Memorandum of Understanding marks the only currentcollaboration between a New Zealand university and private educationinstitution in Singapore

SINGAPORE - MediaOutReach - 17 July 2018 - PSB Academy, one of Singapore's leading private educationinstitutions, and Massey University from New Zealand, have signed a memorandumof understanding to explore opportunities to collaborate. Aspart of their memorandum of understanding signed yesterday evening, MasseyUniversity and PSB Academy intend to develop and deliver stackable postgraduateprogrammes in the field of analytics in Singapore from 2019 (pending regulatoryapproval).

New Zealand's Massey University Vice Chancellor Jan Thomas (centre left) and PSB Academy Chairman Viva Sinniah sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and deliver stackable postgraduate programmes in the field of analytics in Singapore.

In attendance at theevent to mark the partnership between the two institutions were New ZealandGovernment representatives from the High Commission, and institutional partnersfrom both countries.

Massey University currentlyranks in the top 3% of universities worldwide (QS World University rankings), and presently has a network of educationpartners from over 47 countries. "We view international linkages as a vitalpart of the University's identity, reputation and strategy for the future. Singaporeholds major strategic significance for Massey University, and to build ouron-the-ground presence here we are proud to celebrate a new partnership with a qualityprivate provider in Singapore such as PSB Academy. Like PSB Academy, we'relooking to growing borderless transnational education and develop internationally-relevantprogrammes in preparing students for life and work within a global community,thus enriching the experience for all staff and students through mobility andexchange," says Jan Thomas, Vice Chancellor, Massey University.

"The advancement ofthis field is showing no signs of slackening, and we're confident these courseswill provide opportunities for business leaders in Singapore and the region toadopt real data-driven strategies as an intrinsic part of their businessdevelopment goals, and build better businesses not just based on ad-hocanalysis, but by harnessing effectively the technologies they are adopting withtheir growing teams of data analysts or scientists," Professor Leo Paas, ProgrammeLeader - Business Analytics at Massey University.

"At PSB Academy, we seeourselves as an important platform for transnational education, and thus areexcited to work with Massey University, who share the same views about thevalue of quality higher and continuing education for our expanding region. Thepower of analytics has never been more important in a Smart Nation fuelled bythis drive to understand businesses and people better--for betterinfrastructure, and more sustainable ways of working and living. We hope thatour students with Massey University will also be able to reap the benefits ofour strong network of corporate partners in business and analytics, and becomeleaders that are truly assimilated with the advances in data analytics through collaborationand technology sharing," says Derrick Chang, CEO, PSB Academy.