Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, the Minister for Communications
& Information in the Singapore Government, complemented the GSofA Singapore for its
contribution to building up the capabilities and skill sets that the Singapore
design industry needs during a visit to the campus.
& Information in the Singapore Government, complemented the GSofA Singapore for its
contribution to building up the capabilities and skill sets that the Singapore
design industry needs during a visit to the campus.
Images: Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, the Minister for Communications & Information
in the Singapore government visits the GSA’s Singapore campus
During the visit the Minister was given a short
briefing on the work of GSofA Singapore by Programme Director, Chris Hand, before touring
the studios to meet with students and learn more about the work they are
undertaking including the Kwong Wai Shiu Design Domain project, Fitch Hotel
Design project and HDB-Tenement Project.
briefing on the work of GSofA Singapore by Programme Director, Chris Hand, before touring
the studios to meet with students and learn more about the work they are
undertaking including the Kwong Wai Shiu Design Domain project, Fitch Hotel
Design project and HDB-Tenement Project.
The Minister also saw some of the work
by Communication Design students displayed in the GSA Singapore exhibition
space.
by Communication Design students displayed in the GSA Singapore exhibition
space.
The visit concluded with a sit down conversation with eight students – two each from Years
3 and 4 of Communication Design and Interior Design, the undergraduate
degree programmes which the GSA currently delivers at its Singapore campus.
3 and 4 of Communication Design and Interior Design, the undergraduate
degree programmes which the GSA currently delivers at its Singapore campus.
Speaking of the visit later the Minister said:
“I enjoyed my
visit to The Glasgow
School of Art Singapore (GSA) – an education partner of the Singapore
Institute of Technology (SIT), speaking to the staff and students.
visit to The Glasgow
School of Art Singapore (GSA) – an education partner of the Singapore
Institute of Technology (SIT), speaking to the staff and students.
Through its
two degree programmes, GSA is helping to build up the capabilities and skill
sets that the Singapore design industry needs.
two degree programmes, GSA is helping to build up the capabilities and skill
sets that the Singapore design industry needs.
Design is a
key driver of innovation and good design can solve a myriad of problems in our
daily lives. So it is important that we develop a pool of multi-disciplinary
design talent to help Singapore meet its present and future challenges.”
key driver of innovation and good design can solve a myriad of problems in our
daily lives. So it is important that we develop a pool of multi-disciplinary
design talent to help Singapore meet its present and future challenges.”
Dr Ibrahim was accompanied on the visit
by three colleagues from the
Ministry and three from DesignSingapore Council.
by three colleagues from the
Ministry and three from DesignSingapore Council.
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The Glasgow School of Art Singapore
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Since September 2012 the GSA has
delivered years 3 and 4 of its Bachelor of Art (Hons) Programmes in
Communication Design and Interior Design in Singapore, in partnership with the
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP). The
programmes enable Diploma students from one of Singapore’s Polytechnics to
progress from a Diploma to a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree.
delivered years 3 and 4 of its Bachelor of Art (Hons) Programmes in
Communication Design and Interior Design in Singapore, in partnership with the
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP). The
programmes enable Diploma students from one of Singapore’s Polytechnics to
progress from a Diploma to a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree.
Students studying in Singapore benefit
from not only the same programme of study and award as in the home institution,
and resources and equipment according to GSA specifications, but also access to
the additional specialist resources, equipment and workshops of TP.
from not only the same programme of study and award as in the home institution,
and resources and equipment according to GSA specifications, but also access to
the additional specialist resources, equipment and workshops of TP.
Every student studying in Singapore also has the opportunity to
spend 3 weeks in Scotland at the GSA, working directly with their counterparts
in the same programmes based in Glasgow. This extra credit-bearing component provides a chance to see the graduation exhibition, experience the history
of Glasgow and the GSA, of the local cultural and industrial context, and
location-specific projects drawing on all of these.
spend 3 weeks in Scotland at the GSA, working directly with their counterparts
in the same programmes based in Glasgow. This extra credit-bearing component provides a chance to see the graduation exhibition, experience the history
of Glasgow and the GSA, of the local cultural and industrial context, and
location-specific projects drawing on all of these.