Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a research-intensive university with globally acknowledged strengths in science and engineering. The university has roots that go back to 1955 when Nanyang University was set-up. Today, NTU has four colleges with 12 schools, and three autonomous entities, the National Institute of Education, the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

NTU provides a high-quality global education to more than 21,700 undergraduates and 9,400 graduate students. The student body includes top scholars and international olympiad medallists from the region and beyond.

Hailing from 55 countries, the university's 2,700-strong teaching and research staff bring dynamic international perspectives and years of solid industry experience.

Diverse Disciplines for Diverse Talents

NTU is ranked among the world's top 100 universities by the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings 2008.

The College of Engineering, with six schools focused on technology and innovation, has a research output among the top four in the world.

The College of Science, with award-winning faculty and world-class laboratories, runs Singapore's only direct honours bachelor's degree programmes in the biological, physical and mathematical sciences.

The Nanyang Business School is the first and only Singapore business school to be ranked in the top 25 of the Financial Times GLobal MBA 2009 rankings. It is also one of only three in Asia to be awarded both EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditations - international hallmarks of quality.

The College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences is home to the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, a top journalism and media school in Asia; a fast-growing humanities and social sciences school with distinctive niches of excellence; and Singapore's first professional art school offering degree in art, design and interactive digital media.

The National Institute of Education, Singapore's only teacher-training institute, is internationally-acclaimed and provides educational consultancy to countries from Indonesia to Abu Dhabi.

The S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, an autonomous graduate institution of NTU, runs the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, long recognised as a world authority on strategic studies and security research.

The Earth Observatory of Singapore, established in 2008 with S$150 million in state funding, is dedicated to hazards-related earth sciences.