Four years after the first local school started offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme, the organisation behind it has made Singapore its Asia-Pacific headquarters.
As one of three global centres - the other two being The Hague in Holland and Maryland in United States - Singapore will provide training and support to 11,000 teachers in the region.
IB director-general Jeffrey Beard said Singapore's strategic location, good infrastructure, status as an education hub, and the fast growing demand for IB programmes in the region were compelling reasons for making it the Asia-Pacific HQ.
As one of three global centres - the other two being The Hague in Holland and Maryland in United States - Singapore will provide training and support to 11,000 teachers in the region.
IB director-general Jeffrey Beard said Singapore's strategic location, good infrastructure, status as an education hub, and the fast growing demand for IB programmes in the region were compelling reasons for making it the Asia-Pacific HQ.
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