University of Wales Institute, Cardiff: Asia Campus (UWIC Asia) is an off-shore campus of Wales' University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

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 (UWIC) in Singapore

Singapore

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, and will be the second offshore campus by a British

United Kingdom

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 tertiary Institution in the Republic

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...

 once it commences operations in late 2008 or early 2009.

Location

The Campus will be situated at Henderson Road, Singapore, formerly the EASB Campus. Facilities are currently being upgraded at the site to accommodate up to 3,000 students.

History

UWIC Asia Campus is a joint venture by University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and the East Asia Institute of Management (EASB) to provide Business and Management Courses in Singapore. UWIC will maintain direct control over the quality of the courses provided in its campus in Singapore, and is expected to engage 50% of own faculty to teach its offshore courses, with the rest of the lecturers & teaching staff to consist of Singaporeans. Marketing and administration for the University Campus will be provided by EASB.

UWIC follows Scotland's Queen Margaret University as the second British Institution to set up an off-shore campus in Singapore. Both campuses are set up with the help of EASB.