南洋理工大学
Nanyang Technological University
History
Inaugurated on 1 July 1991, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) started out as a
teaching university which has today transformed into a research-intensive global university.
Its predecessor institution, Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI), was set up in 1981 on the
grounds of the former Nanyang University to educate practice-oriented engineers for the
burgeoning Singapore economy.
In 1991, NTI merged with the National Institute of Education to form Nanyang Technological
University (NTU). The alumni rolls of the former Nanyang University were transferred to NTU in
1996.
NTU became autonomous in 2006 and is today one of the two largest public universities in
Singapore.
Colleges and Schools
Nanyang Business School (College of Business)
College of Engineering
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Computer Engineering
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
School of Materials Science and Engineering
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Art, Design and Media
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
College of Science
School of Biological Sciences
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
Autonomous Institute
Earth Observatory of Singapore
National Institute of Education
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
Other Institutes and Centres
Institute on Asian Consumer Insight
Confucius Institute
Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management
Energy Research Institute @ NTU
Institute of Advanced Studies
Institute for Media Innovation
Institute for Sports Research
Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
Nanyang Technopreneurship Center
Nanyang Centre for Public Administration
Singapore Centre for Chinese Language
Nanyang Institute of Technology in Health and Medicine
SAF-NTU Academy
World University Rankings
NTU jumps in world university rankings for third straight year.
For the third consecutive year, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has made big strides
in world university rankings. It is now placed No. 41 in the world and is the fastest-rising Asian
university in the Top 50. In the rankings of the world’s top 400 universities released by
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) today, NTU climbed 6 spots from 47th place last year, improving its
scores in faculty citations, reputation among international employers, and student faculty ratio.
In total, NTU has moved up 33 notches in the QS world rankings over the last three years,
reaffirming its standing as the fastest rising Asian university in the world’s Top 50. NTU is one of
only two young global universities in the Top 50. NTU broke into the world’s Top 50 when it rose
by 11 places to No. 47 last year. In 2011, it climbed 16 positions from 74th to 58th place.
NTU subjects in the Top 10:
Communication & Media Studies: 6th in the world, 1st in Asia.
Materials Sciences: 8th in the world, 2nd in Asia.
Electrical Engineering: 10th position in the world, 2nd in Asia
NTU subjects in the Top 10:
NTU Engineering disciplines are all within the top 25: Mechanical Engineering, 12th in the
world, 3rd in Asia; Civil Engineering, 21st in the world, 8th in Asia; Computer Science, 21st in the
world, 6th in Asia; Chemical Engineering, 25th position in the world, 7th in Asia.
NTU subjects in the Top 50:
Accounting & Finance: 28th in the world, 6th in Asia.
Statistics & Operational Research: 30th in the world, 6th in Asia.
Politics & International Studies: Increased by 20 positions to 35th position in the world, 9th
in Asia.
English Language & Literature: Increased by 38 positions to 46th position in the world, 2nd
in Asia.
NTU’s rankings for Psychology, Linguistics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Sociology,
Economics & Econometrics, Law, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy, Biological Sciences and
Modern Languages range from 4th to 24th position in Asia.
Web site
http://www.ntu.edu.sg