Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)

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  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.