OUR VISION - Nanyang Technological University...Engineering, Business, Science, and Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and its Interdisciplinary Graduate School. In August 2013,

OUR VISION AND MISSIONA great global university founded on science and technology

Nurturing creative and entrepreneurial leaders through a broad education in diverse disciplines

A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has 33,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the colleges of Engineering, Business, Science, and Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and its Interdisciplinary Graduate School. In August 2013, NTU will enrol the first batch of students at its new medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, which is set up jointly with Imperial College London.

NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), and Institute on Asian Consumer Insight (ACI).

A fast-growing university with an international outlook, NTU is putting its global stamp on Five Peaks of Excellence: Sustainable Earth, Future Healthcare, New Media, New Silk Road, and Innovation Asia.

Besides the main Yunnan Garden campus, NTU also has a satellite campus in Singapore’s science and tech hub, one-north, and a third campus in Novena, Singapore’s medical district.

ABOUT NTU

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DIVERSE DISCIPLINES FOR DIVERSE TALENTSNTU offers a broad-based education that prepares students for the global workplace. Students can choose from a wide range of degree programmes, including courses unique to the university.

The College of Engineering has six schools focused on technology and innovation, and a research output among the top three universities in the world. The College of Science has award-winning faculty and world-class laboratories. The Nanyang Business School’s MBA programme is ranked among the world’s top 35 by the Financial Times in its annual ranking of top MBA programmes, and consistently placed among the top 10 in the Asia-Pacific.

The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences is home to Singapore’s first professional art school offering degree courses in art, design and media; a fast-growing humanities and social sciences school; and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, a top communication school in Asia.

The internationally-acclaimed National Institute of Education provides educational consultancy to countries from Abu Dhabi to Vietnam.

The S Rajaratnam School of International Studies is a world authority on strategic studies and security research, ranked 27th globally among the world’s best university-affiliated think tanks in 2012.

The Earth Observatory of Singapore, established with S$150m in state funding, is dedicated to hazards-related earth science. It is the first Asian organisation to receive a S$5m endowment from the global AXA Research Fund.

Set up with S$120m in government funding, the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering conducts research on microbial biofilms for water and environmental sustainability.

NTU’s new medical school with Imperial College London will prepare the brightest minds for the demands of 21st century healthcare.

GLOBAL OUTREACHNTU has more than 400 partnerships worldwide, including joint and dual PhD programmes with leading universities. The university has set up joint laboratories with reputable companies such as Carl Zeiss, German Aerospace Centre, Thales, Rolls-Royce, Robert Bosch and Toray Industries Inc.

MILESTONES

1981 Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) is established

with three Schools of Engineering on the premises of the former Nanyang University.

1991NTI becomes NTU with the absorption of the National

Institute of Education.

2006 A Board of Trustees is established as a key

pillar of university governance with the corporatisation of NTU.

2007 NTU’s second campus at one-north officially opens.

2009 NTU becomes one of the seven founding members

of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities, a network of the world’s top technological universities.

2010 The NTU 2015 strategic blueprint is unveiled.

Channelling the university’s strengths into five interdisciplinary focus areas, it includes among its initiatives the setting up of a medical school.

2011 NTU launches a master plan to transform the Yunnan

Garden campus into a mini-city. The plan is guided by the principles of sustainability and greater interactivity and integrates living, learning, research and recreational spaces.

2012 NTU’s joint medical school with Imperial College

London – the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine – unveils its dual campus. Construction begins on the school’s headquarters at NTU’s Novena campus.

SOME OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

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NORTH California Institute of AMERICA Technology Carnegie Mellon University Cornell University Georgia Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University University of California, Berkeley

ASIA ANDBEYOND

ASIA AND Hebrew University of BEYOND Jerusalem Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Peking University Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology University of New South Wales Waseda University

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EUROPE Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ETH Zürich Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Imperial College London Karolinska Institutet Technische Universität München University of Cambridge

ACADEMIC Comprises the North Academic Complex, commonly referred to as North Spine or abbreviated as N or NS with an accompanying block number. Similarly, the South Academic Complex is referred to as South Spine or abbreviated as S or SS with an accompanying block number.

RESIDENTIAL The zones are further defined by staff, graduate and undergraduate housing.

DIRECTIONS Located in the south-western part of Singapore in a 200-hectare garden campus, NTU’s major buildings can be accessed via the four main arterial roads – Nanyang Avenue, Nanyang Drive, Lien Ying Chow Drive and Nanyang Crescent.

THE YUNNAN GARDEN CAMPUSThe Yunnan Garden campus provides a serene backdrop to 16 Halls of Residence housing some 9,200 students and a variety of lodging options, including accommodation for about 1,300 graduate students. All new undergraduates are guaranteed a place in a hall of residence.

ON-CAMPUS LIVINGNTU has the largest on-campus residence infrastructure in Singapore. More than one-third of full-time undergraduates and the majority of international undergraduates live on campus. Some 600 housing units are set aside for international academics and staff members. The campus community forms a massive family unit, actively engaged in social exchange and mutual help.

INAUGURAL YOUTH OLYMPIC VILLAGE In August 2010, NTU extended a warm welcome to more than 5,000 international athletes and officials as the Youth Olympic Village for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. The National Institute of Education served as the central square, while athletes stayed at halls of residence around the university.

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NTU@ONE-NORTH CAMPUSOfficially opened on 8 May 2007, NTU’s second campus in Singapore consists of an educational wing and the university’s alumni clubhouse.

ACADEMIC The educational wing is home to the European Union Centre in Singapore, Confucius Institute and Centre for Continuing Education, in addition to lecture theatres, seminar rooms, an auditorium, computer laboratories and a café.

CLUB The NTU Alumni Club wing offers state-of-the-art facilities that include a fun pool, resort spa, wine bar, Chinese restaurant, games arcade, lounge, gymnasium, childcare centre, as well as karaoke rooms and other attractions.

LOCATION Located off North Buona Vista Road, the NTU@one-north campus is near Singapore’s biomedical research hub, Biopolis, and the epicentre of engineering and physical sciences, Fusionopolis.

GETTING TO NTU@ONE-NORTHBUS Services 74, 91, 91A, 92, 95, 95A, 191, 196, 198, 200. Alight at bus stop no. B03/04 along North Buona Vista Road.

MRT Via the East-West line, alight at Buona Vista Station. Cross the overhead bridge and walk along North Buona Vista Road towards the Ministry of Education (MOE) building. NTU@one-north is located behind the MOE building.

CAR Via AYE, take North Buona Vista exit (Exit 8) and turn into Slim Barracks Rise.

Via Commonwealth Avenue, take North Buona Vista Road and turn into Slim Barracks Rise.

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SNOVENA CAMPUSNTU’s third campus is in a prime medical district in central Singapore. It is home to the newest school – the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), set up jointly with Imperial College London. The school also has facilities at NTU’s Yunnan Garden campus.

ACADEMIC The medical school’s headquarters is housed in a conservation building equipped with student and recreational facilities. Its brand-new educational wing, the Toh Kian Chui Annex, has learning facilities and a library. These facilities support the school’s integrated curriculum and pedagogy based on group learning with extensive use of e-learning and clinical simulation. A high-rise Clinical Sciences Building is expected to be ready by 2015.

LOCATION Sited on 11 Mandalay Road, the Novena campus is near Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which facilitates students’ integration into clinical settings.

GETTING TO NOVENA CAMPUSBUS Service 21 or 124, heading towards Pasir Ris Bus Interchange.

Alight at the bus stop beside the National Skin Centre along Moulmein Road. Walk a short distance and turn left onto Mandalay Road.

MRT Via the North-South line, alight at Novena Station. Walk to the first bus stop and take bus service 21. Alight at the bus stop beside the National Skin Centre along Moulmein Road. Walk a short distance and turn left onto Mandalay Road.

CAR Via CTE towards the city, take Exit 7C to merge onto Moulmein Road. Make a U-turn at Jalan Tan Tock Seng. Turn left onto Mandalay Road.

Via CTE towards Ang Mo Kio, take Exit 7A to merge onto Moulmein Road. Make a U-turn at Jalan Tan Tock Seng. Turn left onto Mandalay Road.

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TUINTERNAL SHUTTLE BUS BHall 11 & Graduate Hall Halls 14 & 15 Halls 12 & 13 NIE School of Science NIE Library Lee Wee Nam Library School of ADM Hall 8 Hall 9 Halls 10 & 11 Hall 11 & Graduate Hall

INTERNAL SHUTTLE BUS CInnovation Centre School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences Hall 7 Block S2 Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information School of Biological Sciences Block N1 Lee Wee Nam Library Halls 3 & 16 Halls 12 & 13 Halls 14 & 15 Hall 11 & Graduate Hall Halls 10 & 11 Nanyang Heights and Halls 8 & 9 Canteen 2 Halls 2 & 6 Hall 1 Halls 4 & 5 Innovation Centre

GETTING TO NTUBUS 179, 179A*, 199

MRT Via the North-South line: alight at Boon Lay station to take Bus no. 179 or 199

Via the East-West line: alight at Boon Lay station to take Bus no. 179 or 199, or alight at Pioneer Station to take Bus no. 179 or the NTU-Pioneer Station shuttle bus

TAXI Main pick-up and drop-off points can be easily specified and located at the lobby of most buildings

CAR Take PIE Jalan Bahar

(Exit 36 – towards Tuas)

Take PIE Pioneer Road North (Exit 38 – towards Changi)

From the Jurong West Extension housing estate, drive under the PIE flyover and look for the university entrance and sign leading to Nanyang Drive

* 179A only operates during term time, from Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 9.30am, and 3.00pm to 8.00pm.

Internal shuttle bus services A and B are not available on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

BUS INFORMATIONSBS BUS 179 & 179AHall 1 Hall 2 Canteen 2 Lee Wee Nam Library Block N2 Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information Hall 7 Innovation Centre Hall 4

SBS BUS 199PUB sub-station Hall 11 Halls 14 & 15 Halls 12 & 13 NIE School of Science NIE Library NIE School of Education Blk 41 Hall 8 Hall 11

NTU-PIONEER MRT STATION SHUTTLE BUS MON-FRI: Hall 1 Hall 2 Canteen 2 Student Services Centre Administration Building Canteen 2 Hall 6 Hall 1 Pioneer MRT Station

SAT, SUN & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: Hall 1 Hall 2 Canteen 2 Student Services Centre Administration Building School of ADM Lee Wee Nam Library Block N1 School of Biological Sciences Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information Hall 7 Innovation Centre Hall 4 Hall 5 Pioneer MRT Station

INTERNAL SHUTTLE BUS AHall 4 Hall 5 Hall 1 Halls 2 & 6 Canteen 2 School of ADM Lee Wee Nam Library Block N1 School of Biological Sciences Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information Hall 7 Innovation Centre Hall 4




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Art, Design and Media Library (ADML)

School of ADM, ART-01-03Bus 199: Alight at second bus stop from NIE

ADM Car Park Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 9.30pmSat: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Communication & Information Library (CMIL)

WKWSCI-01-18Bus 179: Alight at Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI)

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Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 9.30pmSat: 8.30am - 1.00pm

Business Library (Business & Media collections)

N2-B26-07Bus 179: Alight at bus stop opposite NIE

Car Park A Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 9.30pmSat: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Chinese Library S3.2-B5-01Bus 179: Alight at the Innovation Centre

Car Park Q Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 9.30pmSat: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Humanities & Social Sciences Library (HSS)

S4-B3cBus 179: Alight at Innovation Centre

Car Park Q Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 9.30pmSat: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Lee Wee Nam Library (Engineering & Science collections)

NS3-03-01Bus 179: Alight at bus stop opposite NIE

Car Park A Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 9.30pmSat: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Wang Gungwu Library(Overseas Chinese collection)

Chinese Heritage Centre, Level 2Bus 179: Alight at Innovation Centre

Car Park J Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5.00pmSat: Closed

*All libraries are closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.

NTU LIBRARYThe NTU library has a total print collection of more than 770,000 books and rich electronic resources comprising more than 210 databases, 260,000 e-books and 48,000 journal titles.

NIE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES CENTRE (LIBRIS)LIBRIS provides access to over 400,000 books, 45,000 audio-visual materials, 800 journal titles, 86,000 e-books, 31,000 e-journals and 105 databases.

NIE Library and Information Services Centre (LIBRIS)

1 Nanyang WalkBus 199: Alight at Blk 4, NIE campus, along Nanyang Crescent

NIE Car Park 3 or 4

Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 8.00pmSat: 8.30am - 5.00pm

LIBRARY SERVICESThe university’s libraries have a range of materials that cater to the research, teaching and learning needs of the NTU community.

FOOD TRAILA wide variety of food choices is readily available at NTU. Besides popular local fare, members of the NTU community and visitors who dine on campus can enjoy delicious international cuisine, including Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Western and Indian favourites.

FOOD OUTLET LOCATION WHAT’S SPECIAL?North Spine Eateries

North Spine, Levels 1 & 2 (Level 1) Canadian Pizza, McDonald’s, New World Café, Old Chang Kee, Starbucks, Subway

(Level 2) Executive Café (Chinese food including dim sum), Food Connection (food court)

Canteen B South Spine Halal, Chinese and vegetarian food, Mr Bean

Canteen 1 Near Hall of Residence 1 Indian, Chinese and Western food

Canteen 2 Near Hall of Residence 2 Western and Halal food

Canteen 4 Hall of Residence 4 Local Asian delights

Canteen 9 Hall of Residence 9 Home-style dishes cooked to order and Halal food

Canteen 11 Hall of Residence 11 Western and North Indian food

Canteen 13 Near Halls of Residence 12 and 13 Korean and Vietnamese cuisine

Canteen 14 Near Halls of Residence 14 and 15 Japanese and Asian dishes

Canteen 16 Hall of Residence 16 Western food and chicken rice

The Quad Café School of Biological Sciences International cuisine

Canteen at NIE NIE Asian cuisine

NV 50 & The Bar @ The Staff Club

Opposite Nanyang Executive Centre Western and local cuisine

Pitchstop Innovation Centre Block 1 Western food, snacks and drinks

Vänner Nanyang Auditorium, #01-01 Western cuisine

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SOME NTU LANDMARKS

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

This building houses various administrative offices, including the President’s Office.

ADM The School of Art, Design & Media (ADM) is housed in an award-winning building with intertwining turf roofs that sweep visitors off their feet.

CHINESE HERITAGE CENTRE

This historical building is a gazetted national monument. It is now an autonomous research centre for the study of Chinese overseas.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

Home to the International Student Centre, which serves more than 9,000 international students from about 95 countries, and provides assistance and advice on matters such as accommodation and immigration.

NANYANG AUDITORIUM The Nanyang Auditorium, with a seating capacity of 1,800, is the venue for Convocation ceremonies and other major university events.

NANYANG EXECUTIVE CENTRE

A dual-function centre designed to cater to the growing demand for NTU’s executive programmes. Housing the Institute of Advanced Studies, it has an auditorium, lecture theatres, function halls and guestrooms.

RESEARCH TECHNOPLAZA

Home to interdisciplinary research clusters and centres such as the Institute for Media Innovation, Temasek Laboratories@NTU, Biomedical Engineering Research Centre, Thales@NTU and Nanyang Technopreneurship Centre.

SOUTH SPINE The Nanyang Business School, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering and S Rajaratnam School of International Studies are located here.

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This building houses administrative departments that provide services to students, including admissions services and financial aid, hall accommodation and support for student activities.

NORTH SPINE Five of the engineering schools of the College of Engineering are housed in this complex.




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Colleges, Schools and Institutes Nearest car park

College of Engineering A

College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Q

College of Science SBS Car Park

Nanyang Business School (NBS) B, Q

School of Art, Design & Media (ADM) ADM Car Park

School of Biological Sciences (SBS) SBS Car Park

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) A

School of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering (SCBE) A

School of Computer Engineering (SCE) E

School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) B, P

School of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) F

School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) A, E

School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) B, P, SPMS Car Park

Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information (WKWSCI) P, S

National Institute of Education (NIE) 1 to 7

S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) B, Q

Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) A, D

Other Buildings

Administration Building A, C

Chinese Heritage Centre J

Innovation Centre I

International House F, G

Nanyang Auditorium A, Research TechnoPlaza Car Park, SBS Car Park

Nanyang Executive Centre (NEC) NEC Car Park

Nanyang House N

North Academic Complex (North Spine) A, C

Research TechnoPlaza (RTP) RTP Car Park

South Academic Complex (South Spine) B

Sports & Recreation Centre K

Student Services Centre F, G

CAR PARKSCar parks are usually identified by signboards at the entrance to the car park. Public parking lots are marked in white while season lots are marked in yellow. Parking for residents is located near the halls and staff residences.

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USEFUL CONTACTSAmbulance (Non-emergency) 1777Fault-reporting and Security Hotline 6790 4777 Fire / Ambulance 995Local Crisis Helpline 1800 - 221 4444Medical Care 6793 6828Police 999Police Hotline 1800 - 255 0000Traffic Police Hotline 1800 - 547 1818




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South Academic Complex Car Park Zone

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798

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OUR VISION - Nanyang Technological University...Engineering, Business, Science, and Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and its Interdisciplinary Graduate School. In August 2013,