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ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016 DISCOVER TRANSFORM ACHIEVE CONTENTS 01 VISION, MISSION & VALUES 02 MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN & FROM PRINCIPAL/CEO 04 BOARD OF GOVERNORS 06 SENATE 07 SENIOR MANAGEMENT 08 ORGANISATION CHART 10 ADVISORY COMMITTEES 12 FACTS & FIGURES 13 STUDENT INTAKE & ENROLMENT ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016 14 MILESTONES 26 REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC EDUCATION FUND 29 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS VISION An educational institution of choice for nurturing innovative, entrepreneurial and cultured professionals. MISSION We nurture individuals to prepare them for a dynamic world in partnership with stakeholders, leveraging Problem-Based Learning. CORE VALUES - “ExCITE” Fundamental to our success in realising this mission are the values we believe in and practise. Every employee is expected to demonstrate behaviours consistent with Republic Polytechnic’s Core Values. Excellence – Continuous learning and innovation are crucial Customer-oriented – Customers are the focus of everything we do Initiative – We will be pro-active and progressive Teamwork – We are a team Ethics – Integrity is never compromised 02 RP Annual Report 2015/2016 MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN & FROM PRINCIPAL/CEO MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN & PRINCIPAL/CEO MR WONG CHEONG MR YEO LI PHEOW FOOK DAVID Principal/Chief Executive Former Chairman Offi cer Ascendas Funds Republic Polytechnic Management (S) Ltd Since its inception in 2002, We are driven by a desire to help school’s many programmes as well Republic Polytechnic our students discover their talents, as to mark an important transition transform into the best they can from the earlier role of offering (RP) has been at the be and achieve their goals. To business and communication forefront of introducing accomplish this, we constantly modules to other schools in RP to new and better ways to seek innovative ways to enrich the one which offers its own full-time transform higher learning, educational experience, provide and part-time programmes. inspiring its students industry-relevant training, nurture character development and engage With the aim of fostering learning to achieve outstanding in knowledge-building. and deepening skills through accomplishments that internships and research, we go beyond academics. Discovering talents and inked several Memoranda of With 42 diplomas, seven opportunities Understanding (MOUs) with leading specialist diplomas industry and academic partners As a forward-thinking institution, such as StarHub Ltd, SATS Ltd, and more than 14,800 RP thrives on self-discovery and Samsung Asia Pte Ltd, Siemens students for Academic innovation. It is this ethos that has Healthcare Pte Ltd, DBS Bank Ltd, Year 2015/2016, RP stays seen us creating new platforms PSA Corporation Ltd, McKinsey true to its vision to be an of learning for our students to & Company Singapore Pte Ltd, educational institution better explore different industries. InterContinental Hotels Group (Asia Testament to this is our new Pacifi c) Pte Ltd, Hope Technik of choice for nurturing Diploma in Engineering Design with and more. The MOU with Vector innovative, entrepreneurial Business, which brings together Aerospace, a Canadian aircraft and cultured professionals. knowledge and skills from different maintenance and repair fi rm, not disciplines and encourages only facilitates our collaboration students to tackle problems from on knowledge-sharing and joint multi-disciplinary perspectives. projects, but also enables our We have renamed the Centre of fi nal-year students to undergo Enterprise and Communication as internships and gain hands-on the School of Management and experience that will benefi t their Communication, to better refl ect career development in Singapore’s the multi-disciplinary approach of growing aerospace industry. RP Annual Report 2015/2016 03 MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN & FROM PRINCIPAL/CEO Another example of our focus on Through this, not only will our Testament to our innovative providing an authentic learning graduates deepen their skills and capabilities is a team of RP environment for our students comes develop promising careers with researchers who collaborated with from the School of Technology for small and medium-sized enterprises the National University of the Arts, whose students partnered (SMEs), SMEs too will gain talented Singapore to devise a diagnostic City Music to develop an SG50 professionals to boost their test kit that helps medical keyboard that produces the sounds capabilities. We are also happy to professionals differentiate between of 25 different traditional musical note that the ground work for the dengue and other viruses with instruments from the Malay, Indian impending launch of the ELP for similar symptoms, which will speed and Chinese ethnicities. The the Hotel Sector was laid in 2015 up the rate of diagnosis in patients keyboard can be used to educate by the School of Hospitality and the for faster treatment. future generations on the different SkillsFuture Offi ce. types of local music instruments and Over in the sports arena, our School the richness of our national heritage. We also work closely with industry of Sports, Health & Leisure students partners to translate academic theory continue to showcase their athletic RP also contributed to the SG50 into its real-world application. In prowess. Sprinting her way to celebrations in the opening act view of this, we recently unveiled victory is RP student Shanti Pereira, of the Golden Jubilee National a sophisticated Supply Chain who blazed a trail into the record Day Parade on 9 August 2015. Innovation Lab. This facility will books in the 28th SEA Games to A segment featuring Sang Nila help SMEs develop and pilot new clinch Singapore’s fi rst gold track Utama, Singapore’s legendary solutions to raise productivity in medal. Also making her mark is founder, leading a fl eet of ships the industry. Logistics students RP graduate and Youth Olympics had 300 RP performers comprising will also have hands-on training in and SEA Games silver medallist staff, students, alumni, trainers managing warehouse operations Isabelle Li. Isabelle graduated last and coaches from Interest Groups with innovations such as a driverless year with a near-perfect GPA of 3.98 led by RP’s Director of Student forklift, an automatic picking system to be the only polytechnic recipient and Graduate Affairs, Mr Ganesh and a robotic arm. of the prestigious Public Service Kalyanam. They were all decked out Commission scholarship. in elaborate costumes and carried Our passion for inspiring the next intricate props. generation of industry professionals We believe that our achievements extends beyond just the tertiary also come in the form of societal Transforming desires into education landscape. We work closely contributions that improve lives. capabilities with secondary school students and To this end, we are proud to their teachers to enhance their skills have partnered with World Vision At RP, we strive to provide our and help them explore future careers. Singapore for the launch of the Youth students with vast opportunities Besides providing education and career Livelihood Programme. Through this to transform their interests into counselling through our Career Centre, pilot project, we hope to facilitate the learning and their passion into we also organise regular events to transfer of knowledge, and cultivation career pathways. One way in which inspire and encourage innovation and of entrepreneurial and business skills we achieve this is through our creativity from a young age. from our students to Cambodian participation in SkillsFuture as the youths for their sustainable livelihood Programme Manager for the Earn Achieving dreams and and growth of the economy. & Learn Programme (ELP) in realising goals Logistics. Recently, we welcomed Going forward, Republic Polytechnic our inaugural batch of 39 polytechnic Our students and graduates have will continue to inspire our students graduates in the 12-month work- always done us proud with their to discover their potential, transform study programme leading to a achievements. This year is no themselves into well-respected Specialist Diploma in Supply Chain different. A total of 4,714 students industry professionals and achieve Management. The latter is also graduated in 2015 – the biggest batch their aspirations as they take their offered as part of RP’s Continuing since the polytechnic’s inception in places as the next-generation Education and Training courses. 2002. leaders of our society. 04 RP Annual Report 2015/2016 BOARD OF GOVERNORS BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR PERIOD BETWEEN 1 APR 2015 – 31 MAR 2016 CHAIRMAN MR WONG CHEONG FOOK DAVID Former Chairman Ascendas Funds Management (S) Ltd MEMBERS MR ANG HIN KEE PROF CHAN ENG SOON MR PAUL CHONG DR CHONG YOKE SIN Executive Secretary Vice Provost (Special Group Chief Executive Chief Executive Offi cer Education Services Union Duties) Offi cer Integrated Health Information National University of Certis CISCO Security Systems Pte Ltd Singapore Pte Ltd MRS DIANA EE-TAN DR HEE SOO YIN DR SHASHI JAYAKUMAR MR KOH CHIAP KHIONG Chairman Director Senior Fellow & Head Group Chief Financial Mt Faber Leisure Group Learning and Professional Centre of Excellence for Offi cer Director Development Division National Security Sembcorp Industries Ltd Far East Hospitality Institute for Adult Learning Holdings RP Annual Report 2015/2016 05 BOARD OF GOVERNORS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MR ONG CHAO CHOON Advisory Leader PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP MEMBERS MS ISABELLA LOH DR MASZENAN BIN MR OON JIN TEIK COL TAN CHENG KWEE Chairman & Board Director ABDUL MAJID Chief Operating Offi cer Commander Singapore Environment Senior Research Fellow Singapore Sports Hub 7th Singapore Infantry Council Nanyang Environment and Brigade Water Research Institute Nanyang Technological University MR WILSON TAN MR CHRISTOPHER TANG MR YEO LI PHEOW MR ZAHIDI BIN ABDUL Chief Executive Offi cer Chief Executive Offi cer Principal/Chief Executive RAHMAN CapitaMall Trust Management Frasers Centrepoint Offi cer Principal Architect Limited Commercial Republic Polytechnic Zahidi A.R. Arkitek Chief Executive Offi cer Greater China Frasers Centrepoint Limited 06 RP Annual Report 2015/2016 SENATE SENATE FOR PERIOD BETWEEN 1 APR 2015 – 31 MAR 2016 CHAIRMAN Yeo Li Pheow Principal/CEO MEMBERS APPOINTED MEMBERS ELECTED MEMBERS Boo Chong-Han Dr Michael Koh Dr Girija Senior Director Deputy Principal Deputy Director (Special Projects) Academic Services School of Applied Science and (Deputy Chairman of Senate) Director Grain Baysa-Pee School of Infocomm Seto Lok Yin Assistant Director (Academic) Deputy Principal School of Sports, Health Ashley Chua (Industry Services) and Leisure Director School of Applied Science Fong Yew Chan Kiu Cheong Mau Senior Director Assistant Director (Academic) Dr Wang Jianguo Student Services and Planning Centre for Educational Director Development School of Engineering Sundar Windersalam Registrar Leslie Sim Goy Soon Lan Office of the Registrar Assistant Director (Academic) Director (Secretary of Senate) School of Management and School of Sports, Health and Communication Leisure Chng Jiun Yih (Previously known as Centre for Director Enterprise and Communication) Lee Kok Wai James Offi ce of Planning Director Ramanathan Mohandas School of Hospitality Albert Toh Assistant Director (from 7 Dec 2015) Director (Capability & Industry) Academy for Continuing and Warren Wang Education@RP Programme Chair Director (from 1 Dec 2015) School of Engineering School of Management and Communication Chua Ying Hwee Zek Hazley (Previously known as Centre for Director Programme Chair Enterprise and Communication) Centre for Educational School of Infocomm Development Sharen Liu Director School of Technology for the Arts RP Annual Report 2015/2016 07 SENIOR MANAGEMENT SENIOR MANAGEMENT FOR PERIOD BETWEEN 1 APR 2015 – 31 MAR 2016 CORPORATE OFFICES Ronald Wong James Lee Director Director Yeo Li Pheow Offi ce of Corporate Communications School of Hospitality Principal/Chief Executive Offi cer (from 7 Dec 2015) Chia Chew Lee Seto Lok Yin Director Boo Chong-Han Deputy Principal (Industry Services) Offi ce of Human Resources Director School of Infocomm Dr Michael Koh Dr Terence Chong Deputy Principal (Academic Services) Director Goy Soon Lan Offi ce of International Relations Director Fong Yew Chan School of Sports, Health and Leisure Senior Director (Student Services Ng Tion Huat and Planning) Director Sharen Liu Offi ce of Procurement and Business Director Eric Teo Continuity School of Technology for the Arts Senior Director (Corporate Services) John Young Warren Wang Boo Chong-Han Director Director Senior Director (Special Projects) Offi ce of Organisation and Service School of Management and (from 1 Jan 2016) Excellence Communication Sundar Windersalam Ganesh Kalyanam Dr Michael Koh Registrar Director Director (Covering) Offi ce of the Registrar Offi ce of Student and Graduate Centre for Educational Development Affairs and The Republic Cultural (till 30 Jun 2015) Geraldine Ang Centre Chief Financial Offi cer Chua Ying Hwee and Lee Yat Cheong Director Director Director Centre for Educational Development Offi ce of Finance Offi ce of Estates (from 1 Jul 2015) Dennis Quek Neo Yong Chiang Dr Lim Boon Whatt Director Chief Information Offi cer Deputy Director (Covering Director) Centre of Innovation for Supply Chain and Offi ce of Technology Development Management & Logistics Project Director Offi ce Offi ce of Information Services Tui Jurn Mun Director Tan Huan Peow Dr Albert Miao Offi ce of Industry and Collaboration Director Director Academy for Continuing Offi ce of Academic Services Education@RP ACADEMIC SCHOOLS / (till 30 Nov 2015) Albert Toh CENTRES Director Albert Toh SkillsFuture Offi ce Ashley Chua Acting Director (till 30 Nov 2015) Director Academy for Continuing Tan Huan Peow School of Applied Science Education@RP (2 Jun 2015 to 30 Nov 2015) Director Dr Wang Jianguo and SkillsFuture Offi ce Director Director (from 1 Dec 2015) School of Engineering Academy for Continuing Chng Jiun Yih Education@RP Ben Tan (from 1 Dec 2015) Director Deputy Director Offi ce of Planning (Covering Director) and School of Hospitality Director (Covering) (till 30 Sep 2015) School of Hospitality (1 Oct to 6 Dec 2015) 08 RP Annual Report 2015/2016 ORGANISATION CHART ORGANISATION CHART Yeo Li Pheow Principal/Chief Executive Offi cer PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE Boo Chong-Han Senior Director (Special Projects) ACADEMIC SERVICES CORPORATE SERVICES Dr Michael Koh Eric Teo Deputy Principal (Academic Senior Director Services) (Corporate Services) OFFICE OF ACADEMIC OFFICE OF ESTATES SERVICES Lee Yat Cheong Dr Albert Miao Director Director CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL OFFICE OF FINANCE DEVELOPMENT Geraldine Ang Chua Ying Hwee Director and Director Chief Financial Offi cer OFFICE OF SKILLSFUTURE OFFICE INFORMATION SERVICES Tan Huan Peow Neo Yong Chiang Director Director and Chief Information Offi cer SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION OFFICE OF ORGANISATION Warren Wang AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE Director John Young Director OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY Ng Tion Huat Director Department Unit As at 1 Apr 2016
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