STB opens Singapore Education Services Center
STB opens Singapore Education Services Center
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) recently opened its first Singapore Education Services Center, reaffirming its commitment to providing a holistic experience for international students in Singapore.
The center will provide one-stop access to information for international students studying in Singapore and will cater to their needs and well-being beyond the classroom.
The Singapore Education Services Center is located in the arts and learning hub at the YMCA Building at 1 Orchard Road, where international students will find it most convenient to drop by the center for education counseling and research, or to mingle with their peers.
Minister of State for Trade & Industry and Education Chan Soo Sen, who officiated the opening of the center, said: "The center provides a one-stop shop for international students in Singapore. It should aim to become a welcoming haven, a home away from home. This will help Singapore establish itself as an education hub, where international talents converge to teach, learn, share and discover."
STB's Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, Lim Neo Chian, explained that, "The opening of the Singapore Education Services Center is vital to the Board's plan to enhance international students' experience in Singapore by making information readily available and easily accessible."
In addition, the STB-run center will provide opportunities for direct interface with these students. Its strategic location in the center of the learning hub will also enable STB to feel the pulse of the visitors and better service their varying needs. Its shop-front location will also enable us to build brand visibility for Singapore Education.
One-Stop Center
The Singapore Education Services Center will provide a central focal point for international students to enhance their learning experience outside the classroom by allowing students the opportunity to meet and network with their peers during their stay in Singapore.
The center will be the home of the planned International Students Association, once they are officially registered, where members can meet and facilitate student programs and activities for international students to network, interact and mingle.
Through the forged friendships, these students will feel more at home in Singapore as they plug into a vibrant global student community, make new friends and discover the richness of the different cultures that is inherent in the Singapore education environment.
The center will house a complete range of prospectuses containing information on educational institutions and their various course offerings. Education counseling will be made available to students to advise them on the various education options, registration procedures and processes.
The center will also be a one-stop resource center for all Singapore Education-related information for international students to ensure that they can conveniently obtain all the necessary post-arrival information to help them assimilate and integrate quickly into Singapore society.
With the opening of the Singapore Education Service Center, STB would look into replicating the concept of the Singapore Education Services Center in key markets in the near future. This is to enable potential students to have access to accurate and timely information on Singapore Education to aid them in making informed decisions about studying in Singapore.
For more details of the center, please visit www.singaporeedu.gov.sg