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| | | | Motto | Towards a Global Knowledge Enterprise | | Established | 1905 | | Type | Autonomous | | Endowment | S$978 million [1] | | Chancellor | President S. R. Nathan | | President | Professor Shih Choon Fong | | Faculty | 1,913 (AY 2006-07) | | Staff | 6,767 (AY 2006-07) | | Undergraduates | 23,469 (AY 2006-07) | | Postgraduates | 9,075 (AY 2006-07) | | Location | Kent Ridge, Singapore | | Colors | Orange, Blue and White | | Affiliations | APRU, Universitas 21, IARU, GEM4, ACU, ASAIHL, AUN, NUS High School | | Website | http://www.nus.edu.sg |
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The university's main campus is located in southwest Singapore at Kent Ridge, with an area of approximately 1.5 km². The Bukit Timah campus houses its law faculty, while the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore is located at Outram campus. The entrance of Kent Ridge Park at Vigilante Drive, Singapore. ...
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History
 Block EA, Faculty of Engineering. In September 1904, Tan Jiak Kim led a group of representatives of the Chinese and other non-European communities, and petitioned the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir John Anderson, to establish a medical school in Singapore. Tan, who was the first president of the Straits Chinese British Association, managed to raise $87,077, of which the largest amount of $12,000 came from himself. On 3 July 1905, the medical school was founded, and was known as the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School. The medical library was first housed in the students' reading room within the school, converted from the vacant old female lunatic asylum in Sepoy Lines. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1511x3577, 998 KB) Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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In 1912, the medical school received a donation of $120,000 from the King Edward VII Memorial Fund, started by Dr Lim Boon Keng. Subsequently on 18 November 1913, the name of the school was changed to the King Edward VII Medical School. In 1921, it was again changed to the King Edward VII College of Medicine to reflect its academic status. Donation is a gift to a fund or cause, typically for charitable reasons. ...
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In 1929, Raffles College was established to promote arts and social sciences at tertiary level for Singapore students. Raffles College is a Singapore high school run broadly along the lines of a British public school. ...
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Two decades later, Raffles College was merged with the King Edward VII College of Medicine to form the University of Malaya on 8 October 1949. The two highly respected institutions were merged to perform together an even greater service by providing for the higher education needs of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore and to help lay the foundations of a new nation by producing a generation of skilled and educated men. Raffles College is a Singapore high school run broadly along the lines of a British public school. ...
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In 1959, the University of Malaya was divided into two divisions, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and University of Malaya in Singapore. The latter division formed the University of Singapore in 1962. Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area - City 243. ...
The present institution was formed with the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University in 1980. The original crest of Nanyang University with three intertwined rings was incorporated into the new coat-of-arms of NUS.[2] Nanyang University (Chinese: å—洋大å¦, abbreviated Nantah, å—大) was a Chinese university in Singapore. ...
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Education NUS has a semester-based modular system for conducting courses. It adopts features of the British system, such as small group teaching (tutorials) and the American system (credits). Students may transfer between courses within their first two semesters, enrol in cross-faculty modules or take up electives from different faculties. Other cross-disciplinary initiatives study programmes include double-degree undergraduate degrees in Arts & Social Sciences and Engineering; Arts & Social Sciences and Law; Business and Engineering; and Business and Law. A module is a self-contained component of a system, which has a well-defined interface to the other components; something is modular if it is constructed so as to facilitate easy assembly, flexible arrangement, and/or repair of the components. ...
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NUS offers 27 single-degree undergraduate and 115 masters, doctoral and graduate diploma programmes conducted by 13 faculties.[citation needed]
Faculties/schools
Arts and Social Sciences
 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) is one of the largest Faculties in the University with 15 departments and programmes and a Centre for Language Studies. It is the second largest faculty in the university in terms of student enrollment. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 573 KB) Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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Academic programmes are offered by individual departments found under the banners of three divisions: Asian Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences. Departments in the Asian Studies division are Chinese Language, Chinese Studies, Japanese Studies, Malay Studies, South Asian Studies and Southeast Asian Studies. Departments in the Humanities division are English Language and English Literature (including Theatre Studies), History, and Philosophy. Departments in the Social Sciences division are Communications and New Media, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. There are exceptional academic programmes that are cross-division and -departmental. These programmes are referred to as American Studies, European Studies and International Studies.
FASS also offers a Double Degree Programme (DDP). A Double Degree consists of a combination of two separate degrees from two discipline areas in two different faculties. Students can choose to devise their own DDPs or enrol in one of the specially customised DDPs that have been developed. The specialised DDPs available are (1) Economics and Law, (2) Engineering and Economics, and (3) Communications and New Media and Business.
The faculty also offers Minor programmes (for both FASS and non-FASS undergraduates) in China Studies, Cultural Studies, Economics, English Studies, Gender Studies, Geographical Information System (GIS), Religious Studies, Science/Technology and Society and Urban Studies. The Centre for Language Studies, which is part of FASS, offers introductory, intermediate and advanced courses on the Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese languages. Graduate academic programmes are offered by all departments.
Business School NUS Business School was founded as the Department of Business Administration in 1965. It has five departments: Business Policy, Decision Sciences, Finance and Accounting, Management and Organization, and Marketing. Collectively, the five departments offer modules in the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) and Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)(B.B.A.(Hons.)) Programmes. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 471 KB) NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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Graduate programmes offered include the Master of Business Administration (MBA), International MBA (conducted jointly with Peking University), UCLA-NUS Executive MBA Programme, Asia-Pacific Executive MBA (English and Chinese) and concurrent Master of Science (Management) Programme. The School also offers a Doctor of Philosophy programme, which is a graduate programme by research.
Computing The School of Computing (SoC), established in 1998, offers six undergraduate degree programmes grounded in computer science fundamentals covering four main specialisations: biology, business (Information Systems), computer engineering and digital media. Also offered are graduate degree programmes by coursework or research with greater intensity in focus within these areas of specialisations. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 591 KB) School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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Dentistry The Faculty of Dentistry had its early beginnings in 1929 as the first Dental School in the Far East set up by the British Government. The Faculty conducts a four-year dental course leading to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S) degree. The undergraduate programme comprises two pre-clinical (first two years) and two clinical years. Two types of graduate programmes are conducted: a research-based programme leading to the Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); and a clinical residency training programme leading to the Master of Dental Surgery (M.D.S).
Design and Environment The School of Design and Environment (SDE) comprises three departments: Architecture, Building and Real Estate. Degree courses in building and estate management were first offered in 1969 in the then Department of Building and Estate Management. This was subsequently changed to the School of Building and Real Estate. In June 2000 the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Real Estate changed its name to the School of Design & Environment. As a result of this change, Building and Real Estate were established as separate departments.
SDE offers four undergraduate programmes: Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) (Hons.), Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) (Hons.), Bachelor of Science (Building) (Hons.), and Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) (Hons.). Graduate programmes offer specialisations in Achitecture, Building, Building Science, Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, Estate Management, Environmental Management, Industrial Design, Project Management, Real Estate, and Urban Design.
Engineering The Faculty of Engineering (FOE) was launched in 1968. It is the largest faculty in the university. FOE offers undergraduate and graduate degree programmes leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Technology (Honours), Master of Engineering, Master of Science, NUS-UIUC Master of Science (Chemical Engineering), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) FOE comprises eight major departments: Bioengineering; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Civil Engineering; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Environmental Science & Engineering; Industrial & Systems Engineering; Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 574 KB) Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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Law -
The law school was first established as a Department of Law in the then University of Malaya in 1956. The first law students were admitted to the Bukit Timah campus of the University the following year. In 1977, the faculty shifted to the Kent Ridge campus, but in 2006, it has since relocated back to the Bukit Timah site. The slope leading up to Bukit Timah campus. ...
Apart from the traditional LL.B. which runs for four years, the law school also offers double honours degrees in Business Administration & Law,[3] Economics & Law,[4] Law & Life Sciences,[5] and a concurrent degree program in Law & Public Policy.[6] The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in the majority of common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ...
Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...
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Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
 Yoo Loo Lin School of Medicine The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was first established as the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School in 1905. The School comprises the departments of Anaesthesia, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community, Occupational & Family Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychological Medicine, and Surgery. The School offers two full-time undergraduate programmes leading to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.,B.S.), and Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (conducted by the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies). Graduate programmes include: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 491 KB) Yoo Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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- Master of Medicine specialising in Anaesthesiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalomology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology Paediatric Medicine, Psychiatry, Public Health, and Surgery
- Research-oriented MSc or PhD degree programmes to train biomedical scientists
- MBBS-PhD Programme to train medical-scientists for academia and industry
- Part-time Graduate Diploma programmes in Dermatology, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Occupational Medicine
Science The Faculty of Science (FOS) began as a single department in Raffles College in 1929 with just 10 students and 3 staff. It comprises the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Pharmacy, Physics, and Statistics & Applied Probability, and the Centre for Computational Science & Engineering. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 738 KB) Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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The Faculty offers three undergraduate degree programmes:
- Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Science (Honours) with majors in:
Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Life Sciences (with concentration in Biology), Life Sciences (with concentration in Biomedical Science), Life Sciences (with concentration in Molecular and Cell Biology), Mathematics, Physics, Physics (with concentration in Applied Physics), Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Statistics (with concentration in Biostatistics) - Bachelor of Applied Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) with majors in: Applied Chemistry and Food Science and Technology
- Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy)/Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) (Honours)
The Faculty also offers a spread of minors, multidisciplinary programmes and special programmes and for the educational broadening and enhancement of our students.
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) was formally established in 2004 as an autonomous graduate school of the National University of Singapore. Although the School was formally launched in 2004, it inherited NUS' Public Policy Programme, which was established in 1992 in partnership with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.
LKYSPP offers three master degree programmes:
- Master in Public Administration
- Master in Public Management
NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) offers the following programmes: - Master of Science (Bioengineering)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Bioengineering)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Integrative Sciences & Engineering)
Students admitted to NGS will be offered either the A*STAR Graduate Scholarship or NGS Scholarship.
The Graduate Programme in Bioengineering (GPBE) is also under the aegis of NGS. GPBE is a joint initiative by the faculties of Engineering Medicine, Dentistry and Science to foster interdisciplinary opportunities in bioengineering research, leading to M.Eng., M.S. and Ph.D degrees.
University Scholars Programme The University Scholars Programme (USP) aims to the intellectual, leadership, and personal potential of promising students. Students in the Programme graduate with an honours degree from their faculty or school and a certificate that recognizes them as University Scholars.
A typical class in USP will consist of students from different faculties (ranging from Engineering to Arts) and different academic years (Year 1 to Year 4).
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YSTCM) is a collaboration between NUS and the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Singapore’s first conservatory of music, YSTCM was founded as the Singapore Conservatory of Music in 2001. The School was renamed Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in recognition of a gift from the family of the late Dr Yong Loo Lin in memory of his daughter. Peabody Institute, c. ...
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The Conservatory presently offers a Bachelor of Music (Honours) degree, with majors in Performance (Piano and Orchestral Instruments) and Composition. This is a four-year full-time music degree programme with an emphasis on music performance and music academics.
Teaching centres
Centre for English Language Communication The Centre for English Language Communication (CELC) was established in 1979 as the English Language Proficiency Unit (ELPU). It is a non-faculty teaching department in the National University of Singapore. CELC's main aim are to: - increase the students' English proficiency;
- develop the students' communication skills for academic and professional purposes;
- provide training in English for specific purposes; and
- research issues related to language teaching and learning.
Institute of Systems Science A specialty training institute of NUS, the Institute of Systems Science (ISS) offers professional information technology continuing education to managers and IT practitioners. ISS is a life long learning centre for strategic IT management, software technology, and knowledge engineering. ISS offers postgraduate degree programs, professional development short courses and certification training programs such as the Certified Information Technology Project Manager (CITPM) course. ISS is also a research center in on-line education – its ISS Virtual Institute offers e-learning courses in IT Security and Object Oriented Analysis & Design.
NUS High School of Mathematics and Science -
NUS High School of Mathematics and Science is a school specializing in math and science, and provides secondary education to bright students with an inclination to these fields. Being an independent department of NUS, NUS High School students are instructed in the modular system, with a curriculum accredited by NUS, and have access to certain NUS resources. Also, all NUS High School students have the privilege of electing to read any NUS modules from three faculties: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science before matriculation as long as they have the necessary foundation knowledge, as opposed to students of other secondary institutions who can only read one or two modules at best. The campus is also part of the NUS fibre optic network with an underground extension linking it to the main network. Name NUS High School of Mathematics & Science Abbreviation NUSHS School Code 7801 Chinese Name æ–°åŠ å¡å›½ç«‹å¤§å¦é™„属数ç†ä¸å¦ Malay Name Sekolah Tingggi NUS Location 20, Clementi Ave 1, Singapore 129957 Country Singapore Town Clementi Founded 2005 Community Urban Type Specialized Independent School (Integrated Programme School) Religion Secular Students Mixed Levels Year 1-6 (equivalents...
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- Leveraging on available expertise to establish a base of research across a broad range of disciplines
- Building peaks of research excellence
- Growing global research links
- Forging strong links between research and graduate education
Among the major research focuses at NUS are biomedical and life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, nanoscience and nanotechnology, materials science and engineering, infocommunication and infotechnology, humanities and social sciences, and defence-related research.
One of several niche research areas of strategic importance to Singapore being undertaken at NUS is bioengineering. Initiatives in this area include bioimaging, tissue engineering and tissue modulation. Another new field which holds much promise is nanoscience and nanotechnology. Apart from higher-performance but lower-maintenance materials for manufacturing, defence, transportation, space and environmental applications, this field also heralds the development of accelerated biotechnical applications in medicine, health care and agriculture.
Research institutes/centres The University’s research vibrancy centres on areas of research excellence that include: - 13 national research institutes with which NUS has a close affiliation for niche research in areas of strategic importance to Singapore such as bioengineering, microelectronics and molecular & cell biology;
- 12 University-level research institutes/centres in various fields ranging from research on Asia, mathematical sciences, nanotechnology, risk management, synchrotron radiation to marine science; and
- 80 faculty-based research institutes/centres engaged in research ranging from applied & policy economics to electronic commerce to tissue engineering.
Major research facilities - Bioengineering and Nanobioengineering Corridor
- Compact Range to measure antenna radiation patterns
- Cyberart Studio
- Grid Innovation Zone (GIZ@NUS) and TeraScale Campus Grid (TCG@NUS) to harness grid computing power
- NUS Hollywood Lab
- Proton beam writer
- Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
- Remote sensing satellite ground station
- SONDRA (Supelec, Onera, NUS, DSTA Research Alliance) laboratory in Paris
- Structural Biology Research Corridor
- Synchrotron Light Source
- Xiada-NUS Joint Life Science Laboratory in Xiamen
Current research Current research at NUS includes:[citation needed] - 2-D carbon nanostructures
- DelphiPad portable PC for NASA
- Genomic blueprint of puffer fish
- Low-energy laser treatment for tooth decay
- In-vitro fertilisation
- Mixed reality – simulation of 3-D holographic images
- Proton beam micromachining for 3-D nanostructures
- Quantum cryptography
- Stem cells
Entrepreneurship NUS is actively pursuing a course of integrating its core competencies in education and research with an enterprise role. In 2001, NUS Enterprise was launched as a platform to promote entrepreneurship and support creative enterprise. One of its first initiatives was to establish overseas colleges in entrepreneurial hubs around the world to nurture the spirit of enterprise and help students develop global outlook and aspirations. To date, five NUS Overseas Colleges have been set up in the United States, China, Sweden and India. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...
Entrepreneurship and innovation among the NUS community is also nurtured through the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre (NEC). Among the wide range of education and outreach activities organised by NEC are technopreneurship courses, workshops/forums and the well-established national business plan competitions such as Start-Up@Singapore. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
The NUS Enterprise Centre in Silicon Valley (NECSV) is a university-level business incubator centre set up in California to facilitate smooth entry for start-ups venturing into the United States market. NECSV offers an array of business services ranging from providing low-cost office facilities for short- and medium-term tenancy to organising networking events and connecting tenants with a pool of established entrepreneurs for advice and mentorship. NUS@Shanghai, the University’s first one-stop business centre in China, was set up in 2005 to facilitate entry by NUS-linked and Singapore companies into one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
Efforts to inject an entrepreneurial dimension into the NUS community and culture have borne fruit. The University has helped students, alumni and staff in the formation of more than 60 spin-off companies engaged in the fields of engineering, IT and life sciences. With the venture support eco-system in place, NUS will continue to nurture their development into regional and global companies. Start-up companies which have helped expand the University’s entrepreneurial dimension include:
The NUS Overseas Colleges program allows undergraduates with academic ability and entrepreneurial drive to work as interns in start-ups in different parts of the world, and study entrepreneurship-related courses at partner universities. The program aims to cultivate and nurture them into successful entrepreneurs. An entrepreneur (a loanword from French introduced and first defined by the Irish economist Richard Cantillon) is a person who operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ...
- NUS College in Bio Valley
The NUS College in Bio Valley (NCBV) was started in June 2002. It is located in Philadelphia. The NCBV program is for students interested in the biotech and biomedical areas. The pioneer group of 14 students joined the NCBV program in January 2003. The College accepts 30 students per year. For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ...
- NUS College in Silicon Valley
The NUS College in Silicon Valley (NCSV), started in July 2001, is based in Silicon Valley, California. It is the first overseas college to be established. The College allows NUS students to experience living and working amongst the high tech communities of Silicon Valley. The pioneer group of 10 students joined the NCSV program in January 2002. The College accepts 50 students per year. For the Nintendo 64 game, see Space Station Silicon Valley. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
- NUS College in Shanghai
The NUS College in Shanghai was established in Shanghai in August 2003, in collaboration with Fudan University. It accepted its first batch of 8 students in January 2004. Fudan University (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), located in Shanghai, China, is one of the oldest leading and most selective universities in the Peoples Republic of China. ...
- NUS College in Stockholm
The NUS College in Stockholm was set up in May 2005. Students in this program study at the Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, or KTH). For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ...
The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. ...
- NUS College in Bangalore
NUS College in Bangalore (NCBA) was established in 2006 in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). The University’s first overseas college for graduate students, the NCBA programme is designed to expose NUS students to new developments in IT, science and technology in the city considered the Silicon Valley of India.
Globalisation
Global classroom NUS uses technology to link up campuses on different continents that creates opportunities for the interaction of minds from different perspectives. An example is the Singapore-MIT Alliance which utilises state-of-the-art Internet 2 technology to bring students from Singapore and MIT together in one virtual classroom for lectures and interactions via videoconferencing.
Other initiatives have been implemented to reduce the barriers of distance and the confines of location towards learning and course delivery. They include an Integrated Virtual Learning Environment that enables round-the-clock online access to IT-based teaching and learning resources ranging from course outlines with lesson plans to sophisticated multimedia online courseware. A secure Plug-and-Play environment provides wireless connectivity to the University’s computer network and the Internet via notebooks from almost any location on campus.
In the 2006 THES - QS World University Rankings, the National University of Singapore ranked 19th in the world, and 2nd in Asia.[7] The THES - QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings around the world, published by The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). ...
Global networking NUS was elected by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) in 2002 to chair and act as secretariat for the consortium of 36 leading research universities around the Pacific Rim. NUS no longer chairs the association but the APRU Secretariat continues to be based at NUS. APRU’s aim is to foster cooperation in teaching and research among members as well as to help them contribute to the economic, scientific and cultural development of their countries.
Other international academic networks in which the University play an active role include:
- International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU )
- Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics & Molecular Medicine (GEM4)
- Universitas 21
- Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore University Alliance (S³UA )
- ASEAN University Network (AUN )
- Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
- A ssociation of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)
International teaching and research partners NUS has several formalized teaching and research collaborations: Other partners include the Australian National University; Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles; East China University of Politics & Law; Grande Ecoles; George Washington University; Indian Institutes of Technology, Bombay; University of Heidelberg, Germany; Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; King’s College London; Moscow State University; New York University; Peking University; Supelec, France; Tsinghua University; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Nottingham; and Switzerland’s Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, University of Basel and Swiss Tropical Institute. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion because: it contains no encyclopedic content If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...
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Campus facilities/resources
 University Cultural Centre Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1482x3458, 731 KB) University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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IT and computing services The University’s optical fibre network is one of the largest campus networks in the Asia Pacific region.[citation needed] Plugged into the Internet, NUSNET serves as the backbone of the University's IT-intensive environment facilitating use of advanced computer technologies to enhance research, teaching, learning and administration. Apart from raising productivity through the use of latest software and hardware, NUS continuously explores and adopts best industrial practices and advanced technologies to deploy IT as a strategic tool.
Library services The NUS Libraries comprises 7 libraries, namely, the Central Library, the Chinese Library, the CJ Koh Law Library, the Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library, the Medical Library, the Music Library and the Science Library. Its primary clients are the NUS students, teaching, research and administrative staff members, as well as a sizeable group of external members. Its collection encompasses subjects in architecture, building and real estate, business, dentistry, engineering and technology, the humanities and social sciences, law, medicine, music, nursing and science. As of June 2006, there are over 1.2 million print titles, 33,000 electronic titles, 29,000 media programmes and 29,000 microform resources in the collection (GY). The Library Portal, a one-stop gateway, offers the University community 24-hour access via the Internet to a rich array of electronic collection and services provided by the NUS Libraries. Besides the rich resources, the NUS Libraries provide an environment conducive for individual research and spaces for group interaction and learning.
Support for development of teaching and learning Enhancement of the quality of teaching and learning at NUS comes mainly under the purview of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL) and the Centre for Instructional Technology (CIT).
CDTL facilitates reflection among faculty on concepts of teaching, learning and university education, and teaching practices that are consistent with these concepts. In addition to conducting research on educational philosophy, pedagogical theory and educational practices, CDTL helps the NUS administration to formulate educational policies for matters such as teacher appraisal, peer review, selection of outstanding educators, student feedback and assessment.
CIT, on the other hand, provides a robust and supportive environment for the exploration, development and application of digital and audio-visual technologies to support and enhance teaching and learning. This is done through the NUS-developed Integrated Virtual Learning Environment and by developing new applications/services and incorporating multimedia content in courses for academia.
Proposed university town and residential colleges In November, 2005, the NUS announced plans to develop a "university town"[8] on 190,000 m² on the site of the former Warren Golf Course, opposite the existing Kent Ridge campus. This town is to include eight residential colleges, which are to provide "rich educational experiences" and "deep social bonds". There is also graduate housing planned. In all, "Warren" will accommodate 6,000 students. It is planned to link "Warren" with Kent Ridge via a multi-level bridge over the freeway which separates them. Construction is due to begin in 2007, with occupancy in 2010.[9] This article is about the sport of golf. ...
A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university. ...
Student accommodation
 An internal shuttle bus in NUS There are about 6,000 residential places distributed between Halls and Student Residences on campus. These accommodation facilities are within walking distance to most campus faculties, libraries, sporting facilities and administration offices. There is also a free Internal Shuttle Bus Service that plies the entire campus seven days a week. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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Rooms are furnished with beds, mattresses, wardrobes, study tables, bookshelves and fans. There is a very small number of air-conditioned single rooms with attached bathrooms. Points for telephone, cable television and the University's computer network are available in each room. Students have a choice of either a single room (single-occupancy) or double room (double-occupancy). Laundry rooms equipped with coin-operated washing machines and tumble dryers are located in each student accommodation.
Halls of residence NUS has 6 Halls of Residence with about 3,000 residential places. The halls are situated in different parts of the campus and are well known for their vibrancy in Co-Curricular Activities (CCA), rich history and culture. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 496 KB) Kent Ridge Hall, National University of Singapore, Singapore. ...
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Each hall has a Senior Common Room Committee (SCRC) comprising the Resident Fellows (staff). Headed by a Hall Master, the SCRC looks after your well being. Residents are represented by elected student members to the Junior Common Room Committee (JCRC), which helps to promote the hall's social and cultural life.
The six Halls of Residence are:[10]
- Eusoff Hall (345 single rooms; 70 double rooms)
- Kent Ridge Hall (507 single)
- King Edward VII Hall (350 single; 60 double)
- Raffles Hall (213 single; 128 double)
- Sheares Hall (509 single)
- Temasek Hall (345 single; 70 double)
Student residences NUS also has 3 Student Residences with clusters of 11 to 15 single rooms with their own kitchen and bathroom facilities. Kitchen and dining areas are equipped with basic cooking appliances. The cluster concept allows students to experience independent living while offering excellent opportunities for close interaction among cluster residents.
Each residence has a team of Resident Assistants (senior students) and Resident Advisors (either an academic or non-academic staff) to assist with any concerns that students may have. The 3 Student Residences are:[11]
- Kuok Foundation House (203 single rooms)
- Prince George's Park Residences (2,854 single)
- Ridge View Residences (593 single; 72 double)
Notable alumni Alumni from the King Edward VII College of Medicine/Raffles College era (1905 to 1949) Alumni from the University of Malaya (Singapore) era (1949 to 1962) This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li) Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew), was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ...
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