Singapore Institute of Management

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The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is a private tertiary education institution in Singapore. Founded on 28 November 1964 by the Economic Development Board (EDB), SIM is registered under the Committee for Private Education (CPE). [1] SIM offers diploma, transnational undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and executive education courses.

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Singapore Institute of Management
SIM Group logo.svg
Type Private
Established28 November 1964;58 years ago (1964-11-28)
Chairman Euleen Goh [2]
Location
Singapore
Campus Urban
Website www.sim.edu.sg

1°19′33″N103°47′59″E / 1.32583°N 103.79972°E / 1.32583; 103.79972

The SIM Group provides its core services through two educational brands: SIM Global Education and SIM Academy. [3] From 2005 to 2017, SIM Group established and managed SIM University (UniSIM).

SIM Global Education

SIM Global Education
SIM GE Logo.svg
TypePrivate
EstablishedJanuary 2006;17 years ago (2006-01)
Location
Clementi
,
Singapore
CampusClementi (9.2 hectares)
Colours   Red
  Blue
Website www.sim.edu.sg/degrees-diplomas/overview

SIM Global Education (SIM GE) is a private education institute. [4] It offers diploma, bachelor's degree and master’s degree with universities from Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. The institution has 16,000 students with about 30% being full-time international students from over 40 countries. [1] [5] The institute offers both full-time and part-time programmes. [6]

In 2018, SIM opened its first overseas representative office in Indonesia, Jakarta to cultivate awareness of its offered programmes under the SIM GE brand in Indonesia. [7] [8]

Industry partnership

In 2018, SIM GE and SGTech signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU offers internship and job opportunities from among SGTech's member companies in the technology sector. SGTech will also engage industry professionals to mentor SIM GE students. [9]

Graduate employment

SIM reported that 82.4 per cent of its 2019 and 2020 graduates found jobs within six months after graduation. Among the total, 57.1 per cent were in full-time jobs, 15.6 per cent were in part-time jobs, and 9.8 per cent were freelancers. The median starting gross monthly salary of those in full-time employment was $2,815. [10]

SIM International Academy

SIM previously operated SIM International Academy for Secondary 1 to 4 classes, leading to an International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). [11] The Academy stopped accepting applications the following year [12] and is no longer listed as a SIM constituent. [3]

SIM University (2005–2017)

SIM University (UniSIM) was a publicly 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 is no longer a member of the Singapore Institute of Management Group (SIM). [13]

Campus

The Singapore Institute of Management has two campuses across the west side of Singapore. The two campuses cover a total land area of 120,000 sqm. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Corporate Governance". Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Who We Are". Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT". Council for Private Education, Singapore. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "About SIM Global Education | Higher Education in Singapore". SIM GE Website. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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  11. ↑ Davie, Sandra (12 December 2016). "SIM to open international school in 2017". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Daud, Sulaiman (16 November 2018). "Admissions to SIM International Academy permanently closed after it just opened in Sept. 2017". Mothership. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "UniSIM renamed S'pore University of Social Sciences". TODAYonline. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Campus Details". Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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