10 August 2021
The Singapore Institute of Technology has appointed Professor Chua Kee Chaing as its third president.
Prof Chua, currently SIT deputy president (academic) and provost, will be the president-designate from Sept 1. He succeeds Professor Tan Thiam Soon.
Prof Chua joined SIT in Sept 2019 and has led the university’s development in areas including applied learning and applied research.
Before joining SIT, Prof Chua was dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the National University of Singapore.
Chairman of the SIT board of trustees Ng Yat Chung said: “I have every confidence that SIT will continue to grow and thrive under the leadership of Kee Chaing, who possesses the strategic vision and expertise to solidify SIT’s reputation as Singapore’s premier university of applied learning.”