ITE College Central
| ITE College Central | |
|---|---|
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 Front facade of the campus | |
| Location | |
2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Singapore 1°22′39″N 103°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 | Seng Chin Chye |
Campus size | 10.6 hectares (26 acres) |
| Website | Official website  |
| ITE College Central | |
| Agency overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
Parent agency | Ministry of Education |
ITE College Central (ITECC) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Four Colleges" Governance and Education Model. The college also houses the headquarters of the Institute of Technical Education.
Campus
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 then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[1]
The Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre was named after the late-Tay Eng Soon to commemorate his ministerial service in the Ministry of Education (MOE), who spearheaded the development of polytechnics and institutes for technical training in Singapore.[2]
Since 2013, the annual National Day Rally was held at the Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre, replacing its previous permanent location of University Culture Centre which held for 12 consecutive years from 2001 to 2012. The only exceptions are in 2020 and 2021; 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while 2021 was held at the Mediacorp campus at one-north instead.[3][4]
Academic schools and courses
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.
Incidents
In 2018, lecturer Low Hwee Geok was killed inside the school's carpark by her ex-husband Seet Cher Hng, a retiree with a gambling addiction.[5][6][7][8] Seet did so owing to the aftermath of the divorce seven years prior to the incident and the infidelity against Low. Seet survived from the wounds during the attack and was subsequently arrested in a hospital.[9][10][11][11] On 22 September 2021, Seet was charged with one count of murder following three years of court trial and was sentence to life imprisonment.[12]
Notable alumni
References
- ↑ "Review to better match ITE, poly skills to jobs". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "Overview of Institute of Technical Education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ↑ "PM Lee to deliver National Day Rally speech on Aug 19 at ITE College Central". CNA. Archived from the original on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ↑ Auto, Hermes (2022-05-11). "PM Lee to deliver National Day Rally speech on Aug 21 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ↑ Koh, Wan Ting (14 September 2021). "Man who stabbed ex-wife at ITE College Central in 2018 convicted of murder". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ "离婚7年 纠葛不断 男子持3刀 狠杀前妻". Johor China Press (in Chinese). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ Weng, Jiajia; Xu, Shumin; Yang, Jieyu (21 July 2018). "校园捅妻案 嫌凶第一任妻：不想再提这个人". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ Ng, Cherlynn (23 July 2018). "ITE murder: Ex-hubby suspect had gambling habit and often asked deceased for money, say friends". AsiaOne. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ Koh, Wan Ting (22 September 2021). "ITE stabbing: Man, 69, who killed ex-wife jailed for life". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ Lum, Selina (14 September 2021). "Man who stabbed ex-wife: So bitter, he carved dates of her alleged dalliances on knife". The New Paper. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- 1 2 "老师命丧学校停车场，凶手竟是前夫，18年新加坡停车场杀人案始末". 163.com (in Chinese). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ Lum, Selina (22 September 2021). "ITE murder: Retiree who stabbed ex-wife sentenced to life imprisonment". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.