Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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Former names | Ngee Ann College (1963–1968)[1] Ngee Ann Technical College (1968–1982)[1] |
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| Type | Public Government |
| Established | 25 May 1963 |
| Chairman | Tang Kin Fei |
| Principal | Lim Kok Kiang |
| Students | 14,800 |
| Location | 535 Clementi Road, Singapore 599489 |
| Campus | 33.6 hectares (83 acres) |
| Website | www.np.edu.sg |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Education |
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| Traditional Chinese | 義安理工學院 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 义安理工学院 | ||||||||||||||
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
Established in 1963, the polytechnic is renowned for its business programmes.
History
Ngee Ann Polytechnic was founded in 1963 with 116 students as the Ngee Ann College by The Ngee Ann Kongsi, offering courses in language, commerce and technology.[1]
Academic
Academic schools[2]
There are a total of nine academic schools providing 39 full-time courses.
The polytechnic also offers part-time programmes for adult learners through the CET Academy. Established in 1985, the CET Academy now trains more than 10,000 adults and conducts over 200 courses every year.
Programmes and scholarships
- The NP Youth Academy setup by the polytechnic offers programmes for every student anchored in the areas of leadership, character building, and personal development.
- The Christieara Programme is a talent development programme for high performing students through initiatives such as Overseas Merit Fellowships and Service Learning trips.
- The polytechnic awards more than 1,000 scholarships every year, and over 6,000 students benefit from financial grants amounting to about $15 million a year.
Recognition
The polytechnic was conferred the Singapore Quality Class Star Award for demonstrating business excellence. The polytechnic was also awarded the President's Award for the Environment in 2014.[3]
Notable alumni
Academia
- Richard Yeo Swee Chye – American scientist, founder of SuperUSA Nutrition Inc & Multi Sensing Inc
Business
- Quek Siu Rui – Entrepreneur, co-founders and chief executive officer of Carousell
- Ian Ang – Entrepreneur, co-founder and chief executive officer of Secretlab
- Sim Wong Hoo – Billionaire entrepreneur, founder of Creative Technology
Entertainment
- Alan Tam – Actor and Singer from Hong Kong
- Alaric Tay – Actor from Mediacorp
- Andie Chen – Actor from Mediacorp
- Anthony Chen – Film producer
- Boo Junfeng – Film producer
- Cruz Teng – Television presenter
- Derrick Hoh – Singer
- Gerald Koh – radio DJ
- Hazlina Abdul Halim – Television presenter
- Jamie Yeo – Actress and model
- Jean Danker – Radio DJ
- Joshua Simon –Radio DJ
- Maddy Barber – Radio DJ
- Nick Teo – Singaporean actor
- Richie Koh – Actor from Mediacorp
- Shane Pow – Former Actor from Mediacorp
- Tzang Merwyn Tong – Film producer
- Vanessa Fernandez – Singer
- Vernetta Lopez – Actress and radio DJ
Politics
- Mohd Fahmi – Politician, Mayor of South East District (2020–present) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade GRC (2020–present)
- Don Wee – Politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Chua Chu Kang GRC (2020–present)
- Lee Li Lian – Politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Punggol East SMC (2013–2015)
References
- ^ a b c "Explore Our Story". www.np.edu.sg.
- ^ "Full-Time Diplomas | Ngee Ann Polytechnic". www.np.edu.sg. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Khew, Carolyn (2 September 2014). "Individual, education institutions awarded President's Award for the Environment". The Straits Times.
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