I warmly welcome you to the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM).
 
SIM is the largest and most comprehensive solutions provider of private tertiary and professional training in Singapore. It was founded in 1964 as a membership society under the Economic Development Board and today, has over 33,000 corporate and individual members.  As a membership society, SIM caters to the diverse and lifelong learning needs of its members, from the young school leavers to mid-career professionals and to the matured silver talent seeking self-actualisation.  The membership platform extends the learning beyond formal classroom lectures to networking sessions through which real life insights and experiences are shared and exchanged.    

The SIM Group provides its core services through three educational brands:

SIM University (UniSIM) is the first privately-funded local university dedicated to the learning needs of working professionals and approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to issue its own degrees in a comprehensive range of disciplines;

SIM Global Education offers high-quality overseas degree programmes through its partnerships with 11 established international universities and institutions from all the over the world; and

SIM Professional Development provides short-term programmes and workshops for executives and customised in-company training to its corporate clients.

As a not-for-profit organisation under the purview of MOE, SIM enforces stringent corporate governance guidelines to ensure transparency and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. In 2008, MOE undertook a review of charities under its purview and SIM was assessed to have demonstrated as having good governance practices in place.

As an education and training provider, the quality of our academic programmes is of paramount importance. Towards this end, we have instituted an academic governance structure steered by the internal as well as external approaches to uphold our academic rigour and ensure continuing improvements in our programmes.

In 2002, SIM was also one of two educational organisations to receive the Singapore Quality Class (SQC) in recognition of its business excellence.  In 2003, SIM attained the Singapore Quality Class for Private Education Organisations, an enhanced SQC recognition for the education sector. In May 2010, SIM was awarded the coveted EduTrust certification by the Ministry of Education (MOE). SIM is also amongst the first private educational institutions (PEIs) to be registered under MOE’s Enhanced Registration Framework (ERF), a mandatory registration for all PEIs operating in and from Singapore.

SIM’s holistic approach to the all-round education and development of our students has been carried through with conviction, and the results speak for themselves. Our students are consistently achieving record number of honours, receiving excellence awards from our prestigious overseas partner universities and earning numerous accolades in sporting and creative events.  Our students’ sense of compassion and heart for community are also being nurtured through active participation in various community and social projects, both local and overseas.

To fulfill our quality promise as well as to support our holistic education philosophy, we spare no effort and resources in growing and enhancing our facilities and infrastructure. SIM HQ, which is equipped with state-of-the-art educational infocomm technology and supports a comprehensive range of student development programmes and activities, provides the ideal environment for nurturing sharp minds and developing talent. On 18 September 2008, SIM launched a new and additional campus – the SIM Global Education Campus at Ulu Pandan. This campus, which comprises residential, sporting and recreational facilities, is the most comprehensive private tertiary campus of its kind in Singapore. Combined with the current SIM campuses at Clementi Road and Namly Avenue, SIM now has the biggest and most comprehensive campus facilities for a private tertiary institution in Singapore.

Moving forward, I am also pleased to announce the on-going construction of a new extension to the current SIM HQ building, to cater to our growing student numbers and needs. Completion is expected to be in 2011, and we will be bringing you more updates soon.
 
I hope you will maximise the opportunities and resources available at SIM in your quest for knowledge and excellence.  I wish you a rewarding and exciting journey of learning.
 
   
Ronald Tan
Executive Director
Singapore Institute of Management