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Source: www.gov.sg |
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Excerpt of speech by
Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on 12 Oct 2004 |
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...In 2000, the ITE campuses were
regrouped from 10 small campuses into two Networks, namely ITE East and ITE
West, with five campuses each.
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The aim was to promote
multi-disciplinary learning and achieve synergy in teaching and learning,
while devolving greater autonomy to the Networks.
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In 2001, then Prime Minister Goh
Chok Tong announced the plan to develop the campuses further into three bigger
Regional Campuses over a fifteen-year period.
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The first ITE Regional Campus at
Simei Avenue is now ready to take in its first batch of students in January
2005. It has an enrolment capacity of 7,200 full-time students, compared
to 1,800 full-time students each under the existing campuses.
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Two more regional campuses will be
built at Choa Chu Kang and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 over the next 10 years, to
replace the existing ITE West and ITE East Networks respectively.
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ITE campuses renamed colleges
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In tandem with the development of
the first ITE Regional Campus, I am pleased to announce that the ITE campuses
will be further enhanced and renamed as “Colleges” under a new “One
ITE System, Three Colleges” Model with effect from January
2005.
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The new Model will build on the
strengths of the ITE brand name and identity, which have been established over
the years, to deliver consistent standards, quality programmes and successful
graduates. However, it would involve greater autonomy and
differentiation among the ITE Colleges.
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The three ITE Colleges will be ITE
College East for the new Regional Campus at Simei; ITE College West for the
existing ITE West Network; and ITE College Central for the existing ITE East
Network.
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What will the new ITE College
Model look like? The ITE Colleges will have greater autonomy to run
their operations and deploy their resources, consistent with ITE’s corporate
vision and strategic goals.
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All three Colleges will offer
ITE’s trademark core courses in Engineering, Business Studies and Info-Commmunications
Technology.
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To ensure their responsiveness to
industry, each ITE College will be restructured into four Schools, namely,
Engineering, Business, Applied & Health Sciences and Info-Communications
Technology.
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The Schools are aligned with
Singapore’s broad industry clusters and will each be supported by an
Academic Advisory Committee comprising professionals from industry.
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Each College will also identify
its own niche areas and core competencies. ITE College East will
specialise in Nursing, the Life Sciences and Logistics Management, ITE College
Central in Wafer Fabrication and Digital Media Technology, while ITE College
West in Precision Engineering, Automotive and Chemical Process Technology.
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The new model of ITE Colleges,
with each college having greater autonomy in responding to the market, and
carving out its own niche, will encourage innovation, diversification and
competition. It will help us develop centres of excellence in technical
education, in teaching and student development. Students can look
forward to more choices to meet their diverse talents and aptitudes...
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Complete
text of speech
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Source: Ministry
of Education Press Release 12 Oct 2004
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ITE campuses renamed as colleges from 2005
