Introduction and Background
Milestones
8 July 2002: Announcement of Republic
Polytechnic Bill
The polytechnic project team started operating
in the premises of Data Storage Institute, NUS
from January 2002.
The team moved into Tanglin Campus (former MOE)
on 1st July 2002.
The Republic Polytechnic Act 2002 was passed
by Parliament on 8th July 2002.
• See
the complete National Day Rally Speech
1 August 2002: Establishment of Republic
Polytechnic
The first intake of 800 students started
their academic year at Tanglin Campus in July
2003.
• See
the Republic Polytechnic Act
9 December 2002: Logo Launch
25 February 2003: MOU Signing Ceremony
with 33 industry partners
5 July 2003: Woodlands Campus Groundbreaking Ceremony
1 August 2003: 1st Year Anniversary
November 2003: ISO Certification (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 18001)
20 July 2004: Family Friendly Award
1 August 2004: 2nd Year Anniversary
30 August 2004: Full implementation of wireless VOIP system
22 October 2004: MOU Signing with Singapore Sports School
31 January 2005: Official Launch of School of Technology for the Arts and new Diplomas
21 February 2005: MOU Signing with Monash International Programme in Biomedical Sciences
9 Mar 2005: MOU Signing with Basketball Association of Singapore
20 May 2005: Singapore Quality Class
28 May 2005: RP Awards Presentation Ceremony 2005
22 July 2005: Meritorious Defence Partner Award
29 July 2005: 3rd year anniversary
6 October 2005: Singapore Health Award (Silver)
11 October 2005: President Nathan Visits RP
19 November 2005: Republic Polytechnic Centre Opening
30 November 2005: Singapore Innovation Class Award
1 December 2005: Official Launch of School of Sports. Health & Leisure
4 March 2006: Official Move to new Woodlands Campus
27 April 2006: RP Clinches Green Mark Award (Platinum)
30 May 2006: 1st Graduation Ceremony
1 June 2006: RP Bags Two At The Singapore HR Awards 2006
2 August 2006: 4th year anniversary
2 August 2006: RP Receives Distinguished Defence Partner Award
3 Aug 2006: RP signs MOU with NAC in support and promotion of arts and culture in Singapore
7 August 2006: Opening of RP Student Career Centre
17 August 2006:
RP Wins Merit Award at National Service Learning
Awards 2006
25 September 2006:
Academic Awards Ceremony 2006
6 October 2006:
RP Receives Gold At Singapore HEALTH Awards 2006
6 November 2006:
Announcement of RP Enterprise Computing Learning
Centre
7 November 2006:
RP Plays Host To The Launch of Clean and Green
Week 2006
15 November 2006:
RP Receives TEC Innovation Service Award (Bronze)
2006: Integrated Wireless Infrastructure
13 December 2006:
RP Successfully Recertified In QEHS Standards
(ISO9001:2000, ISO14001:2004, OHSAS18001:1999)
10 Jan 2007:
SUI! Retail Shop Opens Doors to Budding
Entrepreneurs
08 Feb 2007:
Launch of RP-Agilent Wireless Solutions Lab
11 May 2007:
RP Pledges to Fair Employment Practices
26 Jul 2007:
RP Receives 2nd Distinguished Defence Partner
Award
31 Jul 2007:
PM Lee Officially Opens RP Campus in Woodlands
15 Aug 2007:
RP is Awarded a Grant under the National Research
Foundation (NRF) R&D Program on IDM in Education
06 Sep 2007:
RP and Parkway Group Healthcare Sign a Memorandum
of Understanding
17 Sep 2007:
Launch of RP-Xilinx Programmable Logic Solutions
Laboratory
26
Sep 2007:
RP Collaborates with Wavex Technologies to Develop the
First Intelligent Library Test-Bed Project
26
Oct 2007:
RP and National Community Leadership Institute (NACLI) Collaborate to Offer Leadership Training for Grassroots Leaders
29
Oct 2007:
CBL Data Recovery and RP Collaborate to Advance Data Shredding Technologies
12 Nov 2007:
RP and BMC Software Unveil Singapore’s First Academic Qualification in IT Service Management
23 Jan 2008:
NEC Asia Pte Ltd Renews Industrial Collaboration on Radio Frequency Identification with RP
12 Feb 2008:
A*STAR’s Exploit Technologies and Six Tertiary Institutions in Singapore Seal Cooperation to Boost Technology Transfer with the Formation of the Technology Transfer Network (TTN)
25 Mar 2008:
RP and
the Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, Launch the Certificate in Opticianry Practice
29 Mar 2008:
RP and
People's Association Initiated the Student
Attachment Programme
31 Mar 2008:
Launch of School of Hospitality in Collaboration
with Raffles Hotels and Resorts
5 Apr 2008:
RP Opens the
first Service-Learning Centre in
Singapore
4 Jul 2008: RP wins Leading HR Practices in Quality Work-Life Award!
22 Jul 2008: President S R Nathan visits Republic Polytechnic
30 Jul 2008: RP receives Minister of Defence Award 2008
July 2008: RP is certified for TR19
15 Aug 2008 : RP receives Work-Life Achiever Award
11 Nov 2008: RP is awarded the Technical Reference (TR) 19 Certification for Business Continuity Management
2 Jan 2009:
RP signs MOU with Monash University
to train radiographers or dieticians in the healthcare sector
10 Jan 2009:
RP partners three National Sports Associations to
develop sports champions through Elite Athlete
Development Programmes
3 Mar 2009:
Singapore Totalisator Board and RP join hands on Project Aramsay, a first-of-its-kind programme targeted at giving troubled Singapore youths a renewed sense of self-worth
11 Mar 2009:
RP, Red Hat and IBM Collaborate to launch ASEAN's first Linux on IBM System z Training Programme
30 Jun 2009:
New Board of Govenors, Mr Richard Seow takes over
from Mr Lee Hsien Yang
3 Jul 2009:
RP receives awards at Singapore HR Awards 2009
30 Sep 2009:
Texas Instruments Invest in Joint Innovation Lab at
RP
9 Oct 2009:
RP opens Experiential Learning Centre @ Ubin
21 Oct 2009: RP successfully recertified and upgraded in QEHS, covering ISO 9001:2008 (Quality), ISO 14001:2004 (Environment), and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health/Safety)
22 Oct 2009:
RP wins the Distinguished Home Team Partner Award 2009
6 Nov 2009:
RP
receives the Green Office Label (2009-2011). Awarded under Project Eco-Office (by the Singapore Environment Council), the Green Office Label reaffirms RP as an environmentally-friendly work place.
27 Jan 2010:
RP and Singapore Sports School announce RP-SSP
Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management Programme
to allow an uninterrupted scholastic and sporting
development pathway.
9 April 2010:
RP signs a three-year MOU with Singapore Association
of Conventions and Exhibition Organisers and
Suppliers (SACEOS) to foster proactive communication
and interaction with SACEOS and industry partners in
conventions and MICE industry.
13 May 2010:
RP and Singapore Sports Council (SSC) sign MOU to
develop the next generation of sports professionals
and strengthen industry collaboration.
14 May 2010: RP receives a Merit Award at the 11th biennial PRISM Awards for her excellent handling of A(H1N1) in the Crisis and Issues Management category
1 June 2010:
RP receives the MINDEF Physical Fitness Performance Award (MPFPA) “Best Performer Award” 2009.
26 July 2010: Business Excellence Assessment Committee endorses RP's SQC
STAR, PD, I-Class and S-Class status
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