The University of Adelaide plans to make its campus in Singapore its second largest within two years. By 2010, its student numbers will be doubled. The University made this announcement at a dinner on Friday. The event was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its educational partnership with Ngee Ann Kongsi. Professor John Taplin, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Adelaide, said: "The University...
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Top Australian institution – the Curtin University of Technology – will be setting up shop here, adding another boost to the tertiary scene in Singapore. Students can expect degree programmes in business and technology when the campus opens in early December. Artist's impression of the Singapore campus of Curtin University of Technology The former ITE Balestier campus at Jalan Rajah may not look...
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched the first Master of Landscape Architecture Programme which will start this August. According to the Singapore Landscape Industry Survey 2006 conducted by Synovate Business Consulting, the sector is expected to grow to $153 million by 2014. Students taking the course will be trained in architectural design, site planning, estate development and...
Some two years after Warwick University's unsuccessful attempt at setting up a campus here, another United Kingdom tertiary institution — Queen Margaret University (QMU) — is ready to open its doors in April. The QMU Asia Campus is a joint venture between the East Asia Institute of Management and QMU, Edinburgh — the product of a seven-year collaboration and the university's first offshore...
Singapore is an increasingly popular choice for Korean students. It's not just the local education system that's attracting them here. There has been a small but growing number of students who are coming to Singapore, specifically to enroll in international schools. Students at the Singapore Korean School Weekend classes at the Singapore Korean School have become the only time where many of the...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Thursday launched the University Town project at the National University of Singapore (NUS), which will also be the site of the Youth Olympic Village if the country wins the bid to host the Games. The government has confirmed that the project has been given top priority and will be completed by 2010. According to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, the...
Asian students who traditionally looked to English-speaking Western countries for higher education are increasingly turning closer to home - to Singapore, educators say. Backed by a government-led initiative to capture a slice of the great paper chase in Asia, Singapore has managed to woo more than 16 of the world’s leading schools to set up campuses as part of the city-state’s “Global...
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