NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY in SINGAPORE is a young, research-intensive university in Singapore. It is one of the largest public universities in Singapore. NTU was inaugurated in 1991, originally as an English-medium technical and teaching college occupying the grounds of the former Nanyang University, a Chinese-medium university which had been consolidated into the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1980. Over the years, NTU has grown to become a full-fledged research university, and currently provides a high-quality global education to close to 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The student body includes top scholars and international olympiad medallists from the region and beyond. Hailing from more than 70 countries, the universitys 4000-strong teaching and research staff also bring dynamic international perspectives and years of solid industry experience. In recent years, various college and university rankings have placed NTU amongst the top universities in Asia and beyond. In the 2014 QS World University Rankings, NTU is ranked 39th globally (6th in Asia), and is placed 1st in the world among young universities according to the 2014 QS Top 50 Under 50. NTUs College of Engineering is also ranked 9th in the world according to the latest 2014 QS World University Rankings by Faculty. In the 2014 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, NTU is ranked at 61st globally (10th in Asia). NTUs business school, Nanyang Business School, was rated 64th in the world (4th in Asia, 1st in Singapore) by the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2013.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:37:25 +0000