Management Development Institute of Singapore
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| Established: | 1956 |
| Type: | Government |
| President: | Dr. Eric Kuan Choon Hock |
| Location: | Stirling Road, Singapore |
| Campus: | MDIS UniCampus & MDIS Dhoby Ghaut |
| Website: | www.mdis.edu.sg |
The Management Development Institute of Singapore (Abbreviation: MDIS), founded in 1956, is Singapore's oldest not-for-profit professional institute for lifelong learning.
MDIS offers academic programmes in the areas of Business and Management, Mass Communications, Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Life Sciences, and Information Technology.
Its current student enrolment is approximately 18,000, out of which about 7,000 are international students from 49 different countries.
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[edit] History
In 1955, a group of personnel managers got together to discuss industrial relations problems and issues facing them at the time. It was this coming-together that sparked off the formation of SAMTAS, or the Supervisory and Management Training Association of Singapore.
The first inaugural meeting was held on November 29 1955 where Mr Loke Wan Tho was named its first President. In April 1956, SAMTAS was formalised.
On 8th February 1984, the change of name from SAMTAS to MDIS, or the Management Development Institute of Singapore was made official & being now managed under National University of Singapore.
As of June 2007, MDIS has admitted approximately 18000 students, with a variety of foreign students from Indonesia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Scotland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Cambodia and many more.
MDIS has recently celebrated this achievement via the campaign "Surging ahead with 18000 Students and still growing"
MDIS is the oldest government institute in Singapore which comes under NUS.
NUS was rated as 12th best university in world (ex- Times 2008)
Average cost of a degree course at MDIS is 30,000 SGD.
[edit] Campuses
MDIS currently has two centres. Another city campus is planned for completion by 2007.
[edit] MDIS UniCampus
A 3-hectare UniCampus located at Stirling Road, at the fringe of the city, it is close to Orchard Road and the AYE, CTE and PIE expressways. The UniCampus was refurbished at a cost of S$35 million. It is equipped with modern teaching and sports facilities.
[edit] MDIS Dhoby Ghaut
Located at Orchard Road, near Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station, it is much smaller than the UniCampus.
[edit] Faculties
MDIS offers academic programmes in 5 main disciplines:
- Information Technology - Courses from Diploma to Degree
- Business & Management - Courses from Certificate to Postgraduate degree
- Mass Communications - Courses from Diploma to Postgraduate degree
- Life Sciences - Courses from Certificate to Postgraduate
- Tourism & Hospitality Management - Courses from Diploma to Degree
