Raffles Design Institute
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| Raffles Design Institute Singapore | |
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| Address | |
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111 Somerset Rd, #15-22 TripleOne Somerset 238164 Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1°17′20″N 103°50′37″E / 1.28882°N 103.84366°E |
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| Type | Private, for-profit |
| Established | 1990 |
| Director | Chew Hua Seng |
| Principal | Giuseppe Spinelli |
| Campus size | Multiple Storey |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Orange, gray |
| Website | raffles-college |
Raffles Design Institute is a for-profit,[1] as part of Raffles Education Limited, is a premier education group and design-centric educational institution headquartered in Singapore.
History
[edit]Founded in 1990, Raffles Design Institute is one of the first private institutions in Singapore to offer a Fashion Design course.[2] Within five years, multiple design disciplines including Interactive Media Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, Jewellery Design, Interior Design, Games Design and Animation Design were introduced.[3] Since establishment, the group has grown to provide a full spectrum of education services through a vast network of 16 educational institute across 9 countries in Asia Pacific and Europe: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China.
In 2004, Raffles Design Institute received the Singapore Quality Class Award for Private Education Organizations, ensuring that all courses were registered with the appropriate bodies. In 2005, the CaseTrust for Education Award for Private Education Organizations was awarded, which is an indication of approval by The Consumer Association of Singapore Enterprise. In 2008/2009, Edupoll recognized Raffles Design Institute as one of the Top Ten Education Provider [sic] in Singapore and the Largest and Most Global Private Education Provider in Singapore.[4]
In February 2010, Raffles Design Institute, Raffles Merchandising Institute and Raffles School of Business were re-organized as institutes of Raffles College of Higher Education.[5]
The Group, through its Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed subsidiary, Oriental University City Holdings (H.K.) Ltd., leases education facilities to 12 educational institution offering a wide variety of vocational and technical courses.
Establishments
[edit]| Design Colleges | Universities & Vocational | K-12 | Oriental University City |
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| Bangkok, Thailand | Raffles University Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia | Suzhou Kindergarten, Suzhou China | 12 Educational Institutes, China |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tianjin University of Commerce Boustead College, China | Raffles American School, Iskandar Puteri Malaysia | |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Hefei Wanbao College, China | Raffles American School, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Singapore | |||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | |||
| Mumbai, India | |||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Guangzhou, China | |||
| Shanghai, China | |||
| Milan, Italy |
References
[edit]- ^ Tierney, William; Hentschke, Guilbert; Lechuga, Vicente (1 March 2012). For-Profit Colleges and Universities: Their Markets, Regulation, Performance, and Place in Higher Education. Stylus Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1579225285.
- ^ "Learn Fashion Design". indoconnectsingapore.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "EdNet Education Center". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Singapore, Raffles Design Institute". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011.
- ^ Brett, Jeremy; Queenie Chan; Melody Chan; Skye Skagfeld (May 2010). "Raffles Pulse May 2010" (PDF). Raffles Design Institute News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.