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ON A RAPID RISE
DONORS
Gifts to the University
Gifts of significant impact received in FY2014 (April 2014 to March 2015)
• S$3 million from Mr Peter Lim to establish • S$300,000 from Mr Kwek Leng Joo to renew
the Peter Lim Professorship in Peace Studies. the Kwek Leng Joo Prize for Excellence in
The Professorship will fund a top global expert Photography for another five years at NTU’s School
who can lead the development of the peace of Art, Design & Media. The Prize motivates and
studies curriculum and research strategies at the recognises students pursuing the Bachelor of Fine
S Rajaratnam School of International Studies as Arts in Photography and Digital Imaging programme,
part of its new Studies in Inter-Religious Relations giving them a head start in their professional and
in Plural Societies programme. artistic pursuits.
• S$2 million from the family of the late • S$300,000 from Thomson Reuters Asia Pte Ltd
Mr Tay Tee Peng to establish the OG Department to establish the Centre for Applied Financial
Stores-Mr Tay Tee Peng Education Fund in honour Education Fund, which supports platform-based
and in memory of the late Mr Tay Tee Peng, learning initiatives that prepare Nanyang Business
Chairman and Founder of OG Department Stores. School students for careers in the banking and
The Fund will provide essential support to students finance sector.
at NTU’s College of Science through its Science
Bursaries, Travel Bursaries and Distinguished
Undergraduate Student Awards.
• S$1 million from Mothercare (S) Pte Ltd to
establish the Tan Poey Quee Teaching Excellence
Fund at the National Institute of Education, which
will play a vital role in nurturing and inspiring
generations of teachers to make impactful
contributions in education through the Doctor of
Education Scholarship, Doctor of Education Gold
Medal, Doctor of Education Book Prize for Best
Dissertation, and Practicum Book Prizes.
• S$300,000 from Mr Kuok Khoon Hong to
establish the KKH-CAS Scholarship Fund at the
Nanyang Business School. The Fund will annually
sponsor 10-week professional attachments in
Africa for undergraduates of the School.
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