

Singapore Institute of Technology: Courses, Admission, Cost
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Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is a university of applied learning in Singapore. The college was established in the year 2009. The university was founded by then SIT president Tan Chin Tiong and has grown from only 500 students and 10 degree programmes to over 7000 students and 42 degree programmes. The degree programmes offered by this university is clubbed majorly into five groups, namely Engineering (ENG), Infocomm Technology (ICT), Chemical Engineering and Food Technology (CEFT), Design and Specialised Businesses (DSB) and Health and Social Sciences (HSS). It was provided with the endowment of S$447.78 million. The university aims at promoting certain important traits in studen
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is a university of applied learning in Singapore. The college was established in the year 2009. The university was founded by then SIT president Tan Chin Tiong and has grown from only 500 students and 10 degree programmes to over 7000 students and 42 degree programmes. The degree programmes offered by this university is clubbed majorly into five groups, namely Engineering (ENG), Infocomm Technology (ICT), Chemical Engineering and Food Technology (CEFT), Design and Specialised Businesses (DSB) and Health and Social Sciences (HSS). It was provided with the endowment of S$447.78 million. The university aims at promoting certain important traits in students, which it calls 'SIT-DNA'. Through this, students are transformed into 'thinking thinketers', who can 'learn, unlearn and relearn', are 'catalysts for transformation' and are finally 'grounded in the community.'
The main campus of the university is located in Dover Drive in Dover, Singapore. The other five campuses are around the island and mainly focus on 'polytechnics'. The campuses are SIT@NYP (Nanyang Polytechnic), SIT@NP (Ngee Yang Polytechnic), SIT@SP (Singapore Polytechnic) and finally SIT@RP (Republican Polytechnic). SIT has the faculty student ratio of 1:41 comprising 146 academic staff members and over 7000 students.
The faculty members are well-trained and are always ready to impart knowledge to students, help them reach their full potential, and become professionals. The university believes in nurturing students who are talented and have an excellent academic record, no matter what background they belong to. SIT does this by providing a varied amount of loans and scholarships for those who need it. Some examples are the SIT study loan, tuition fee loan, Xiao De emergency fund, post-secondary education account, SIT scholarship and many others. They have helped many struggling students receive the quality education that they deserve.
Recently, SIT announced that they were going to offer undergraduate degrees in Speech and Language Therapy, Digital Communications and Integrated Media from the academic year 2020, the first of its kind in Singapore. The university also has several overseas partners, such as Digipen Institute of Technology, Newcastle University, Technical University of Munich, The Culinary Institute of America, Glasgow School of Art, Trinity College of Dublin, University of Liverpool, and Massey University. The UG-PG course ratio is 1:0.06. This shows that the university is better known for its PG and research programmes.
It is also widely popular for its work study programmes after the launch of the Enterprise and Innovation hub (E&I hub). Some of the noted alumni of the university include Cherine Siew - a specialist in Embedded Systems and Data Encryption, Bee Ching Kong- a specialist in Electronics Circuit Design and Testing (DCM and Information Systems for Automotive Industry), and Choon Lee Chew - Electronics Circuit Design and Semiconductor Fabricat.
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- Several accommodation options are available, students may choose to rent either a property or a room
- Property rental is ideal if the student is willing to share with friends or students
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- Several accommodation options are available, students may choose to rent either a property or a room
- Property rental is ideal if the student is willing to share with friends or students
- Room rental is where the student takes a room where other people already live. Students may be living with students, families or others who live nearby and have a spare room
- The average monthly rent for a single student in Singapore range from SGD 6,00 to SGD 8,00
- Facilities include Furnished room, On-site Laundry, Gym, CCTV cameras, Access Card
SITStudying in Singapore
Average Accommodation Expense | INR 2.3 L (based on 3 colleges) |
Average Meals Expense | INR 1.4 L (based on 1 colleges) |
Part Time Work | Permitted Ministry of Manpower allows students enrolled in a designated Institute of Higher Learning to work for 16 h... |
Post Study Work Permit | Permitted Students completing their education from a designated Institute of Higher Learning can apply for a non-rene... |
Cost of Visa Application | SGD 30 = INR 1,822.2 |
Visa Application Process | Simple Singapore has a SOLAR (Student's Pass Online Application & Registration) System which is a completely onlin... |
Hot Job Sectors | Accountants, Cyber Security Experts, Engineers, Financial Analysts, Lawyers and Project M... |
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