40-614: NUS or Nus may refer to: National University of Singapore Nus, Aosta Valley , Italy National Union of Students (Australia) National Union of Students (Canada) (disbanded) National Union of Students (United Kingdom) National Union of Seamen National University of Samoa Neglected and Underutilized Species, or Neglected and Underutilized Crops Norrland's University Hospital , Umeå, Sweden Norsup Airport (IATA airport code), on Malakula Island in Vanuatu NUS,
80-764: 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
120-683: A former professor at Yale, was appointed as the founding president in 2012. In August 2021, NUS announced that it was going to merge Yale-NUS College with the University Scholars Programme to form a new honours college, NUS College, by 2025. The merger marks the dissolution of NUS's partnership with Yale University. The last class of Yale-NUS College students were those admitted in 2021, following which Yale-NUS would operate for several years until all of its students have graduated. Vautrin Lud Prize From Misplaced Pages,
160-545: 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
200-585: A group of representatives of 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
240-509: A separate institution from 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
280-435: 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
320-619: 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
360-556: 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 ,
400-501: Is a national public research university in Singapore . It 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
440-629: 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
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#1732844428279480-754: 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)
520-609: Is located adjacent to 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
560-837: 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
600-2723: The Vautrin Lud Prize , is the highest award in the field of geography . Established in 1991, the award is named after the 16th Century French scholar Vautrin Lud [ fr ] . The award is given in the autumn of each year at the International Geography Festival in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , France (the home town of Vautrin Lud) and decided upon by a five-person international jury. Recipients [ edit ] Name Country Year Peter Haggett UK 1991 Torsten Hägerstrand and Gilbert F. White Sweden and US 1992 Peter Gould US 1993 Milton Santos Brazil 1994 David Harvey UK 1995 Roger Brunet and Paul Claval [ fr ] France 1996 Jean-Bernard Racine Switzerland 1997 Doreen Massey UK 1998 Ron J. Johnston UK 1999 Yves Lacoste France 2000 Sir Peter Hall UK 2001 Bruno Messerli Switzerland 2002 Allen J. Scott US 2003 Philippe Pinchemel France 2004 Brian J. L. Berry US 2005 Heinz Wanner Switzerland 2006 Mike Goodchild UK 2007 Horacio Capel Sáez [ es ] Spain 2008 Terry McGee Canada 2009 Denise Pumain France 2010 Antoine Bailly Switzerland 2011 Yi-Fu Tuan China-US 2012 Mike Batty UK 2013 Anne Buttimer Ireland 2014 Edward Soja US 2015 Maria Dolors García Ramón Spain 2016 Akin Mabogunje Nigeria 2017 Jacques Lévy France 2018 John A. Agnew UK-US 2019 Rudolf Brázdil [ fr ] Czech Republic 2020 Brenda Yeoh Singapore 2021 Michael Storper France - US 2022 Jamie Peck Canada - UK 2023 Ron Boschma Netherlands 2024 See also [ edit ] List of geography awards International Geographical Union Victoria Medal Murchison Award Hubbard Medal References [ edit ] ^ "U. T. Dallas' Brian Berry to Receive World's Top Honor for Geographers" . Archived from
640-1480: The Wayback Machine http://www.fig.saint-die-des-vosges.fr/en Archived 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine v t e Recipients of the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize Peter Haggett (1991) Torsten Hägerstrand and Gilbert F. White (1992) Peter Gould (1993) Milton Santos (1994) David Harvey (1995) Roger Brunet and Paul Claval (1996) Jean-Bernard Racine (1997) Doreen Massey (1998) Ron Johnston (1999) Yves Lacoste (2000) Peter Hall (2001) Bruno Messerli (2002) Allen J. Scott (2003) Philippe Pinchemel (2004) Brian Berry (2005) Heinz Wanner (2006) Mike Goodchild (2007) Horacio Capel Sáez (2008) Terry McGee (2009) Denise Pumain (2010) Antoine Bailly (2011) Yi-Fu Tuan (2012) Michael Batty (2013) Anne Buttimer (2014) Edward Soja (2015) Maria Dolors García Ramón (2016) Akin Mabogunje (2017) Jacques Lévy (2018) John A. Agnew (2019) Rudolf Brázdil (2020) Brenda Yeoh (2021) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vautrin_Lud_Prize&oldid=1245483401 " Categories : Geography awards Recipients of
680-710: 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
720-569: 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
760-477: 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
800-485: 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
840-526: 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
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#1732844428279880-453: 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
920-603: 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)
960-634: The Straits Chinese British Association, managed to raise 87,077 Straits dollars from 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
1000-420: 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
1040-421: The divisions into that of a national university. Legislation 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
1080-465: The first decade of its establishment and resulted in 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
1120-769: The 💕 Award Vautrin Lud Prize [REDACTED] Michael Batty being awarded the 2013 Vautrin Lud Prize Awarded for Awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of geography Presented by An independent, five person jury First awarded 1991 ; 33 years ago ( 1991 ) No. of laureates 33 Prizes to 35 Laureates as of 2024 [REDACTED] Vautrin Lud The Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud , known in English as
1160-497: The government's desire to pool the two institutions' resources into 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
1200-724: The original on 2016-03-03 . Retrieved 2008-01-09 . ^ "CASA's Prof Michael Batty awarded the "Nobel prize" of geography" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-27 . Retrieved 2015-07-19 . External links [ edit ] Official website http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981001/ai_n14191789 https://web.archive.org/web/20071216151242/http://www.geog.ucla.edu/news.php http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=1683 http://www.csiss.org/SPACE/about/news.php https://web.archive.org/web/20080706145855/http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2000/492.html http://www.utdallas.edu/news/archive/2005/berry-lud.html Archived 2016-03-03 at
1240-510: The product code used by Nintendo for Nintendo 64 hardware and software, a reference to the platform's preliminary name of Nintendo Ultra 64 Nus Ghani , British politician NUS High School of Math and Science Nu Skin Enterprises (ticker code) See also [ edit ] Nu (disambiguation) Nuss (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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1280-496: The staff required to run the school. In 1912, 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,
1320-562: 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
1360-504: The title NUS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NUS&oldid=1219377607 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore ( NUS )
1400-618: 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
1440-565: 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
1480-547: 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
1520-479: 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
1560-583: 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
1600-640: 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)
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