The first cohort of honours students to graduate from The Glasgow School
of Art, Singapore received their degrees in a special ceremony at Temasek Polytechnic today, 4 July 2014.
of Art, Singapore received their degrees in a special ceremony at Temasek Polytechnic today, 4 July 2014.
Around 100 Communication Design and Interior Design students were presented with their Degrees at in a graduation ceremony led by Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of Art. The ceremony was attended by Professor Tan Thiam Soon, President of SIT, the GSA’s partner institution in Singapore, and the British High Commissioner, Mr Antony Phillipson.
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| Final year Communication Design students who graduated today |
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| Final year Interior Design students who graduated today |
“This is a red
letter day for The Glasgow School of Art as our first cohort of Communication
Design and Interior Design students graduate in Singapore,” says Professor Inns.“Our
partnership with SIT is an important part of the GSA’s international outreach
and we are looking forward to developing it further in the coming years.”
letter day for The Glasgow School of Art as our first cohort of Communication
Design and Interior Design students graduate in Singapore,” says Professor Inns.“Our
partnership with SIT is an important part of the GSA’s international outreach
and we are looking forward to developing it further in the coming years.”
“We have enjoyed a fruitful partnership with the GSA,” adds
Professor Tan Thiam Soon, President, SIT.
“As a new university, we look forward to strengthening our partnership with the
GSA further, and to finding new, exciting areas of cooperation to explore.”
Professor Tan Thiam Soon, President, SIT.
“As a new university, we look forward to strengthening our partnership with the
GSA further, and to finding new, exciting areas of cooperation to explore.”
Ends
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Notes for Editors
About The Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art was founded in 1845 as one of the first
Government Schools of Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design
for the manufacturing industries of Glasgow. However, the School’s lineage can
be traced to 1753, when Robert Foulis established a school of art and design in
Glasgow, described as “the single most influential factor in the development of
eighteenth-century Scottish Art”.
Today, The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is internationally recognised as
one of Europe’s leading university-level institutions for the visual creative
disciplines.
Government Schools of Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design
for the manufacturing industries of Glasgow. However, the School’s lineage can
be traced to 1753, when Robert Foulis established a school of art and design in
Glasgow, described as “the single most influential factor in the development of
eighteenth-century Scottish Art”.
Today, The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is internationally recognised as
one of Europe’s leading university-level institutions for the visual creative
disciplines.
Our studio-based approach to research and teaching brings disciplines
together to explore problems in new ways to find new innovative solutions. The studio creates the environment for
inter-disciplinarity, peer learning, critical enquiry, experimentation and
prototyping, helping to addressing many of the grand challenges confronting
society and contemporary business.
together to explore problems in new ways to find new innovative solutions. The studio creates the environment for
inter-disciplinarity, peer learning, critical enquiry, experimentation and
prototyping, helping to addressing many of the grand challenges confronting
society and contemporary business.
About Singapore Institute of Technology
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is
Singapore’s new autonomous university of applied learning. It aims to be a
leader in innovative university education by integrating learning, industry and
community.
Singapore’s new autonomous university of applied learning. It aims to be a
leader in innovative university education by integrating learning, industry and
community.
SIT offers applied degree programmes
targeted at growth sectors of the economy. As a new university, SIT offers its
own applied degree programmes with a unique pedagogy that integrates work and
study. It also offers specialised degree programmes in partnership with
world-class universities and the five local polytechnics.
targeted at growth sectors of the economy. As a new university, SIT offers its
own applied degree programmes with a unique pedagogy that integrates work and
study. It also offers specialised degree programmes in partnership with
world-class universities and the five local polytechnics.
Glasgow School of Art programmes are validated
by the University of Glasgow.
by the University of Glasgow.