As part of the effort to create greater access for Singaporeans to a university education, the “Committee to Review University Education Pathways Beyond 2015” was set up in August 2011.  One of the ideas that has emerged from this group is to propose a university that is practice-oriented and closely linked to the industries.

The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), which partners overseas universities to offer degree courses to polytechnic graduates, has been identified as a possible platform to be the fifth university in Singapore, taking this applied university model.

Set up in 2009, SIT currently offers 24 degree programmes, with ten partner universities and has an enrolment of about 1,500 students.

Universities

Degree Programmes Offered

Digipen Institute of Technology

  • Bachelor of Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation
  • Bachelor of Science in Game Design
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation
  • Bachelor of Arts in Game Design

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration

The Culinary Institute of America

  • Bachelor of Professional Studies in Culinary Arts Management

The Glasgow School of Art

  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Communication Design
  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interior Design

University of Glasgow

  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aeronautical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aerospace Systems
  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design Engineering
  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechatronics

Newcastle University, UK

  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Marine Engineering
  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture
  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Offshore Engineering
  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Engineering with Honours Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science with Honours in Food & Human Nutrition

The University of Manchester

  • Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing Practice

Technical University of Munich

  • Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology

Trinity College Dublin

  • Bachelor in Science (Occupational Therapy)
  • Bachelor in Science (Physiotherapy)

Wheelock College

  • Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education