Host jurisdiction · Southeast Asia
Singapore
A foreign award is delivered through a locally registered private education institution; the regulator's powers attach to that local institution, not to the overseas awarding university.
- Entry route
- Registration under the Enhanced Registration Framework, plus the EduTrust Certification Scheme
- records
- 317 · 458 awarding institutions
- Official register
- SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory
Regulators
Regulators
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SkillsFuture Singapore SSG
Regulator of private education institutions; exercises the functions and powers under the Private Education Act. The Committee for Private Education was dissolved on 1 October 2024 and SSG exercises those functions directly.
https://www.ssg.gov.sg/resources/pei/ -
Ministry of Education, Singapore MOE
Policy ministry; publishes guidance on registering a private school
https://www.moe.gov.sg/private-education/register-school
Instruments
Instruments
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Private Education Act 2009
Act 2009 (formerly Chapter 247A)
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/act/pea2009 -
Private Education Regulations 2009
S 617/2009
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/PEA2009-S617-2009
Branch campus
Branch campus
Not confirmed from an official source
The framework regulates locally registered private education institutions and the external degree courses they offer. We could not confirm a dedicated foreign branch-campus regime from an official source.
Arrangements on the register
Arrangements on the register
Home systems delivering here
- Singapore54
- United Kingdom43
- Australia8
- United States3
- Finland1
- Switzerland1
- Taiwan1
Most active awarding institutions
- INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE15
- ITEC9
- ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS7
- MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE AND UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS7
- OTHM Qualifications7
- Diploma)6
- OTHM6
- Cambridge International Education5
Levels
- Other / not classified317
Who is already delivering
Most active awarding institutions
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KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory -
LITHAN ACADEMY
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory -
SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory -
DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory -
EAST ASIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory -
PSB ACADEMY
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory -
LONDON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & FINANCE
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory -
EXERCEO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
SkillsFuture Singapore / CPE — PEI Course Directory
Five questions, then a route map
No regulator here publishes approval timelines, fees or success rates, so none appear above. Getting to a defensible estimate means reading your specific case against the current instrument — which is where a person, not a page, is useful.
Checked against official sources on 2026-07-28