Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
| Universiti Kebangsaan Singapura (Malay) 新加坡国立大学 (Chinese) சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய பல்கலைக்கழகம் (Tamil) |
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Former names
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King Edward VII College of Medicine (1905–1949) University of Malaya, Singapore campus (1949–1962) University of Singapore (1962–1980) |
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| Type | Autonomous university |
| Established | 1905 (King Edward VII College of Medicine) 1955 (Nanyang University) 1980 (National University of Singapore) |
| Endowment | S$3.12 billion |
| Chancellor | President Tony Tan |
| President | Professor Tan Chorh Chuan |
| Provost | Professor Tan Eng Chye |
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Academic staff
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5,016 (2,196 Faculties) |
| Undergraduates | 27,972 |
| Postgraduates | 9,997 |
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Singapore 1°17′44″N 103°46′36″E / 1.29556°N 103.77667°ECoordinates: 1°17′44″N 103°46′36″E / 1.29556°N 103.77667°E |
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Urban 150 ha (0.58 sq mi) |
| Colours | Orange and Blue |
| Affiliations | ACU, IARU, APRU, Universitas 21, GEM4, AUN, ASAIHL, NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs |
| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global | |
| ARWU | 83 |
| Times | 24 |
| QS | 12 |
| Asia | |
| ARWU | 5 |
| Times | 1 |
| QS | 1 |
The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS) is an autonomous university in Singapore. Founded in 1905, it is the oldest institute of higher learning (IHL) in Singapore, as well as the largest university in the country in terms of student enrolment and curriculum offered. NUS is a research-intensive, comprehensive university with an entrepreneurial dimension. NUS teaches a wide range of disciplines, including the sciences, medicine and dentistry, design and environment, law, arts and social sciences, engineering, and music. It counts amongst its alumni four Prime Ministers or Presidents of Singapore and two Prime Ministers of Malaysia.
NUS is one of Asia's top universities as ranked by both the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. According to the latest 2018 QS World University Rankings, NUS is placed 15th in the world and 2nd in Asia. However, NUS performs much more poorly on the ARWU, where it ranked 83rd worldwide.
NUS's main campus is located in South-West Singapore adjacent to Kent Ridge, with an area of 150 ha (0.58 sq mi). The Bukit Timah campus houses the Faculty of Law, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and research institutes, while the Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore is located at the Outram campus.
In September 1904, Tan Jiak Kim led a group of representatives of the Chinese and other non-European communities, and petitioned the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir John Anderson, to establish a medical school in Singapore. Tan, who was the first president of the Straits Chinese British Association, managed to raise 87,077 Straits dollars, of which the largest amount of $12,000 came from himself. On 3 July 1905, the medical school was founded, and was known as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School.
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