The first and oldest polytechnic in Singapore is non-other than Singapore Polytechnic which was established in 1954. In 1957 the construction of the campus began at Prince Edward Road while classes were conducted with borrowed premises and in 1958 the campus was completed and was officially opened by Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh in 1959. Today the Singapore Polytechnic had a new campus in Dover Road which was constructed in 1974 and completed in 1978.
