Friday, 5 February 2016

Nanyang Technological Institute

NTU was inaugurated in 1991, when its predecessor institution, the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) merged with the National Institute of Education (NIE). NTU has since grown to become a full-fledged comprehensive and research-intensive university, with over 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the various colleges of engineering, science, humanities, arts and social sciences, the Nanyang Business School, as well as the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. NTU is also home to the National Institute of Education, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering. The latest addition to the university, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, is set-up jointly with Imperial College London, and opened its doors in 2013.

Despite being only 24 years old, NTU is consistently ranked among the world's best in various college and university rankings. In the 2015 QS World University Rankings, NTU was ranked 13th in the world and 2nd in Asia.[8] For the second year running, NTU has been ranked 1st in the world among young universities in the 2015 QS Top 50 Under 50. Alternatively, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, which places a high weightage on the number of Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals won by a university’s alumni and faculty recently placed NTU among the top 151-200 worldwide and 2nd in Singapore. The College of Engineering at NTU is also ranked 6th in the world in the 2015 QS World University Rankings by Faculty. The NTU Nanyang MBA is Singapore's No.1 MBA programme having placed 29th worldwide in the 2016 Financial Times Global MBA Rankings[11] and 59th globally (2nd in Asia) by The Economist Intelligence Unit for full-time MBA Rankings in 2015. For 12 consecutive years, Nanyang Business School has been ranked the best in Singapore by The Economist.

Nanyang Technological University offers engineering, science, business, humanities, arts and social sciences, and medicine. Young and research-intensive, NTU Singapore is ranked 13th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2015/16. When it comes to engineering, NTU Singapore is ranked 7th in the World University Rankings by Subject and 6th in the QS World University Rankings by Faculty. NTU is also placed 1st amongst the world’s best young universities according to the QS Top 50 under 50.

NTU is home to several world-class institutes and centres, including the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Earth Observatory of Singapore and Institute on Asian Consumer Insight. NTU’s new medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine is set up jointly with Imperial College London.

With 400 partnerships including joint PhD programmes with top academic institutions and joint laboratories with industry leaders such as BMW, Rolls-Royce and Robert Bosch, NTU is also ranked number one globally for industry income and innovation. Helmed by Professor Bertil Andersson, winner of the 2010 Wilhelm Exner Medal, NTU is known for its cutting-edge research and revolutionary technological innovation. NTU is the number 1 Asian University in terms of research citation impact (Thomson Reuters Incites 2012). NTU’s share of external competitive research funding awards has increased more than six-fold over five years. It is a world leader in sustainability research, with more than S$1 billion in competitive funding in this area.

NTU’s campus - the biggest in Singapore - is named is one of the top 15 most beautiful campuses by American Express’s Travel + Leisure magazine. A cosmopolitan hub of more than 100 nationalities, the NTU community comprises 33,500 students and 4,000 faculty and researchers.

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked 13th globally. It is also placed 1st amongst the world’s best young universities. NTU offers engineering, science, business, humanities, arts, social sciences. Its new medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, is set up jointly with Imperial College London. Placed 6th in the world for Engineering and Technology, NTU is home to one of the world’s largest engineering colleges which has a research output among the top five universities globally and is 5th most cited in the world. It has one of the best business schools in Asia with an MBA programme ranked top in Singapore by The Economist. Partnering with top academic institutions like Imperial College London and MIT, as well as industry leaders such as BMW and Rolls-Royce, NTU offers a well-rounded curriculum, with real-world relevance. The lush NTU campus - the biggest in Singapore - is one of the top 15 most beautiful campuses according to the Travel + Leisure magazine. A cosmopolitan hub of more than 100 nationalities, the NTU community comprises 33,000 students and 4000 faculty and researchers.

Helmed by Professor Bertil Andersson, winner of the Wilhelm Exner Medal, an honour bestowed on the world’s best scientists, the University is a melting pot of international award-winning scientists, young talents and eminent global partners such as BMW, Rolls-Royce and Lockheed Martin.

NTU Singapore has several world-class national institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Energy Research Institute @ NTU and the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight.

A cosmopolitan university with more than 100 nationalities, NTU has its main garden campus in Jurong. It also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s medical district.

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