沙巴艺术学院

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At Sabah Institute of Art (SIA), we offer diploma level courses in:

Interior Design, or better known as Interior Architecture today.
Graphic Design or Visual Communication.
Fashion Design, in collaboration with the Paris-American Academy in France.
Architecture, a course approved by Persatuan Akitek Malaysia.
Music Studies, in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

Profile of Sabah Institute of Art:

Sabah Institute of Art (SIA) was established in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, in 1991, offering its first certificate course in Interior Design. In our humble beginnings, we had a total of seven students on both part time and full time studies.

Since then, we have expanded our art and design curriculum and now conduct Government approved diploma level courses in interior design, graphic design, fashion design, architecture (or building) design; and music studies. We also have affiliate schools or learning centres in many other parts of Malaysia and abroad, including Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, Ipoh as well as 63 academic centres throughout China. In China alone, we have over 10,000 students enroll in various SIA courses.

In keeping with information, communications and technology advancements, all SIA centers are fully equipped with state-of-the-art computer laboratories to cater to our students' needs.

Our diploma level courses are:

Interior Design, or better known as Interior Architecture today.
Graphic Design or Visual Communication.
Fashion Design, in collaboration with the Paris-American Academy in France.
Architecture, a course approved by Persatuan Akitek Malaysia.
Music Studies, in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
Academic Strengths
SIA has recorded many milestones, including accolades for its academic excellance, due to the tireless efforts of its committed faculty heads, lecturers, administration staff and students themselves. Students in their final year at SIA are usually much sought-after by industry practitioner, and many have ventured out to Singapore and various parts of China for industrial placements on the kind invitation of leading design firms in those countries.

The Institute is also the authorized Admissions and Learning Center for the Inter-American University's courses conducted in Southeast and East Asia, particularly China. Students currently pursuing Diploma courses in Interior Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design, Music Studies and Architecture (Building Design) at SIA are automatically eligible for credit transfers into this prestigious US University's programmes, thus enabling the students to pursue undergraduate courses leading to a Bachelor of Arts Degree or Postgraduate programmed leading to a Master Degree or even a Doctorate Degree eventually.

Objectives
The objective of SIA is to promote the Arts and to provide training for talented art students. Thus, the Institute endeavors to ensure that graduating students have a solid academic foundation, as well as the practical skills, creativity and technical competency required for the media and design industries. The Institute encourages experimentation, critiques and most of all, excellence in Arts.

Mission Statement
SIA is a committed to provide a holistic Art and Design education of international standards that would encompass qualities of leadership, ethical principles, professionalism, entrepreneurship, creativity and scholarship to bring about a new generation of world class designers and implementers.

Location
SIA is located at Mile 5, Penampang Road, which can be reached within minutes from Kota Kinabalu City Center and also from Kota Kinabalu International Airport. It is located along a major bus route.

Sabah is the second largest state in Malaysia and it is famous worldwide for its tallest peak in South East Asia, Mount Kinabalu which towers 4095 metres (13,432 ft) from the crocker mountain range, dominating the surrounding landscape. Sabah has a wide diversity of flora and fauna and off Sabah's coast the waters are diving enthusiasts' dream.Located at the northeast corner of Borneo Island, it was named 'Land Below The Wind' by maritime traders during the ancient days because it lies below the typhoon belt. Its population of about 2 million are from 32 various indigenous groups. Amongst them are Kadazan, Murut, Bajau, Kedayan, Sulu, Biasaya, Rumanau, Minokok, and Rungus.

Achievements

In 2003, SIA was awarded the Asia Pacific e-Entrepreneur Excellence Award 2003 for Excellence Leadership.

One of the objectives of the Asia Pacific e-Entrepreneur Excellence Award is to “feature substantially strong and stable businesses in the market, with excellent performance in all areas, which pioneered in significant contributions towards the society. They would serve as a model in this age of e-economy and subsequently lead to the development of an “Asia Pacific / Malaysian Credible Business Community”. This would improve the industry's overall image, and furthermore encourage other enterprises to actively participate in this area, to accept changes and innovate, and to establish competitive advantages, in order to embrace the challenges posed by the electronic-era.”

We are very proud to be recognized by such a prestigious organization.


for more information:
www.sia.edu.my