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Warwick Singapore Office

WARWICK SINGAPORE OFFICE

The University was one of two foreign universities courted by the Singapore government in 2004, as part of the Republic’s ambitions to become a regional hub for higher education. Although the Warwick Senate eventually voted to reject the Singapore campus proposal, the University’s feasibility study uncovered significant scope for research and teaching partnerships in Singapore, and set up a representative office in the city-state in December 2006.

The office was upgraded to a branch office in 2013, to enable Warwick to fully leverage on the presence of a regional base to expand its student recruitment, partnerships, alumni, and fundraising interests across the region.

As a result of this evolution and growth in the Singapore office, the work it carries out has become more complex and challenging. The office currently advances the University’s interests on multiple fronts that are separate, yet interconnected and mutually reinforcing. For instance, partnership work helps to raise Warwick’s profile with regional universities, indirectly supporting student recruitment at the postgraduate level. Alumni engagement activities organised by the office strengthens the University’s alumni network and generates positive word-of-mouth and top-of-mind awareness, which again feeds into student recruitment. Public lectures by distinguished Warwick academics held in partnership with the likes of British Council and regional institutions not only address the University’s impact agenda, but strengthens Warwick’s reputation for excellence in specific fields. Importantly, the physical base in the heart of Southeast Asia allows Warwick to be plugged into regional networks.

Snapshot of the Singapore office activities

‘Knowledge is GREAT’ lecture by Professor Peter Abrahams, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Anatomy, Warwick Medical School, organised in partnership with British Council Singapore on 18 April 2017 at the National Gallery. The talk drew over 150 members of the public and Warwick alumni despite torrential rain and flash floods island-wide.

Professor Tobias Preis speaking to professionals and Warwick alumni working in the data science sector in Singapore at a lecture on his research, hosted by Google Singapore on 23 August 2018.

One of the stops on the inaugural Southeast Asia lecture tour organised by the Singapore office in September 2017 to bring Warwick academics to schools and universities in the region to offer taster lectures and workshops to support student recruitment. On top of such activities and participation in fairs and roadshows, the Singapore office also organises appreciation teas for sponsors, hosted by visiting Warwick senior management.

The Singapore office supports the Friends of the University of Warwick in Singapore Trust. In August 2017, the Trust and the University co-organised a fundraising dinner in the Republic in aid of the scholarship. In addition to troubleshooting on the event day and post-event follow-up with donors, the Singapore office provided significant in-country support for the event planning from January 2017, ranging from collating a report of site visits to possible venues to promoting the event to Singapore-based alumni.

Bond-free at Warwick


(From left) Mr Gautam Banerjee, chairman of investment and advisory firm Blackstone Singapore and a trustee of the Friends of the University of Warwick in Singapore scholarship, and the recipients of the award, Ms Hayati Bee Kamaludin, Mr Chandra Prakash Dhanabal and Ms Iffah Adawiyah Azman. ST PHOTO: DAVE LIM

Published Jul 3, 2017, 5:00 am SGT


Now in its third year, further publicity for the Friends of the University of Warwick in Singapore Scholarship was essential in order to raise awareness of the award and boost application numbers. The Singapore office landed a coveted interview with the main English broadsheet, The Straits Times, for one of the core Trustees, Mr Gautam Banerjee (BSc Accounting & Financial Analysis, 1977), and the scholars. The article was featured on the front cover of the Education section of the daily, and also received a lot of attention on social media.



The team

MAVIS OW (M.S.L.Ow@warwick.ac.uk)

Operations Director, Branch Office, Singapore

  • Singapore (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC, DF)

  • Vietnam (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC)

  • Myanmar (SE, AE, SE, PN, EC)

  • Laos (SR, AE, PN, EC)

  • Friends of the University of Warwick in Singapore Scholarship

  • Branch office administration

IMRAN HASHIM (I.Hashim@warwick.ac.uk)

Senior Liaison Manager, Southeast Asia

  • Indonesia (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC)

  • Malaysia (support) (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC)

  • Brunei (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC)

ANNICK KWONG (A.Kwong@warwick.ac.uk)

International Liaison Manager, Southeast Asia

  • Malaysia (lead) (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC)

  • Cambodia (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC)

  • Philippines (SR, AE, SE, PN, EC)

  • E-newsletter for stakeholders (3 times a year)

▪ Student Recruitment – SR

▪ Alumni Engagement – AE

▪ Sponsors’ Engagement – SE

▪ Partnerships & Networks – PN

▪ Employability & Careers – EC

▪ Development & Fundraising – DF

The office location

Located at Parkview Square, an iconic Grade A office building in the city centre, the Warwick Singapore Branch Office occupies the building’s sole ground floor unit. This is its third office space since its inception. There is a dedicated reception area for meetings with visitors to the office, a small pantry, and space for three work stations. Visiting colleagues may work at a spare table currently used as a secondary meeting area in the event of concurrent discussions taking place in the office.