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And helping to communicate all these achievements is The most exciting of new facilities for our alumni is a
NTU’s in-house PR team that was once again lauded 10,000-square-feet alumni house right in the heart of the
internationally in every area of corporate communications, city at Marina Square that comes with a contemporary
bringing the total number of awards they have won to 32 restaurant with Michelin-starred roots, a bar and relaxing
since 2011. recreational spaces. The alumni house at one-north
is being refurnished and alumni can soon meet their
Having restructured the central administration from former professors or relax in a clubhouse at NTU’s main
23 to eight departments, we have greatly streamlined campus. The new NTU Alumni Council, which I chair, will
administrative processes to raise NTU’s organisational be an important bridge of communication with our large
capability and business performance. A global university pool of alumni, ensuring their needs continue to be met.
needs to be supported by a world-class administration,
and we will continue to develop the administration further Prof Bertil Andersson
in the next phase of streamlining. President
Nanyang Technological University
In closing, what are the three most exciting changes
to the NTU campus in the last year?

Our alumni’s jaws drop when they come back to the
campus for homecoming activities. Even younger
graduates who have recently returned to NTU can’t
believe how different the campus looks now.

Among the latest of these is the new North Spine Plaza.
Once a concrete open space at the academic complex, it is
now a buzzing lifestyle precinct, complete with hip eateries
and shops that you might find in a mall. A new playground,
marketplace and creative space, here the university
community can interact, perform and even set up shop.

Another proud moment was when the Lee Kong Chian
School of Medicine moved into its new Experimental
Medicine Building. This seven-storey building is outfitted
with cutting-edge facilities like an advanced Learning
Studio for team-based classes and collaboration spaces
that nurture a spirit of inquiry. An integral part of NTU’s
life sciences cluster, it is connected to the School of
Biological Sciences by a beautiful sky bridge.

As a university with a strong sports culture, we also look
forward to the completion of our new sports complex,
the region’s first energy-saving sports hall. This has many
eco-friendly features and will be a stunning addition to the
campus with its striking curved timber roof that provides
better heat insulation. It breaks new ground in sustainable
construction methods, like many of the other new NTU
developments, and I look forward to seeing it become the
stomping ground of our national athletes and the larger
university community.

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