The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. The university's main campus is located in southwest Singapore at Kent Ridge, with an area of approximately 1.5 km² (0.6 square miles). The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has recently named NUS as the headquarters of his Asian Faith and Globalization Initiative together with Durham University in the UK and Yale University in the USA to deliver an exclusive programme in partnership with Tony Blair Faith Foundation.
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. Its rich heritage and achievements over a century are captured in broad strokes in the sections on the succession of Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors who have helmed the University, and the NUS Milestones. The National University of Singapore was formed with the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University in 1980.
NUS is a multi-campus university which spans three locations its principal 150 hectare Kent Ridge campus, Bukit Timah campus and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore at Outram. More than 28,000 students from 80 countries make the University a hub of activity and buzz.
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, enroll 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.
NUS offers 27 single-degree undergraduate and 115 masters, doctoral and graduate diploma programmes conducted by 13 faculties.
| Established: | 1905 |
| Type: | Autonomous |
| Chancellor: | President S. R. Nathan |
| President: | Professor Tan Chorh Chuan |
| Faculty: | 1,944 |
| Staff: | 5,086 |
| Undergraduates: | 24,092 |
| Postgraduates: | 7,173 |
| Location: | Kent Ridge, Singapore |
| Colors: | Orange, Blue and White |
| Website: | http://www.nus.edu.sg |
Academic Programmes:
Undergraduate Courses
* Architecture
* Arts and Social Sciences (Offering 18 Majors)
* Building and Real Estate
(i). Project & Facilities Management
(ii). Real Estate
* Business Administration
(i). Business Administration (Accountancy)
(ii). Business Administration
* Computer Engineering (Jointly conducted by School of Computing and Faculty of Engineering)
* Computing (Offering 6 Majors)
* Dentistry
* Industrial Design
* Law
(i). Undergraduate Law Programme
(ii). Graduate LL.B. Programme
* Medicine
* Music
* Nursing
* Pharmacy
* Science (Offering 15 Majors)
* Engineering
* Bioengineering
* Chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Engineering Science
* Environmental Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Industrial and Systems Engineering
* Materials Science & Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* University Scholars Programme
Concurrent Degree Programmes (CDP)
* Overview and FAQ
* BBA & Master in Public Policy
* LLB & Master in Public Policy
* BComp & Master of Entertainment Technology
* BBA & Master of Science (Management)
* BComp & Master of Science (Management)
* BEng & Master of Science (Management)
Double Degree Programmes (DDP)
* Overview and FAQ
* DDP in Business Administration and Communications & New Media
* DDP in Computer Science and Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
* DDP in Law & Life Sciences
* DDP in Physics & Materials Science
* DDP in Business Administration & Engineering
* DDP in Business Administration & Law
* DDP in Economics & Law
* DDP in Engineering & Economics
* DDP with six premier French Grandes Ecoles
(i). Bachelor/Master of Engineering or Bachelor/Master of Science or Bachelor/Master of Computing from NUS and Diplôme d’Ingénieur from French Grande École (the equivalent of Masters in France)
Double Major (DM) Programme
* Overview and FAQ
* Second Major in Management
* Second Major in Management (Technology)
Joint Degree Programmes
* Partner Institution: Australian National University
(i). Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Actuarial Studies and Economics
(ii). Bachelor of Science (Honours) NUS and Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) ANU
(iii). Joint Bachelor of Arts (Honours) NUS and Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) ANU
* Partner Institution: University of Melbourne
(i). Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
* Partner Institution: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
(i). Joint Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Part-Time Programme
* Bachelor of Technology Programme
Faculties
* Arts and Social Sciences
* Business School
* Computing
* Dentistry
* Design and Environment
* Engineering
* Law
* Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
* Science
Singapore Citizens/Singapore Permanent Residents
* University Level Scholarships
(i) NUS Global Merit Scholarship
(ii) NUS Undergraduate (Merit) Scholarship
(iii) NUS Undergraduate Scholarship
* Faculty Scholarships and Awards
(i) NUS Faculty Scholarship
(ii) NUS Faculty Award
* ExxonMobil Public Scholarship
* LKY-STEP Award
* University Engineering Scholarship
* Co-operative Scholarship
* Khoo Teck Puat Scholarship
Non Singapore Citizens
* ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship (AUS)
* OCBC International Undergraduate Scholarship
* SembCorp Industries Undergraduate Scholarship
* Singapore Airlines (SIA)- Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) Undergraduate Scholarship
* Undergraduate Scholarship for Hong Kong Students*
* Dr Goh Keng Swee (GKS) Scholarship
* Khoo Teck Puat Scholarship
Scholarships for Current NUS Undergraduates
A. Scholarships (administered by Office of Financial Aid)
B. Scholarships (administered by other NUS Departments/Offices)
C. Scholarships administered by external organisations (arranged in alphabetical order)
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National University of Singapore
University Hall, Tan Chin Tuan Wing
Level Lower Ground
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119077
Operating hours:
Mondays to Thursdays: 8.30am to 6.00pm
Fridays: 8.30am to 5.30pm
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Phone: (65) 6516 1010
Fax: (65) 6778 7570
From Malaysia, please dial 02-6516 1010.
Fax: 02-6778 7570
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National University of Singapore
University Hall, Tan Chin Tuan Wing
Lower Ground,
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119077
Telephone : 6516 2870
Fax : 6774 4021