Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP, ) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the

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. Established in 1963 by the

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, NP is renowned for its business programmes and central focus on entrepreneurship education. It is also the only

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in Singapore to be affiliated with a foundation. NP is famous for producing successful entrepreneurs due to its strong ecosystem in supporting start-ups. NP's alumni include founder and former

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Sim Wong Hoo, co-founder and CEO of Carousell Quek Siu Rui, co-founder and

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of Carousell Marcus Tan, co-founder and CEO of Secretlab Ian Ang, 18th Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor Alan Tam, and 50th Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature and

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Anthony Chen.

History

Founded in 1963 as the Ngee Ann College by the

, Ngee Ann Polytechnic started with 116 students, offering courses in language, commerce, and technology. In December 1990, Ngee Ann Polytechnic applied for a radio station broadcasting on AM, with its programmes produced by mass communication students, concentrating on talk shows. However, its students were unaware of the existence of stations on the AM band.

Academic

Academic schools

There are a total of nine academic schools providing 39 full-time courses: * School of Business & Accountancy (BA) * School of Design & Environment (DE) * School of Engineering (SOE) * School of Film & Media Studies (FMS) * School of Health Sciences (HS) * School of Humanities & Interdisciplinary Studies (HMIS) ''formerly known as Humanities & Social Sciences (HMS)'' * School of Infocomm Technology (ICT) * School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology (LSCT) The polytechnic also offers part-time programmes for adult learners through the CET Academy. Established in 1985, the CET Academy has now trained more than 180,000 adults.

Programmes and scholarships

*The NP Youth Academy setup by the polytechnic offers programmes for every student anchored in the areas of leadership, character building, and personal development. *The Christieara Programme is a talent development programme for high performing students through initiatives such as Overseas Merit Fellowships and Service Learning trips. *The polytechnic awards more than 1,000 scholarships every year, and over 6,000 students benefit from financial grants amounting to about $15 million a year.

Recognition

The polytechnic was conferred the Singapore Quality Class Star Award for demonstrating business excellence. The polytechnic was also awarded the President's Award for the Environment in 2014.

Notable alumni

Athletes

* Hariharan Krishna, Singaporean athlete, 2023 Southeast Asian Games competitor

Academia

* Richard Yeo, American scientist, and founder of SuperUSA Nutrition Inc & Multi Sensing Inc * Natasha Sng, Assistant Research Scientist at the

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* Leow Yi Ning, PhD candidate at the

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Business

* Sim Wong Hoo, founder and former

* Quek Siu Rui, co-founder and CEO of Carousell * Marcus Tan, co-founder and

of Carousell * Ian Ang, co-founder and CEO of Secretlab * Aaron Tan, co-founder and CEO of Carro * Clara Lee, Vice President of Brand at

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* Gerry Eng, co-founder and CTO of Coinhako * Isabel Elizabeth Francis (1991–2022), Singaporean murder victim and

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assistant manager

Entertainment

* Alan Tam, 18th Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor * Anthony Chen, 50th Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film, Best New Director, and

* Alaric Tay,

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actor *

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, Mediacorp actor * Nick Teo, Mediacorp actor * Richie Koh, Mediacorp actor * Shane Pow, former Mediacorp actor * Derrick Hoh, singer * Vanessa Fernandez, singer * Boo Junfeng, film producer * Tzang Merwyn Tong, film producer * Cruz Teng, television presenter * Hazlina Abdul Halim, television presenter * Dennis Chew, radio DJ and actor * Gerald Koh, radio DJ * Jean Danker, radio DJ * Joshua Simon, radio DJ * Vernetta Lopez, actress and radio DJ * Maddy Barber, radio DJ * Jamie Yeo, actress and model * Yeo Siew Hua, film director * Shazza, singer

Politics

* Mohd Fahmi, Mayor of South East District (2020–present) and Member of Parliament for

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(2020–present) *

Don Wee Don Wee Boon Hong ( zh, s=黄文鸿, p=Huáng Wénhóng; born 1976) is a Singaporean accountant and former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Brickland ...

, Member of Parliament for

Chua Chu Kang GRC The Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC has four wards: Chua Chu Kang, Tengah, Keat Hong and Brickland. Only a small portion of t ...

(2020–present) * Lee Li Lian, Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC (2013–2015)

References

External links

Official website

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
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