ITE College Central
 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification.(July 2018) |
| ITE College Central | |
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 Front facade of the campus | |
| Address | |
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2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1°22′39″N103°51′23″E/ 1.3775°N 103.8564°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Government |
| Motto | Creative Learners, Innovative Workforce. |
| Established | 2 January 2013 |
| School board | Institute of Technical Education |
| Principal | Suresh Natarajan |
| Campus size | 10.6 hectares (26 acres) |
| Website | Official website |
| Agency overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Education |
ITE College Central(ITECC) is a post-secondary education institution andstatutory boardunder the purview of theMinistry of EducationinSingapore.
It is one of theInstitute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" Governance and Education Model. The college also houses the headquarters of the Institute of Technical Education.
Campus
[edit]Covering a land area of 10.61 hectares with a total gross floor area of 192,820m2,the campus opened to its first cohort of students in January 2013. The campus was officially opened on 8 November that year by thenPrime MinisterLee Hsien Loong.[1]
The Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre was named afterTay Eng Soonto commemorate his ministerial service in theMinistry of Education(MOE), who spearheaded the development ofpolytechnicsand institutes for technical training in Singapore.[2]
Then Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loonggave his National Day Rally speech at the Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre from 2013 to 2023 (except 2020 and 2021, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic).[3][4]
Academic schools and courses
[edit]ITE College Central has four schools; School of Business & Services, School of Design & Media, School of Electronics & Info-Communications Technology and School of Engineering, running a total of 51 courses.
Incident
[edit]The ITE examinations director, Low Hwee Geok alias Michelle Low, was found dead at the ITE College Central campus carpark after being allegedly stabbed by her ex-husband on 19 July 2018. Her ex-husband,Seet Cher Hng,was arrested on 20 July and charged with murder the following day. For the charge of murdering Low by inflicting a fatal injury, Seet was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2021.
Notable alumni
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Review to better match ITE, poly skills to jobs".Archivedfrom the original on 20 December 2013.Retrieved20 December2013.
- ^"Overview of Institute of Technical Education"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-12-20.Retrieved2013-12-20.
- ^"PM Lee to deliver National Day Rally speech on Aug 19 at ITE College Central".CNA.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-08-27.Retrieved2022-05-31.
- ^Auto, Hermes (2022-05-11)."PM Lee to deliver National Day Rally speech on Aug 21 | The Straits Times".www.straitstimes.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-31.Retrieved2022-05-31.