Changi University
Changi University is the nickname given to a program of education for prisoners of war in the Changi Prisoner of War camp in Singapore during World War II. The program's aims were to raise the morale of the prisoners of war and mitigate boredom.
| "Changi University" at Changi PoW Camp | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Changi PoW Camp initially at Selerang barracks Malaya , Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1°20′42″N 103°58′59.5″E |
| Information | |
| Established | 19 February 1942 |
| Founder | Harold Burfield Taylor |
| Closed | 13 September 1945 (final PoWs evacuated) |
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