Section 5

the provision of facilities for higher instruction, training and research in various branches of engineering and technology;

the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and the promotion of research and scholarship in engineering and technology;

the provision of instruction and carrying out of research in such other disciplines or subjects as the Council may from time to time determine; and

the awarding of diplomas and certificates and other distinctions.

provide such facilities for its students as it considers desirable;

enter into and carry out such arrangements as the Council may think fit with the National University of Singapore for the co-ordination of the work of the Institute with the work of the National University of Singapore;

co-operate with the National University of Singapore for the conduct of courses and examinations and for such other purposes as the Institute may from time to time determine;

institute professorships, lectureships, and other posts and offices and make appointments thereto;

regulate conditions of service of officers and employees of the Institute, including schemes of service, salary scales, leave and discipline;

fix, demand and receive fees and other charges;

promote the formation of or acquire any interest in any undertaking; and

do all such things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of its functions and powers.