Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University
南洋理工大学 (Chinese)
Universiti Teknologi Nanyang (Malay)
நன்யாங் தொழில்நுட்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம் (Tamil)
Former name
Nanyang Technological Institute (1981–1991)
TypePublic research university[1]
Established1 August 1981; 43 years ago (1981-08-01)
EndowmentS$2.9 billion
(US$2.15 billion)[2]
ChancellorTharman Shanmugaratnam
PresidentHo Teck Hua
ProvostLing San
Academic staff
1,775[3]
Administrative staff
6,608[3]
Students31,687
Undergraduates23,665
Postgraduates8,022
Address
50 Nanyang Ave, Singapore 639798
Campus50 Nanyang Ave, Singapore 639798 (Main campus)
11 Mandalay Road, Singapore 308232 (Novena campus)
Colors  NTU Red
  NTU Blue[4]
AffiliationsACU, APRU, ASAIHL, AUN, DAAD, UAiTED, WA, Global Alliance of Technological Universities
Websitentu.edu.sg Edit this at Wikidata

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a public university in Singapore. Founded in 1981, it is also the second oldest autonomous university in the country.

The university is organised across numerous colleges and schools, including the College of Engineering, College of Science, Nanyang Business School, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Graduate College, National Institute of Education, and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. NTU is also home to several Research Centres of Excellence such as the Earth Observatory of Singapore and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering. NTU's main campus covers 200 hectares (490 acres) of land, making it the largest university campus in Singapore.[5]

The primary campus grounds are located in the western part of Singapore, along 50 Nanyang Avenue. It also has two other campuses in Singapore's healthcare and start-up districts, Novena and one-north respectively. As a large, comprehensive, university, it has 34,384 enrolled students, and 7,613 faculty and staff as of 2021.[6][7]

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  2. ^ "NTU Annual Report 2024 – Advancing Our Impact". Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. September 2024. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Facts and Figures: 2018 Faculty and Staff population". Nanyang Technological University. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ Quick Brand Guide Archived 20 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine – website NTU
  5. ^ "Check in to Check Out". hey.ntu.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Enrolment by College". NTU Singapore. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Faculty and Staff Population". NTU Singapore. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2022.