Study in Singapore
Friday, October 31, 2008
Kaplan Singapore is part of one of the world's largest education companies, Kaplan, Inc., a US$2.0b business owned by The Washington Post Company. Kaplan provides educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses, catering to more than 1 million students annually from approximately 600 locations around the world.
Singapore - Kaplan's Asia Pacific Base
Kaplan established its footprint in Singapore, its base for the Asia Pacific region, with the acquisitions of The Financial Training Company (now known as Kaplan Financial) in February 2003 and the Asia Pacific Management Institute (APMI Kaplan) in May 2005 to capitalise on the growing demand for professional and postgraduate education in Asia.
Courses
Today, some 12,000 students are enrolled in Kaplan Singapore courses, pursuing both full-time and part-time programs. These courses range from diplomas and degrees to professional Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualifications and post-graduate degrees including MBAs, DBAs and PhDs, and are so successful that fifty percent of enrolments are based on word-of-mouth recommendations. Disciplines offered include Business and Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Communications, Education and Social Sciences. Last year, Kaplan Singapore launched new programmes in the emerging fields of Games Technology, Digital Media, Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Psychological Sciences.
Awards
Benchmarked against global best practices and standards, Kaplan Singapore works closely with University and training partners to provide a range of high-quality, internationally recognised qualifications with a rigorous set of standard operating procedures to ensure quality service.
Kaplan Singapore, through APMI Kaplan and Kaplan Financial, are recipients of the Singapore Quality Class Award for Private Education Organisations. In addition, APMI Kaplan was one of the first private education institutions to be awarded the ISO 9001 certification and Kaplan Financial has also been recognised as Singapore's first Platinum accredited Approved Learning Partner - Student Tuition in recognition of the quality of tuition provision for ACCA students.
Kaplan City Campus
The new Kaplan City Campus, the largest city campus for a private education institution in Singapore, is centrally-located in the Orchard Road district. The spacious 60,000 sq.ft.-large campus is equipped with 31 classrooms, state-of-the-art facilities, student lounge, campus-wide wireless internet access, a comprehensive library, and full-service deli cum cafe.
Affiliations and Partners:
- University of South Australia
- University of Hull, UK
- University of Bedfordshire, UK
- University College Dublin | National University of Ireland, Dublin
- Murdoch University
- Monash University
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- University Canada West
- ACCA
- CFA Institute
- Financial Planning Association of Singapore
