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30 unusual facts about National University of Singapore


Ajith Madurapperuma

Former Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology of the University of Moratuwa, he is currently the Deputy Director of the Interactive and Digital Media Institute of the National University of Singapore.

Alex Yam

From 2005 to 2006, he worked as an administrative officer at the National University of Singapore.

Andy Ong

Ong was educated at Raffles Institution, St Andrew's Junior College and the National University of Singapore.

Boey Kim Cheng

He received his secondary education at Victoria School and graduated with Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts degrees in English Literature from the National University of Singapore.

As a student he won the National University of Singapore Poetry Competition and has since received the National Arts Council's Young Artist Award (1996).

Chong Chee Kin

Chong graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in English literature and theatre studies.

Chung Kai-lai

He also served as an external examiner for several Universities in the Asian region, including the National University of Singapore.

Colin Cheong

The older of two children born to two teachers, Colin Cheong attended Victoria School, Anderson Secondary School, Hwa Chong Junior College, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National University of Singapore.

Corrinne May

On August 3, 2007, Corrinne May held her "Beautiful Seed: Corrinne May in Concert" at the UCC Hall at the National University of Singapore.

Desmond Tan

After Star Search 2007 ended, he juggled acting commitments with studies at the National University of Singapore.

Felicia Chin

In May 2010, Chin announced that she will be switching to part-time acting to study for a BBA degree in the National University of Singapore Business School.

Galley division

Lam Lay Yong, mathematics professor of National University of Singapore traced the origin of Galley method of division to Sunzi Mathematical Classis written about 400AD.

Glenda Chong

Chong attended CHIJ Katong Convent and Victoria Junior College, and graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and holds a Masters of Social Sciences (International Studies) from the National University of Singapore.

Goh Sin Tub

Goh also won a scholarship to study at the prestigious Raffles College (a predecessor of the National University of Singapore) and graduated with a BA in English.

Gwee Li Sui

Gwee began education at the now-defunct MacRitchie Primary School and then continued at Anglo-Chinese Secondary School, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and the National University of Singapore.

Janice Koh

She later graduated from the Theatre Studies and Drama programme at Victoria Junior College and the National University of Singapore with an Honours degree in Theatre Studies.

Jeanette Aw

Aw graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), specialising in Theatre Studies.

Mario Perniola

He has been visiting professor and invited to many internationally acclaimed universities and research centers, such as the University of Stanford (United States), l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris), University of Alberta (Canada), University of Kyoto (Japan), University of São Paulo (Brazil), University of Sydney, University of Melbourne (Australia), and the National University of Singapore.

Michael Hudson

Michael Hudson (professor) (born 1938), American Professor and Director of Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore

Nelson Chia

Nelson studied at The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from National University of Singapore and a Master's degree in Theatre Arts (Directing) from Goldsmiths College, University of London.

New Opera Singapore

NOS has also held opera concerts in schools such as the Anglo-Chinese Junior School and the National University of Singapore.

P. S. Senior Secondary School

Most students graduating enter higher education institutions especially engineering institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, NIT Tiruchi, National University of Singapore and Anna University.

Pallathadka

Prakash Kumar Pallathadka, is a Professor of Biological Sciences specializing in Plant Development, Tissue Culture, Plant Psychology and Molecular Biology at the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS).

Proton beam writing

Proton beam writing (or p-beam writing) is a direct-write lithography process developed by Frank Watt and colleagues at the Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), Department of Physics, National University of Singapore.

Rick Levin

Levin spearheaded the creation of the first liberal arts college in Asia, Yale-NUS, a joint venture between Yale University and the National University of Singapore.

Semai people

A genetic study conducted in 1995 by a team of biologists from the National University of Singapore has shown a close relationship between the Semai and the Khmer of Cambodia.

Singapore Synchrotron Light Source

Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS) is a synchrotron radiation facility located on Kent Ridge campus of the National University of Singapore.

Specialist judge

Tan Cheng Han, dean of NUS law school, was the second Specialist Judge to be appointed to hear the Informatics Case.

Tay Ping Hui

He later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science from the Arts and Social Sciences faculty of the National University of Singapore.

Tung Soo Hua

Tung studied in Nanyang Girls' High School, and graduated with a Masters degree in Social Sciences (International Studies) from the National University of Singapore, after obtaining her first Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics.


Asia-Pacific Governance Institute

The Board of Advisors includes Prof. Michael Barzelay, London School of Economics, Prof. Bidhya Bowornwathana, Chulalongkorn University, Prof. Alex Brilliantes, University of the Philippines Diliman, Prof. Anthony B L Cheung City University of Hong Kong, Prof. Jon Quah National University of Singapore (retired), and Prof. Kuno Schedler, University of St. Gallen.

Chong Chi Tat

Chong Chi Tat is University Professor and the Head of the Department of Mathematics at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Daqing No.1 Middle School

Since 2001, over 1000 students were admitted into Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, University of Toronto and other top universities in the world.

Desmond Lee Ti-Seng

After graduating from the National University of Singapore in 2001, Lee, served as a law clerk to a Justice of the Supreme Court of Singapore, before being appointed appointed a Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers.

Koh Poh Koon

Koh has also served as a Clinical Lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.

Lim Cheng Hoe

On occasions, he would go on painting expeditions starting from Kampong Penjuru (current site of Eusoff Hall of the National University of Singapore), travelling up to Loyang area, and ending his day by the Singapore River.

Malaysian University English Test

MUET is a prerequisite in applying for admissions into all public universities and colleges in Malaysia as well as National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University.

Marian Chertow

She has appointments as visiting professor at the National University of Singapore and Nankai University in Tianjin, China.

Martin Jacques

He was a visiting professor at the International Centre for Chinese Studies at Aichi University in Japan, a visiting professor at Renmin University in Beijing and a senior visiting fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.

N. H. Gibbs

He was Visiting Professor in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick in 1975-76; the United States Military Academy in 1978-79, and the National University of Singapore in 1981-82.

Paige Chua

Chua studied at Mayflower Secondary School and graduated from National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Science with a Bachelor in Arts.

Philip A. Kuhn

Among the most prominent are: Prasenjit Duara, formerly at University of Chicago, now the National University of Singapore; Timothy Brook, the Principal of St. John's College at University of British Columbia; William C. Kirby, the former Dean of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences; and Hans van de Ven, head of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge.

Rutsel Martha

Dr Martha is an Adjunct Professor of Law and the New York University, in which capacity he has been a Visiting Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore since 2007 in the NYU@NUS program.

Soo K. Chan

He has taught in several international architectural schools including National University of Singapore, Syracuse University and has also lectured at Tamsui University, Taipei, University of Paris and Notre Dame University.

Sue-Ellen Case

Case has been an invited professor in residence at Swarthmore College, Stockholm University, and the National University of Singapore, and has lectured at the Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory.

T'ang Quartet

The T’ang Quartet is currently the quartet-in-residence at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore and was on the faculty of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute from 2001 to 2005.

Tan Teck Meng

Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from University of Singapore, now National University of Singapore (NUS), and a Master of Commerce with Honours from the University of New South Wales.

Theodore Ropp

He was professor U.S. Military History Research Collection at the U.S. Army War College in 1972-73; visiting professor of military history U.S. Military Academy, 1976-77; visiting professor, National University of Singapore, 1980; Royal Military College, Duntroon Australia, 1980, and the University of New South Wales, 1980.

Vlatko Vedral

Vlatko Vedral is a Serbian born (and naturalised British Citizen) physicist and Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford and CQT (Centre for Quantum Technologies) at the National University of Singapore and a Fellow of Wolfson College.

Wang Gungwu

In 2007, Wang became the third person to be named University Professor by the National University of Singapore.