SG’s SP Jain School Offers Scholarships for Filipino Students, Professionals

Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap and First Secretary and Consul Gonaranao B. Musor, together with the faculty, staff and Filipino students of SP Jain School of Global Management. (Singapore PE photo)

SINGAPORE 27 March 2019 – Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap was warmly welcomed by the faculty, staff, and students of the SP Jain School of Global Management, led by Singapore Campus Chief Executive Officer and Head Dr. John Fong on 20 March 2019.

Accompanied by First Secretary and Consul Gonaranao B. Musor and Mr. Wilford Wong, Ambassador Yap was given a tour of the campus, which includes a heritage building of Singapore. SP Jain also proudly showcased its effective use of technology to improve teaching and classroom learning experience of its students.

A number of Filipino students are also proud scholars of SP Jain, including nine who are pursuing their Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. The rest are professionals and graduate students pursuing either the Global Master of Business Administration or Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

“We want to offer more scholarships for deserving Filipino students, while providing training programs for the Filipino Community in Singapore,” Dr. Fong said during the briefing for Ambassador Yap.

Scholarships to be offered by SP Jain will not just be for students coming from the Philippines, but also for Filipino professionals in Singapore seeking to widen their career prospects.

“As we celebrate this year the 50th anniversary of Philippines-Singapore diplomatic relations, I look forward to exploring a partnership with SP Jain School of Global Management on education and capacity building. Certainly, many of our kababayans in the Philippines and in Singapore will benefit in this wonderful opportunity offered by SP Jain,” Ambassador Yap said.

After the briefing, the Filipino students serenaded the Embassy representatives with a harana at a meet-and-greet, while Filipino delicacies were served.

SP Jain is an international business school that started in Australia with campuses in Sydney, Mumbai, Dubai, and Singapore.

In 2018, SP Jain’s Global MBA program was ranked #4 in the world by the prestigious Times Higher Education-Wall Street Journal Business School Rankings of top one-year international MBAs. END

Two Filipino scholars of SP Jain serenade Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap and company with a traditional harana. (Wilford Wong photo)

Singapore Campus CEO and Head Dr. John Fong presents a token of appreciation to Ambassador to Singapore Joseph Del Mar Yap after the short program and refreshments. (Singapore PE photo)

For more information, visit www.singaporepe.dfa.gov.ph, www.philippine-embassy.org.sg or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSingapore.