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Professor ER Meng Hwa Deputy President Nanyang Technological University

TOWARDS A UNIVERSITY OF GLOBAL EXCELLENCE. Professor ER Meng Hwa Deputy President Nanyang Technological University. 19 October 2003. Excellence in University Education. NTU VISION. University of Global Excellence; Steep in Ideals, Passion, Creativity & Entrepreneurialism. NTU MISSION.

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Professor ER Meng Hwa Deputy President Nanyang Technological University

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  1. TOWARDS A UNIVERSITY OF GLOBAL EXCELLENCE Professor ER Meng HwaDeputy PresidentNanyang Technological University 19 October 2003 Excellence in University Education

  2. NTU VISION • University of Global Excellence; Steep in Ideals, Passion, Creativity & Entrepreneurialism

  3. NTU MISSION • Educating Leaders & Advancing Knowledge for Singapore and Beyond

  4. NTU: Facts and Figures • Established in 1981 on the 200-hectare ground of the former Nanyang University. • 10 Constituent schools / institutes: • School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) • School of Computer Engineering (SCE) • School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) • School of Materials Engineering (SME) • School of Mechanical and Production Engineering (MPE) • School of Biological Sciences (SBS) • School of Communication and Information (SCI) • Nanyang Business School (NBS) • National Institute of Education (NIE) • Institute of Defence & Strategic Studies (IDSS)

  5. NTU: Facts and Figures • Additional schools being formed – • Physical Science • Humanities and Social Sciences • Design and Media • Residential campus with beds for about 9000 students in 15 Halls of Residence • Physical space: 200 hectares land, more than 400,000 sq m of academic space

  6. NTU: Facts and Figures • Undergraduate degrees in 7 engineering disciplines, Biological Sciences, Business, Accountancy, Communication Studies, Science/Arts with Education • 42 Graduate degrees at Master level; • 29 Graduate degrees by research at Master and PhD levels. • Total student population of about 25,050; total staff strength of about 3,550 • Presently, there are about 1100 enrolled as PhD students. • Alumni strength of about 80,000 • Overseas network with about 197 universities in 36 different countries.

  7. Academic and Research Manpower

  8. NTU: ACADEMIC PROGRAMMESTotal Student Enrolment AY02-03 = 25,054 * Includes Postgraduate/graduate Diploma Students # NIE Diploma Students

  9. Undergraduate and Graduate Enrolment

  10. 8 Key Strategic Directions • Building a comprehensive university • New undergraduate experience • Positioning research for greater impact & relevance • International Strategy • Student & professor centric mindset • Building a distinct culture & character • Creating entrepreneurial environment & ecosystem • New dimensions of learning

  11. Global Links • Satellite Engineering U of Surrey • Environmental Engineering Stanford University • Innovation in Manufacturing MIT • Systems & Technology • Materials Engineering Cambridge University • All Engineering Fields Imperial College • Advanced Numerical MIT • Engineering Simulations U of Southern California • U of Queensland • Tsinghua University • Biomedical Sc & Engrg U of Washington • Caltech; U of Miami • Hotel Management Cornell • Financial Engineering Carnegie Mellon • Management; Civil Engrg Shanghai Jiaotong U

  12. Key collaborative programmes established • in recent years • Research and education in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engrg, Medicine & Biology with University of Washington • Research collaboration and manpower training with Zhejiang, Shanghai Jiaotong, Xi’an, Tianjin and Huazhong Universities • MSc in Financial Engineering with Carnegie Mellon University • Dual MBA programme with University of St Gallen • Nanyang Fellows Programme with Sloan School of Management • Dual MSc in Human Factors Engineering withLinkopping University

  13. Key collaborative programmes (contd.) • Joint degree with Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology • Executive MBA programme, dual MSc in Environmental Management and Construction Management with Shanghai Jiaotong University • Technopreneurship and Innovation Programme (TIP) with University of Washington • Asian Business Case studies & joint Executive Programme with University of Western Ontario • Project Discovery for B.Acc with University of Illinois • World Internet Project with UCLA • Asian Environmental Engineering Alliance with KAIST, Univ of Tokyo, National Taiwan UnivandUniv of Hong Kong

  14. Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) • NTU hosts the ‘Innovation in Manufacturing Systems & Technology (IMST)’ programme • Commenced in Yr 2000 – intake of 27, 34 and 44 for Yr 2000, 2001, 2002 respectively • IMST Fellows from NTU, MIT engineering faculty, Nanyang Business School and Sloan School of Management • Joint research activities with MIT IMST faculty have been established. • Presently, there are 10 SMA PhD students; 13 NTU faculty participate in the SMA.

  15. Singapore-Stanford Programme (SSP) • Recently established NTU-Stanford initiative; forged at faculty level • Under EDB’s World Class Universities Programme; initial duration of 5 years • Joint development of MSc and PhD core courses in Environmental Science and Engineering • NTU & Stanford professors co-teach at both locations; some courses also to be taken by regular NTU and Stanford graduate students; face-to-face and distant learning modes • 2003 – 1st intake of 18 students • “Clean Water Programme”

  16. End of Presentation • Thank You

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