With the rapid development of educational collaborations between China and Singapore, we have seen consistently increasing numbers of Chinese students coming to Singapore to study. Though many  local schools have provided good service and quality academic programme, there had been instances of Chinese students facing difficulties arising from substandard programme and managed schools, to the extent that they had to abandon their studies and return to China.

To regulate channels for overseas study and to protect the welfare of its people, the Chinese government had classified “Overseas Study Recruitment Services” as a trade requiring licensing to operate and have approved the operation of 270 such agencies within China. The Ministry of Education of China (China MOE) has also set up “The Inspectorate of Overseas Education” to monitor these agencies. Hereinafter, all Singapore schools wishing to recruit Students in China must do so through these licensed agencies and to display an Accreditation Certificate as issued by the China Embassy in Singapore.

To safeguard healthy educational collaborations, the Education Office of China Embassy in Singapore (Education Office) shall conduct evaluation and accreditation for all Singapore institutions that recruit student in China, with effect from 1 June 2003 to 31 Dec. 2003. To ensure efficacy and impartiality, the Education Office has appointed Singapore-registered ChinaMOE International Pte Ltd (ChinaMOE International ) to provide services in documentation collation, consultancy and preliminary evaluation, etc. The Education Office shall base the decision on whether to issue the accreditation certification or not on the preliminary evaluation by ChinaMOE International.

When evaluation is completed, a list of accredited institutions shall be circulated to licensed recruitment agencies in China and accredited ones in Singapore. This list will also be submitted to China MOE, Singapore MOE, Singapore Immigration & Checkpoint Authority and Singapore Embassy in Beijing. It will also be published on the websites of China MOE and China Embassy in Singapore.  The evaluating agency shall also issue ad-hoc publications to introduce Singapore education and Singapore schools to the public in China.

School that meet the following criteria are eligible for the application of accreditation:

1. Registered with Singapore MOE,
2. Have been in operation for more than 2 years,
3. Recruit mainly post-secondary Chinese students,
4. Have Singapore Immigration & Checkpoint Authority approval to enroll foreign students,
5. Students population of more than 100.

Those school that had previously received such accreditation need to reapply as well under the new guidelines. For all queries on the evaluation process, kindly liaise with-

ChinaMOE International Pte Ltd

Address:     51 Goldhill Plaza, #07-02/03
Tel:               6358 2297
Fax:              6358 3361
Email:          chinamoe@singnet.com.sg
Persons to contact:     Mr.Zheng / Ms Kong

This is a gargantuan task of complex nature, and we sincerely hope for your understanding, support and full cooperation.