Convocation: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

CONVOCATION ALBUM 2007 & 08 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE

Dr. Abdul KALAM Former Indian President, an eminent scientist and Professor.

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Mr. Sellapan Rama NATHAN President of Singapore http://www.istana.gov.sg/

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a major research university in Singapore. The university's main 200-hectare garden campus, known as the Yunnan Garden campus, is in the south-western part of the island. It houses Singapore's largest on-campus residence infrastructure including 16 halls of residence for undergraduates and a graduate hall. NTU will be the Olympic Village for the first-ever Youth Olympic Games in 2010. Its mission is to nurture creative and entrepreneurial leaders through a broad education in diverse disciplines.

NTI admitted its first batch of 582 engineering students in July 1982. As the Institute developed, courses other than engineering were offered over the years -- Accounting (1987), Business, Computer Engineering (1989), Material Engineering, Arts with Diploma in Education and Science with Diploma in Education (1991).

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In 1991, NTI was reconstituted and became Nanyang Technological University with the absorption of the National Institute of Education, the only tertiary institute for teachers in Singapore.

The alumni rolls of the former Nanyang University NTU has a distinguished lineage with roots that were transferred to NTU in 1996. date back to 1955, when Nanyang University (Nantah), the first Chinese-language university In 2005, NTU celebrated her golden jubilee. The outside China, was set up with donations from 50th Anniversary celebrations marked the people of all walks of life from Singapore and the unification of the three chapters of NTU's rich region. The idea of establishing such a university heritage - Nanyang University, Nanyang was first mooted by Mr Tan Lark Sye and he Technological Institute and the National Institute himself donated a hefty $5 million towards its of Education. (Courtesy Wikipedia). establishment. The lush university grounds - the Yunnan Garden campus - was donated by the World Ranking of NTU: Ranked among top 100 Hokkien Association.

Universities of the world by Times higher Education. It is rated as 69th in over all and 26th In 1980, Nanyang University merged with the in Technological performance for the year 2008.

University of Singapore to form the National University of Singapore. Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) was established on the same campus in 1981 with government funding to educate practice-oriented engineers for the burgeoning Singapore economy. Three schools of Engineering were formed and NTI was named "one of the best engineering institutions in the world" by the Commonwealth Engineering council in 1985.

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