SINGAPORE, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapores SIM University (UniSIM) will be renamed Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) as part of its restructuring into Singapores sixth Autonomous University (AU), announced the university on Friday in a press release.
Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Ong Ye Kung, said, "The name was chosen to reflect the AUs mission of driving lifelong learning anchored in disciplines with a strong social focus."
The university said the focus of its programs will be on those that prepare individuals for careers in the social sector.
Moving forward, SUSS will also strengthen its provision of inclusive educational opportunities to adult learners and participate strongly in SkillsFuture, Singapores national movement for fostering continuing education and skills development.
