SPECIAL FEATURE: EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
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Find out why SIM Global Education, Aalto Executive Education Academy, and MDIS stand out in the executive education industry
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he Singapore Institute of Management (SIM Group) has been the key provider of executive education since Singapore’s early days. Founded by the Singapore Economic Development Board in 1964, the Singapore Institute of Management’s mission is to spearhead management education and training. In the 1970s, SIM introduced a part-time management diploma to provide executive education. Since then, they have continuously kept pace with changing needs by introducing education programmes in order to provide working professionals with industryrelevant knowledge and skills that enable them to function effectively in the workplace. Postgraduate programmes at SIM Global Education In recent years, there has been a demand from those who wish to further their knowledge with a masters degree after their undergraduate studies. SIM Global Education (SIM GE) work with their university partners to introduce Master degrees that can be completed in one year on a full-time basis. “We focus on not just academic excellence for our students but also learning and networking opportunities 36 SINGAPORE BUSINESS REVIEW | MARCH 2014
beyond the classroom,” says Mrs Ho Soon Eng, Director for Higher Education and Student Life at SIM GE. “Over the years, we have partnered with numerous overseas universities, such as the University of Birmingham, the University at Buffalo, the University of Warwick and the University of London, to offer postgraduate programmes to working professionals,” she adds. These programmes enable professionals to gain an overseas degree without having to leave their jobs in Singapore. “For instance, the University of Warwick’s Master programme is a collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech). Modules are assessed by assignments designed to apply the learning from the module to the participant’s industrial context,” cites Ho. To give their students the best possible opportunities, SIM GE’s comprehensive and well-rounded education has practiceoriented curricula and pedagogies. SIM GE has also opened doors for their student graduates to higher education. “Some of our graduates have gone on to pursue higher education at world-renowned
Ho Soon Eng, Director for Higher Education and Student Life, SIM GE institutes like Cambridge, Oxford and Booth School of Business at University of Chicago,” shares Ho. Executive learning in Aalto EE Education is an investment, more so if you hope to advance to executive positions. With a top-rated quality and global approach, Aalto Executive Education Academy (Aalto EE) offers high-quality executive development services including Executive MBA, drawing on the many strengths of their extensive international network and the competencies of Aalto University, Finland. It has all three of the most sought after accreditations: AACSB, AMBA & EQUIS that are granted to only 0.4% of the world’s business schools. “We strongly believe in life-long learning and in the importance of educating a new generation of leaders. We want to provide a safe context to test, experiment, fail and learn,” shares Aalto EE Asia Pacific’s Executive Director, Mrs Kati Illikainen. “The Aalto EE learning experience is about joy of learning and discovering your full potential. We combine latest business knowledge and theories with business experience in multidisciplinary and novel ways,” she adds. Finland is recognized as having one of the best education systems in the world. Aalto EE is ranked within the top
“Education is an investment, more so if you hope to advance to executive positions.”