KinderWorld to invest a world class Mixed Education Project in Da Nang

News/Đà Nẵng - Invested by Pegasus International UniCollege Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of KinderWorld Education Group (Singapore), the Pegasus Mixed Education, Commercial and Residential Complex has its groundbreaking commenced on the 26th November 2011 on the land area of 5.1 ha within Phu My An New Urban Area, Da Nang City. 

The project comprises of three main investment categories: Education and Training Facilities, Low-Rise Commercial and Residential Facilities, and High-Rise Commercial and Residential Facilities.

The Education and Training Facilities consist of a new campus of Singapore International School (SIS) and Pegasus International UniCollege (PIU) which will have a total investment capital of 12 million US Dollars. The new campus of SIS will conform to KinderWorld’s “Super School” model with state-of-the-art facilities accommodating up to 1,500 students. 

The new campus of SIS will offer international education programmes from kindergarten to university foundation level. Students studying at the current campus of SIS at 139 Le Loi, Da Nang are scheduled to be transferred to this new campus when it is completed. 

PIU is a new training arm of KinderWorld Education Group in Vietnam. PIU aims to provide an international standard of education for the young generation in Da Nang and Central Provinces. PIU will offer training programmes in the areas of Business and Commerce, Information and Communications Technology, English Languages and Children Services. 

The highlight of PIU is the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Commercial Cookery, which will provide competency-based training courses in the area of commercial cookery and hospitality management. These training courses are licenced, accredited and awarded by the Technical and Further Education (TAFE), South Australia. Students of the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Commercial Cookery will be provided with industry attachment and work placement at domestic and overseas restaurants and hotels during their course of study. 

Upon graduation, students will be equipped with comprehensive industrial knowledge, internationally recognised qualifications and high level of readiness and relevance to meet real-life employment needs, and therefore, be able to access the best career opportunities both in Vietnam and globally.

Mr. Ricky Tan, Chairman of KinderWorld Education Group said “In addition to full time courses, Pegasus International UniCollege will also offer other industry-specific training programmes in order to support enterprises and industry to develop and upgrade the skills and knowledge of their workforce. 

These training programmes are customized for individual enterprises and designed based on advanced training models such as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Enterprise Development programmes. The availability of such training programmes will contribute to meeting increasing demands for high quality manpower in Vietnam and the region as a whole”. 

Phase I of the Pegasus Mixed Education, Commercial and Residential Complex, which focuses on developing the Education and Training facilities for SIS and PIU is scheduled to be completed and commence operations in the third quarter of 2012. Other Commercial and Residential facilities will be developed at later stages of the project.