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Singapore Institute of Technology

Coordinates: 1°17′25″N 103°50′58″E / 1.29028°N 103.84944°E / 1.29028; 103.84944
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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)
TypeAutonomous university[1]
EstablishedMay 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05)
EndowmentS$447.78 million[2]
PresidentChua Kee Chaing
ProvostJohn Thong
Academic staff
350++
Students10,000++[3]
Address
1 Punggol Coast Rd, Singapore 828608
,
Singapore

1°17′25″N 103°50′58″E / 1.29028°N 103.84944°E / 1.29028; 103.84944
Colours  Red
  Black
  White
Websitewww.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]

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.[3] This new 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

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Beginnings

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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

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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

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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

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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’.

  • Campus Heart - Visitor centre, Makerspace, Forum, Hatchery
  • Campus Court - Ho Bee Auditorium, Foodcourt

Admission

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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

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SIT has five academic clusters:

  • Business, Communication and Design cluster offers six undergraduate programmes.
  • Engineering cluster offers 13 undergraduate programmes.
  • Food, Chemical and Biotechnology cluster offers three undergraduate programmes.
  • Health and Social Sciences cluster offers seven undergraduate programmes.
  • Infocomm Technology offers 10 undergraduate programmes.

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

Overseas university partners

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

Partner university Partner university country Programmes
Full name Abbrev.
DigiPen Institute of Technology DigiPen USA Computer 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 NU England Electrical 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 TUM Germany Electronics and Data Engineering, BEng (Hons)[23]

Chemical Engineering, BEng (Hons)[24]

The Culinary Institute of America CIA USA Food Business Management (Baking and Pastry Arts), BBA

Food Business Management (Culinary Arts), BBA

University of Glasgow Glas Scotland

Civil Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Computing Science, BSc (Hons)

Mechanical Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Nursing, BSc (Hons)

Research

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

Research centres:

  • Centre for Infrastructure and Tunnel Engineering
  • Construction Technology Innovation Laboratory
  • Energy Efficiency Technology Centre
  • Innovation Hub
  • FoodPlant
  • Future Communications Translation Lab

Innovation centres:

  • Design Factory@SIT
  • NAMIC Hub@SIT
  • Rapid Product Innovation and Development Centre
  • SIT-Polytechnic Innovation Centre of Excellence

Campus buildings

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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]

  • SIT Dover Building
    SIT Dover Building
  • SIT NYP Building
    SIT NYP Building
  • SIT NP Building
    SIT NP Building
  • SIT SP Building
    SIT SP Building
  • SIT TP Building
    SIT TP Building
  • SIT RP Building
    SIT RP Building

References

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  1. ^ "Post-secondary education". Ministry of Education, Singapore. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  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
  3. ^ a b c "2 in 5 SIT students to start classes at new Punggol campus from Sept 2". Straits Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Autonomous Universities in Singapore". Ministry of Education Singapore. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ^ "SIT Is Officially Singapore's New Autonomous University". Singapore Institute of Technology. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. ^ "undergraduate-programmes". SIT. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Singapore Institute of Technology unveils first look at new Punggol campus". CNA. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "SIT to have new centralised campus in Punggol". AsiaOne. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. ^ "National Day Rally 2015: Singapore Institute of Technology's new central campus to be housed in Punggol". The Straits Times. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  10. ^ "NDR2015: SIT to get a new centralised campus". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  11. ^ "'Urgent' need for SIT to move to new campus amid space crunch, says university president". Today. Singapore. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  12. ^ a b c Teng, Amelia (22 May 2023). "SIT students to start classes at new Punggol campus in Sept 2024". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Annex A : Factsheet : Polytechnic-Foreign Specialised Institution (poly-FSI) Initiative" (PDF). Moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Report of the Committee on the Expansion of the University Sector" (PDF). Moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Prof Tan Thiam Soon to be new SIT president" (PDF). smu.edu.sg. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Singapore Institute of Technology Bill" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Second Reading Speech on the Singapore Institute of Technology Bill". moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Digital Art and Animation, BFA". singaporetech.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  19. ^ "FAQs". singaporetech.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  20. ^ "HOLISTIC EVALUATION". SIT. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  21. ^ "SIT and SUSS draw growing number of applications". The Straits Times. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Overseas University Partners". SIT. 3 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Data Engineering".
  24. ^ "Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering".
  25. ^ "SIT to have new centralised campus in Punggol". 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  26. ^ "Punggol Campus". Singapore Institute of Technology. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Campus Guide". Singapore Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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