ITE College East
Coordinates: 1°20′4.11″N 103°57′16.93″E / 1.3344750°N 103.9547028°E
| ITE College East | |
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| Established | January 2005 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dr Yek Tiew Ming |
Academic staff | Approx. 620 |
| Students | Approx. 8500 (Full-Time) |
| Location | Simei, Singapore |
| Campus | 10.7 hectares |
| Website | ITE College East website |
ITE College East (ITE CE-SM) is a division of the Institute of Technical Education. The campus is the 1st ITE campus and under ITE's "One ITE System, 3 Colleges" plan in Singapore. It is located in the eastern part of Singapore in the estate of Simei. ITE College East covers Nursing, the Life Sciences and Logistics Management.
ITE College East (Simei) opened its gates on August 2004 and started its operations on January the following year.
History
Before the college system was implemented, the campus was to be named "ITE Regional Campus Simei" due to the campus' size and projected intake as oppose to the other 10 smaller ITE campuses. In 2004, while the campus was still under construction, it was renamed to ITE College East (Simei) under the new college system. Still, some signboards in the campus still show the "ITE Regional Campus Simei" name.
The campus was built in 80 weeks at a cost of S$184.6 million.
Schools and courses
The college has four schools:
- School of Applied and Health Sciences,
- School of Engineering,
- School of Info-Comm Technology,
- School of Business and Services.
Campus
The campus covers 10.7 hectares and was built in 2005. The building's walls are decorated with rectangular metal panels to match the surrounding Singapore Expo and Changi General Hospital. The architectural concept of the campus is a circular-shaped stool-like forum followed by three six-story curved buildings surrounding the central forum. There are several campus facilities likewise three cafeterias, 1000 seater auditorium, 36 IT training rooms, 60 lecture rooms, multimedia learning centre, retail outlets and indoor sports hall.
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