Singapore Institute of Technology
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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]
Type | Autonomous university[1] |
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Established | May 2009; 14 years ago (2009-05) |
Endowment | S$447.78 million[2] |
President | Chua Kee Chaing |
Provost | John Thong |
Academic staff | 350++ |
Students | 9,000++[3] |
Address | 10 Dover Drive, Singapore 138683 (Main Campus) , 1 Punggol Coast Rd, Singapore 828608 (Secondary Campus, from September 2024) Singapore 1°17′25″N 103°50′58″E |
Campus | Distributed campuses |
Colours | Red Black White |
Website | www.singaporetech.edu.sg |
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 main campus is located at 10 Dover Drive, Singapore 138683 in Dover, with other 5 satellite campuses located in the 5 local polytechnics.[7] In September 2024, SIT will have a new centralised campus in Punggol located next to the new Punggol Coast MRT station.[8] The university will be integrated with Punggol Digital District built by JTC Corporation in Punggol Downtown and Northshore district.[9][10][11][12][3]