CQUniversity Singapore is entering an exciting new era in 2012, with a revamped structure and the appointment of a dedicated CEO to complement a host of new degrees...

The University, which has worked in partnership with Singapore's Melior International College for a number of years to deliver higher education in the city-state, will now run its Singapore campus as a standalone entity majority owned by CQUniversity.

The new entity will trade as simply ‘CQU' in the Singaporean market.

Associate Professor Ken Bruce

In the CEO/campus director's chair will be Associate Professor Ken Bruce, who has held a number of senior academic and campus management positions with CQUniversity since 2004.

Assoc Prof Bruce will draw on his prior experience as campus director of both CQUniversity Melbourne and CQUniversity Gold Coast as he leads the University's Singapore operation into this exciting new period.

"I'm thrilled to take on the role of CEO of the new CQUniversity campus in Singapore as it transforms into a fully fledged operation in its own right," Assoc Prof Bruce said.

"CQUniversity has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Melior to date and this will give us a solid foundation from which to relaunch into the Singapore market.

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"I look forward to welcoming our new cohort of students in 2012, and welcoming back our existing students to the newly incorporated organisation. Our provision of quality learning and teaching can only improve under the new arrangements."

CQUniversity Singapore will continue to operate out of its current Chinatown Point site, which is conveniently located close to the Singapore CBD and is directly connected to a Mass Rapid Transit station.

A range of new programs are planned for offer in 2012, including Engineering, Financial Planning, Early Childhood Education, fourth year Psychology and a Masters of Learning Management.

These programs will sit alongside existing degree choices like the popular Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Science (Psychology), Bachelor of Business (Management) and the Masters of Business Administration, among others.

Assoc Prof Bruce said he was looking forward to settling into Singapore life as part of the new role.

"I have spent considerable time in Singapore in the past and have always found it to be a welcoming, vibrant place and a great melting pot of cultures," he said.

"I'm really looking forward to arriving in Singapore and helping to set the direction for CQUniversity Singapore going forward."

Assoc Prof Bruce will take up the joint mantle of CEO and Campus Director from early February.

Melior will retain a non-controlling stake in CQUniversity Singapore and will lend its considerable experience in local education provision to the new entity.