Singapore, 21 June 2019 – Global innovation consultancy firm Consulus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Raffles College of Higher Education, Singapore (RafflesSingapore) to introduce professional development courses to help individuals, enterprises and organisations to transfigure for Industry 4.0 opportunities.
The MOU was officially signed today at the Fairmount Singapore, during Consulus’ 15th anniversary gala dinner, in the presence of 200 guests.
Mr. Jeffrey Chiu, Partner at Consulus and Maricris Torres Lacson, Senior Manager, Admissions and Student Services at RafflesSingapore represented the two organisations in signing the MOU.
Lawrence Chong, CEO of Consulus, Jim Funk, Global Head of Leadership Transformation at Consulus and Country Director for Consulus USA and Ong Kai How, Senior Vice President of RafflesSingapore were witnesses for this momentous event.
Following this MOU, Consulus and RafflesSingapore will work together to deliver the professional development courses in Singapore, and possibly across Raffles’ network of campuses.
The program aims to shape creative and innovative leaders who are purpose-driven and know how to unite communities and people for positive action and growth.
“This historic moment represents the beginning of a unique opportunity to shape the leaders and professionals of the future through the expertise and resources of Consulus and Raffles Singapore. What will be required of leaders and professional contributors now and in the future is different from the leadership competencies of the past. We need leaders and professionals who can bring people together, work collaboratively, and navigate the disruption as well as the opportunities of the 4th industrial revolution. These professional development programs are designed to be transformative and to provide these important new skill sets,” Jim Funk, Global Head of Leadership Transformation at Consulus and Country Director for Consulus USA, said.
“RafflesSingapore is glad to partner with Consulus and apply Raffles’ close to 30 years of design thinking pedagogy and studio-based learning in this suite of professional development programs to prepare future leaders and professionals for Industry 4.0 opportunities ”, said ONG Kai How, Senior Vice President.
About Raffles Collage Of Higher Education, Singapore
Raffles College of Higher Education, Singapore is an institute of Raffles Education Corporation Limited (“RafflesEducation”), the premier private education provider, owner and manager of education assets and facilities, and education-linked real estate investor and developer. Since establishing its first college in Singapore in 1990, RafflesEducation has grown to provide a full spectrum of education services through a vast network of 22 colleges and universities in 20 cities across 12 countries in Asia-Pacific, and Europe: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Thailand. Find out more: www.studyatraffles.com
About Consulus
Consulus is a global innovation consultancy with multidisciplinary business and design capabilities. Since 2004, our UNIFY methodology has helped companies gain new capabilities and competitive advantage by redesigning their business models, organisational cultures and brand experiences. This enables them to sharpen their capacity to innovate and meet the challenges of Industry 4.0. Find out more: www.consulus.com