Singapore Institute of Management

Coordinates: 1°19′33″N 103°47′59″E / 1.32583°N 103.79972°E / 1.32583; 103.79972

Singapore Institute of Management
Type Private
Established 1964
Location Clementi, Singapore
Campus Urban
Website www.sim.edu.sg

The Singapore Institute of Management (abbreviation: SIM; Simplified Chinese: 新加坡管理学院; Traditional Chinese: 新加坡管理學院; is Singapore's largest provider of private tertiary education and professional training. It was founded by the Singapore Economic Development Board in 1964. SIM is registered under the Committee for Private Education Singapore (CPE).[1] SIM offers International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), diploma, undergraduate (distance-learning) and postgraduate programmes as well as executive education courses.

The SIM Group provides its core services through three educational brands:SIM International Academy, SIM Global Education and SIM Professional Development. From 2005 to 2017, SIM Group established and managed SIM University (UniSIM).

SIM Global Education

SIM Global Education (SIM GE) a private education institute. It offers more than 80 programmes ranging from its in-house diploma and graduate diploma courses to Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes with well-known universities from Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. In total, the institute has an enrolment of about 19,000 students including adult learners. About 20% of the students are full-time international students from over 40 countries.[2]

The following is a list of partner universities:[3]

SIM International Academy

In 2017, SIM International Academy will open its doors to offer Secondary 1 to 4 classes, leading to an International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), the equivalent of O levels.[4]

SIM Professional Development

SIM Professional Development programmes train more than 14,000 professionals annually through its 800 seminars, workshops and conferences. Its in-company training and consultancy services help companies optimise effectiveness in management and human resource development fields.

SIM University (2005–2017)

SIM University (UniSIM) was a publicity funded private university in Singapore approved by the Ministry of Education. Its enrolment was close to 10,000 students.

In 2017, UniSIM was restructured into the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and became Singapore’s sixth autonomous university under the ambit of the Ministry of Education (MOE). It was no longer a member of the Singapore Institute of Management Group (SIM).[5]

Campus

The Singapore Institute of Management has four campuses across the west side of Singapore, making it the largest private education campus. The four campuses cover a total land area of 97,000 sq m.

SIM headquarters

The SIM HQ Campus, located at 461 Clementi Road, was officially opened in 2001 by Dr Tony Tan, then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. It houses lecture theatres, tutorial and seminar rooms, computer laboratories, two cafeterias, a multi-purpose hall that can seat up to 1,600 people and a management libraries. The majority of SIM programmes and student activities are held there.

Other facilities include automated teller machines, AXS machine, SingPost S.A.M self-service machine, and a postal box service. 220 carpark lots are available at the basement and other surface car parks in SIM HQ Campus.

SIM Management House

The SIM Management House at Namly Avenue serves as the primary location for membership activities as well as short-term training workshops and seminars. It was opened in 1989 by Dr Richard Hu, then Minister for Finance, and sits on a gross land area of about 10,000 sq m on a 99-year lease from Hwa Chong Institution. It includes 20 lecture theatres, function/seminar rooms, computer laboratories, a members' lounge, cafeteria, business centre, bookshop and library.

SIM Campus development and extension

SIM has announced a Master Plan to further expand its Clementi campus at a platform topping up ceremony on October 9, 2009.[citation needed]

The SIM Campus Development Master Plan which will cost $300 million and is expected to be completed by 2014 will be rolled out in two phases. It will render an additional 56,000 square meters of space, more than double its current campus, thus consolidating its position as the largest private tertiary institution in Singapore, both in terms of total campus size and student enrolment.

The extended campus will cater primarily to the growing needs of the SIM University (UniSIM). As the only private university recognised by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to award its own degrees, UniSIM caters to the tertiary education and lifelong learning needs of working adults. Offering over 40 programmes from four schools, its graduate and post-graduate degree programmes offered through a flexible mode of study are used by working adults who are looking for higher qualifications, career advancement or self-fulfillment.

With the added incentive of a MOE subsidy of up to 40% for its students introduced in 2008, UniSIM has seen a substantial jump in its enrolment. It now has some 10,000 students, compared to 8,000 in 2007. This number is expected to grow by another 40% to 14,000 by 2020. UniSIM caps its annual intake to only about half of applications received due to limited facilities.

References

  1. ↑ "SIM". 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.simge.edu.sg/gePortalWeb/appmanager/web/default?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=pgDetailedPage&fid=VISION_AND_MISSION
  3. ↑ http://www.simge.edu.sg/gePortalWeb/appmanager/web/default?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=pgPartnerUniversities&fid=Discover_Universities
  4. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/sim-to-open-international-school-in-2017 'SIM to open international school in 2017'
  5. ↑ http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/unisim-renamed-singapore-university-social-sciences 'UniSIM renamed S’pore University of Social Sciences'
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.