Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a research-intensive
university with globally acknowledged strengths in science and
engineering. The university has roots that go back to 1955
when Nanyang University was set up.
Today, NTU has four colleges with 12 schools, and three autonomous
entities, the National
Institute of Education, the
S Rajaratnam School of International Studies,
and the
Earth Observatory of Singapore.
NTU provides a high-quality global education to more than 21,700
undergraduates and 9,400 graduate students. The student body
includes top scholars and international Olympiad medalists from the
region and beyond.
Hailing from 55 countries, the university's 2,700-strong teaching
and research staff bring dynamic international perspectives and
years of solid industry experience.
Diverse disciplines for diverse talents
NTU is ranked among the world's top 100 universities by the Times
Higher Education-QS World
University Rankings 2008.
The
College of Engineering,
with six schools focused on technology and innovation, has a
research output among the top four in the world.
The
College of Science,
with award-winning faculty and world-class laboratories, runs
Singapore’s only direct honours bachelor's degree programmes in the
biological, physical and mathematical sciences.
The Nanyang
Business School is the first and only Singapore business
school to be ranked in the top 25 of the Financial Times Global MBA
2009 rankings. It is also one of only three in Asia to be awarded
both the EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACSB
(Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)
accreditations - international hallmarks of quality.
The College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences is home to the
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information,
a top journalism and media school in Asia; a fast-growing humanities
and social sciences school
with distinctive niches of excellence; and Singapore's first
professional art
school
offering degree courses in art, design and interactive digital
media.
The National Institute of Education, Singapore's only
teacher-training institute, is internationally-acclaimed and
provides educational consultancy to countries from Indonesia to Abu
Dhabi.
The S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, an autonomous
graduate institution of NTU, runs the
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies,
long recognised as a world authority on strategic studies and
security research.
The
Earth Observatory of Singapore,
established in 2008 with S$150 million in
state funding, is dedicated to hazards-related earth science.
Well-rounded, global education; tailored programmes for
high-achievers
The university's academic and research programmes, with real-world
relevance, have reaped dividends in the form of strong support from
major corporations and industry leaders, in terms of both research
funding and partnerships and global internship opportunities for our
students.
NTU's Undergraduate Experience, offering a broad education in
diverse disciplines, including residential living and international
experience, has also received external endorsement for its
holistic curriculum featuring a rich selection of majors and minors.
At NTU, academically-inclined students with a yen for research can
take part in the
Undergraduate Research Experience on Campus
programme. High-calibre students with a deep passion for science and
technology also have the option to pursue the
CN Yang Scholars Programme,
a premier undergraduate programme that prepares science and
engineering talents for top graduate schools as well as greater
feats in the 21st century.
Tech-savvy and adaptable, graduates of the university are
sought-after and well-paid, drawing some of the highest starting
salaries among local university graduates.
Distinctive edge in science and engineering; Nobel boost
As the main science and technology university in Singapore, NTU
makes significant contributions to the nation's renewed drive for
research and innovation spearheaded by the Singapore National
Research Foundation. This effort will see S$2.4 billion being
invested over five years in biomedical sciences, environmental and
water technologies, and interactive and digital media - areas NTU is
strong in.
A key node in NTU's pursuit of research excellence is the endowed
Institute of Advanced Studies,
focused on promoting science and technology at the highest level.
The institute has attracted 10 Nobel laureates and a Fields
Medallist to its panel of International Advisors, and regularly
flies in Nobel laureates and other scientific giants to enrich the
life and work of the university community.
Local and overseas campuses
NTU's
main 200-ha garden campus - housing Singapore's largest on-campus
residence infrastructure including 16 halls of residence for
undergraduates and a graduate hall - is located in the southwestern
part of Singapore and will be the Youth Olympic Village of the
inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Besides the Yunnan Garden
campus, NTU has another campus, NTU@one-north, located next to the
Biopolis, Singapore's biomedical research hub, and Fusionopolis, a new
epicentre of engineering and physical sciences. With its strategic
location, NTU is considering setting up a graduate school at the
one-north campus. The graduate school will better synergise the
university with the considerable national resources invested in the
Biopolis and Fusionopolis, and facilitate collaboration with other
institutions and agencies in the one-north region.
NTU@one-north is also home to the NTU Alumni Clubhouse. Its
proximity to the city means that it is more convenient for alumni to
gather and connect with the university. The one-north campus also
allows NTU's evening and part-time students better access, so that
the university can enhance its delivery of continuing education
programmes, through the Centre for Continuing Education and
Confucius Institute of NTU also located at the new campus.
In addition to the Yunnan Garden campus and the NTU@one-north
campus, NTU has other campuses in US, Europe, India and China hosted
by well-known partner universities, such as Georgia Institute of
Technology in the US, University of St Gallen in Switzerland and
Indian Institute of Technology and Peking University in Asia.
Through the university's flagship
Global Immersion Programme,
covering 19 cities in six countries, NTU
undergraduates also spend from six months up to a year at these
overseas campuses.
Outstanding international profile
NTU's international outreach is broad and strong and includes
academic and research partnerships with more than 400 institutions
in about 45 countries.
The university's multi-country programmes and initiatives are
conducted with institutions such as MIT, Stanford University,
Cornell University, Caltech, University of Washington, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Peking
University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Waseda University, Indian
Institute of Technology, Cambridge University, Imperial College and
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
A rich heritage: national monuments on campus
Gazetted as a national monument in 1998 and now housing the Chinese
Heritage Centre, the beautifully restored former Nanyang University
Administration Building, with a distinct oriental character, overlooks
the historical Yunnan Garden. The Nanyang University Memorial and
original Nanyang University Arch were also declared national
monuments of Singapore in 1998. The NTU Art & Heritage Museum is an
approved public museum under the National Heritage Board’s Approved
Museum Scheme; benefactors who donate artworks and artifacts to NTU
enjoy double tax 
