Nanyang Technological University, Singapore is ranked #1 worldwide in the QS Top 50 under 50 Rankings 2014, a league table which rates and ranks universities under 50 years of age Summiya Yasmeen Chartered in 1991 by the government of the Republic of Singapore, the publicly-funded Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has rapidly evolved into one of Asia’s top-ranked higher education institutions. In the authoritative QS World University Rankings 2014, NTU is ranked #39 ” up 35 notches in four consecutive years ” and in the QS Asian University Rankings it™s ranked #4. In October 2014, NTU climbed 15 places to be ranked #61 in Times Higher Education™s World University Rankings. This 24-year-old varsity is also ranked #1 worldwide in the QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2014, a league table which rates and ranks universities under 50 years of age. NTU™s six schools ” engineering; science; business; humanities, arts, and social sciences; medicine and inter-disciplinary graduate school ” offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to 33,500 students mentored by 4,300 highly-qualified and well-remunerated faculty. In particular the university’s engineering and business schools are highly reputed for offering cutting-edge study programmes. For instance in the US News & World Report’s global ranking of engineering schools (2014), NTU’s engineering college is ranked #5 worldwide and #2 in Asia, while the Nanyang Business School is ranked #66 worldwide and #4 in Asia by the Economist Intelligence Unit (2014). NTU traces its origins to the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) promoted in 1981 to train Singapore’s engineers. In 1991, NTI merged with the National Institute of Education to form the Nanyang Technological University. In 2013, NTU promoted its Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in association with Imperial College, London. Singapore. A globally renowned national development success story, the island Republic of Singapore (pop. 5.3 million) has miraculously outgrown its third world status within half a century after independence from British rule, to emerge as the business and financial nerve centre of South-east Asia and the world. With most international companies and corporates well represented here, this entrepot nation offers an excellent business environment supported by state-of-the-art public transport and telecommunications infrastructure. The centrepiece of its cultural calendar is the Festival of Arts, a month-long annual event traditionally held in June. Moreover, the island republic has a rich nightlife with discos, bars, pubs, karaoke lounges and nightclubs. And for sports enthusiasts, indoor and outdoor sports facilities are available in community and private clubs and facilities of the Singapore Sports Council. For nature lovers, Singapore hosts well-developed nature reserves and public gardens. Singapore’s climate is tropical. Temperatures range between 22°-33°C through the year. English is the language of administration, business, and technology. Campus facilities. NTU’s main 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus is the largest university campus on the island and houses Singapore’s largest students’ residential community. The varsity’s well-stocked library offers over 600,000 print volumes and e-resources comprising 36,000 unique e-journals, 147,000 e-books, and over 16,000 theses, student projects, research reports, etc. Indoor sports facilities include two fitness gyms,…
