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55-468: In 2007, prior to construction, the developer carried out upgrading and landscaping works in Kampung Kerinchi, including the widening of the main access road and new pedestrian walkways, in attempts to rejuvenate and enhance the area dubbed as "unattractive". The LifeCare Diagnostic Medical Centre was opened in mid-2012. The University Malaya Medical Centre is nearby. The development is connected to

110-764: A depth of experience about science and the way it is carried out." The NUS Faculty of Law was first established as a Department of Law in the University of Malaya in 1956. The first law students were admitted to the Bukit Timah campus of the university the following year. In 1980, the faculty shifted to the Kent Ridge campus, but in 2006 it relocated back to the Bukit Timah site. The faculty offers LLB, LLM, JD, and PhD programmes, alongside continuing education and graduate certificate programmes. The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS

165-545: A four-year term and was reappointed in 1979, but resigned after one year to allow Koh Lip Lin to continue his post. In 1980, University of Singapore merged with Nanyang University to form NUS, resulting in overlapping posts. The NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) was established in 2003. The principal purpose of NGS is "to promote integrative PhD research encompassing both laboratory work and coursework programmes which not only transcend traditional subject boundaries but also provides students with

220-780: A single University, but with two largely autonomous divisions of equal status, one in each territory. This legislation came into effect in January 1958. In 1960 the Government of the Federation of Malaya indicated that the Kuala Lumpur Division of the Universiti Malaya should become the national University in the Federation with effect from the beginning of the session 1962/63, and likewise the Singapore Government indicated that

275-428: A single, stronger entity and promote English as Singapore's main language of education. The original crest of Nanyang University with three intertwined rings was incorporated into the new coat-of-arms of NUS. Most departments of the university were situated at the Bukit Timah campus, with the gradual shift to the Kent Ridge site starting in 1969 and completed in 1986. NUS began its entrepreneurial education endeavours in

330-435: A tiger instead of a lion), and the emblem of the former Nanyang University, three interlocking rings but without the star used since 1955. It is blazoned : Argent a lion passant guardant proper; on a chief azure dexter an open book also proper, bound, edged and clasped Or and sinister three annulets interlaced one and two Argent. The lion represents NUS as a Singaporean university, the open book represents knowledge and

385-619: A wide range of disciplines. In the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, NUS ranked among the global top 10 for 19 subjects. In the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject, NUS achieved high global ranks in several subjects, being ranked 11th in Computer Science, 9th in Engineering, 11th in Law, and 15th in Business & Economics. In all subjects, NUS held

440-608: Is a liberal arts college in Singapore established in August 2013 as a joint project of Yale University and the National University of Singapore. It is an autonomous college within NUS, allowing it greater freedom to develop its own policies while tapping on the existing facilities and resources of the main university. Students who graduate receive a degree awarded by NUS. Pericles Lewis ,

495-629: Is a collaboration between NUS and the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University . Singapore's first conservatory of music, YSTCM was founded as the Singapore Conservatory of Music in 2001. The School was renamed Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music after a gift was made by the family of the late Dr Yong Loo Lin in memory of his daughter. The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is Singapore's first and only tertiary education institution for public health. The school traces its origins to

550-653: Is a government-funded teaching hospital and medical instructions located in Pantai Dalam , southwest corner of Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . It was established by Statute in September 1962 and is part of Universiti Malaya . It serves as the teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya and is the largest and oldest teaching hospital in Malaysia. The UMMC is also the second largest hospital in Malaysia. Shortly after

605-754: Is a graduate medical school in Singapore. The school was set up in April 2005 as the Duke–NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore's second medical school, after the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , and before the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine . The Duke–NUS Medical School is a collaboration between Duke University in North Carolina, United States and the National University of Singapore. The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YSTCM)

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660-461: The  KJ18  Kerinchi LRT station via a pedestrian bridge, and the  KJ19  Universiti LRT station on the 5 Kelana Jaya Line . The name of Bangsar South has been an issue of controversy in light of the 2018 Malaysian general election . Parti Keadilan Rakyat politician Fahmi Fadzil , who was in the running for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat in which the area

715-567: The Kent Ridge subzone of Queenstown . The Duke–NUS Medical School is located at the Outram campus. The Bukit Timah campus houses the Faculty of Law and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy . NUS's affiliated faculty members and researchers include one Nobel Prize laureate, one Tang Prize laureate, and one Vautrin Lud laureate. In September 1904, Tan Jiak Kim led a group of representatives of

770-837: The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024, #26 in the USNWR 2022–2023 Best Global Universities Rankings, #71 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2023, #29 in the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2020, and #26 in the Informatics Institute/ METU 's University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) 2022–2023. NUS was the 27th best-ranked university worldwide in terms of aggregate performance across THE, QS, and ARWU, as reported by ARTU 2023. QS has ranked NUS among

825-676: The 1975 amendments (A295) to the Universities and University Colleges Act (A30) [or "UUCA]. Although the Faculty of Medicine was established by Statute in 1962, planning, design and construction of the entire Medical Centre project only began actively from 1 February 1963 when Dr. T.J. Danaraj assumed duty as the first Professor of Medicine and the Foundation Dean of Medicine. The first batch of Pre-Medical students were admitted in May 1963 and were taught in

880-710: The 1980s, with the setting up of the Centre for Management of Innovation and Technopreneurship in 1988. In 2001, this was renamed the NUS Entrepreneurship Centre (NEC), and became a division of NUS Enterprise. NEC is currently headed by Wong Poh Kam and its activities are organised into four areas, including a business incubator, experiential education, entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurship research. NUS has 17 faculties and schools across three campus locations in Singapore – Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and Outram. NUS also collaborates with many other Universities around

935-519: The Built Environment; and the Division of Industrial Design. The Faculty of Engineering was established in 1968. It is the largest faculty in the university, and consists of several departments spanning diverse engineering fields. The interdisciplinary College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) was established in 2020. It comprises the two largest faculties, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and

990-669: The Chinese and other non-European communities to petition the governor of the Straits Settlements , Sir John Anderson , to establish a medical school in Singapore. It was noted by Anderson that there were other petitions prior which were not successful due to concerns over having a sufficient number of students and support from the local community. Tan, who was the first president of the Straits Chinese British Association, managed to raise 87,077 Straits dollars from

1045-477: The Faculty of Science, though both faculties are still branded independently, unlike CDE. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has roots in Raffles College. Initially offering just four subjects: English, History, Geography and Economics, the Faculty now offers majors, minors and special programmes across 16 Departments. This includes the Centre for Language Studies, which teaches 13 different languages, and

1100-696: The Faculty of Science. Teaching of the Pre-Clinical Year began for the first time in May 1964 in the Faculty of Medicine premises. The Faculty was officially opened on 2 August 1965 by YAB Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato Hussien , The Deputy Prime Minister, who also laid the Foundation Stone of the University Hospital on the same day. The University Hospital admitted its first patients in March 1967. His Majesty

1155-485: The Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2022. NUS also offers MBA double degrees in collaboration with overseas universities such as Peking University , HEC Paris , and Yale University . The School of Computing established in 1998, has two departments: Computer Science; and Information Systems and Analytics. The Faculty of Dentistry traces its origins in 1929 as a Department of Dentistry within

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1210-526: The King Edward VII College of Medicine. The faculty conducts a four-year dental course leading to a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree. The interdisciplinary College of Design and Engineering (CDE) was established in 2021, bringing together two pre-existing faculties, the School of Design and Environment (SDE) and the Faculty of Engineering (FoE). The School of Design and Environment has three departments: Department of Architecture; Department of

1265-453: The Office of Programmes, which houses multidisciplinary fields and minor programmes. The South Asian Studies Programme is not officially classified as a department, but as a departmental entity. The Faculty of Science comprises multiple departments, spanning across natural and applied sciences. The first female Dean of the Faculty of Science was Gloria Lim , who was appointed in 1973. She served

1320-603: The QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022. NUS has a semester-based modular system for conducting undergraduate courses. It adopts features of the British system, such as small group teaching ( tutorials ) on top of regular two-hour lectures, and the American system ( course credits ). NUS has 17 faculties and schools across three campuses, including a music conservatory. The University Scholars Programme (USP)

1375-544: The Registrar respectively. Today, UMMC stands as a statutory body under The Ministry of Higher Education , Malaysia. The main objectives of UMMC are health services, learning and research, serving as the primary teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya . National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore ( NUS ) is a national public research university in Singapore . It

1430-589: The Singapore Division should become the National University of Singapore . Steps to achieve the establishment of these two separate Universities were finalised during the year 1961 and the Universiti Malaya was established on 1 January 1962. The Universiti Malaya is situated on a site of about 750 acres of land in Pantai Valley on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur . Although the main hospital building

1485-518: The Universiti Malaya was established in Singapore on 8 October 1949 as a national institution to serve the higher educational needs of the Federation of Malaya and of Singapore. In 1957, a Commission of Enquiry was set up by the Governments of the Federation and of Singapore at the request of the Universiti Malaya to review the constitution, working and finances of the University in the light of

1540-420: The University of Malaya's Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, formed in 1948. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established in 2004 as an autonomous graduate school of NUS. Although the School was formally launched in 2004, it inherited NUS's Public Policy Programme, which was established in 1992 in partnership with Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. The Yale-NUS College

1595-608: The Yang Dipertuan Agung, Duli Yang Maha Mulia, Seri Paduka Baginda, Tuanku Ismail Nasarudin, Shah Ibni Alharmahum and Sultan Zainal Abidin opened the University Hospital (which was later officially known as the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre sometime in the 1990s) on 5 August 1968 when Dr. J.H.E. Griffiths, Professor Danaraj and Lim Chung Tat were officiated as the Vice-Chancellor, The Dean of Medicine and

1650-409: The adjoining area of Kuala Lumpur a hospital service on a 24-hour basis. By the end of 1969, all 758 beds were available for use. A new ward block of 112 bed was constructed in 1974 and commissioned providing for a total of 870 beds for the University Hospital. Currently known as Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, it has 1,617 beds which is distributed by 44 wards throughout the medical centre serving

1705-456: The area, argued that the name change has been made directly by DBKL and politician in fast track without formal consultation or cooling period from neither new Bangsar South residents and old Kampung Kerinchi residents, and that the name should be kept for the sake of nostalgia. On the other hand, Bangsar South name supporters; mostly property investors and new owners of Bangsar South property , expressed dismay due to potential loss of investment in

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1760-399: The area, as the name change to "Bangsar South" was part of the successful re-branding that has attract investors. Others argued that while the name change is encouraged, there are issues such as rising gentrification in the area that needs to be solved first. After the general elections, MP Fahmi Fadzil who won the seat for Lembah Pantai, worked with DBKL to rename the area Bangsar South and

1815-518: The community, including a personal donation of $ 12,000. On 3 July 1905, the medical school was founded and was known as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School . At Anderson's directions, the school was hosted temporarily at a recently emptied block at a Government-run asylum in Pasir Panjang while providing the staff required to run the school. In 1912,

1870-630: The country was under the rule of the British Empire, such a view that a European system of medical school is to established in a colony state was not particularly favoured among the European community and therefore there were several obstacles to be overcome before the school could be established. However, despite the odds, in June 1905, under the Straits Legislative Council of Malaya, legislation of

1925-595: The departments of the Faculty of Medicine, the Teaching Hospital and the ancillary services attached to them". That was the definition used in the Hospital Act XXII of 1965, Statute XXVIII (The University Hospital) of 1967 and Statute XXXVI (The University Hospital) of 1971. It was also used in Statute XV New Series (The University Hospital) of 1977 which was amended by Statute XX (NewSeries) consequent to

1980-574: The district of Petaling . The Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya was the first school that was instituted at UM in 1905 following the Education Commission report that the colonial region in Southeast Asia needed to address the shortage of medical assistants in the large cities of Singapore and Penang . This was after the first unsuccessful initial attempt to establish a medical school to train assistant surgeons in 1889. Back then; when

2035-526: The end of the second World War, a commission was established under the Chairmanship of Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders to enquire into and make recommendations concerning university education in Malaya ( Malaysia ). The Commission arrived in March 1947, and after an intensive study recommended that the King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College be almagated forthwith to form a Universiti Malaya. Accordingly,

2090-582: The establishment of a medical college in Singapore was passed under the Ordinance No. XV 1905. Following public appeal for funds, the school opened on 3 July 1905 but only started its courses in September the same year. On 28 September 1905, Sir John Anderson officiated the school under the name "The Straits and Federal Malay States Government Medical School". With the division of the university into two autonomous campuses in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in 1959, and

2145-496: The experience and rapid expansion of last seven years and of the prospective expansion in the near future, including the plan for developing the University in Kuala Lumpur, and to make recommendation. Arising from the commission's Report and that of a Joint Constitutional Committee appointed by the two Governments, legislation was passed in November 1958 providing for the continuance of the UM as

2200-474: The medical school received an endowment of $ 120,000 from the King Edward VII Memorial Fund, started by physician Lim Boon Keng . Subsequently, on 18 November 1913, the name of the school was changed to King Edward VII Medical School . In 1921, it was again changed to King Edward VII College of Medicine to reflect its academic status. In 1928, Raffles College, a separate institution from

2255-535: The medical school, was established to promote education in arts and social sciences. On 8 October 1949, Raffles College was merged with King Edward VII College of Medicine to form the University of Malaya . The two institutions were merged to provide for the higher education needs of the Federation of Malaya . The growth of University of Malaya was very rapid during the first decade of its establishment and resulted in

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2310-516: The passing of the legislation in 1961 by both governments of Malaya and Singapore to make UM a national university, Universiti Malaya became permanently located in Kuala Lumpur as of 1 January 1962. With this came the new teaching and research facility and its own 500-bed hospital. The Singapore Division was renamed the University of Singapore . The term "Medical Centre" was first used in 1963 to refer to "the whole Medical Centre complex composed of

2365-420: The setting up of two autonomous divisions in 1959, one located in Singapore and the other in Kuala Lumpur . In 1955, Nanyang University (abbreviated Nan-tah, 南大) was established on the backdrop of the Chinese community in Singapore. In 1960, the governments of then Federation of Malaya and Singapore indicated their desire to change the status of the divisions into that of a national university. Legislation

2420-427: The surrounding area as "Kampung Kerinchi". He has since clarified that this was caused due to a confusion that Bangsar South occupied a larger area, and was re-defined to only refer to the commercial development in the area. University Malaya Medical Centre The Universiti Malaya Medical Centre ( UMMC ) ( Malay : Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya , abbr: PPUM ), formerly known as University Hospital,

2475-562: The three rings represents the university's role in creating, imparting and applying knowledge, as well as creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. The National University of Singapore is one of two public universities in Singapore to adopt its coat of arms, alongside the Nanyang Technological University , with which it has relations. Globally, NUS was #8 in the QS World University Rankings 2025, #19 in

2530-618: The top spot nationally. In the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, NUS exhibited strong global standing, being ranked among the global top 30 in 22 subjects. In most subjects, NUS achieved a national rank of 1. NUS's performance in the Business School Rankings by Financial Times: NUS graduates ranked 8th worldwide in the Times Higher Education's Global University Employability Ranking 2022, and 17th worldwide in

2585-565: The university's honors college, with a more rigorous application and a focus on global citizenship. The NUS College program notably involves foreign, service-based exchange around South-East Asia, guided by their core ideal that "Learning is a contact sport." The NUS Business School was founded as the Department of Business Administration in 1965. The NUS Business School ranks 6th in the Forbes "The Best International MBAs: Two-Year Programs" and 21st in

2640-547: The world's top 15 since 2016. THE has ranked NUS among the world's top 30 since 2013. The joint THE–QS World University Rankings from 2004 to 2009 ranked NUS globally 18th (2004), 22nd (2005), 19th (2006), 33rd (2007), 30th (2008 and 2009). NUS was 19th in the THE World Reputation Rankings 2022, and was named the world's 10th most international university by THE in 2023. The World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University features numerous NUS researchers from

2695-420: The world, such as the Georgia Institute of Technology . The coat of arms of the National University of Singapore was adopted in 1980 and modernised in 2001. It is the combination of the coat of arms of the former University of Singapore used since 1962 (consisting of an open book and a lion, which itself was derived from the former coat of arms of the University of Malaya used from 1949 until 1962, which featured

2750-408: Was an undergraduate academic programme established in 2001 in NUS, which comprised a compulsory general education programme. USP admitted 240 undergraduates annually. USP students resided in Cinnamon College at the NUS University Town. This programme has since merged with Yale-NUS to become the NUS College. A modernized version of the University Scholars Programme, the NUS College today serves as

2805-421: Was completed by December 1966, commissioning of the hospital and opening of the wards proceeded slowly mainly because of a shortage of nursing staff. The first patients were admitted in March 1967 and before the end of the year several wards had been opened together with the Polyclinic and Accident and Emergency Unit thus making available to the residents of Petaling Jaya and the adjoining area of Petaling Jaya and

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2860-530: Was first established as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School in 1905. The School uses the British undergraduate medical system, offering a full-time undergraduate programme leading to a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). For Nursing, the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) conducted by the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies is offered. The department also offers postgraduate programmes in nursing, medicine, and medical science. The Duke–NUS Medical School (Duke–NUS)

2915-551: Was included in, used the name change in his election campaign to distinguish Bangsar South and Kampung Kerinchi residents. As Kampung Kerinchi is the original name, used by Indonesian immigrants during British Malaya, he argues that the name should not be changed, which caused stirred discussion on social media. Bangsar South used to be known as Kampung Kerinchi until the name was changed by the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur in 2012 to reflect its upgraded image. Kampung Kerinchi name supporters, who consisted mainly of long-time settlers in

2970-407: Was officially established in 1980 by the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University . The university offers degree programmes in disciplines at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including in the sciences, medicine and dentistry, design and environment, law, arts and social sciences, engineering, business, computing, and music. NUS's main campus is located adjacent to

3025-427: Was passed in 1961, establishing the former Kuala Lumpur division as the University of Malaya, while the Singapore division was renamed the University of Singapore on 1 January 1962. The National University of Singapore (NUS) was formed with the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University on 6 August 1980. This was done in part due to the government's desire to pool the two institutions' resources into

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