A leading global university centred in Asia, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s flagship university which offers a global approach to education and research with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise.

about nus Its 14 faculties and schools across three campus locations in Singapore – Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and Outram – provides a broad-based curriculum underscored by multi-disciplinary courses and cross-faculty enrichment. NUS’ transformative education includes programmes such as student exchange, entrepreneurial internships at NUS Overseas Colleges, and double degree and joint degree programmes with some of the world’s top universities, offering students opportunities and challenges to realise their potential. The learning experience is complemented by a vibrant residential life with avenues for artistic, cultural and sporting pursuits. Over 30,000 students from 100 countries further enrich the community with their diverse social and cultural perspectives.

NUS shares a close affiliation with 22 university-level, 16 national-level and more than 80 faculty-based research institutes and centres. A culture of excellence thrives within the academic and research community fostering a stimulating intellectual environment. Research activities are strategic and robust, and NUS is well-known for its research strengths in engineering, life sciences and biomedicine, social sciences and natural sciences. Integrating its core competencies of education and research with an entrepreneurial dimension, NUS strives to create a supportive and innovative environment to promote creative enterprise within its community.

NUS is actively involved in international academic and research networks such as the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) and International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU). This global networking further enhances its international presence. NUS also partners over 200 global institutions in its Student Exchange Programme, which provides students with the opportunity to spend a semester or two at more than 200 overseas partner universities for exposure to different education systems, ways of life and cultures.

NUS was ranked 30^th in the world and 3^rd in Asia in the Times Higher Education Supplement-Quacquarelli Symonds (THES-QS) University Rankings 2009. NUS continued to fare well in the major disciplines. It is top in Asia for Life Sciences & Biomedicine and Social Sciences, taking the 12th and 20th spots respectively in the world ranking for these disciplines. NUS also emerged second among Asian universities for Technology and Arts & Humanities while ranked 10th and 21st in the world respectively. The University remained within the world’s top 25 for Natural Sciences.

Faculties and Schools

NUS has14 faculties and schools, including a music conservatory and a talent development programme called the University Scholars Programme. Currently, it has five overseas colleges at major entrepreneurial hubs in Silicon Valley, Bio Valley, Shanghai, Stockholm and Bangalore.

Faculties and Schools

Faculties and Schools	Courses Available
Arts and Social Sciences	Chinese Language Chinese Studies Communications and New Media Economics English Language English Literature European Studies Geography History Japanese Studies Malay Studies Philosophy Political Science Psychology Social Work Sociology South Asian Studies Southeast Asian Studies Theatre Studies
Business	Business Administration Business Administration (Accountancy)
Computing	Communications and Media Computational Biology Computer Engineering Computer Science Computing (Business or Technology Focus) (not available from Admission Exercise 2006) Electronic Commerce Information Systems
Dentistry	Dentistry
Design and Environment	Architecture Building (not available from Admission Exercise 2006) Industrial Design Project and Facilities Management Real Estate
Engineering	Engineering (To be streamed after 1st year of study) Bioengineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering & Technology Management Engineering Science Environmental Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering Materials Science & Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Law	Law
Medicine	Medicine Nursing
Music	Performance (Orchestral instruments/piano) Composition
Science	Applied Chemistry Applied Mathematics Chemistry Computational Biology Food Science and Technology Life Sciences Mathematics Pharmacy Physics Quantitative Finance Statistics
University Scholars Programme	· Unique talent programme for high achievers

Graduate Schools

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy	The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established with the mission of educating and training the next generation of policymakers and leaders. It is located at the Bukit Timah campus site.
NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering	The NUS Graduate School is a university-wide endeavour aimed at spearheading world-class trans-disciplinary graduate education and research in science, engineering and related aspects of medicine.
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore	GMS is a partnership between NUS and Duke University to produce a new breed of physician-scientists for the biomedical sciences sector. It is located at the Outram campus site.

NUS Overseas Colleges

A special feature of the NUS education is the global dimension of its courses in partnership with some of the world’s best institutions.

Other NUS Teaching Centres

Centre for Development of Teaching & Learning	The Centre provides faculty development, student support, and teacher education programmes for the enhancement of quality in teaching and learning at NUS.
Centre for English Language Communication	The Centre for English Language Communication (CELC) is a non-faculty teaching department. CELC helps students develop good English, successful communication skills and effective study skills.
Institute of Systems Science	The Institute of Systems Science (ISS) offers information technology education and online training. ISS is known for its broad-based advanced professional continuing education in Information Technology
NUS Extension	NUS Extension offers Professional Education, Management Development and Lifelong Learning to individuals and corporate members.

Useful weblinks:

NUS home page (http://www.nus.edu.sg)

Admission Information for new H1/H2 system (http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply/apply.html)

Online NUS Prospectus 2010-2011 (http://www.nus.edu.sg/iw/resources/oam/misc/Prospectus.pdf)

Admissions Video (http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/whynus/why.html)

Undergraduate Programmes (http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/courses/course.html)

Special Programmes (http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/specialprogram/sprogramme.html)

Scholarships and Financial Assistance (http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarships-financialaid/financialaid.html)

Tuition Fees (http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/fees.html)

Campus Map (http://www.nus.edu.sg/campusmap/)