Singapore Institute of Technology

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Singapore Institute of Technology
Institut Teknologi Singapura (Malay)
新加坡理工大学 (Chinese)
சிங்கப்பூர் தொழில்நுட்ப கல்வி நிறுவனம் (Tamil)
SIT logo as of 2024.svg
Type Autonomous university [1]
EstablishedMay 2009;15 years ago (2009-05)
Endowment S$447.78 million [2]
President Chua Kee Chaing
Provost John Thong
Academic staff
350++
Students10,000++ [3]
Address
1 Punggol Coast Rd, Singapore 828608
,
Singapore

1°17′25″N103°50′58″E / 1.29028°N 103.84944°E / 1.29028; 103.84944
Colours   Red
  Black
  White
Website www.singaporetech.edu.sg

The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT or Singaporetech) is a public autonomous university in Singapore. [4] The university offers industry-focused, applied degree programmes; it confers its own degree programmes as well as specialised degree programmes with overseas universities. [5]

Contents

The university's degree programmes are grouped into five clusters: Engineering (ENG), Food, Chemical and Biotechnology (FCB), Infocomm Technology (ICT), Health and Social Sciences (HSS), and Business, Communication and Design (BCD). [6]

The university's campus is located at 1 Punggol Coast Road in Punggol, within the North-East Region of the country. [3] The centralised campus in Punggol is next to the new Punggol Coast MRT station. [7] The university will be integrated with Punggol Digital District built by JTC Corporation in Punggol Downtown and Northshore district. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

History

Beginnings

In 2005, the Polytechnic-Foreign Specialised Institutions (Poly-FSI) initiative was introduced by the Ministry of Education. Its aim was to encourage polytechnics to partner with overseas universities to offer degree programmes in niche areas that also supported Singapore's economic development. [13] Their findings supported the establishment of a dedicated publicly funded institute that would bring in overseas university partners to Singapore. [14]

Establishment

In 2009, the university was founded by then SIT president Tan Chin Tiong. He was previously a deputy president at the Singapore Management University. In 2013, Tan stepped down as SIT president and returned to the Singapore Management University as an advisor and Professor. Tan Thiam Soon took over the reins from him, [15] and was subsequently succeeded by Professor Chua Kee Chaing in 2022.

Singapore Institute of Technology Bill

In 2014, a bill was passed in the Parliament of Singapore conferring the university autonomous status and allowing it to confer its own degrees. SIT will partner with overseas universities to build upon their capabilities while offering new applied degrees in SIT's name. SIT is also required to constantly refresh its programmes in accordance with Singapore's developments, economy and society. [16] [17]

Punggol Campus

Classes at the new Punggol campus started in September 2024. The Punggol Campus comprises two plots known as ‘SIT Campus Heart’ and ‘SIT Campus Court’.

Admission

SIT accepts applicants with diplomas from the 5 local Polytechnics, NUS High School, 2 local Arts Institutions, [18] [19] A levels and International Baccalaureate (IB) Qualifications. SAT scores are also considered. Adult learners may also apply for admission. Beside grades, applicants are admitted based on experiences, co-curricula activities and passion for the degree programmes. [20]

In 2023, 13,053 applicants competed for 3,328 places in 39 degree programmes. 93 per cent of the intake were polytechnic diploma holders and 5 per cent were A-level holders. [21]

SIT academic clusters

SIT has five academic clusters:

SIT also offers four postgraduate programmes by research and four postgraduate programmes By coursework.

Overseas university partners

SIT engages with overseas universities to jointly offer the following programmes: [22]

Partner universityPartner university countryProgrammes
Full nameAbbrev.
DigiPen Institute of Technology DigiPenUSAComputer Science and Interactive Media and Game Development, BS

Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation, BS

Mechatronics System, BFA,

Digital Art and Animation, BA

Newcastle University NUEnglandElectrical Power Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Chemical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Technical University of Munich TUMGermanyElectronics and Data Engineering, BEng (Hons) [23]

Chemical Engineering, BEng (Hons) [24]

The Culinary Institute of America CIAUSAFood Business Management (Baking and Pastry Arts), BBA

Food Business Management (Culinary Arts), BBA

University of Glasgow GlasScotland

Civil Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Computing Science, BSc (Hons)

Mechanical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Nursing, BSc (Hons)

Research

SIT currently has six applied research centres, and four innovation centres:

Research centres:

Innovation centres:

Campus buildings

SIT's centralised campus in Punggol in 2024. SIT Punggol Campus Court Block E6 in 2024.jpg
SIT's centralised campus in Punggol in 2024.

SIT is located at 1 Punggol Coast Road, Singapore 828608. This centralised campus in Punggol is next to the new Punggol Coast MRT station. [7] [25] This Punggol Campus will be able to house 12,000 students. [12] and consists of 2 main plots - the Campus Heart and Campus Court, [26] which has a total of 10 buildings. [12]

Students from two academic clusters: Business, Communication and Design, and Infocomm Technology started classes at the new Punggol campus from September 2024. [3] Besides the Punggol Campus, SIT has other campuses in Singapore. [27]

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  2. ↑ SIT Annual Report 2018 | https://www.singaporetech.edu.sg/sites/default/files/SIT%20Annual%20Report%202018_0.pdf Archived 26 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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