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Overview
As a comprehensive university with a proven R&D track record and a
robust research infrastructure, NTU is well-positioned to provide
Singapore and the region with quality manpower training through graduate
education. We offer graduate students the opportunity to develop
themselves as leaders and scholars as they work alongside and learn from
distinguished academics and researchers.
The University offers a comprehensive range of graduate programmes
leading to the award of the degrees of Master and Doctor of Philosophy as
well as Graduate Diplomas. Graduate degree programmes are either by
research or coursework and dissertation.
For details of programmes and courses, please visit: http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/Pages/default.aspx
Higher
degree programmes by Research
Candidates will pursue independent but supervised research on an approved
topic which a thesis must be submitted for examination. Candidates are
also required to do at least three to six courses. Selection of courses
is made after consultation with the research supervisor.
Research candidates work closely and keep in regular contact with their
supervisor on their research project. Supervisors will submit regular
reports on the progress of each candidate under their supervision. In
addition to being examined on the thesis, a candidate for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy must pass an oral examination on the subject matter
of his thesis and related matters. For non-PhD candidates, the oral
examination may be prescribed at the discretion of the Board of
Examiners.
Higher degree
programmes by Coursework
Candidates will follow a prescribed programme of study comprising several
courses and undertake a project on which a dissertation will be written.
For most programmes, the dissertation can also be replaced by a few
equivalent courses. The course of study involves formal classes,
lectures, tutorials, seminars, laboratory work and written examinations.
Programmes offered
by National Institute of Education
The National Institute of Education offers the following programmes by
research: Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts and Master of Science. It
also offers Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Education
programmes by coursework and dissertation.
Partnership
programmes with other universities
The University prides itself on continued, worldwide collaborations with
the best in the industry and academia. Partnerships have been developed
with more than 200 universities in over 30 different countries, and
strong ties have been established with industry through research
collaborations.
The following graduate programmes are offered in collaboration with
partner universities:
Singapore-MIT Alliance
The Singapore-MIT Alliance is an innovative engineering education and
life science educational and research collaboration among three of the
top engineering research universities in the world: Nanyang Technological
University, National University of Singapore and Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
Partnership with Shanghai Jiaotong University
NTU-SJTU Programme
The Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) Graduate School and NTU offer the
SJTU-MBA programme and NTU-SJTU Joint Executive MBA programme.
Joint
Degree in Master of Management in Hospitality at Cornell - Nanyang
Institute of Hospitality Management
This premier Master of Management in Hospitality programme
is offered and awarded by Cornell University’s renowned School of Hotel
Administration and NTU’s Nanyang Business School, an elite business
school in Asia. The year-long programme is designed for the global
industry yet focused on developing a wealth of expertise in Asian
hospitality. Participants can expect a truly international experience
spending six months in Singapore and the remaining six months in New York
in the United States.
NTU-ESSEC double MBA
Nanyang MBA participants offered the general MBA or the
specialized MBA in Marketing may register for the NTU-ESSEC double MBA
and earn two degrees simultaneously - an MBA each from NTU and the ESSEC
Business School in Paris, France. They will spend two trimesters at NTU
(beginning in July) before going to ESSEC in April for a year of
full-time study.
NTU-St Gallen double MBA
Nanyang MBA participants offered the general MBA or the
specialized MBA in Marketing may register for the NTU-St Gallen double
MBA and earn two degrees simultaneously - an MBA from NTU and a Master of
Arts in Strategy and International Management from the University of St
Gallen in Switzerland. They will spend a trimester at NTU (beginning in
July) before going to St Gallen in October for a year of full-time study.
NTU-Waseda double MBA
This one year full time (part time available for a longer
duration) joint programme between NTU and Waseda University, a premier
Japanese institution in research and technology offers a Double MBA in
Management of Technology.
Successful candidates are awarded two Masters Degrees - an MBA from
Nanyang Technological University and an MBA in Technology Management from
Waseda University.
MSc in Financial Engineering in collaboration with
Carnegie Mellon University
The Master of Science in Financial Engineering programme
offered by the Nanyang Business School is a highly rigorous programme. It
challenges and builds the intellect while at the same time prepares
participants for practical use of advanced financial techniques in the
industry. Our collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, USA, brings
financial practices in the east and west live to the classrooms.
Graduates of this programme can look forward to taking on very challenging
careers in the areas of risk management, quantitative asset management,
product structuring, quantitative trading, quantitative research,
financial information technology as well as other areas in
high-technology finance.
MSc programme in Maritime Studies with Norwegian
School Management
This programme, conducted jointly by NTU and the Norwegian
School of Management (BI), provides an avenue for higher training for
young graduates and middle-management executives working in
shipping-related areas. The MSc programme enables participants to gain a
deeper understanding of key topics related to the maritime business such
as shipping management, shipping economics and shipping and transport
logistics. The Master of Science (Maritime Studies) programme produces
high calibre and talented graduates to play leading roles in fulfilling
Singapore’s vision to be an internationally renowned maritime hub.
Joint M.Sc. (Integrated Circuit Design) programme
with Technical University of Munich
The international Master of Science programme in
Integrated Circuit Design, jointly offered by NTU and Technische
Universität München, will educate the next generation of engineers and
leaders for the semiconductor industry. Contents of the programme range
from analog, digital and mixed-circuit design to design methodology,
automation, product manufacturing and testing. Integrated circuit design
is also placed in a broader context, for example, by teaching fundamental
concepts of signal processing, which are at the core of today’s
communications circuits. Non-technical but essential topics such as
product marketing, international management, patent law and aspects of
culture and globalisation are also covered.
Joint M.Sc (Aerospace Engineering Programme) with
Technical University of Munich
NTU-TUM Master of Science (MSc) in Aerospace Engineering
degree is jointly awarded by Nanyang Technological University (NTU),
Singapore and Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany. This highly
specialised programme is jointly taught by international faculty members
from both universities, who have extensive experience in aerospace
education and research.
Joint M.Sc (Microelectronics Programme) with
Technical University of Munich
This MSC (Microelectronics) programme is a highly
specialized programme jointly offered by Nanyang Technological University
and Technische Universität München (Germany) on a full-time basis for
training engineers to work in silicon wafer fabrication industries,
engage with the related research institutions and pursue further studies.
Joint Master Programme in Infrastructure
Engineering and Management (MIEM)
The Master Programme in Infrastructure Engineering and
Management (MIEM) provides holistic training in infrastructure
engineering and management covering conceptual and physical
planning,design, and operational aspects of infrastructure systems. Such
systems are in great demand in rapidly developing regions such as China,
India, ASEAN and the Middle East and include air, sea and land transport
networks, water supply and wastewater systems and power distribution
networks. We invite students from Asia’s best universities to apply
particularly those from Singapore, India, China, ASEAN and Middle East.
NTU-Warwick Double Masters Programme
The NTU-Warwick Double Masters Programme represents an
innovative programme of study offering students the opportunity to live
and study in two culturally diverse countries/regions, experiencing the
'best of both worlds' in conceptual training, empirical relevance and
policy application.
Dual Master Programme in M.Sc. (Systems and Project
Management) and M.E. (Systems Engineering) with Stevens Institute of
Technology
The Dual Master Programme provides an opportunity for
NTU’s M.Sc. (Systems and Project Management) students to broaden and
enrich their educational experience by spending one semester at Stevens
Institute of Technology (SIT), Hoboken, New Jersey/NY, to take core
courses in Systems Engineering in lieu of the core course requirements in
NTU.
Research and
Interdisciplinary Centres
Progress of
Research Activities in NTU
NTU is a research-intensive university with globally acknowledged
strengths in science and engineering. It has distinctive international
R&D competencies and continues to refine its focus areas to galvanise
its resources towards areas where the University have particular strengths
in, and which are aligned with the national strategic thrusts. Promotion
of science and technology at the highest level is done through the
endowed Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), which regularly flies in
Nobel Laureates and other eminent scientists to enrich the life and work
of the university community.
NTU has made great strides in its journey towards research intensity and
has become increasingly successful in gaining external peer-reviewed
competitive funding, with dramatic increases in the number, range and
value of the grants awarded. There has been a sharp rise in the
external competitive research grants awarded to the University in the
past five years; from S$57.6 million in FY05 to S$318.8 million in FY09
(includes the 2nd Research Centre of Excellence at $120M over 10 years).
The most significant milestone of NTU’s success in external competitive
research grants is the award of S$150 million Earth Observatory of
Singapore (EOS) RCE in FY07 and S$120 million Singapore Centre on
Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) RCE in FY09. These
awards mark a big step forward for NTU in our efforts to become a
world-class research-intensive university. The EOS is helmed by
world-renowned seismologist, Prof Kerry Sieh while the SCELSE is led by
Prof Staffan Kjelleberg and Prof Yehuda Cohen; both world leaders in the
field of environmental life sciences.
Apart from its fundamental research, NTU is also actively fostering
applied research through partnerships with major corporations and
industry leaders by proactively engaging multinational companies in
collaborative initiatives. These industrial collaborations form the key
components of a world-class technological university; testament of the
relevance of NTU’s research expertise to real life problems that would
result in societal benefits and to the pressing market needs of industry.
NTU has been extensively exploring new ways of optimising its core
competencies and nodes of excellence, aligning its renowned strengths,
and identifying new opportunities for education, research and innovation.
Since 2007, NTU has formed the Nanyang Environment and Water Research
Institute (NEWRI), Interactive Media Institute (IMI) and Energy Research
Institute@Nanyang (ERIAN). In 2009, and looking towards 2015, NTU
identified Five Thematic Peaks of Excellence, focusing on the domains of
Sustainable Earth, Future Healthcare, New Media, the New Silk Road, and
Innovation Asia. These Five Peaks of Excellence leverage on the myriad of
interdisciplinary interfaces and inherent expertises that thrive within
NTU and have been elaborated to form the basis for NTU’s future education
and research priorities.
To sustain the enhanced research intensity, the University is
strengthening its pool of faculty by recruiting top calibre scientists
and technologists from around the World. NTU has also been very
successful in attracting the World’s best young researchers through the
National Research Foundation (NRF)’s Fellowship programme, and its own
Nanyang Assistant Professorship (NAP) programme. These two schemes are
the latest initiatives set up to woo top researchers from around the
world for them to play leading roles in the University’s new wave of
multi-disciplinary and integrative research.
Additionally, the University has taken significant strides in clear
definitive directions to position itself as Singapore’s premier science
and technology and compete at the global level by introducing robust
internal processes for high quality assessment, establishing a number of
pan-university and key strategic initiatives, providing some of the best
research infrastructures available to support its drive towards producing
world-class research as well as committing to the highest standards of
ethical behaviour in carrying out our research. We have established
the NTU Research Integrity Policy and Procedures in early 2008, an
Institutional Review Board for all research activities involving human
research participants and human biological materials in May 2009 and has
collaborated with NUS, SMU and A*STAR, to host the Second World
Conference on Research Integrity (2nd WCRI) in Singapore in July 2010.
List of Research
Entities in NTU
Research Institutes
Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI)
Executive Director: Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor Ng Wun Jern
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/newri)
Members of NEWRI are as follows:
· CoC Advanced
Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC)
Co-Director: Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor Ng Wun Jern (NTU)
Co-Director: Professor Peter Steinberg (UNSW)
· CoC
DHI-NTU Centre (DHI-NTU)
Co-Directors: Associate Professor Law Wing Keung, Adrian and Dr Ole
Larsen (DHI)
· CoC
Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C)
Director: Professor Rainer Stegmann
Co-Director: Associate Professor Wang Jing-Yuan
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/r3c)
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CoC Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC)
Director: Nanyang Professor Tony Fane
Deputy Director: Associate Professor Wang Rong
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/SMTC)
· Environmental
Chemistry and Materials Group (ECMG)
Co-ordinators: Associate Professor Lim Teck Thye and Assistant Professor
Richard Webster
· NEWRI
Environmental Master of Science Program (NEMS)
Director: Associate Professor Edmond Lo
Manager: Ms Christiana Soh
· Lien
Foundation-NTU Environmental Endeavour (EE2)
Director: Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor Ng Wun Jern
· Institute of
Environmental Science and Engineering (iESE) – An Associate Member of the
NEWRI Ecosystem
CEO – Mr Eric Mun
Vice President - Research: Dr Wong Fook-Sin
Energy Research Institute @ NTU
(ERI@N)
Executive Director: Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar
Co-Director: Professor Chan Siew Hwa
(http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/erian)
Institute for Media Innovation
(IMI)
Director: Professor Nadia Magnenat Thalmann
(http://www.imi.ntu.edu.sg)
Joint Research Entities
CINTRA UMI
CNRS/NTU/THALES 3288
Director: Professor Dominique
Baillargeat
(http://cintra.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/default.aspx)
Electromagnetic
Effects Research Laboratory (EMERL)
Director: Associate Professor See Kye Yak
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee/emerl/)
Energetics
Research Institute (EnRI)
Director: Professor Ang How Ghee
(http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/EnRI/)
Intelligent
Systems Centre (IntelliSys)
Director: Associate Professor Chen I-Ming
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/intellisys/)
Satellite
Engineering Centre (SEC)
Centre Director: Associate Professor Low Kay Soon
(http://www.sec.eee.ntu.edu.sg/)
Temasek
Laboratories at NTU (TL@NTU)
Director: Professor Ma Jan
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/temasek-labs)
College Research Centres
College of Humanities, Arts and
Social Sciences
Centre for Liberal
Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
Director: Dr Monique van Donzel
(http://class.cohass.ntu.edu.sg)
College of Business (NBS)
Asian Business
Case Centre (ABCC)
Director: Associate Professor Wee Beng Geok
(http://www.asiacase.com/)
School Research Centres
College of Engineering
Advanced Materials Research Centre
(AMRC)
Director: Associate Professor Subodh Mhaisalkar
Biomedical Engineering Research
Centre (BMERC)
Director: Professor Subbu S Venkatraman
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/bmerc)
Bioinformatics Research Centre
(BIRC)
Director: Professor Jagath Rajapakse
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/birc)
Centre for Advanced Bionanosystems
Director: Professor Li Changming
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ecmli)
Centre for Advanced Information
Systems (CAIS)
Director: Associate Professor Sourav Saha Bhowmick
(http://www.cais.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Biotechnology (CBT)
Director: Associate Professor Vincent Chan
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/scbe/cbe/CBT)
Centre for Computational Intelligence (C2i)
Director: Associate Professor Ong Yew Soon
(http://www.c2i.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for High Performance
Embedded Systems (CHiPES)
Director: Professor Thambipillai Srikanthan
(http://www.chipes.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Human Factors and
Ergonomics (CHFE)
Director: Assistant Professor Qu Xingda
(http://www.mae.ntu.edu.sg/AboutMAE/Divisions/HFE)
Centre for Information Security
(CIS)
Director: Associate Professor Jiang Xudong
(http://www.cis.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Infrastructure Systems (CIS)
Director: Associate Professor Chu Jian
(http://www.cee.ntu.edu.sg/Research%20Centres/CIS/index.htm)
Centre for Intelligent Machines
(CIM)
Director: Professor Xie Lihua
(http://www.cim.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Mechanics of
Micro-Systems (CMMS)
Director: Associate Professor Du He Jun
(http://www.cmms.mae.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Modeling and Control of Complex Systems (CMCCS)
Director: Professor Soh Yeng Chai
(http://www.cmccs.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Multimedia and Network Technology (CeMNet)
Director: Associate Professor Cham Tat Jen
(http://www.cemnet.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Smart Energy Systems (CSES)
Director: Associate Professor Tseng King Jet
(http://www.cses.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Centre for Signal Processing (CSP)
Director: Associate Professor Ser Wee
(http://www.csp.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Luminous! Semiconductor Lighting and Display Centre of
Excellence
Director: Nanyang Associate Professor Hilmi Volkan Demir
(http://www.eee.ntu.edu.sg/Research/Pages/researchcentres.aspx#7)
Maritime Research Centre (MRC)
Director: Associate Professor Tan Soon Keat
(http://mrc.ntu.edu.sg)
Microelectronics Centre (MEC)
Director: Associate Professor Sun Xiaowei
(http://www.mec.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Nanyang Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (NEERC)
Director: Associate Professor Lo Yat-Man, Edmond
Network Technology Research Centre (NTRC)
Director: Professor Shum Ping, Perry
(http://www.ntrc.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Parallel & Distributed Computing Centre (PDCC)
Director: Professor Cai Wentong
(http://pdcc.ntu.edu.sg)
Photonics Research Centre (PhRC)
Director: Associate Professor Tjin Swee Chuan
(http://www.phrc.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
Positioning and Wireless Technology Centre (PWTC)
Director: Associate Professor Guan Yong Liang
(http://www.pwtc.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
NTU-MINDEF Protective Technology Research Centre (PTRC)
Director: Professor Pan Tso-Chien
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ptrc)
Robotics Research Centre (RRC)
Director: Associate Professor Gerald Seet Gim Lee
(http://www.mae.ntu.edu.sg/AboutMAE/Divisions/RRC)
VIRTUS – IC Design Centre of Excellence
Director: Professor Atila Alvandpour
(http://www.virtus.eee.ntu.edu.sg)
College of Humanities, Art and Social Sciences
Centre for Chinese Language and Culture (CCLC)
Director: Associate Professor Lee Guan Kin
Deputy Director: Associate Professor Crossland-Guo Shuyun
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/HSS/cclc/Pages/default.aspx)
Centre for Asian Art and Design (CAAD)
Director: Professor Vibeke Sorensen
Advisors: Associate Professor Kwok Kian Woon, Professor T. Kanaga
Sabapathy, Visiting Professor Kirti Trivedi
(http://www.adm.ntu.edu.sg)
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Economic Growth Centre (EGC)
Director: Professor Lim Chong Yah
Deputy Director: Associate Professor Tan Khye Chong
(http://www.ntu.edu.sg/hss/egc/pages/default.aspx)
Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC)
Director: Professor Ang Peng Hwa
Deputy Director: Associate Prof Margaret Tan
(http://ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/)
College of Business (NBS)
Centre for Accounting and Auditing Research (CAAR)
Director: Professor Tan Hun Tong
(http://s3ap0005:6400/Research/ResearchCentres/CAAR/Pages/CAAR.aspx)
Centre for Asia Pacific Technology Law (CAPTEL)
Director: Associate Professor Tan Soo Kiat, Harry
(http://captel.ntu.edu.sg/home.htm)
Centre for Leadership and Cultural Intelligence (CLCI)
Executive Director: Professor Ang Soon
Director of Research: Associate Professor Ng Kok Yee
(http://www.cci.ntu.edu.sg/)
Centre for Research in Financial Services (CREFS)
Acting Director: Associate Professor Charlie Charoenwong
(http://s3ap0005:6400/Research/ResearchCentres/CREFS/Pages/Overview.aspx)
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Management Research Centre (IMARC)
Director: Associate Professor Sia Siew Kien
(http://s3ap0005:6400/Research/ResearchCentres/IMARC/Pages/Overview.aspx)
Please visit our Nanyang Bulletin 2010/11: Graduate website at http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/Pages/default.aspx
for more details on NTU’s graduate programmes. Alternatively, you may
wish to contact Graduate Studies Office, Nanyang Technological
University, Student Services Centre, Level 3, 42 Nanyang Avenue,
Singapore 639815 or email gradstudies@ntu.edu.sg
if you require a hardcopy of the Nanyang Bulletin 2010/11: Graduate.
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