Institutes offering higher education in Singapore consists of the following:
- National University of Singapore or NUS (1905)
- Nanyang University (March 15, 1956)
- Nanyang Technological University or NTU (July 1, 1991)
- Singapore Management University or SMU (2000)
- SIM University (2005)
- University of New South Wales Asia or UNSW Asia (2007)
National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University – the twin public universities of Singapore has a student strength of above 20,000 who are enrolled in a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes including doctoral degrees.
NUS' Faculties/School v Architecture, Building & Real Estate
Arts and Social Sciences
Business Administration
Dentistry
Engineering
Law
Medicine
Science School of Computing
To ensure better quality learning, studies in NTU are conducted through its ten Schools comprising:
- Accountancy and Business
- Applied Science Civil and Structural Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical and Production Engineering
- Communication Studies
- Arts
- Education
- Physical Education
- Science
Earlier a Chinese University in Singapore, Nanyang University began in 1956 and eventually combined with University of Singapore in 1980, forming The National University of Singapore. A new technical institute took over the University compounds and the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) came into being from 1981. The institution was elevated to university rank as Singapore's second English-medium university, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 1991. With an individual technical identity, NTU has gradually built itself up on the rich culture of its parent university with time.
Born in 2000, Singapore Management University (SMU) is a private organization specializing in management and business studies. In collaboration with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania - one of the best business schools in America, SMU with its diverse and challenging curriculum, intends to produce creative entrepreneurs and visionary business leaders.
SIM University (UniSIM) founded in 2006 is the single Singapore University devoted for the working adults. Here, professionals improve their individual abilities and acquire higher educational qualifications through large variety of quality programmes taught in the four different Schools of discipline:
- School of Arts and Social Sciences
- School of Business
- School of Human Development and Social Services
- School of Science & Technology
University of New South Wales Asia or UNSW recently opened in Singapore in 2007, is meant for higher learning. Being Singapore's first foreign university it is first completely owned and operated research and teaching campus set up abroad by an Australian university. UNSW offers a comprehensive collection of Under-graduate and Post-graduate programs, as well as research studies in areas such as commerce, engineering, science, design, media and international studies.
Contacts:
National University of Singapore
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077
Dial: (65) 6516 6666
URL: http://www.nus.edu.sg/
Nanyang University
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanyang_University
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
Tel: (65) 67911744
Fax: (65) 67911604
URL: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/publicportal/
Singapore Management University
Administration Building
81 Victoria Street
Singapore 188065
Tel: + 65 6828 0100
URL: http://www.smu.edu.sg/
SIM University (UniSIM)
461 Clementi Road
Singapore 599491
URL: http://www.unisim.edu.sg/uni/pub/gen/uni_pub_gen_home.cfm
UNSW Asia Tanglin Campus
UNSW Asia
1 Kay Siang Road
SINGAPORE 248922
Ph: +65 6304 1000
URL: www.unswasia.edu.sg
http://www.unswasia.edu.sg/about/about.html
