Why We Are Different
Brief Profile - First Media (FM) Group
• Started in 1989 with more than 20 years experience in the design industry
•Regional business presence in Kuala Lumpur, Hongkong, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Bangkok
• Singapore’s largest local communication, branding & education group
• Lead creative agency for numerous MNCs, government agencies, Temasek-linked Companies and SMEs
• Started in 1989 with more than 20 years experience in the design industry
•Regional business presence in Kuala Lumpur, Hongkong, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Bangkok
• Singapore’s largest local communication, branding & education group
• Lead creative agency for numerous MNCs, government agencies, Temasek-linked Companies and SMEs
Brief Profile - First Media Design School (FMDS)
• Subsidiary of First Media Group (www.firstmedia.com.sg)
• MOE-registered & CaseTrusted
• 2-year Advanced Diploma courses with express pathway to 1-year BA studies
• A design-centric school, and the only design school owned and operated by design practitioners • More than 20 experienced teaching staff with strong design industry links
• Average lecturer-to-student ratio of 1:15
• Main campus is a wholly-owned 4-storey conservation building located in the heart of Chinatown, with 2 other campuses nearby
• Existing school operations in Singapore, Jakarta & Accra, Ghana
• Subsidiary of First Media Group (www.firstmedia.com.sg)
• MOE-registered & CaseTrusted
• 2-year Advanced Diploma courses with express pathway to 1-year BA studies
• A design-centric school, and the only design school owned and operated by design practitioners • More than 20 experienced teaching staff with strong design industry links
• Average lecturer-to-student ratio of 1:15
• Main campus is a wholly-owned 4-storey conservation building located in the heart of Chinatown, with 2 other campuses nearby
• Existing school operations in Singapore, Jakarta & Accra, Ghana
Brief Profile – Mr Mark Phooi, Principal of FMDS & Owner of FM Group
• Masters Degree in Design awarded by University of New South Wales, Australia
• Winner of numerous local and international creative and design awards
• Winner of Enterprise 50 Startup Award 2005
• Winner of Top Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2006 • Winner of Professional Enterprise Award 2010
• Council Member in the Creative Workgroup of Workforce Development Agency (WDA)
• Past Hon Secretary of Designers Association Singapore (DAS)
• Past Chairman of NAFA’s Student Union
• Masters Degree in Design awarded by University of New South Wales, Australia
• Winner of numerous local and international creative and design awards
• Winner of Enterprise 50 Startup Award 2005
• Winner of Top Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2006 • Winner of Professional Enterprise Award 2010
• Council Member in the Creative Workgroup of Workforce Development Agency (WDA)
• Past Hon Secretary of Designers Association Singapore (DAS)
• Past Chairman of NAFA’s Student Union
