Institutional Practices in Building

a World Class UniversityTAN Chorh Chuan

President

A global, research-intensive University

Founded 1905

A comprehensive university

NUS vision: A leading global university centered in Asia

NUS Today

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3 Research Centres of Excellence; 21 research institutes and centres

25,391 undergraduates;8,350 graduate students

14 Faculties / Schools

AY2009/10: 33,741 students

4,305 faculty and research staff

NUS Key Facts

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Bukit Timah Campus

DUKE-NUS @Outram

Campus

Kent Ridge

Campus

Three NUS Campuses

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Category genericsfor top universities

Excellent facultyExcellent researchExcellent teaching

International networks

NUS specifics

Differentiation toLeap-frog

Building a World-Class University

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The Singapore Growth Story & NUS

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TEACHING UNIVERSITY

Research-intensive

Enterprise

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3 Major Institutional Developments

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Teaching University

Teaching +

Research-intensive

Civil Service

StatutoryBoard

Not-for-profitCompany

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3 Major Institutional Developments

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Teaching University in UK model

Research-intensive with major elements from US model

Teaching + Research

Major Institutional Development #1

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Science & Mathematics

Professional Disciplines,except Medicine & Dentistry

Global Education (& Experiential Learning)

Self-directed Learning***USP Academic Inquiry Track

Multi- & Inter-disciplinary Learning***USP Bicultural Immersion Track

Humanities &Social Sciences

1. Local and/or overseas Internships & Attachments

2. Student Exchange Programme3. Summer Programme4. Residential Learning in Halls 5. Co-curricular Activities6. Service Learning

1. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme

2. Project-based Modules3. Honours Projects4. Independent Study Modules5. Special Programme in Science

1. Minor in Management2. Second Major in Management3. Double Degree in Business4. Masters in Management5. Masters in Public Policy

1. Modules offered by Centre for Technopreneurship

2. Minor in Technopreneurship3. Project in Startup4. NUS Overseas Colleges5. NUS Entrepreneurship Society

1. USP Core Curriculum2. University Requirements3. Faculty Requirements4. Minor5. Second Major6. Double or Concurrent Degree

Education Framework

Entrepreneurship***USP Entrepreneurial Development Track

Management Education

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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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University governance & management closely aligned to the civil service

Statutory Board with autonomy in setting up own HR & Finance systems

Corporatised, not-for-profitCompany

Major Institutional Development #2

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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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Orientation predominantly National

Orientation National and Global being global to enable us to create greater value & impact nationally

Major Institutional Development #3

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What is a Global University?

Seven “Qualities” of a Global University

1. Pursues a global vision

2. Recruits worldwide3. Innovates education for the

globalised world

4. Achieves high research impact

5. Uses & sets international benchmarks

6. Node in influential global networks

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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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63.2%

36.8%

Source: Office of Human Resources, as of February 2010Based on total tenure-track faculty (1509)

Top 5 International Faculty CountriesUSA – 18% China – 15%India, AustraliaUK – 8% each

(Taiwan – 5%)

  2000 2010International faculty 209

(17.7%)555

(36.8%)

Local & International Tenure-track Faculty Composition

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NUS Senior Administrators

Prof TAN Eng Chye Provost

M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Yale) B.Sc.(Hons), (NUS)

Prof Barry HalliwellDeputy President (Research & Technology)D.Sc. (London)D. Phil. (Oxford)

Mr Joseph P. MullinixDeputy President

(Administration)MBA (Chicago)

Graduate Studies at Harvard

Dr Lily ChanChief Executive Officer (NUS Enterprise)Ph.D. (Illinois)

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• Internationally-acclaimed biochemist, specialising in free radicals and antioxidants.

• One of the world’s most highly-cited researchers in Biology and Biochemistry (Hirsch Index 127) according to Thomas Reuters

• Recruited to NUS from KCL in 1998.

• Senior Vice-President for Business and Finance, University of California

• Vice-President for Finance and Administration, Yale University

• Senior Vice-President at Columbia University

• Vice-Provost, Academic Planning and Resource Management at Columbia University

Prof Barry HalliwellDeputy President

(Research & Technology)

D.Sc. (London)D. Phil. (Oxford)

Mr Joseph P. MullinixDeputy President (Administration)MBA (Chicago)Graduate Studies (Harvard)

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#3. Innovates education for the globalised world

Endeavour to:- Bring the world to NUS- Bring NUS students to the world

Seven Qualities of a Global University

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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 countries20% 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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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

A Leader in Global Education

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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

A Global Student: Joshua Shoo

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•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

#6. Node in influential global networks

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