Education Partners & Affiliates

ASIS International Singapore Chapter

ASIS Singapore Chapter was formed on 25 May 1990 and has more than 150 members. It is an affiliate of ASIS International, the pre-eminent society for professionals responsible for security, including managers and directors of security. Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing educational programmes and materials that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as well as specific security topics.

The vision of ASIS International is to be the foremost organisation advancing security worldwide. To achieve this vision, ASIS Singapore Chapter will promote excellence in and recognition of the security profession.

Visit ASIS website at www.asis-singapore.org.sg

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a global body for professional accountants that has a long history and traces its origins back to 1904. Its reputation is grounded in over 100 years of providing world-class accounting and finance qualifications.

It aims to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. Today, ACCA supports 147,000 members and 424,000 students throughout their careers, providing services through a network of 83 offices and active centres.

Visit ACCA website at www.accaglobal.com

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), founded in 1919, is the world's leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with 183,000 members and students operating in 168 countries, working at the heart of business. CIMA members and students work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit organisations. CIMA works closely with employers and sponsors leading-edge research, constantly updating its qualification, professional experience requirements and continuing professional development to ensure it remains the employers' choice when recruiting financially-trained business leaders.

CIMA is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy. CIMA is proud to be the first professional accounting body to offer a truly global product in the fast-moving area of Islamic Finance.

Last year, CIMA and SMa Institute signed the Memorandum of Understanding for SMa Institute to run the Certificate in Islamic Finance in Singapore.

Visit CIMA website at www.cimaglobal.com

Edith Cowan University, Australia

Established in 1902 as an Advanced College for Teaching, Edith Cowan University (ECU) has a long standing reputation for teaching excellence. Awarded university status in 1991, ECU is currently Western Australia's second largest university with almost 25,000 students and one of the largest degree awarding institutions in Australia.

A market leader in education for the service professions, ECU is located in Perth, Western Australia, a vibrant sophisticated city and is the closest Australian capital to many cities in Asia. ECU has three locations in Western Australia: two in Perth and one in Bunbury, the regional centre of the South West. The University's international enrolments exceed 4,000, with students originating from more than 70 countries; making ECU a truly multi-cultural environment.

ECU offers over 400 specialist award programmes, and 1,700 staff members provide a challenging and supportive environment for teaching and learning. Areas of strength include finance and business; computing and information technology; media and communications; education; health and social sciences; nursing; visual and performing arts.

Visit ECU website at www.ecu.edu.au

CRICOS IPC 00279B

International Trade Centre (ITC), Switzerland

ITC is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. As the development partner for small business export success, ITC's goal is to help developing and transition countries achieve sustainable human development through exports. ITC partners with trade support institutions to deliver integrated solutions for "Export Impact for Good."

Their services are delivered through five complementary business services: business and trade policy, export strategy, strengthening trade support institutions, trade intelligence and exporter competitiveness. Through strategic development and capacity building based on these business services, ITC connects opportunities to markets. As a result, ITC achieves long-term, tangible benefits at both national and community levels.

Visit ITC website at www.intracen.org

Manchester Business School, UK

Manchester Business School is a world-class education provider that develops and delivers learning solutions that support the leaders of today and tomorrow with a range of educational programmes specifically for executives in both the private and public sectors.

The School has over 30 years' experience in Executive Education; nearly 300 specially selected teaching staff; around 5,500 students worldwide; and offices in Manchester, London, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas.

Executive Education at the School designs and delivers dynamic development programmes for directors and managers, cultivating high value leaders, shaping business strategy and improving organisational performance.

The School focuses on the talent pipeline and talent retention in developing its open and customised programmes, offering activities that target critical high-performance competencies in areas like innovation, creativity, change and entrepreneurship. It combines expertise in areas like action learning, creative leadership, appreciative inquiry and coaching with more conventional approaches to deliver a rigorous learning experience that is relevant, achieves results and creates real value.

Visit MBS website at www.mbs.ac.uk

Melbourne Business School, Australia

Melbourne Business School (MBS) is one of the largest business schools in the Asia Pacific, offering a range of degree and executive development programmes through Mt Eliza Executive Education. Over the last 50 years, they have built an outstanding reputation for programme excellence and a high quality learning experience. They have a proud legacy of advancing the careers of their graduates and transforming organisations through a dynamic and holistic education.

Mt Eliza is the executive education arm of Melbourne Business School, which is a part of the University of Melbourne. It is ranked by the Financial Times as the No. 1 executive educator in Australia and the Asia Pacific. They have a prestigious 50-year history of working successfully with organisations to deliver solutions for organisational success through their executive education facilitators - the region's largest associate network and academic faculty.

Visit Melbourne Business School at www.mbs.edu

Murdoch University, Australia

Established in 1975, Murdoch has more than 18,000 students (including 5,000 overseas students from 90 countries) and 1,400 staff working together, exploring new ways of thinking and making new discoveries.

As one of Australia's leading universities, Murdoch University is proud of its national reputation for excellence in teaching, research and student satisfaction.

This unique approach is perhaps one of the reasons why Murdoch has consistently been awarded high ratings in the Good Universitites Guide in Australia. As a member of the Innovative Research Universities (Australia), Murdoch University is committed to research innovation and quality higher education that can be applied on a global level.

Today, Murdoch students are enrolled in over 200 undergraduate degrees and postgraduate courses across a range of disciplines, including Veterinary Science, Law, Teaching, Psychology, Business, Security Terrorism and Counterterrorism and Nursing.

Visit Murdoch website at www.murdoch.edu.au

CRICOS IPC 00125J

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia

RMIT is one of Australia's original educational institutions and now the nation's largest dual sector university. A global university of technology with its heart in the city of Melbourne, RMIT enjoys an international reputation for excellence in work-relevant education and engagement with the needs of industry and the community. The strong professional and vocational orientation of RMIT's programmes prepares graduates for employment and active participation in their communities. As a result, the University produces some of Australia's most employable graduates.

RMIT has more than 70,000 students studying at its campuses in Melbourne's central business district, in Brunswick and in Bundoora, and in Vietnam. The University also has strong links with partner institutions which deliver RMIT award programmes in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Malaysia, as well as research and industry partnerships on every continent.

RMIT is a member of the Australian Technology Network and Global U8 Consortium.

Visit RMIT website at www.rmit.edu.au

CRICOS IPC 00122A

Singapore Media Academy (SMA), Singapore

Visit Singapore Media Academy at www.esma.sg

University of Central Lancashire, UK

Visit UCLan at www.uclan.ac.uk

Last update 5 Aug 2011