School Updates
MBA and BA degree programmes
AEC Business School invites you to join our MBA and BA degree programmes from University of Wales (Newport Business School). Enrollment is now open for August intake.
New degree programme
AEC Business School invites you to join our new degree programme from University of Teesside (Teesside Business School). Enrollment is now open for September intake.
BA (Hons) in Business Management, Final Year Top Up programme
Get ready for the next Olympic Wave in London 2012 now! 
Sign up for our UK Edexcel BTEC Programmes in Hospitality, Travel & Tourism - leading to final year UK Degrees.
DIPLOMA - ADVANCED DIPLOMA - DEGREE!!
STUDY IN SINGAPORE; WORK ON THE WORLD STAGE!
ACCA
Enrollments for September intake for the ACCA program are now open.
University of Birmingham MBA Information Evening
University of Birmingham MBA Information Evening on 6th November 2009 Friday.
GCE O' Level and Foundation English
Enrollments now open!
Latest News
QA visit by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Newport
28th January 2010
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Newport visited AEC on 27th January.
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Birmingham Business School rises in Global Rankings
3rd February 2010
The 2010 Financial Times Global MBA rankings has positioned Birmingham Business School's MBA at 75th in the world, 21st in Europe and 13th in the UK.
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New Lecturer, Christine Lim
28th January 2010
Also joining the English Department in AEC Business School is Ms Christine Lim, a veteran teacher from the Civil Service specializing in General Paper (AO Level).
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New Lecturer, Mark Bastick
28th January 2010
We would like to introduce a new lecturer, Mr Mark Bastick, who recently joined our English Department. A veteran teacher of 25 years, his knowledge and experience will contribute greatly to the teaching of English in AEC Business School.
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Compliments from MBA Student
11th January 2010
Ms Jessy Han, a University of Birmingham MBA student, wrote to us about the good service that she received from our staff, Ms Gilkushi.
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University of Birmingham moving up in World Ranking
28th December 2009
The 2009 Times Higher Education - QS World University Ranking placed the University of Birmingham in the 66th position in the world, up from 75th in 2008. In UK, the university is 10th.
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AEC Team Bonding Event
24th December 2009
It was a fun-filled day as AEC held it's annual team bonding and play together as one big family...
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University of Birmingham, Executive MBA, Module Feedback
23rd December 2009
The Derivatives & Risk Management module and the Project Management module were delivered from 5-15 Nov 2009. Read the comments from our students....
Feedback
The University of Birmingham
Executive MBA
Application for Jan 2010 intake is now open!!
Email: knowledge@aec.edu.sg
Contact Person: Rajeswary or Norlisa
Quality Control Visit by the University of Wales, Newport
30th November 2009
Senior academic staff from the University of Wales, Newport, visit AEC Business School today as part of the Quality Assurance arrangement the School has with the University.
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University of Birmingham's Alumni Night
6th November 2009
More than 50 alumni, students, faculty and staff attended the 2009 Alumni Night on Friday, 6 Nov at the AEC Keppel Room. The annual event allowed alumni to catch up with each other and develop their social network. The programme included a captivating lecture on the 'Credit Crunch' by Dr John Cadle and a candid sharing session by alumnus Augustine Tan, CEO of Keppel Land.
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New Education Consultant
5th November 2009
AEC is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of a distinguished scholar as an Educational Consultant. Dr. Vincent R. Savage is an Associate Professor of Geography at National University of Singapore. We are excited to be able to tap his deep knowledge, wide expertise and considerable experience in the educational field, and welcome his professional affiliation with our school.
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Singapore National Day Awards
9th August 2009
The Singapore National Day Awards are a means of recognising various forms of merit and service to Singapore. This year, a total of 3264 individuals in 19 award categories received National Day Honours. Mr. Gopinath Pillai was one of them receiving such award as The Public Service Star (Bar) under Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador-at-Large. Mr. Gopinath Pillai is the Chairman of Windmill International Pte Ltd (WIL) and Gateway Distriparks Ltd. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Savant Infocomm Pte Ltd and Director of several private companies in Singapore and India. Armed with a degree in Economics and History from the erstwhile University of Malaya, he moved from teaching, banking, project approvals and finance, to working in senior positions or running various companies. Mr. Gopinath Pillai has received many awards; such as Friend of Labour Award, Meritorious Award, Friend of MCD Award, The Public Service Star Award (BBM) and Friend of IT Award. Our congratulations to Mr. Gopinath Pillai.
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Acquisition of UK based education provider, Malvern House Group Limited
2nd July 2009
AEC Education is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Malvern House Group Limited, the London-based educational courses provider (Malvern House). For more information on Malvern House. please refer to the website below.
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Stepping Stone for Future Leaders
1st April 2009
If you are thinking about a UK Postgraduate Degree to enhance your management career, you would be well advised to put Birmingham Business School's MBA towards the top of your list for further investigation...
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British Council Education Fair 2009
2nd March 2009
You are cordially invited to attend the Transnational Education Fair 2009 hosted by British Council Singapore on 21st March 2009. Come and get to know more about our programmes during this fair.
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The Birmingham Alumni Night
7th November 2008
The Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham invites the Birmingham Business School (BBS) MBA alumni and current students to The Birmingham Alumni Night on Friday, 7 November 2008. Join Professor Jim Slater, Director of MBA Programmes, Ms Jade Maxwell, BBS Alumni Relations Officer and fellow BBS graduates for a get-together with wine and canap's.
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Video Conferencing Capability Set Up at AEC
20th October 2008
Last week, a new video conferencing system was set up at AEC. At the system's inauguration, a first-ever video link between AEC Singapore and the University of Birmingham in England was viewed by AEC staff and management. All AEC classrooms and conference rooms are wired to receive the video conferencing service. The state-of-the-art video conferencing link will be used to hold video conferences among representatives of AEC and overseas partner institutions in the UK and Australia, and also provide the vehicle for live, real-time lectures and other presentations from off-site participants, thus greatly enhance the ability of the school to serve our students.
News Archive
New Academic Director
24th September 2008
James E. Martin is a professional educator with over 20 years of teaching and administrative experience in higher education. He received an M.A. in TESOL from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA) and a Ph.D. in English from Bowling Green State University (USA). A native-born American, he has lived and taught widely in the Asia-Pacific region, including PR China, Taiwan, and Guam, as well as in Hawaii and the mainland United States.
MOE approval for MBA and BA degree programmes from University of Wales (Newport Business School)
18th September 2008
On 18th September 2008, MOE has approved AEC Business School Pte Ltd and AEC Resource Development Pte Ltd to administer the University of Wales Newport, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Studies one year top-up degree and Master of Business Administration programmes respectively. Click here to view MOE approval letter for BA and here to view MOE approval letter for MBA.
MOE approval for Teesside programme
4th September 2008
On 4th September 2008, MOE has approved AEC Business School Pte Ltd to administer the University of Teesside Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Management one year top-up degree. Click here to view MOE approval letter.
News Flash - Were you at the JAM@JBM ?
Singapore, April 2008
The AEC Foyer came alive on the 26th of April when students from the Hospitality and Tourism Faculty literally chased the melancholic, albeit studious gloominess, out of the neighbourhood.
New staff appointments at the School of Hospitality and Tourism
Singapore, March 2008
We would like to welcome aboard our latest additions to the Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Team.
Mr Andrew Preece is the in-coming Deputy Principal who will assist the Principal, Mr Leslie Sim, in the day-to-day operations and admin of the School of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Division. Andrew hails from Australia and has lectured in major Asian cities before undertaking his 2nd stint in Singapore. Andrew will lecture and be involved in all aspects of the school.
Mr Abdul Raoof, a familiar face and having taught with AEC for close to 2 years, has been appointed Head of Academics. Abdul will focus on exams, curriculum, quality control and student activities. He also lectures and is involved in critical aspects of the school.
Full Industrial Attachment programme implemented for Hospitality Management programmes
Singapore, January 2008
As part of their programmes, student undertaking the AEC Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management are required to undertake a 6 month industrial attachment to practice and consolidate the skills and knowledge learned during their Diploma programme. AEC has placed students at the following Hospitality establishments:
| Aangan Indian Restaurant | Gallery Hotel | Liquid Kitchen |
| Airport Transit Hotels | Gloria Jeans Coffee | Meritus Mandarin Singapore |
| Amara Hotel | Harilela Hotels | Negara@Claymore |
| Berjaya Hotel & Resorts | Holiday Inn Park View | Orientus Country Club |
| Borders Café | Hot Tomato Group of Restaurants | Park Royal on Kitchener Road |
| Crystal Jade | Hotel Royal | Park Royal on Beach Road |
| Devagi's Restaurant & Café | Hotel Royal@Queens | Peninsula Excelsior Hotel |
| Duxton Hotel | Island Resort | Plaza Park Royal Hotel |
| Fin Jones Group | Koonies F&B | Sembawang Country Club |
| Frasers Suites | Lehar Tandoori Restaurant | Sivasanta Group & Restaurants |
| Furama Riverfront Hotel | Link Hotel | Tung Lok Group of Restaurants |
AEC companies awarded SQC-PEO status
Singapore, January 2008
SPRING has assessed AEC and has determined that AEC has met the requirements for the SQC-PEO award. AEC was among the first companies to be awarded SQC-PEO status when the award was set up in August 2003. Upon the expiry of the first award, AEC was re-assessed. SPRING is satisfied with AEC and has renewed our SQC status until December 2010.
SQC-PEO status has been granted to:
- AEC Edu Group Pte Ltd
- AEC Business School Ptd Ltd
- Brighton Commercial Training Centre Pte Ltd
- AEC Resource Development Pte Ltd
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AEC Business School launches Foundation Diploma in English programme
Singapore, January 2008
In order to facilitate progression for international students wishing to study AEC Certificates, Diplomas, Advanced Diplomas and ACCA programmes, AEC has launched its Foundation Diploma in English as a Foreign Language programme. Successful students are tested against IELTS equivalent levels as some programmes require that they sit the British Council IELTS test before starting their AEC programmes. This English programme also ensures that students have the requisite level of academic English to eventually progress to full undergraduate degree programmes.