2 in 5 SIT students to start classes at new Punggol campus on Sept 2

They belong to 2 academic clusters; the remaining 3 will join later in 2025

- Esther Loi

Some 3,800 students, or almost two-fifths of the student body at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), will start the academic year at the university's new campus in Punggol on Sept 2.

These are students from two academic clusters: Business, Communication and Design, and Infocomm Technology.

The campus will welcome students from the remaining three academic clusters upon completion of works by April or early May 2025, SIT president Chua Kee Chaing said at a launch event on Aug 24.

He added that the unification of SIT's six satellite campuses at its new integrated home in Punggol signalled the realisation of the university's "10-year dream" and the beginning of a new chapter for the institute.

SIT currently has more than 10,000 students spread across six campuses in Dover Drive and the polytechnics in Singapore.

As part of launching the new campus, 1,500 students, staff, alumni and guests participated in a symbolic journey from each of SIT's polytechnic campuses and the Dover campus to Punggol on the morning of Aug 24.

Addressing students and guests, Professor Chua said the SIT Punggol campus will actively symbolise the university's close ties with industry and the community.