Talk:Stamford International University

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Promotional material will be removed from here, and re-adding it will not be tolerated. Do not add it back. The webmaster of the university has no special right to edit this page--and , in fact, should see our FAQ (on businesses and other organisations) about conflict of interest. DGG (talk) 05:22, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of name?[edit]

I'm curious where the name comes from. My initial reaction was that they were hoping that people might mix them up with the prestigious Stanford University through changing a letter. I'm still not ruling that out, but it turns out that the name Stamford University has historical significance in England, even if there's no current university by that name. --Chriswaterguy talk 04:34, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The name has got nothing to do with the Stanford University, as assumed at first glance by a lot of people. The name derives from that of Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of the city-state of Singapore. Stamford International University was founded in partnership with Stamford College of Malaysia, which is named after Sir Stamford who is widely known in both Singapore & Malaysia. The biggest differentiator here is the word "International" in the middle of the name. Long and exhausting debates have taken place over the necessity of this word - but time and time again it has been left in place, just so to avoid such confusion. --MiCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG (talk) 15:20, 18 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]