Nanyang University (Chinese: 南洋大学, abbreviated Nantah, 南大) was a Chinese university in Singapore.

The idea of a Chinese university in Singapore to provide higher education to the Chinese community was first mooted by Tan Lark Sye in 1953, then Chairman of the Singapore Hokkien Association. A fund was set up for this purpose, drawing donations from people of all walks of life, and with Mr Tan himself donating $5 million. The Singapore Hokkien Association donated 500 acres (2 km²) of land in the western Jurong area, which was then largely undeveloped rural land. Tan Lark Sye was a prominent Singaporean Hokkien businessman and philanthropist. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Nanyang University started classes on March 15, 1956, offering courses in the arts, sciences and commerce. Construction of the entire campus was not completed until two years later. In 1958 the university held it's offical opening ceremony, officated by Mr Tan and Sir William Goode, then Governor of Singapore. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...

Nanyang University was merged with University of Singapore in 1980 to form the National University of Singapore (NUS), in part due to the government's desire to pool the two institutions' resources into a single, stronger entity. The merger was met with strong opposition from the university's alumnus in particular, as well as the Chinese community, who consider the university a people's university due to their financial contributions, and who believe it is a bastion of Chinese education, culture, and social development. The promotion of a single educational system based on the English-medium of instruction in pre-tertiary eduation, however, severely reduced the student catchment pool of Nantah, thus hastening its demise. The National University of Singapores (Abbreviated NUS; Chinese: 新加坡国立大学; Abbreviated 国大) flagship Kent Ridge campus is located in the southwest of the Republic of Singapore at Kent Ridge, bounded by the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), Clementi Road, Buona Vista Road and Kent Ridge Park, with an area of approximately 1. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The National University of Singapores (Abbreviated NUS; Chinese: 新加坡国立大学; Abbreviated 国大) flagship Kent Ridge campus is located in the southwest of the Republic of Singapore at Kent Ridge, bounded by the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), Clementi Road, Buona Vista Road and Kent Ridge Park, with an area of approximately 1. ...

With the merger, the Nanyang University grounds was taken over by a new technical institute, the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI), in 1981. By 1991, the NTI was upgraded to university status as Singapore's second English-medium university, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Although technically a distinct institution from the old Nanyang University, the NTU gradually absorbed the rich heritage of the former institution, and there has been opposition, especially from the old Nantah alumnus, to rename NTU as Nanyang University. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nanyang Technological University (Abbreviated NTU; Chinese: 南洋理工大学) has a 2 km² campus in Jurong, in the south-western part of Singapore, some 25 km from the city centre. ...

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