Raffles Design Institute Singapore | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Address | |
![]() | |
111 Somerset Rd, #15-22 TripleOne Somerset 238164 Singapore | |
Coordinates | 1°17′20″N 103°50′37″E / 1.28882°N 103.84366°E |
Information | |
Type | Private, for-profit |
Established | 1990 |
Director | Ong Kai How |
Principal | Giuseppe Spinelli |
Campus size | single floor |
Campus type | Urban |
Colour(s) | Orange, gray |
Website | raffles-college |
Raffles Design Institute is a for-profit,[1] design-centric educational institution headquartered in Singapore. Its flagship campus (i.e. Raffles Design Institute Singapore) was established in 1990 by the company Raffles Education Corporation Limited.[2]
History
[edit]Founded in 1990, Raffles Design Institute is one of the first private institutions in Singapore to offer a Fashion Design course.[3] Within five years, multiple design disciplines including Interactive Media Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, Jewellery Design, Interior Design, Games Design and Animation Design were introduced.[4]
In 2004, Raffles Design Institute received the Singapore Quality Class Award for Private Education Organizations, ensuring that all courses were registered with the appropriate bodies. In 2005, the CaseTrust for Education Award for Private Education Organizations was awarded, which is an indication of approval by The Consumer Association of Singapore Enterprise. In 2008/2009, Edupoll recognized Raffles Design Institute as one of the Top Ten Education Provider [sic] in Singapore and the Largest and Most Global Private Education Provider in Singapore.[5]
In February 2010, Raffles Design Institute, Raffles Merchandising Institute and Raffles School of Business were re-organized as institutes of Raffles College of Higher Education.[6]
Establishments
[edit]International campuses
[edit]Raffles International College Bangkok, originally known as Raffles Design Institute Bangkok, is a 2.25-hectare (5.6-acre) campus located in the Bangna district of Bangkok, Thailand. It was awarded the title of "Best Design School" for outstanding achievement in the advancement of Arts and Design by Her Royal Highness Princess of Thailand Soamsawali in March 2007.[7] Despite of several technical issues faced by Raffles, Raffles managed to obtain the licence to operate its college in Bangkok Thailand[8]
Raffles' partner in its Indian Joint Venture, Educomp Solutions Ltd., was reported to be struggling financially, and divesting from many subsidiaries. This coincided with the closure of many of its colleges in India.[9]
In 2012, the government of Vietnam ordered Raffles to cease operating the campuses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh (as Raffles had never obtained a license to provide higher education), and consequently 400 students had to be relocated to its other campuses.[10]
In 2013, Raffles Education Corp signed agreements to establish a university in Negombo (Sri Lanka), and three colleges in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Batam and Medan (Indonesia).[11] However, the proposed university in Negombo Sri Lanka was never built.
In October 2016, Raffles Design Institute shut down its Indian campus in Koramangala, Bungalore without warning, leaving over 160 students stranded with their education.[12] By November 2016, the Raffles schools in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai had been shuttered.[13]
In March 2016, its Australian campus, Raffles College of Design and Commerce, lost TEQSA accreditation.[14] On 26 November 2018, it applied to withdraw registration as an Australian higher education provider and began the process of closing down.[15] Approval to withdraw was granted on 20 December 2018.[16]
Raffles International Institute, its Ulaanbaatar campus (which had been operating since 2005, originally as Hartford Institute) closed down in September 2023 due to mismanagement, having failed to gain government recognition as a university; it had never once received accreditation in Mongolia during its entire 18 years of operation.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Tierney, William; Hentschke, Guilbert; Lechuga, Vicente (1 March 2012). For-Profit Colleges and Universities: Their Markets, Regulation, Performance, and Place in Higher Education. Stylus Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1579225285.
- ^ "Raffles Education Corporation". Raffles-education-corporation.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Learn Fashion Design". indoconnectsingapore.com. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "EdNet Education Center". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Singapore, Raffles Design Institute". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011.
- ^ Brett, Jeremy; Queenie Chan; Melody Chan; Skye Skagfeld (May 2010). "Raffles Pulse May 2010" (PDF). Raffles Design Institute News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Raffles get Best Design School Award". Retrieved 17 September 2018 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Raffles Bangkok". Crown Education. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "The Rise And Fall Of Educomp". Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Crackdown on foreign-linked colleges has many baffled, stranded". Universityworldnews.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Investor Relations: Annual Report". 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "160 students in a fix as Raffles design institute shuts down". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Not just Bengaluru branch, 3 other Raffles colleges shut down". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Re-registration 25 Jan 2016". Teqsa.gov.au. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Raffles College applies to withdraw registration". Teqsa.gov.au. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Raffles College Pty Ltd: Withdraw registration 20 December 2018". Teqsa.gov.au. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation". Accmon.mn. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
Well, that’s interesting to know that Psilotum nudum are known as whisk ferns. Psilotum nudum is the commoner species of the two. While the P. flaccidum is a rare species and is found in the tropical islands. Both the species are usually epiphytic in habit and grow upon tree ferns. These species may also be terrestrial and grow in humus or in the crevices of the rocks.
View the detailed Guide of Psilotum nudum: Detailed Study Of Psilotum Nudum (Whisk Fern), Classification, Anatomy, Reproduction