List of universities and colleges in Singapore
This is a list of educational institutions in Singapore.
Publicly-funded institutions
The publicly-funded educational institutions in Singapore fall under three types: Statutory boards of the Singapore Government are subject to operational regulations set by the government. Autonomous institutions are subject to government oversight but operate as private companies under the Companies Act. Private education institutions (PEIs) are private companies under the Companies Act registered with the Council for Private Education (CPE).
Local universities
There are six local universities in Singapore.[1][2]
Founded | Local university | Type | Status | Students | |
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Full name | Abbrev. | ||||
1905 (as King Edward VII College of Medicine; established as NUS in 1980) | National University of Singapore[1] 新加坡国立大学 Universiti Kebangsaan Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய பல்கலைக்கழகம் | NUS 国大 | Autonomous | In operation | 38,307 [3] |
1981 (as NTI; established as NTU in 1991) | Nanyang Technological University[1] 南洋理工大学 Universiti Teknologi Nanyang நன்யாங் தொழில்நுட்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம் | NTU 南大 | Autonomous | In operation | 33,166[4] |
2000 | Singapore Management University 新加坡管理大学 Universiti Pengurusan Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் நிர்வாக பல்கலைக்கழகம் | SMU 新大 | Autonomous | In operation | 9,280[5] |
2009 | Singapore University of Technology and Design 新加坡科技与设计大学 Universiti Teknologi dan Rekabentuk Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் தொழில்நுட்பம் மற்றும் வடிவமைப்பு பல்கலைக்கழகம் | SUTD 新科大 | Autonomous | In operation | 1,341[6] |
2009 | Singapore Institute of Technology 新加坡理工大学 Institut Teknologi Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் தொழில்நுட்ப கல்வி நிறுவனம் | SIT 新工大 | Autonomous | In operation | Approximately 5,000 [7] |
2005 | SIM University[1] 新跃大学 Universiti SIM சிம் பல்கலைக்கழகம் | UniSIM | Private[8] | In operation | 13,641[9] |
Autonomous institutes
Founded | Full name | Parent University | Partner School | Students |
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1950 (as TTC; established as NIE in 1991) | National Institute of Education 国立教育学院 | NTU | 3,528[10] | |
2001 | Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music 杨秀桃音乐学院 | NUS | Peabody Institute | |
2004 | Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy | NUS | John F. Kennedy School of Government | |
2005 | Duke-NUS Medical School 杜克—国大医学研究生院 | NUS | Duke University | |
2007 | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies 拉惹勒南国际研究院 | NTU | ||
2011 | Yale-NUS College 耶鲁—新加坡国大学院 | NUS | Yale University | The plan is to start with an initial class of 150 students in the fall of 2013, and to gradually grow each incoming class until a steady state of 250 incoming students per year is reached. This will give a total student enrolment of 1,000.[11] |
Partnership programmes
Founded | Full name | Affiliation |
---|---|---|
1998 | Singapore-MIT Alliance 新加坡-麻省理工学院学术联盟 | MIT; NTU; NUS |
1999 | Wharton–SMU Research Center Wharton-SMU研究中心 | Wharton School of The UoP; SMU |
2002 | Design Technology Institute 设计技术学院 | EUT; NUS |
2003 | German Institute of Science and Technology 德国科学技术学院 | NTU; NUS; TUM-SIT |
2003 | NTU-SJTU Joint EMBA Programme | NTU; SJTU |
2003 | Singapore Stanford Partnership 新加坡-斯坦福伙伴关系 | NTU; Stanford University |
2003 | The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific 亚太物流学院 | GIT; NUS |
Polytechnics
Polytechnics in Singapore provide three-years diploma courses and accept students based on their GCE O-level, GCE A-level or Institute of Technical Education (ITE) results. Most Polytechnic graduates will continue their Bachelor's Degree education with advanced standing options depending on the universities and courses they applied to with their Diploma.
Founded | Polytechnic | Type | Status | Students | |
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Full name | Abbrev. | ||||
1954 | Singapore Polytechnic 新加坡理工学院 Politeknik Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் பாலிடெக்னிக் | SP | Statutory board | In operation | |
1963 | Ngee Ann Polytechnic 义安理工学院 Politeknik Ngee Ann | NP | Statutory board | In operation | |
1990 | Temasek Polytechnic 淡马锡理工学院 Politeknik Temasek | TP | Statutory board | In operation | |
1992 | Nanyang Polytechnic 南洋理工学院 Politeknik Nanyang | NYP | Statutory board | In operation | |
2002 | Republic Polytechnic 共和理工学院 Politeknik Republik | RP | Statutory board | In operation |
Arts institutions
The two arts institutions in Singapore[2] provide three-years diploma courses as well as degree courses and accept students based on their GCE O-level, GCE A-level or Institute of Technical Education (ITE) results like the Polytechnics. Most NAFA and LASALLE graduates will continue their Bachelor's Degree education with advanced standing options depending on the universities and courses they applied to with their Diploma.
Founded | Arts institution | Type | Status | Students | |
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Full name | Abbrev. | ||||
1938 | Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts 南洋艺术学院 Akademi Seni Halus Nanyang | NAFA | Private[12][13] | In operation | 2,300[14] |
1984 | LASALLE College of the Arts 拉萨尔艺术学院 Maktab Seni Lasalle | LASALLE | Private[15][16] | In operation |
Other institutions
Foreign institutions
Founded | Foreign institution | Status | Students | |
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Full name | Abbrev. | |||
2003 | James Cook University Singapore | JCU Singapore | In operation | 3700 |
2011 | Embry–Riddle Asia | ERAU Asia | In operation | 400 |
2010 | Rutgers Business School Asia Pacific | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | In operation | |
2006 | University of Nevada Las Vegas Singapore | UNLV Singapore | In operation | 200 |
2008 | Curtin University Singapore | Curtin Singapore | In operation | 1700 |
2010 | Temple University Singapore[17] | Fox School of Business | In operation | |
2005 | Cardiff Metropolitan University: Asia Campus | Cardiff Metropolitan University Asia | Merged | 700[18][19] |
2002 | Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh: Asia Campus | Queen Margaret University Asia | In operation | 1500[20] |
2000 | INSEAD Asia Campus 欧洲工商管理学院 (亚洲校区) | INSEAD Asia | In operation | |
2004 | S P Jain School of Global Management, Singapore Campus | SPJCM Singapore | In operation | |
2006 | ESSEC Business School, Asia Pacific Campus | ESSEC Business School | In operation | |
2006 | James Lind Institute[21][22][23] | JLI, Singapore | In operation | |
2008 | DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore DigiPen理工学院 (新加坡校区) | DigiPen Singapore | In operation | |
2012 | St. Gallen Institute of Management in Asia[24] | SGI | In operation |
Affiliated institutions
The institutions listed below do not confer any undergraduate or graduate degrees; only the institutions' partner universities are able to confer these degrees.
Notes
- a b c NTU, NUS and SIM are also members of the LAOTSE (Links to Asia by Organising Traineeship and Student Exchange) Network. The City University of New York – Baruch College is America's largest AACSB-accredited business school.
See also
References
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- 1 2 "Post-secondary". Ministry of Education, Singapore. Ministry of Education, Singapore. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "NUS Students and Graduate Statistics". National University of Singapore. 2015.
- ↑ "Enrolment by College (AY2015-16)". Nanyang Technological University. 2015.
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- ↑ http://www.ntu.edu.sg/AboutNTU/CorporateInfo/FactsFigures/Pages/EnrolmentbyCollege(AY2015-16).aspx
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- ↑ "About - LASALLE". LASALLE College of the Arts. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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- ↑ It was previously the Training Department of PSB Corporation Pte Ltd that mainly owned by Productivity and Standards Board, and upgraded to private school since 2001.
- ↑ It was previously called Redhill Tutorial Institution (红山辅导学院) and renamed since 2009.
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