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26-465: 1°19′33″N 103°47′59″E  /  1.32583°N 103.79972°E  / 1.32583; 103.79972 The SIM Group provides its core services through two educational brands: SIM Global Education and SIM Academy. From 2005 to 2017, SIM Group established and managed SIM University (UniSIM). SIM Global Education (SIM GE) is a private education institute. It offers diploma, bachelor's degree and master’s degree with universities from Australia, Europe,

52-443: A Cabinet reshuffle on 15 May 2021, Ong relinquished his portfolio as Minister for Transport and succeeded Gan Kim Yong as Minister for Health . Ong was considered by many to be one of the most likely candidates to succeed Heng Swee Keat as leader of the fourth-generation (4G) team, however it was ultimately revealed that Finance Minister Lawrence Wong had the most support compared to the other candidates. Ong has spoken out on

78-535: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU offers internship and job opportunities from among SGTech's member companies in the technology sector. SGTech will also engage industry professionals to mentor SIM GE students. SIM reported that 82.4 per cent of its 2019 and 2020 graduates found jobs within six months after graduation. Among the total, 57.1 per cent were in full-time jobs, 15.6 per cent were in part-time jobs, and 9.8 per cent were freelancers. The median starting gross monthly salary of those in full-time employment

104-499: A different career course. The quality of the programmes is high, flexible and made accessible through e-learning to working adults. Many continuous education courses were made scalable to suit different organisations. On 12 October 2016, Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung announced that the Government invited UniSIM to become Singapore's sixth autonomous university. Subsequently, on 11 November 2016,

130-564: A member of the PAP despite his own past involvement in opposition politics in Singapore. Ong is married to Diana Kuik Sin Leng, the daughter of real estate magnate Kuik Ah Han. They have two daughters. In 2012, Straits Times correspondent Susan Long described him as a "free thinker" and a "Confucius-quoting unionist". Ong's maternal cousin, Xie Yao Quan , is also a PAP Member of Parliament representing

156-620: A total land area of 120,000 sqm. SIM University SIM University ( UniSIM ) was a private university in Singapore that opened in 2005 before shutting down in 2017. The university was established and managed under the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) Group. It was the only private university in Singapore after Nanyang University . The university practiced an open-door academic policy towards working adults and offered only part-time programmes. Between 2010 and 2017, UniSIM

182-574: Is also a co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce set up by the government to manage Singapore's handling response to the COVID-19 pandemic . Ong attended Maris Stella High School and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the London School of Economics in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics . In 1999, he completed a Master of Business Administration degree at

208-736: The 2011 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Aljunied GRC but lost to the Worker's Party where the PAP team obtained 45.28% of the valid votes. He contested again in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Sembawang GRC and won where the PAP team obtained 72.28% of the valid votes. Before becoming Minister for Health, he was Minister for Education between 2015 and 2020, serving alongside Ng Chee Meng between 2015 and 2018, and Minister for Transport between 2020 and 2021. From 2020 to 2021, he

234-546: The 2015 general election , Ong joined as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in Sembawang GRC , which was considered 'safer' for him. The PAP team won with 72% of the vote and Ong was elected as the Member of Parliament representing the Gambas ward of Sembawang GRC. On 1 October 2015, Ong was appointed Senior Minister of State for Defence and Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) . On 1 November 2016, he

260-869: The International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne , Switzerland . Ong started his career working in the Ministry of Communications between 1993 and 1999. He served as Director of Trade in the Ministry of Trade and Industry between 2000 and 2003 and was the Deputy Chief Negotiator for the Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement signed in May 2003. He was Principal Private Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong between 2002 and 2004. Ong also served as

286-665: The chief executive officer of the Workforce Development Agency between 2005 and 2008. Following that, he joined the National Trades Union Congress as Assistant Secretary-General. In the 2011 general election , Ong contested in Aljunied GRC as part of a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team. The PAP team lost to the Workers' Party team consists of Low Thia Khiang , Pritam Singh , Sylvia Lim , Muhamad Faisal Manap and Chen Show Mao . This

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312-455: The PAP team in Sembawang GRC and they won with about 67% of the vote. Ong's former Gambas ward was merged with part of Khaw Boon Wan's former Sembawang ward, forming the new Sembawang Central ward which is currently helmed by Ong. On 23 April 2021, Ong was appointed co-chair of the multi-ministerial committee formed on 22 January 2020 to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore . Following

338-655: The SIM governing council voted in favour of bringing the university under the ambit of MOE. In 2017, UniSIM was restructured into the Singapore University of Social Sciences and became Singapore's sixth autonomous university under the ambit of the MOE. It is no longer a member of the SIM Group. This sculpture was donated by Yeo Chee Keong and Anthony Teo to UniSIM. Mounted on a soft hue of Volga blue Ukrainian igneous granite pedestal,

364-638: The United Kingdom and the United States. The institution has 16,000 students with about 30% being full-time international students from over 40 countries. The institute offers both full-time and part-time programmes. In 2018, SIM opened its first overseas representative office in Indonesia, Jakarta to cultivate awareness of its offered programmes under the SIM GE brand in Indonesia. In 2018, SIM GE and SGTech signed

390-578: The events of Anti-Indian sentiment at Singapore. Ong's father, Ong Lian Teng, was a Barisan Sosialis politician who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Panjang SMC from 1963 to 1965 and later Member of Parliament from 1965 to 1966, who later resigned to protest the "undemocratic acts" of the PAP government. In an interview with The Straits Times in 2011, Ong noted that his father, who died in 2009, had been fully supportive of his decision to become involved in politics as

416-576: The first batch of SIM OUDP's 900 students studied only among three degree programmes. In 1998, the first graduation ceremony with 334 was graced by former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tony Tan . In 2002, OUDP attained accreditation status and was renamed Singapore Institute of Management's Open University Centre (SIM-OUC) as one of SIM's autonomous entities. In 2005, SIM received the mandate from MOE to form SIM University (UniSIM) to forge upgrading opportunities for working adults from diverse academic qualifications and work experiences. Established on

442-453: The foundation SIM-OUC, UniSIM took over more than 6,500 students from SIM-OUC studying in over 40 programmes. SIM-OUC students who graduated from 2006 and onwards were given a choice between a UniSIM or OUUK degree. UniSIM provides an avenue for working adults who have previously missed education opportunities to upgrade their qualifications and skills. The university also provides opportunities for working adult to pursue their passion or chart

468-633: The governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Sembawang Central division of Sembawang GRC since 2015. Prior to entering politics, Ong worked in the Ministry of Communications , Ministry of Trade and Industry , Singapore Workforce Development Agency , National Trades Union Congress and Keppel Corporation . He was also the principal private secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong between 2002 and 2004. He made his political debut in

494-604: The single portfolio as Minister for Education, Ong had also relinquished his Second Minister of Defence portfolio at the same time. On 27 July 2020, Ong relinquished his portfolio as Minister for Education and succeeded Khaw Boon Wan as Minister for Transport , as well as the Anchor Minister of Sembawang GRC. In the lead-up to the 2020 general election , Ong was widely seen as one of the three leading candidates (alongside Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing ) to succeed Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister of Singapore . Ong led

520-452: The undergraduate programmes were to have at least two GCE 'A' level passes or a polytechnic diploma, at least two years' work experience and to be a minimum of 21 years old. Ong Ye Kung Ong Ye Kung ( Chinese : 王乙康 ; pinyin : Wáng Yǐkāng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Ông It-khong ; born 15 November 1969) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been serving as Minister for Health since 2021. A member of

546-590: The work is meant to inspire UniSIM graduates to soar. Generally, UniSIM and SIM Global Education (SIM GE) are each recognized as SIM students despite the schools being different business units of the SIM Group. UniSIM was a private university which offered government subsidized programmes whereas SIM GE partners with the University of London International Programmes , RMIT University etc. to offer their programmes in Singapore. The university adopted open-door admission criteria. Requirements for prospective applicants to

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572-468: Was $ 2,815. SIM previously operated SIM International Academy for Secondary 1 to 4 classes, leading to an International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). The Academy stopped accepting applications the following year and is no longer listed as a SIM constituent. SIM University (UniSIM) was a publicly funded, private university in Singapore approved by the Ministry of Education. Its enrolment

598-481: Was close to 10,000 students. In 2017, UniSIM was restructured into the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) and became Singapore's sixth autonomous university under the ambit of the Ministry of Education (MOE). It is no longer a member of the Singapore Institute of Management Group (SIM). The Singapore Institute of Management has two campuses across the west side of Singapore. The two campuses cover

624-468: Was promoted to Second Minister for Defence while concurrently holding the portfolio of Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) alongside Ng Chee Meng , who was Minister for Education (Schools). In 2017, Ong moved a Bill in Parliament to confer the Singapore University of Social Sciences autonomous status. On 1 May 2018, the two Education portfolios were merged into a single one; Ong took over

650-617: Was registered under the Committee for Private Education (CPE). In 2016, UniSIM became the sixth autonomous university in Singapore after an invitation from Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE). The university was restructured into an autonomous university, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) in 2017. In 1992, SIM was selected by MOE to run the Open University Degree Programme (OUDP), in collaboration with The Open University , United Kingdom (OUUK). In 1994,

676-503: Was the first time in Singapore's history when the PAP lost a GRC in an election. Following the 2011 general election, Ong continued to work at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and became Deputy Secretary-General in June 2011. He was also elected into the NTUC's Central Committee later that year. In 2013, he left the NTUC and became Director of Group Strategy at Keppel Corporation . In

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