathan Ng, managing director, Southeast Asia, Nemetschek Group. “Transforming the built environment will take industry, government and education moving together. These partnerships put our software and connected workflows into the hands of students and lecturers now, so that capability enters the industry through every new cohort rather than through one-off retraining. That is how you lift the capacity of a whole sector.”
ITE: Five-Year Agreement Across Three Colleges
The five-year MOU with ITE covers all three ITE colleges, with a focus on digital creative design and visualization, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Integrated Digital Delivery (IDD). Students and staff are the training audience, the agreement covers curriculum updates, access to selected Nemetschek software and learning resources, and digital labs, demonstration spaces and technology showcases.
“As the built environment and creative design sectors become increasingly digital, the next generation of talent needs strong technical foundation and the confidence to innovate across connected workflows. Through our partnership with Nemetschek, our students, adult learners, and staff will gain access to industry-relevant tools, learning opportunities and capabilities that will prepare them for the sectors’ continued evolution,” said Mr Alvin Goh, principal, ITE College East.
Singapore Polytechnic: Three-Year Agreement on Compliance and Digital Twin Workflows
The three-year MOU with SP’s School of Architecture & the Built Environment takes effective Sep 1, 2026. It covers curriculum development in pre-employment (PET) and continuing education (CET) tracks, student internships with Nemetschek, industry attachments for lecturers, and workshops. Training will focus on AI-assisted regulatory compliance, IFC model validation, CORENET X-related submission processes, Smart FM and digital twin applications.
“Built Environment education must evolve with the industry. We need to prepare our students for an increasingly model-based, data-driven and digitally integrated way of working,” said Dr Faris Akbar Hajamaideen, director, School of Architecture & the Built Environment, Singapore Polytechnic. “Through this partnership, we can also extend these capabilities to our CET learners, helping professionals already in practice keep pace with the industry’s digital transformation.”
The two agreements follow Nemetschek Group’s partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), announced in October 2025, to translate AI research into solutions for construction and design-to-operations workflows.
Source: Nemetschek Group
About the Nemetschek Group
Nemetschek Group, founded in 1963 and based in Munich, Germany, is a global provider of software solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AEC/O) industries, as well as the media and entertainment sector. The company operates through four business segments: Planning & Design, Build & Construct, Manage & Operate, and Media & Entertainment. Its portfolio includes brands such as Allplan, Graphisoft, Vectorworks, Bluebeam, and Maxon, offering solutions for building information modeling (BIM), structural design, project collaboration, and 3D visualization. The company employs around 4,000 people and supports over 7 million users globally. Nemetschek Group continues to expand its presence in international markets, including in Saudi Arabia.
