Institutional Practices in Building
a World Class University
TAN Chorh Chuan
President
NUS Today
A global, research-intensive University
Founded 1905
A comprehensive university
NUS vision: A leading global university
centered in Asia
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NUS Key Facts
14 Faculties / Schools
3 Research
Centres of Excellence;
21 research institutes and
centres
AY2009/10: 33,741 students
25,391 undergraduates;
8,350 graduate students
4,305 faculty and
research staff
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Three NUS Campuses
DUKE-NUS
@Outram
Campus
Bukit
Timah
Campus
Kent
Ridge
Campus
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Building a World-Class University
Differentiation to
Leap-frog
Category generics
for top universities
NUS
specifics
Excellent faculty
Excellent research
Excellent teaching
International networks
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The Singapore
Growth Story & NUS
Enterprise
Research-intensive
GDP
$B 300
TEACHING UNIVERSITY
Future:
KnowledgeIntensive
250
200
90s:
Technologyintensive
150
80s:
Capitalintensive
100
50
0
1960
70s:
Skillintensive
60s:
Labourintensive
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1970
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1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
3 Major Institutional Developments
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3 Major Institutional Developments
Teaching
University
Teaching
Civil
Service
National
Statutory
Board
+
Researchintensive
National
+
Global
Not-for-profit
Company
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Major Institutional Development #1
Teaching University in UK model
Research-intensive with major elements
from US model
Teaching + Research
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Education Framework
Global Education (& Experiential Learning)
Self-directed Learning
***USP Academic Inquiry Track
Management Education
Entrepreneurship
***USP Entrepreneurial Development Track
Multi- & Inter-disciplinary Learning
***USP Bicultural Immersion Track
Humanities &
Social Sciences
Science &
Mathematics
Professional Disciplines,
except Medicine & Dentistry
1. Local and/or overseas Internships &
Attachments
2. Student Exchange Programme
3. Summer Programme
4. Residential Learning in Halls
5. Co-curricular Activities
6. Service Learning
1. Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Programme
2. Project-based Modules
3. Honours Projects
4. Independent Study Modules
5. Special Programme in Science
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Minor in Management
Second Major in Management
Double Degree in Business
Masters in Management
Masters in Public Policy
1. Modules offered by Centre for
Technopreneurship
2. Minor in Technopreneurship
3. Project in Startup
4. NUS Overseas Colleges
5. NUS Entrepreneurship Society
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
USP Core Curriculum
University Requirements
Faculty Requirements
Minor
Second Major
Double or Concurrent Degree
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Drivers for change
• The “thinking” T-shaped graduate
• Promoting the spirit of the explorer
• Nurturing effective & responsible global citizens
• Riding on globalisation to create distinctive
high value global programmes
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Major Institutional Development #2
University governance & management
closely aligned to the civil service
Statutory Board with autonomy in setting up
own HR & Finance systems
Corporatised, not-for-profit
Company
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Institutional Development #2:
NUS as a company
• New relationship with Ministry of Education
- policy and performance agreements
- enhanced QA & accountability framework
• Greater autonomy to chart strategic directions
and allocate resources accordingly
• Completely performance-based HR systems
hinged upon competitive international practices
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Major Institutional Development #3
Orientation predominantly
National
Orientation National and Global
being global to enable us to create
greater value & impact nationally
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What is a Global University?
Seven “Qualities” of a Global University
1. Pursues a global vision
2. Recruits worldwide
3. Innovates education for the
globalised world
4. Achieves high research impact
5. Uses & sets international benchmarks
6. Node in influential global networks
7. Thought leadership
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Seven Qualities of a
Global University
#2. Recruits worldwide
Recruiting top faculty and administrators
world-wide, key to international
competitiveness
Diversity as a comparative strength
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Local & International
Tenure-track Faculty Composition
Top 5 International
Faculty Countries
USA – 18%
China – 15%
India, Australia
UK – 8% each
36.8%
63.2%
(Taiwan – 5%)
International faculty
2000
209
(17.7%)
2010
555
(36.8%)
Source: Office of Human Resources, as of February 2010
Based on total tenure-track faculty (1509)
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NUS Senior Administrators
Prof TAN Eng Chye
Provost
M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Yale)
B.Sc.(Hons), (NUS)
Mr Joseph P. Mullinix
Deputy President
(Administration)
MBA (Chicago)
Graduate Studies at Harvard
Prof Barry Halliwell
Deputy President
(Research & Technology)
D.Sc. (London)
D. Phil. (Oxford)
Dr Lily Chan
Chief Executive Officer
(NUS Enterprise)
Ph.D. (Illinois)
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Prof Barry Halliwell
Deputy President
(Research &
Technology)
D.Sc. (London)
D. Phil. (Oxford)
Mr Joseph P. Mullinix
Deputy President
(Administration)
MBA (Chicago)
Graduate Studies
(Harvard)
• Internationally-acclaimed
biochemist, specialising in free
radicals and antioxidants.
• Senior Vice-President for
Business and Finance, University
of California
• One of the world’s most highlycited researchers in Biology and
Biochemistry (Hirsch Index 127)
according to Thomas Reuters
• Vice-President for Finance and
Administration, Yale University
• Recruited to NUS from KCL in
1998.
• Vice-Provost, Academic Planning
and Resource Management at
Columbia University
• Senior Vice-President at
Columbia University
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Seven Qualities of a
Global University
#3. Innovates education for the
globalised world
Endeavour to:
- Bring the world to NUS
- Bring NUS students to the world
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A Leader in Global Education
Bring the world
to NUS
Bring NUS students
to the world
Highly diverse
Students and faculty from 100 countries
20% undergraduates and 60% graduate students from abroad
Joint-degree programmes in NUS
E.g. Duke-NUS, MIT-NUS, Georgia Tech-NUS
Inbound exchange students
>1,000 per year
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A Leader in Global Education
Bring the world
to NUS
Bring NUS students
to the world
50% undergraduates go overseas;
20% for > 6 months
> 60 joint- & double-degree programmes
with top universities around the world
6 NUS Overseas Colleges across
the US, Europe, China and India
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A Global Student: Joshua Shoo
A Complete Educational Experience:
Joshua Shoo (RJC & NUS Science Alumni)
• NUS Special Programme in Science
• 1-year Student Exchange Programme
at Cornell University
• 1-year internship at NUS Overseas College,
Philadelphia with U Penn
• 6-weeks intensive research attachment
with CalTech
• Part of the winning team at Lee Kuan Yew
Global Business Plan Competition
• First Class Honours in Biology in 4.5 year
• A high flyer in government service –
An Assistant Director in the Ministry of Manpower
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#6. Node in influential global networks
•International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU)
- ANU, Berkeley, Cambridge, Copenhagen, ETH, Oxford,
NUS, Beida, Todai, Yale
•Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
- 42 leading universities from 16 economies in the Pacific Rim
Global research alliances, e.g.
• Global Enterprise for Micro Mechanics and Molecular
Medicine (GEM4)
- Partners include: MIT, NUS, UIUC, Caltech, UCSD,
Georgia Tech, Harvard, Cambridge, Imperial
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