SIM University
| Universiti SIM (Malay) 新跃大学 (Chinese) சிம் பல்கலைக்கழகம் (Tamil) |
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| Type | Publicly-funded autonomous university |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Endowment |
S$101.60 million |
| Chancellor | Dr Aline Wong |
| President | Professor Cheong Hee Kiat |
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Academic staff
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921 |
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Administrative staff
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225 |
| Students | 13,369 |
| Undergraduates | 11,115 |
| Postgraduates | 2,254 |
| Location |
Clementi, Singapore 1°19′45″N 103°46′35″E / 1.32917°N 103.77639°ECoordinates: 1°19′45″N 103°46′35″E / 1.32917°N 103.77639°E |
| Campus |
Clementi 9.2 hectares |
| Colours |
UniSIM Red |
| Affiliations | International Association of Universities |
| Website | www.unisim.edu.sg |
| ^ "Private" here does not refer to the funding but instead refers to the management of the university, i.e. managed by Singapore Institute of Management and is not a statutory board. | |
S$101.60 million
Clementi
UniSIM Red
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SIM University (Abbreviation: UniSIM) is a publicly-fundeduniversity in Singapore, with future plans to become Singapore's sixth autonomous university. It was established in 2005 and is managed separately from the SIM Global Education arm of the Singapore Institute of Management Group.
Previously, SIM university only admitted part-time students but began to offer publicly-funded university places in 2014. Though a private university, eligible students are able to enjoy government tuition fee subsidy, government loans and bursaries for their undergraduate education.
As of 2014[update] the patron of the university is Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of Singapore. The Chancellor of the university is Professor Cham Tao Soon, who was the founding president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The Founding President of SIM University is Professor Cheong Hee Kiat, former deputy president of NTU. In October 2013, it was announced that UniSIM has been selected to house Singapore's third law school.
Singapore Institute of Management received Ministry of Education (MOE) mandate to start a private university for working adults. SIM University (UniSIM), the first and only university in Singapore dedicated to adult learners, was established. The university will be housed at the SIM Headquarters, the largest and most comprehensive campus among Singapore's private education industry.
UniSIM commenced classes officially with the first student intake in January.
The Singapore Government announced a government tuition fee subsidy of up to 40% of tuition fees to eligible UniSIM undergraduates. The government tuition fee subsidy will be granted to eligible Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (PR).
The Government tuition fee subsidy was increased up to 55% of tuition fees.
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