The education industry is one of Singapore’s key growth sectors. The industry plays a vital role in attracting and developing talent from around the world.
Transforming Singapore Into A “Global Schoolhouse”
Attracting Reputable Foreign Institutions To Singapore
Driving International Student Enrolment
Raising The Standards Of Private Education In Singapore
Creating Diversity With Specialty Schools
Developing Singapore As A Regional Corporate Training Hub
Nurturing Local Private Schools & Education Organisations
Developing Nationally-Recognised Skills Training For Adults
Growth Opportunities In Test Preparation, Testing & Assessment
Future Regulatory Developments
Transforming Singapore Into A “Global Schoolhouse”
- In 2002, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) launched the “Global Schoolhouse” vision, where Singapore would be seen as a world-class education hub with a diverse and distinctive mix of quality education services.
- To make “Global Schoolhouse” a reality, the programme will focus on:
- attracting leading foreign institutions to set up in Singapore
- enhancing the regulation of the private education industry
- attracting quality international student enrolment
- The transformation of Singapore into a Global Schoolhouse is a multi-agency effort led by EDB and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), SPRING Singapore, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and the Ministry of Education (MOE).
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Attracting Reputable Foreign Institutions To Singapore
- Since the 1990s, EDB has been actively courting world-renowned education institutions. In recent years, efforts to attract world-renowned institutions have intensified.
- New York University’s Tisch School of Arts, University of Nevada Las Vegas and INSEAD are just some of the quality institutions that have recently set up in Singapore to tap into the region’s growing demand for higher education and ready pool of international students.
- These institutions, together with Singapore’s public and private education providers, will offer international students a rich spectrum of courses from secondary school to university levels.
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Driving International Student Enrolment
- STB is responsible for marketing and promoting Singapore’s education services in the international arena, under the umbrella brand of Singapore Education. Launched in 2003, the initiative