INMADE Business School, Singapore : Business Management programmes


Student Support Services



Pre-departure Information

Before leaving your country, please ensure that you have done the following:

Immigration matters

  • Obtained a valid passport
  • Checked with Singapore High Commission in your country regarding visa requirements for entry into Singapore.
  • A medical report is required by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) for the Student's Pass application (if your academic duration is 6 months or more).
    • You may choose to either have the medical examination done in your home country or in Singapore. The medical report must not be issued more than three months at the time of submission of application.
    • If you decide to do your check-up overseas, please ensure that the medical report is completed in English, written legibly and the laboratory tests are attached with the ICA medical report form.

Travel matters

  • Completed your travel arrangements, using a reputable travel agency.
  • Checked with the Singapore Customs for assistance with customs arrival formalities (eg. currency control and prohibited goods).
  • Taken a physical examination and any immunizations required for travel and residence in Singapore as stipulated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • Get a copy of your medical record from your physician and a vaccination record from your doctor.
  • If you wear glasses, get a prescription from your eye doctor.
  • If you need regular medication, get an adequate initial supply and prescription from your doctor and bring any medical documentation you have access to.

Financial matters

  • Organized financial arrangements so that you have enough money to cover travel expenses and living costs on arrival.
  • Checked procedures for transferring funds to a bank in Singapore.



Arrival into Singapore Changi Airport

You will be required to complete the Disembarkation / Embarkation Card which will be given to you on the plane. The Disembarkation/Embarkation Card must be completed in a neat and legible manner.



At the immigration counter, you must present the completed D/E card together with your passport and the copy of the In-Principal Approval Letter (IPA) to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority officer.

Upon the grant of immigration clearance, the Disembarkation portion will be retained by the officer. The Embarkation portion and the IPA Letter will be returned to you. An endorsement indicating the period that the visitor is allowed to enter and stay in Singapore is stamped on both portions of the D/E Card as well as on the passport.


Relevant original documents for Immigration at Changi Airport, Singapore

Documents to be produced include:

  • Valid passport for minimum of 6 months
  • Conditional Letter of Offer from INMADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
  • Copy of Approved-in-Principle Letter from ICA



Airport Pick-up

Students who request for the Airport Pick Up Service will be met by the Inmade representative at the Changi Airport to be taken to the hostel.

Alternatively, taxis are readily available at Changi Airport. The airport taxi meters in Singapore start at a basic fare of $2.80 and there could be some surcharges on top of your fare including airport surcharge (S$3 weekdays, S$5 weekends) and midnight-6am surcharge (50% of the metered fare) or peak hour surcharge (Mon to Fri 7.00 am to 9.30am, Mon to Sat 5.00pm to 8.00pm). There could also be the Electronic Road Pricing charges incurred during trip and for drop-off before designated ERP cordoned areas.


Arrival Processing by Inmade Business School

INMADE Business School will process the Foreign Student for admission and payments - including verifying all original documents

Payment should be paid according to the Schedule of Payment for the Course

INMADE Business School will hand to the Student the original Letter from ICA. The Student should keep this letter safely. Student will proceed to ICA.


Student Pass Application processing at ICA

Documents to be produced include:

  • Valid passport for minimum of 6 months
  • Birth Certificate
  • Educational Certificates and Result Transcripts
  • Conditional Letter of Offer from INMADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
  • Copy of Approved-in-Principle Letter from ICA
  • Proof of Fixed Deposit
  • Proof of Parents' Occupations



Telephone

Get a prepaid SIM card to keep in touch with your parents. Using a prepaid card frees you up from any monthly bills or subscription contract with a mobile phone company. The prepaid SIM cards in Singapore come in various denominations ranging from S$18 to S$100. There are 3 mobile phone service providers that offer prepaid phone service in Singapore - SingTel, MobileOne (M1) and Starhub.

Prepaid SIM cards in Singapore for any of the three phone companies can be purchased at the following locations:

  • Retail outlets of SingTel, Starhub and M1
  • 7-eleven stores
  • Cheers Convenience Stores
  • Singapore Post
  • Money Changers (Airport)

You will be required to produce your passport at the time of buying the prepaid mobile card. Once registered, the card is ready for use immediately.

Prepaid SIM Card balance in Singapore is normally valid for 6 months which means any unused balance will expire after 6 months.


Hostel Accomodation

Institute does not have its own hostel. However, Administration department assists students in taking up Hostel Accommodation in near-by areas Little India, Owen Road etc.

Foreign Student will take up direct dealings with the housing agents and hostels to find suitable accommodation.

Please download Student Accommodation handbook from Singapore Education website for the list of short term and long term student hostel:

http://www.singaporeedu.gov.sg/doc/res/stb_students.pdf

Student may also additionally download a comprehensive list of hostels by clicking on this link


Open a bank account

Once you have your Student Pass, you can open a bank account. Any bank should be fine, but check the minimum maintaining balance and watch out for bank fees, so you don't get charged unnecessarily.

To open the account, you need to bring along the following:

  • Original passport
  • Student pass
  • Minimum initial deposit of S$500 is required



Library resource

Books and CD Rom titles are available to students during college hours at the library centre. Over 300 books and 26 rich multimedia CD Rom titles are available to students for reference.

Some of the rare titles in the library have been specially imported from countries like UK & India for student reference.

In addition to the library resource available at the institute, our students can also access the public library facility offered by Singapore National Library (Lee Kong Chian Reference Library) which is approximately 500 mts. from Inmade Business School and is situated on Victoria Street

Registration charge for International Students = SGD 10.50
Membership Annual Fee = SGD 42.80
(All inclusive of GST)

Please refer to National Library website at http://www.nlb.gov.sg for more details

Please note this is an optional service and charges are not inclusive in Programme Fee


Fee Protection Scheme (FPS)

Please click here to know more about Fee Protection Scheme (FPS)


Medical Insurance (MI)

Please click here to know more about Medical Insurance (MI)


Academic assistance to students

The Academic department within the context of Student Support Services will render academic support to students needing assistance in coping with their studies and meeting the required academic standing.

Students who need additional help on an assignment or topic covered earlier is free to consult the module lecturer after the lesson ends or alternatively fix an appointment for consultation on another day agreed by both parties. In the event where help or advice is needed, by a group of students, before examination, the module lecturer may provide extra coaching and examination briefing in a classroom context.

In addition to face-to-face communication, students may also email their lecturers (email address is given to all students) with queries on any subject matter relating to the module.


Career Services

Career services like career talks are conducted at regular interval to broaden student's knowledge about prospective careers.

Experience sharing by faculty members enables students to enrich their knowledge for better future planning.


Processing of application for leave

Leave application form is available at http://www.inmade.sg/KMS/academics


Programmes to enrich students

INMADE Business School conducts following programmes to enrich students

  • Guest lectures
  • Industrial tours and visits
  • Student exchange with other colleges



Audio - Visual Resources

Multimedia learning resources are available during college hours in the library.


Information Technology services

Free laptops to all students

  • All enrolled students are provided free laptops to
    • Do course related work including presentations, project work, lecture notes, etc.
    • Access NCC Campus
    • Browse internet for research and other academic activities
  • Wireless internet network for enrolled students
  • Computers at library



Student Online Resources

Student Email Services

Each student would be provided with an Inmade Business School Email id that can be accessed from anywhere by logging on to http://intranet.inmade.sg

Username and Password would be provided on the first day of your class by HOD-Administration (or authorized representative)

In addition to the email services, student can also access various additional services online:

  • Sticky notes
  • Global Weather
  • International Time
  • Google Docs (To manage your word, excel, powerpoint files)
  • New York Times
  • Google Calendar services



NCC Campus

Each student is provided with access details for NCC Campus

  • NCC Education's Campus is available at http://campus.nccedu.com
  • All enrolled students are provided with a login and password to access it when they have enrolled on the programme.
  • NCC Campus gives student's access to essential teaching materials, past and current assignments, past examination papers and other useful resources.
  • It also provides forums for student discussion.

  • The NCC Education Campus is the global learning community for extra resources, networking and sharing ideas as well as accessing NCC Education's new online learning environment. In addition to offering a personalized environment, the NCC Education Campus offers access to programme materials and a wide variety of support. One can find all programme materials and participate in forums, read and contribute to weblogs, pick up the latest news and receive further resources, including exam tips, revision notes and much more.

An NCC Education Student has access to:

  • Programme areas to retrieve files
  • Message boards are used for forums and meeting other NCC Education students, alumni, tutors and NCC Education staff.
  • Unprecedented level of support services and extra resources.
  • Past exam papers and schedules
  • Ezine is used for games, message board, articles, student awards, competitions.




Disputes and Complaint

Student can refer to Dispute resolution policy available at http://www.inmade.sg/KMS/academics

Student Grievances and complaint form is available at http://www.inmade.sg/KMS/academics


Pastoral Counseling

Grievance Management

As a part of pastoral counseling, INMADE Business School has set up a policy of resolving the grievances of all its employees/students. The employee/student grievances are collected and passed to the concerned department head, who in turn takes corrective actions to resolve/minimize the grievance. This helps in emotional counseling of the employees and the students.

Yoga and Psycho-Therapy

INMADE periodically organizes yoga sessions and psycho-therapy sessions with professional counselors to relieve the students and the employees of the emotional stress that they are facing.

Periodic Workshops

INMADE periodically conducts workshops on stress management, time management etc to help the students and employees to reduce their stress levels.

Periodic Events

INMADE periodically organizes events in sports, quizzes, excursions etc which also aid as stress busters for students and employees.


Loss of Student's Pass

Submit applications personally to Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) for replacement of Student's Pass.

  • Documents Required:
    • Certification letter from Student's Affairs Office
    • Police Report
    • Passport with at least six months validity period.
    • Form 16
  • Address of ICA
    • Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, 10 Kallang Road, ICA Building, Visitor Services Centre, Level 4, Singapore 208718, (next to Lavender MRT Station), http://www.ica.gov.sg



Change of Personal Particulars

Students can request for change in personal information using the form available at http://www.inmade.sg/KMS/administration


Disabled friendly services

IOI Plaza where Inmade Business School is situated has the following disabled friendly services

  • Ground Floor lobby area is at the ground level with no obstruction making it accessible for disabled people to bring in their wheel chairs easily
  • 03 Lifts from the Ground Floor lobby to the 7th Floor
  • Disabled friendly toilets on each floor and right opposite to the institute and next to the lift lobby



Food and beverage services

There are many famous F & B outlets on the ground floor of the building for the convenience of the students


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INMADE Business School
210, Middle Road, #07-06/07, IOI Plaza, Singapore 188994
Phone: +65-6837-0390
+65-8453-7643
Email: info@inmade.sg

CPE Registration / Unique Identity Number: 201002007M
Registration period: 26 October 2010 - 25 October 2011

Updated as on 28.02.2011