WELCOMEWELCOME

VISION

Towards a Global Knowledge EnterpriseA leading global university centred in Asia,A leading global university centred in Asia,

influencing the future

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MISSION

To transform the way people think and do things through education, research and service

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DEVELOPMENT

• 1905 Founded as FMS Government Medical School (Outram)• 1929 Raffles College > University of Singapore (Bukit Timah)g y g p ( )• 1980 NUS at Kent Ridge Campus• 2005 Comprehensive state university

14 faculties, 110 research institutes/centers; 150-hectare with teaching hospital, sports complex, cultural centre, museum, student and staff housingstudent and staff housing

• 2006 Second campus set up at the historic Bukit Timah site• 2007 NUS-Duke Graduate Medical School (Outram)2007 NUS Duke Graduate Medical School (Outram)• 2011 University Town: 8 residential colleges & research campus

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DEVELOPMENT – An Integrated Campus

[New University Town ]

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Accommodation Chill Out Places Computer LabsBookstore

Canteens Libraries Swimming PoolCultural Centre

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DEVELOPMENT – An Integrated Campus

University TownTown

An innovativeliving, learning,

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international community of scholars

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Kent Ridge Campus

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NUS University Town – Artist’s ImpressionNUS University Town Artist s Impression

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NUS Facts & Figures (as at Nov 2008)

• 14 Faculties / Schools• 110 Research Institutes/Centres

37 U i it Ad i i t ti Offi• 37 University Administration Offices• 10 on-campus Student Residences• Total enrolment for AY2008/2009:

- 32,366 students comprising24,638 undergraduates and7,728 graduate students

• 2,103 teaching faculty • 1,710 research staff

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Faculties & SchoolsFaculty of Arts & Social SciencesNUS B i S h l

University Scholars ProgrammeY Si T h C t f

Faculties & SchoolsNUS Business School School of ComputingFaculty of Dentistry

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

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School of Design & EnvironmentFaculty of EngineeringF lt f L

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public PolicyNUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences andFaculty of Law

Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineFaculty of Science

Integrative Sciences and EngineeringDuke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singaporey School Singapore

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Strategic Thrusts

• Education • Enterprise

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• Education• Research

• Enterprise• Globalisation

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EDUCATION

Educational Philosophy

• individuals with questioning minds• people of well-rounded mind and character• people of well-rounded mind and character• constructive and responsible members of a community• global citizens• global citizens• bearers of a resourceful and enterprising spirit• able communicatorsable communicators

We recognise our distinctive educational role as a university with both an Asian and international identity.

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EDUCATION

World-Class Education• NUS aims to provide quality education,

engage in high impact research & promote entrepreneurship and industry collaboration

• NUS programmes challenge each student to achieve depth & breadth of knowledge

• NUS is strong in biological sciences, medicine, engineering, IT, business, economics and social sciencessocial sciences

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EDUCATION

Academic Excellence• NUS Faculty of Engineering – University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, Joint MSc

- Joint/Double Degree Programmes

and PhD in Chemical Engineering

• NUS Faculty of Law – New York University, LLM Double Degree

• NUS Business School – UCLA Anderson School, Executive MBA, with multi-, ,locational study in Singapore, Los Angeles and Shanghai

• NUS Department of Building – King’s College, London, Joint MSc in Construction Law & Dispute Resolution

• NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences – Peking University Joint MA in Chinese Language

• NUS Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences – Australian National University Joint BA/BSc/BSocSci (Hons), MA, and PhD

• NUS Faculty of Engineering – IIT Bombay, Joint graduate degree in advanced engineering materials

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EDUCATION

Academic Excellence

• Overseas Bilateral Partners eg, Carnegie-Mellon University

- Double Degree Programmes (DDP)

Concurrent DDP offering NUS BComp (Communications & Media) and CMU Master of Entertainment Technology

• French-NUS DDP Partners: École Centrale Paris École Polytechnique• French-NUS DDP Partners: École Centrale Paris, École Polytechnique, École Supérieure d’Electricité, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, École des Mines de Paris, Telecom ParisTech, Telecom ParisSud

• Aimed at top 5% of students in science, engineering and computingp % , g g p g• students spend at least 3 years in NUS and 2 years in France to graduate with a

Master degree and Diplôme

• Across NUS Faculties eg• Across NUS Faculties eg,• LLB (Hons) with BSocSci (Hons) in Economics or BBA (Hons)• BEng (Hons) in Materials Science & Engrg and BSc (Hons) in Physics• BComp (Hons) or BEng (Hons) with MSc in Management

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• BComp (Hons) or BEng (Hons) with MSc in Management

LIVING

Vibrant Student Life• Immerse yourself in the performing arts - catch a

concert, dance or play at the 1700-seat University Cultural CentreCultural Centre

• Relax in the decks by Olympic-size swimming pool, have a friendly match at the tennis courts and morehave a friendly match at the tennis courts and more

• Take advantage of year-long good weather to plan outdoor activities & overseas tripsoutdoor activities & overseas trips

• Participate in enrichment activities, field trips & overseas expeditions organized by your departmentoverseas expeditions organized by your department or faculty

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• Form lifelong friendships & broaden your horizons

INFRASTRUCTURE

World-Class InfrastructureIT-intensive Environment:Notebook ownership scheme; broadbandNotebook ownership scheme; broadband wireless & mobile services; plug-&-play points campus-wide

Enjoy high speed broadband internet service anywhere, anytime on campus for FREE!

Global Classrooms:Smart classroom; Integrated VirtualSmart classroom; Integrated Virtual Learning Environment; Web Labs; online Libraries

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RESEARCH

Research Culture• Foster vibrant research culture

- “No Walls” research culture

• Raise proportion of PhD students amongst all research students

Attract more international research candidates- Attract more international research candidates

• Global-10-10- For 10 programmes or departments to be ranked amongst the topFor 10 programmes or departments to be ranked amongst the top

10 in the world, in 10 years

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RESEARCH

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Research Culture• Focus on strategic research of importance to Singapore

- Life Sciences Research- Defence-related Research

E i t & W t T h l i- Environment & Water Technologies- Interactive & Digital Media

• Promote high-impact, multi-disciplinary initiatives with g p , p yinternational, scientific, commercial value- Bio-medical and Life Sciences

- Clinical Sciences & Translational Medicine- Physical Sciences and Engineering

- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology- Quantum Information- Maritime Research, Transportation & SCM

- Humanities and Social Sciences- Religion & Ethnic Interactions

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- Family Life, Health & Aging

ENTERPRISE

NUS Enterprise• Experiential Education

- NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)• Industry Liaison & Partnerships

- Move Inventions to the Marketplace: from research contracts technology transfer industry connectionscontracts - technology transfer - industry connections

- Protect, Manage & Exploit IP• Entrepreneurship Supportp p pp

- Provide the ‘software’• people, knowledge, nurturing

P id th ‘h d ’- Provide the ‘hardware’ • incubator space, networks, funding

- Monitor & benchmark entrepreneurship through research

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ENTERPRISE

NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)Experiential Education:• Immerse NUS students in leading entrepreneurial and

academic hubs around the world to nurture tomorrow’s global entrepreneurs.

• Internships in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Computing, Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Business.

• First-hand insights into the mechanisms of a start-up.

NOC L ti & P t U i itiNOC Locations & Partner UniversitiesSilicon Valley – Stanford UniversityBio Valley – University of Pennsylvaniay y yShanghai – Fudan UniversityStockholm – Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)Bangalore – Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

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Bangalore Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

GLOBALISATION

• International RecruitmentGl b l P it f St d t• Global Pursuits for Students

• Global Partnerships• International Networking

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GLOBALISATION

Global Pursuits for Students- Target of 50% of NUS undergrads to get global exposure - Participation rate of 48% in AY2007/08

• Joint / Double Degree Programmes (JDP/DDP)Structured learning semesters/years across campuses

• NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)g ( )Structured year-long overseas technopreneurship programme

• Overseas Enrichment Programmes (OEP)Summer Programmes Field Trips Research ExchangesSummer Programmes, Field Trips, Research Exchanges, Internships, Clinical Attachments, Community Projects, Conferences

• Language Immersion ProgrammesS d b G F h d S i t iSponsored by German, French and Swiss government agencies

• Student Exchange Programmes (SEP)Semester or year-long academic studies abroad

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GLOBALISATION

Student Exchange Programme (SEP)

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- Target of 20% of NUS undergrads on international exchange - Participation rate of 19% in AY2007/08

• SEP students spend 1 or 2 semesters at an overseas partner university for exposure to different education systems, way of life and culture.

•Scholarships & Awards for Exchange: Sponsored by local and overseas government agencies, university partners multinational companies or philanthropic foundationspartners, multinational companies or philanthropic foundations

• Language Preparation Programmes:Conducted by NUS Centre for Language Studies

• Number of Students in AY2007/08: 1101 outgoing / 1229 incoming• 180 university-wide partners spanning 27 countries

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180 university wide partners spanning 27 countries

GLOBALISATION

Global Partnerships in Research & Teaching• Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) & SMART• Singapore – Karolinska Alliance• Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics and Molecular

Medicine (GEM4)Si Sh h i S l U i it Alli (S3UA)• Singapore-Shanghai-Seoul University Alliance (S3UA)

• NUS-A*STAR-UCSD Research Collaboration• Supélec ONERA NUS DSTA Research Alliance (SONDRA)Supélec ONERA NUS DSTA Research Alliance (SONDRA)

• NUS – Harvard Medical Institute

NUS LKY S h l f P bli P li C l bi LSE• NUS LKY School of Public Policy – Columbia, LSE, Sciences Po

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GLOBALISATION

International NetworkingInternational Alliance of Research Universities (IARU)

NUS hosted Inaugural IARU Presidents Meeting in 2006 g g

Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)NUS hosts APRU Secretariat

Universitas 21 (U21) NUS is a founding member

ASEAN University Network (AUN)NUS serves on the Board of Trustees

Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE)NUS is a founding member and serves on the Board of Directors

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INTERNATIONAL STANDING

Recognitiong• THES World University Rankings 2008

• Overall 30th in Top 200Overall 30 in Top 200• 4th in Asia Pacific• World Ranking by major disciplines (2007)

#10 in Engineering & IT #12 in Biomedicine #20 in Social Sciences#21 in Humanities #25 in Sciences

• Newsweek Top 100 Global Universities 2006• Overall 31st worldwide• Top 3 in Asia Pacific, after Tokyo & Kyoto

• SJTU Academic Ranking of World Universities 2008• Band 9-16 in Asia Pacific• Band 101-151 in Top 500 world universities

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