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, the

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is renowned for its business programmes.

History

Ngee Ann Polytechnic was founded in 1963 with 116 students as the Ngee Ann College by The Ngee Ann Kongsi, offering courses in language, commerce and technology.

Academic

Academic schools

There are a total of nine academic schools providing 39 full-time courses. The polytechnic also offers part-time programmes for adult learners through the CET Academy. Established in 1985, the CET Academy now trains more than 10,000 adults and conducts over 200 courses every year.

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

Academia

* Richard Yeo Swee Chye, American scientist and founder of SuperUSA Nutrition Inc & Multi Sensing Inc

Business

* Quek Siu Rui, Co-founder and

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of Carousell * Ian Ang, Co-founder and chief executive officer of

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Sim Wong Hoo Sim Wong Hoo (; born 1955) is a Singaporean inventor and billionaire entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO and Chairman of Creative Technology, a designer and manufacturer of products for personal computers and personal digital entertainment devic ...

, Founder of

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Entertainment

Alan Tam Alan Tam Wing-lun MH (; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. From 1983 to 1987, Alan Tam ...

, Hongkonger actor and singer * Alaric Tay, Mediacorp actor *

Andie Chen Andie Chen () is a Singaporean actor, host and vlogger. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artist from 2007 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad hoc basis. Career Chen's first appearance on television was in the Channel 5 series '' Grow ...

, Mediacorp actor *

Anthony Chen Anthony Chen (; born 18 April 1984) is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for directing the feature films ''Ilo Ilo'' (2013) and '' Wet Season'' (2019). His debut feature film, ''Ilo Ilo,'' won the Camer ...

, Film producer * Boo Junfeng, Film producer *

Cruz Teng Cruz Teng (born 18 September 1979) is a former Singaporean radio and television host. He is currently a communications professional. He made his radio debut in 1996 at the age of 16 and hosted radio and television programmes, as well as entert ...

, Television presenter * Derrick Hoh, Singer *

Gerald Koh Gerald Koh (许国欢, born 19 September 1984), better known by his stage name Boy Thunder, is a Singaporean radio personality. He once worked as a radio host for Singapore-based music station Hot FM 91.3 and hosted the evening show ''Taking Yo ...

, Radio DJ *

Hazlina Abdul Halim Hazlina Abdul Halim (born on the 17 February 1985) is a Singaporean television presenter, editor, journalist, news reader, simultaneous interpreter and radio announcer. Hazlina is of mixed parentage and is effectively bilingual in English and Ba ...

, Television presenter *

Jamie Yeo Jamie Yeo (; born 17 April 1977) is a Singaporean actress, model and radio DJ. Early life Yeo was born in Singapore on 17 April 1977. She attended Fairfield Methodist Primary School and Nanyang Girls' High School before moving to Dayton, Oh ...

, Actress and model *

Jean Danker Jean Olivia Danker (born 24 September 1978) is a Singaporean radio DJ at Mediacorp's Class 95, a Singapore English radio station, who hosts the evening show ''Cartunes'' on weekdays from 5–8 pm. She is a Voiceover talent and is also involv ...

, Radio DJ *

Joshua Simon Joshua Simon (born 1979, Tel Aviv), is a curator, writer, publisher, cultural critic, poet, filmmaker and public intellectual. He currently lives in Philadelphia, PA. Simon curated exhibitions in museums and art spaces in Tel Aviv-Yafo, NYC, Mel ...

, Radio DJ *

Maddy Barber Medalina "Maddy" Barber (née Tan; born 3 November 1973) is a Singaporean radio presenter and former actress. She is currently the co-presenter of the breakfast show on Kiss 92FM together with Jason Johnson and Divian Nair, and was previously a ...

, Radio DJ *

Nick Teo Nick Teo (), is a Singaporean television actor, host and model contracted under Mediacorp. Acting career In 2014, Teo made his acting debut in a half-hour long-running drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8, ''118'', which made got him ...

, Singaporean actor *

Richie Koh Richie Koh (born 16 June 1993) is a Singaporean actor who is signed to MediaCorp and China's LongAllStar Entertainment Group. In 2023, Koh won the Star Awards for Best Actor for his critically acclaimed role as an intellectually disabled in ...

, Mediacorp actor *

Shane Pow Shane Pow (, born 4 October 1990) is a Singaporean actor and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Education and early life Pow has an elder sister. He was educated at Woodlands Ring Secondary School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Po ...

, Former Mediacorp actor * Tzang Merwyn Tong, Film producer *

Vanessa Fernandez Vanessa Mary Fernandez (born 17 October 1982) is a singer and radio presenter from Singapore. She released several albums with the now defunct hip hop groups, Urban Xchange and Parking Lot Pimp and is now more popularly known by her moniker, Va ...

, Singer *

Vernetta Lopez Vernetta Lopez (born 22 July 1973) is a Singaporean actress and radio DJ. She played the role of Denise in sitcom '' Under One Roof'' from 1995 to 2003. Career Other than being a radio DJ, actress, voice-over artiste, and emcee, Lopez is also a ...

, Actress and radio DJ

Politics

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

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(MP) 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 politician and accountant. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Brickland division ...

(MP) 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. There are four divisions of the GRC: Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Gombak, Keat Hong and Brickland. Military ...

(2020–present) *

Lee Li Lian Lee Li Lian (; born 19 July 1978) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC between 2013 and 2015. Lee made her political debut in the 2011 general election ...

(MP) for

Punggol East SMC Punggol East Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. Following the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review committee report for the 2020 general elections, Punggol Eas ...

(2013–2015)

References

External links

Official website

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
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