King's broadens nursing educational offering to Singapore

Back row L-R: Mr Teoh Eng Hong, Mr Goh Kim Hock, Dr Susie Khoo, all from Ngee Ann Kongsi. Front row L-R: Mr Teo Chiang Long (Ngee Ann Kongsi), Mr Richard Lee (Ngee Ann Kongsi), Professor Ian Norman (King's), Mr Tayyeb Shah (King's).

King’s today formalised a new partnership that will deliver its world-leading nursing expertise through a top educational institute in Singapore. Collaborating with the Ngee Ann Kongsi group, a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing with Honours will be offered in 2018.

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care will teach the programme through classroom lectures in Singapore and King’s eLearning platform. The new degree will enable qualified nurses to gain a greater knowledge, understanding and skills to deliver quality healthcare services.

An ambitious new partnership

As part of its international strategy, King’s places an emphasis on collaborating with top institutions from across the world, to drive impact on a global scale.  The contract signed today in Singapore by representatives from King’s and Ngee Ann will mark the beginning of this ambitious new partnership.

Commenting, Professor Ian Norman, Executive Dean of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care said: ‘This initiative will give professional nurses in Singapore access to excellent teaching from researchers and scholars based in one of the world’s great universities.  It will add to our community of King’s learners from across the world focused on improving the quality of nursing care experienced by patients and their families’. 

Richard Lee, President of Ngee Ann Kongsi said: ‘We look forward to continuing our world-class educational offering with a new university partner. For students, learning takes place everywhere, and this is a unique opportunity to go on and make a real difference in the world.’

Proud heritage, contemporary outlook

Both institutions share a proud heritage, paired with a contemporary outlook on the future of education. The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care is the world’s first school of nursing. A direct descendant of the Nightingale Training School established at St Thomas’ Hospital in 1860, the faculty is number one for nursing in the UK and number three in the world (2016/2017 QS World University Rankings).

The higher education institution in Singapore originates from the philanthropic work of The Ngee Ann Kongsi group, founded in 1845. Established in 1998, the education institute runs undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as executive and professional development courses taught by academics, consultants and professionals.

What next?

Following successful discussions, staff from both King’s and Ngee Ann will work together over the next year to establish a challenging degree programme. 

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