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21 May 2013 Singapore Day in Rome Presented by: Ms Francisca SIOW Graduate Studies Office

About NTU NTU – Moving Fast QS World University Rankings 2012 • Quantum leap of 27 places over two years – up from 74 th in 2010 to 47 th in 2012 • Ranked 5 th in international faculty World’s young universities aged below 50 • Ranked 4 th in QS Top 50 Under 50 in 2012 • Ranked 16 th in Times Higher Top 100 Under 50 in 2012

About NTU NTU – Moving Fast • Ranked 47 th in QS World University Rankings 2012/2013 ‒ Fastest rising university in Top-50 ‒ Youngest university in Top-100 ‒ Ranked 9 th in Asia among Top-100 • Ranked 86 th in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2012/2013 ‒ Quantum leap from 169 th (2011)  Unprecedented jump of 83 places ‒ Ranked 11 th in Asia among Top-100 • Ranked 71 st -80 th in THE World Reputation Rankings 2013, up from 81 st -90 th band

About NTU Yunnan Garden Campus 1.1 Mil m 2 400,000 m 2 200 Hectares Build-up Space Academic Space NTU’s lush 200 -hectare campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world’s first Youth Olympic Games in 2010

New Infrastructure @ NTU • NTU investing >S$1.2 billion in new infrastructure – Halls of residence for students – Experimental Medicine building – Learning hubs – Academic block – Restaurants, cafes, etc – Plans for a MRT connection Vibrant university “village” in a tropical garden

About NTU Basic Facts & Figures • Total full-time student population: ~33,000 – ~23,500 undergraduates – ~9,500 graduate students • International students: – 18% of undergrads – 44% of grads (~51% excluding Graduate Diplomas) – 67% of PhDs • Total staff strength: ~6,600 – ~1,700 faculty (including visiting faculty), with 935 international faculty  ~56% of faculty population – ~2,200 research staff

About NTU A Fast-rising University Earth Observatory • World’s biggest of Singapore Lee Kong (EOS) Engineering college Chian College of Singapore School of • Research-intensive Centre on Science Environmental Medicine and interdisciplinary Life Sciences RSIS Engineering (SCELSE) College of National Nanyang Institute on Engineering Asian Consumer Institute of Business Insight (ACI) Education School College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Nanyang Technoprenurship Information Humanities Centre (NTC) Art, Design & Communi- & Social & Media cation Sciences

Making of a Top University Some PhD programmes Partners

Summer Research Internship (SRI) Objectives • A university-wide programme initiated to stimulate a culture of research for overseas undergraduates. • Overseas undergraduates selected to participate in this programme will develop research interest, a strong sense of cross-cultural intelligence, gain a network of friends and a better understanding of our nation. • Eligible candidates are expected to fulfil a 8- week research attachment comprising project work at NTU (with waiver of research fee) and will be given a one-time allowance up to S$3,000.

Summer Research Internship (SRI) Eligibility Criteria • Open to all nationalities who are currently full-time students in an overseas university. • Have good academic track records. • Must have completed a certain number of semesters in their overseas universities by the time they attend the SRI programme. Refer to table below: Programme Have Completed 3-year Bachelor 4 semesters 4-year Bachelor 6 - 8 semesters Direct Master 6 - 10 semesters

Graduate Programmes General Admission Requirements (PhD programmes) Bachelor's degree • minimum 2nd class honours upper Test scores • GRE/GMAT (5 years validity) • IELTS/TOEFL (2 years validity) Application period • August intake : by 31 January • January intake : by 30 June No application fee

Graduate Scholarships Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) • Collaboration between the A*STAR, NTU and NUS. • Research Areas – Biomedical Sciences; and – Physical Science and Engineering • Eligibility Criteria – Open to all international students – Excellent academic results to be in the top 20% of your cohort – Graduate with a passion for research and excellent academic results – Good skills in written and spoken English – Good reports from two academic referees

Graduate Scholarships Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) • Terms of Award – Support for up to 4 years of academic pursuit – Full tuition fees – Monthly stipend of $2000 and will be increased to $2500 upon confirmation – One-time $1000 settling-in allowance – One-time airfare grant of $1500

Graduate Scholarships NTU Research Scholarship • Eligibility Criteria – First Class Honours or Second Class (Upper Division) Honours or its equivalent – Students should not be on paid employment or accept paid employment or concurrently hold any other scholarship • Terms of Award – Support up for a maximum of your years; renewable subject to good progress – Monthly stipend of $2000 and will be increased to $2500 upon confirmation – Award covers annual tuition fee and annual computer fee

Graduate Scholarships What our SINGA student says “… I had the opportunity to learn many techniques and the use of sophisticated instruments. Beyond the laboratory, the university gave me the opportunity to attend a 2-days Immunology PhD student retreat in Bintan, and supported me to attend a 4-days conference in Korea on the area of immunology. With the great support by my Piva Lucia, Italian, NTU supervisor, I am proud to share that I have School of Biological Sciences published a first author paper ….” “…Here in Singapore I have met students from all over the world, found new friends, and initiated a network of relations that might help me in future career .”