• Attracting the Best Institutions Around the World
• The Global Schoolhouse – International Education Hub Offering a Diverse, Distinct Mix of Quality Services
• A Vibrant and International Education Cluster
• A Trusted Education Brand-name
• Strategically Positioned Within Asian Education Market, and with Unique Advantages

Singapore enjoys a strong brand name in education, built upon its success in the public education system. Its reputation for offering high-quality education has attracted many leading educational institutions from all over the world to set up operations here. Today, Singapore is home to 16 distinguished foreign tertiary institutions including INSEAD, DigiPen Institute of Technology and the German Institute of Science and Technology. The tremendous diversity and choices available have made Singapore a centre of global educational excellence, attracting some 86,000 international students to develop their skills here.

Singapore is broadening and deepening its educational offerings to become a world-class education destination that is global both in institutional composition and student mix. An increasing diversity of schools and programmes will give students a wider selection of quality education options that range from business, wealth management, and digital animation to arts and fashion, culinary arts, luxury brand management and hospitality. Singapore’s efforts to develop the Global Schoolhouse initiative have also strengthened its reputation as a talent hub in attracting and retaining people.

Many leading foreign universities have set up Asian campuses here. These include highly respected names such as INSEAD, Tisch School of the Arts, and University of Nevada Las Vegas which have set up their first overseas campuses in Singapore. Others such as Duke University’s School of Medicine have collaborations with local universities offering joint academic programmes.

The institutions offer an extensive selection of courses across different disciplines, allowing students to develop themselves in their areas of passion. More importantly, these diverse education options will help to enhance capability development and attract and retain talents for emerging key growth industries in Singapore.

Such diversity in the local education landscape encourages research and networking opportunities, as academic staff interact and collaborate on research projects with counterparts from other renowned schools. Faculty can also collaborate with over 7,000 MNCs and 100,000 SMEs in Singapore, thus bringing innovation to these industries.

In order to maintain its position as one of the leading education hubs in the world, Singapore is committed to achieve the highest standards across the private education industry in order to build a strong Singapore Education brand-name internationally. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced plans to introduce a new Private Education Act to enhance regulation in the private education sector, in order to raise the standards of private education providers over time.

Singapore is located amidst one of the world’s fastest growing student markets. According to the UK Vision 2020 report, Asia is set to account for 70% of the global demand for international higher education by 2025.

Singapore’s unique blend of East and West presents a multi-cultural learning environment that offers a global perspective with a distinct Asian flavour. Coupled with its competitive advantages as a cosmopolitan Asian city with a high quality of life and global connectivity, Singapore attracts the best talent from around the world. Education providers can leverage this market opportunity to establish Singapore as a trusted base to expand into the Asia region. Many international institutions are already using their campuses in Singapore as a gateway to Asia. For instance, INSEAD facilitates the exchange of students between its two campuses in France and Singapore, offering students cross-cultural learning experiences.