University of New Brunswick College, Singapore
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University of New Brunswick College, Singapore was the first off-shore campus of Canada's University of New Brunswick
, and the first by any Canadian Institution in Singapore
. It sought to provide Singaporeans and international students with the opportunity to receive Canadian University Education in Singapore.
, along Upper Serangoon Road, opposite Holy Innocents' High School
UNB's foray into Singapore's education sector came with the assistance of two private course providers, Stansfield College & Singapore Institute of Commerce. Stansfield College provides the marketing and administrative networks.
The University began operations in 2008, providing Undergraduate Business Degree courses to about 50 students, and intended to expand its subject range to Logistics and Tourism Management once it was better established. Unlike many other foreign universities' offshore investments, the University of New Brunswick Sought to maintain direct control over the quality of the courses, and its own faculty from New Brunswick taught courses in Singapore. The university conducted a quality control review in early 2011 and concluded that there were systemic problems in the operations of the local partner.
Stansfield College, without consultation, merged the Singapore Institute of Commerce, which housed UNB Singapore, with its main operations in the spring of 2011. It now only lists business programs from the University of London and Victoria University (Australia) as available. UNB contacted all students and has sought to facilitate the graduation of eligible candidates. It has not renewed the relationship and course delivery ceased. UNB Singapore no longer functions as a distinct entity.
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
, and the first by any Canadian Institution in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It sought to provide Singaporeans and international students with the opportunity to receive Canadian University Education in Singapore.
Location
The Campus is located at HougangHougang
Hougang is an urban planning area and a suburb in the north-eastern area of the city-state of Singapore. Under classification by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the area is part of the North-East Region, an urban planning division. Hougang borders Sengkang in the north and Serangoon to its...
, along Upper Serangoon Road, opposite Holy Innocents' High School
Holy Innocents' High School
Holy Innocents' High School is one of the earliest catholic schools in Singapore...
History
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and was the first public university in North America. It is a national comprehensive university, which supplies a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, diplomas, and certificates. Established in 1952, the Faculty of Business Administration is located at UNB's largest campus in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It is UNB's flagship provider of management education and delivers programs leading to Bachelor of Business Administration, Honours Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, MBA in Sports and Recreation Management, MBA-LLB, and MBA-Engineering degrees. The Faculty of Business Administration supplies its Bachelor of Business Administration program in Trinidad. The MBA program is delivered in Kyiv, Ukraine.UNB's foray into Singapore's education sector came with the assistance of two private course providers, Stansfield College & Singapore Institute of Commerce. Stansfield College provides the marketing and administrative networks.
The University began operations in 2008, providing Undergraduate Business Degree courses to about 50 students, and intended to expand its subject range to Logistics and Tourism Management once it was better established. Unlike many other foreign universities' offshore investments, the University of New Brunswick Sought to maintain direct control over the quality of the courses, and its own faculty from New Brunswick taught courses in Singapore. The university conducted a quality control review in early 2011 and concluded that there were systemic problems in the operations of the local partner.
Stansfield College, without consultation, merged the Singapore Institute of Commerce, which housed UNB Singapore, with its main operations in the spring of 2011. It now only lists business programs from the University of London and Victoria University (Australia) as available. UNB contacted all students and has sought to facilitate the graduation of eligible candidates. It has not renewed the relationship and course delivery ceased. UNB Singapore no longer functions as a distinct entity.
See also
- University of New BrunswickUniversity of New BrunswickThe University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
- Stansfield College
- Singapore Institute of Commerce