NUS at aglance 2015/16 Asian and global From modest beginnings as a medical college with 23 students, the University now spans three campuses, enrols 38,000 students from more than 100 countries in many critical fields of study, and forges partnerships around the world. Our strategic location in the heart of Asia has shaped NUS’ growth over the years, and we continue to strive towards greater heights of excellence. Today, we are a global thought leader with a distinctive Asian perspective. We are transforming the future through education, research and service. Providing 16 Schools Faculty of Arts and Social future-ready education Sciences NUS Business School Our programmes are designed to prepare School of Computing students for a lifetime of careers, including Faculty of Dentistry School of Design and those that might not yet exist. Environment Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore 3 campuses Faculty of Engineering NUS Graduate School for Kent Ridge We offer a breadth of disciplines and global programmes, Integrative Sciences and Bukit Timah as well as entrepreneurial opportunities around the Engineering Outram world. The student exchange, double degree and Faculty of Law joint degree programmes allow our students to Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine attend some of the world’s best universities. The flagship Total student population Yong Siew Toh Conservatory NUS Overseas Colleges programme, which immerses of Music 38,000 students in business hubs across the world, injects a Saw Swee Hock School of crucial entrepreneurial dimension in their education. Public Health Undergraduates Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Our spectrum of blended learning courses takes 28,000 Faculty of Science scholarship to a new level. With the aid of technology, University Scholars Graduate students we integrate face-to-face activities with online platforms Programme to transform the way our students learn on, and Yale-NUS College 10,000 increasingly, off campus. NUS is a place that fuels each student’s drive to contribute to Singapore and the world. Our programmes empower graduates to think critically in new ways across disciplines, and prepare them for jobs that might not yet exist. Through the grade-free semester and experiential learning opportunities, our students are free to explore, experiment and discover their interests. Our strong partnerships with industry enable our students to graduate with a strong portfolio of hands-on industry experience and future-ready skills. 2 Geography field trip in Thailand 3 Student exchange programmes with Creating 300 top universities in impact 50 countries From ageing and translational medicine to quantum technologies and the environment, NUS researchers hunt for solutions to improve life in Asia and the world. 52 Bachelor’s degree programmes 144 Yale-NUS College, Singapore’s first liberal arts college, Master’s and doctoral combines the strengths of established science and liberal degrees and graduate arts traditions with the diverse intellectual traditions diploma programmes and cultures of Asia and the world. A full residential programme complements the students’ academic Double degrees learning, broadens their perspectives and nurtures active 71 citizens for a complex and interconnected world. Joint 35 degrees We provide a conducive environment for meaningful Concurrent living-learning communities to flourish. University 27 degrees Town epitomises the NUS vision of a vibrant campus ecosystem. Complete with student residences, learning Double facilities and performance spaces, the invigorating 28 majors collegial environment blurs the line between learning and interaction and provides for a richer and more holistic experience. Our strategy targets high-level research over a broad Integrative base, and we collaborate with government, industry, 8 clusters On-campus living is available in the form of the University NGOs and leading academic partners to ensure that our Ageing Town College Programme and at Ridge View Asian Studies research consistently addresses real-world issues. Residential College as well as within the various Halls of Biomedical Sciences and Residence. The first emphasises multidisciplinary learning Translational Medicine Building on the collective strengths of our Schools, and active small-group learning, enabling students to Finance and Risk Management Research Institutes and Centres, we have developed assimilate and synthesise cross-disciplinary knowledge, Integrative Sustainability facilitating multi-perspectival thinking. Selected Halls of major research thrusts in at least eight fields including Solutions Residence also offer new credit-bearing modules and translational medicine, ageing, and security, to better Maritime other structured learning programmes, including a address pressing challenges. Materials Science mentorship programme. Security 4 5 University-level research The University has also established a number of overseas Research Centres 26 institutes/centres education and research facilities with reputable 3 of Excellence Asia Research Institute international partners: Cancer Science Institute of Singapore Centre for Advanced Two- Dimensional Materials IRES Global Logistic Properties Research Centre Centre for Quantum Centre for International Law with Global Logistic Properties in China Technologies Centre for Maritime Studies NUS Research Institute in Suzhou Industrial Park Mechanobiology Institute Singapore Centre for Healthcare Innovation NUS-Tsinghua Extreme (NExT) Search Centre and Medical Engineering in Beijing A fourth centre, Singapore Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing Centre on Environmental Life and Processing SONDRA Laboratory with Supelec, Onera and DSTA Sciences Engineering, is East Asian Institute Research Alliance in France shared with Nanyang Technological University. Energy Studies Institute Xiada-NUS Joint Life Science Laboratory with Institute for Mathematical Sciences Xiamen University in China Institute of Real Estate Studies Institute of South Asian Studies 3,563 Interactive and Digital Media New and existing Institute projects underway Life Sciences Institute Middle East Institute NUS Environmental Research 519 Patent applications filed1 Institute NUS Global Asia Institute NUS Nanoscience and 171 Each cluster is flexible and dynamic, and pursues Nanotechnology Initiative Research awards attained1 globally competitive research with an appropriate NUS Research Institute (Suzhou) Asian focus. The respective clusters promote Risk Management Institute integrative research among researchers in related Singapore Institute for 7,301 Papers published2 fields, creating a super-cluster which is necessary Neurotechnology for tackling complex issues from multiple angles. Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety Initiative 1Financial Year 2013 2Calendar Year 2014 (source: Scopus) Singapore Synchrotron *Figures correct as at 14 Jan 2015 This provides unique opportunities for our students Light Source to learn more holistically, in a highly collaborative Solar Energy Research Institute environment. It also offers an effective interface of Singapore between pools of research talent in NUS, and Temasek Laboratories industry partners seeking large-scale integrative The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific R&D and solutions. Tropical Marine Science Institute 6 6 7 Nurturing entrepreneurs From internships to start-ups, we nurture and encourage our students to be multifaceted and entrepreneurial doers. Entrepreneurial education is provided Stockholm, Sweden (2005) through the NUS Overseas Colleges Beijing, China (2009) programme. Our students are offered Israel (2011) overseas internship opportunities in New York, United States (2014) dynamic start-up environments at strategic Other experiential learning opportunities include: hubs, where they study at prestigious Students who choose to learn more Summer Programme: a two-week residential course 2,900 partner universities while gaining first-hand about entrepreneurial challenges for international students on local business insight and Invention disclosures in Singapore can explore iLEAD entrepreneurial experience and exposure. entrepreneurship development activities (innovative Local Enterprise Achiever Development). This programme offers Lean LaunchPad@Singapore Programme: designed 4,000 Patents filed Our NUS Overseas Colleges are located in: internship at local start-ups and for those who wish to have a hands-on experience on Silicon Valley, United States (2002) high-growth companies expanding into commercialising technological inventions Shanghai, China (2004) the region. 330 Entrepreneurship support locally and overseas Technology licences executed is provided through the NUS Start-Up Runway, comprising a comprehensive suite of incubator-cum- accelerator services and platform for start-ups to form 38% and grow their business. Agreements with industry Industry partnerships are in place to help NUS inventions make the leap from the laboratory to 360 NUS Enterprise portfolio the marketplace. companies We also work closely with agencies such as the National Research Foundation in Singapore to manage funding for 1,800 the development and marketing of NUS technologies. NOC and iLEAD alumni Entrepreneurship outreach is widely promoted Cumulative figures as at 30 Apr 2015 through collaboration with various faculties and alumni groups, and via student initiatives. Additionally, programmes which bring entrepreneurial buzz to NUS include global networking events such as ASEAN+3- Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Network