- Kingston International College (Singapore) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba’s Tmall Campus to strengthen Singapore-China education ties.
- The partnership focuses on joint curriculum design, academic exchange, and digital learning initiatives, linking students and educators from both nations.
- Leveraging Tmall Campus’s vast digital ecosystem and Kingston’s industry-aligned education, the initiative aims to build a borderless, innovation-driven learning environment across Asia.
It is within this context that Kingston International College (Singapore) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tmall Campus, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group. This alliance aims to build a dynamic bridge between the education systems of Singapore and China for increasingly deepened cross-border learning opportunities, student engagement, and co-innovation between the two nations.
This partnership will see both Kingston and Tmall Campus come together in curriculum design, promotion, and delivery to provide academic and professional programs that marry practical relevance with international exposure. The initiative leverages Kingston's expertise in industry-aligned education and taps into the vast digital ecosystem of Tmall Campus to provide meaningful pathways for Chinese students to experience Singapore's highly recognized education environment and enable Singaporean learners to connect with China's rapidly evolving education and technology landscape.
Tmall Campus is important in the transformation of digital education in China. Under Alibaba Group, it offers extensive smart campus, logistics, and industry-education integration solutions that upgrade the quality of life on campus and operational quality. The platform currently serves more than 16.5 million members, with over four billion campus interactions annually. More than 700 schools, 800 retail outlets, 500 campus clubs, and 60 service providers across China are connected through the platform, creating a dynamic digital ecosystem that links learning, lifestyle, and commerce.
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"This partnership marks a new chapter in Singapore-China education collaboration", said Ms. Lucy Liu, Director of Kingston International College. "As we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and China, this cooperation becomes all the more meaningful. We are blending Tmall Campus's digital reach with Kingston's industry-aligned education to connect not just two systems of education but to create pathways for our students to have global exposure, acquire skills to face the future, and be successful in a changing world".
The partnership comes at a critical juncture when both Singapore and China have been doubling down on efforts to nurture globally competitive talent. Combining Singapore's strengths in education quality and international connectivity with China's scale, digital innovation, and increasing demand for skilled professionals, the partnership will better prepare students for the needs of both economies while fostering closer collaboration among educational institutions, industries, and technology providers.
Both parties thus aim to reinvent learning and professional development in the Asian region through this collaboration. Their vision is to have a type of education system that is all-inclusive, progressive, and borderless; one which would leverage digital technologies to enable continuous learning. It reflects commitment to a connected, innovation-driven future wherein education becomes a real bridge across nations, aiding students to shine in an interlinked world.
