Bertil Andersson

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Bertil Andersson
3rd President of Nanyang Technological University
In office
25 July 2011 (2011-07-25) – 31 December 2017 (2017-12-31)
Preceded bySu Guaning
Succeeded bySubra Suresh
Personal details
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden
Alma materUmeå University (BS, MS)
Lund University (PhD, DSc)
Profession

Bertil Andersson is a Swedish college administrator and academic who served as the third president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU).[1][2][3]

Andersson received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science at Umeå University and his PhD and DSc at Lund University.[4] He started his research career at Lund University, after which he became a professor of biochemistry at Stockholm University, Sweden, in 1986.[4] From 1996 to 1999, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences at Stockholm University.[4] In 1999, Andersson became the Rector (President) of Linköping University, Sweden, where he served until the end of 2003.[4]

From 2004 to 2007, he led the European Science Foundation in Strasbourg, France, as its chief executive.

From April 2007 to June 2011, Andersson served as Provost of NTU in Singapore.[5] Having strengthened NTU's reputation as one of the fastest-growing research-intensive universities in the world, he was appointed President of NTU on 1 July 2011.[6]

  1. ^ "NTU President to step down" (PDF). The Straits Times. 19 October 2010.
  2. ^ "NTU's new President and Provost to lead the way in transforming NTU into a world-class university that integrates education, research and innovation". News.ntu.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "NTU formally inaugurates Bertil Andersson as third President". News.ntu.edu.sg. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d In the company of Nobel laureates: Professor Bertil Andersson Archived 6 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Top European scientist to take on No. 2 post at NTU" (PDF). The Straits Times. 10 October 2006. p. H4. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ "NTU President Su Guaning announces that he will not seek new term upon completion of current term on 30th June 2011". News.ntu.edu.sg. Retrieved 3 October 2015.