Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
NTU on global winning streak
NTU on global winning streak
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has bagged five international communication awards across Switzerland, Seoul and London in two weeks for its work in branding and communications.
As a testament to its rising stature globally, NTU clinched two awards at the renowned Global Alliance COMM PRIX Awards, organised by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management to give recognition to those who prove that they have reached the very highest levels of professional achievement worldwide.
At the QS-APPLE Creative Awards in Seoul two weeks ago, NTU's corporate video won the Gold Award for Most Creative Corporate Institution Video and also took home the Overall Winner Award for having the most creative communications.
In another international competition, the London-based Times Higher Education awarded NTU the first prize in the World University Rankings Video Competition 2013. The winning 20-second video was conceptualised by NTU's Corporate Communications Office and animated by third-year Art, Design and Media student Tran Nguyen Tuan Anh.
NTU President Bertil Andersson said, "All these awards are testaments to the creative and expert communications talents here in NTU and there is no greater reward for our corporate communications team than being recognised by their own professional peers. It's also fantastic that NTU is making its mark globally not only for its rapid rise in the world university rankings, but also in its international standing in the communications field."
~News courtesy of Omy~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has bagged five international communication awards across Switzerland, Seoul and London in two weeks for its work in branding and communications.
As a testament to its rising stature globally, NTU clinched two awards at the renowned Global Alliance COMM PRIX Awards, organised by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management to give recognition to those who prove that they have reached the very highest levels of professional achievement worldwide.
At the QS-APPLE Creative Awards in Seoul two weeks ago, NTU's corporate video won the Gold Award for Most Creative Corporate Institution Video and also took home the Overall Winner Award for having the most creative communications.
In another international competition, the London-based Times Higher Education awarded NTU the first prize in the World University Rankings Video Competition 2013. The winning 20-second video was conceptualised by NTU's Corporate Communications Office and animated by third-year Art, Design and Media student Tran Nguyen Tuan Anh.
NTU President Bertil Andersson said, "All these awards are testaments to the creative and expert communications talents here in NTU and there is no greater reward for our corporate communications team than being recognised by their own professional peers. It's also fantastic that NTU is making its mark globally not only for its rapid rise in the world university rankings, but also in its international standing in the communications field."
~News courtesy of Omy~
Thursday, November 28, 2013
NTU, SBF set up new centre to deepen Asia-Africa ties
NTU, SBF set up new centre to deepen Asia-Africa ties
More help is on the way to support Asian firms that are seeking to expand into Africa.
Set up at an initial cost of S$5 million, the Centre for African Studies -- a first in Southeast Asia -- aims to address challenges hindering stronger partnership between the two regions.
Jointly set up by Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Business Federation, the Centre on Africa Studies, which will be launched next June, is expected to help Singapore companies better understand the markets in Africa.
It will also provide executive programmes for African and Asian business leaders.
The five Singapore companies that have chipped in to fund the centre include Olam International, Pacific International Lines, Tolaram Group, Indorama Group and Wilmar International.
Speaking at the inaugural Africa Asia Oil and Gas Summit on Wednesday, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan encouraged firms to tap opportunities in Africa.
Singapore's total trade with Africa rose from S$7.7 billion in 2009 to S$13.2 billion in 2012.
Mr Lee said: “Traditionally we are more connected to the East Coast and South Africa, purely because they are facing the Pacific/Indian Ocean. Now we are also increasing (connections) with West Africa.
“Singapore companies should look at the market seriously. You can't be postponing your decision for another decade. If you think that we are early, actually we are not. I was told that there are 200,000 Africans in Guangzhou -- they are ordering small items in containers and getting them together to Africa to sell. So this is already happening."
While there are risks, industry players said there are many forces working to Africa's advantage.
In a keynote address, the chairman of Keppel Corporation Lee Boon Yang said Africa's population is projected to double in 30 years from over a billion currently.
Mr Lee said: "With competitive and abundant youthful workers, readily available energy and huge domestic markets, Africa promises to be a global economic powerhouse."
Singapore-listed Keppel Corp has delivered seven rigs in Africa, on top of other vessels that produce and store oil and gas.
Besides exploration and production in Africa's oil and gas industry, market players also see opportunities for processing and purifying raw natural gas in the continent, which is experiencing the fastest economic growth outside of Asia.
Some participants at the summit also noted that Temasek LNG unit acquiring gas assets in Tanzania for S$1.3 billion has also created more opportunities for Singapore's oil and gas industry, particularly in the exploration and production sector.
But with infrastructure still underdeveloped, some African business leaders say it could crimp business growth.
Folorunso Alakija, executive vice chairman of FAMFA Oil, said: "It took FAMFA oil, my company, 10 years to move from first well to profit oil. Fourteen drilling projects are held up in Africa in view of the high demand for rigs. Some have to wait for up to two years. And we can imagine how that kind of wait can do to an exploration and production company, particularly to their bottom lines.”
Industry players said the rising demand for rigs in Africa will benefit rig-builders Keppel Offshore & Marine and SembCorp Marine, which produce 70 per cent of the world's jack-up rigs.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
More help is on the way to support Asian firms that are seeking to expand into Africa.
Set up at an initial cost of S$5 million, the Centre for African Studies -- a first in Southeast Asia -- aims to address challenges hindering stronger partnership between the two regions.
Jointly set up by Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Business Federation, the Centre on Africa Studies, which will be launched next June, is expected to help Singapore companies better understand the markets in Africa.
It will also provide executive programmes for African and Asian business leaders.
The five Singapore companies that have chipped in to fund the centre include Olam International, Pacific International Lines, Tolaram Group, Indorama Group and Wilmar International.
Speaking at the inaugural Africa Asia Oil and Gas Summit on Wednesday, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan encouraged firms to tap opportunities in Africa.
Singapore's total trade with Africa rose from S$7.7 billion in 2009 to S$13.2 billion in 2012.
Mr Lee said: “Traditionally we are more connected to the East Coast and South Africa, purely because they are facing the Pacific/Indian Ocean. Now we are also increasing (connections) with West Africa.
“Singapore companies should look at the market seriously. You can't be postponing your decision for another decade. If you think that we are early, actually we are not. I was told that there are 200,000 Africans in Guangzhou -- they are ordering small items in containers and getting them together to Africa to sell. So this is already happening."
While there are risks, industry players said there are many forces working to Africa's advantage.
In a keynote address, the chairman of Keppel Corporation Lee Boon Yang said Africa's population is projected to double in 30 years from over a billion currently.
Mr Lee said: "With competitive and abundant youthful workers, readily available energy and huge domestic markets, Africa promises to be a global economic powerhouse."
Singapore-listed Keppel Corp has delivered seven rigs in Africa, on top of other vessels that produce and store oil and gas.
Besides exploration and production in Africa's oil and gas industry, market players also see opportunities for processing and purifying raw natural gas in the continent, which is experiencing the fastest economic growth outside of Asia.
Some participants at the summit also noted that Temasek LNG unit acquiring gas assets in Tanzania for S$1.3 billion has also created more opportunities for Singapore's oil and gas industry, particularly in the exploration and production sector.
But with infrastructure still underdeveloped, some African business leaders say it could crimp business growth.
Folorunso Alakija, executive vice chairman of FAMFA Oil, said: "It took FAMFA oil, my company, 10 years to move from first well to profit oil. Fourteen drilling projects are held up in Africa in view of the high demand for rigs. Some have to wait for up to two years. And we can imagine how that kind of wait can do to an exploration and production company, particularly to their bottom lines.”
Industry players said the rising demand for rigs in Africa will benefit rig-builders Keppel Offshore & Marine and SembCorp Marine, which produce 70 per cent of the world's jack-up rigs.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
NTU and Laotian partnership
NTU, Laotian partner to set up teaching & research facility in Vientiane
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Laos (NUOL) are setting up an environmental management studies centre in Vientiane.
An NTU statement issued on Tuesday said the three-year partnership, the first between NTU and a Laotian university, will allow joint research projects on waste water treatment, water quality management, and health and sanitation, as well as student and staff exchanges between the two sides.
Called the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Management, it will serve as an integrated teaching and research facility for 2,600 environmental science undergraduates from NUOL, the statement added.
NTU and NUOL signed the collaboration in Vientiane last week.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Laos (NUOL) are setting up an environmental management studies centre in Vientiane.
An NTU statement issued on Tuesday said the three-year partnership, the first between NTU and a Laotian university, will allow joint research projects on waste water treatment, water quality management, and health and sanitation, as well as student and staff exchanges between the two sides.
Called the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Management, it will serve as an integrated teaching and research facility for 2,600 environmental science undergraduates from NUOL, the statement added.
NTU and NUOL signed the collaboration in Vientiane last week.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Monday, November 25, 2013
Singapore’s first student-built space satellite
Little red dot in space with Singapore’s first student-built space satellite
Orbiting some 600km above Earth is Singapore’s very first student-built satellite, the VELOX-PII, created from scratch by students at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
The student-built VELOX-PII satellite was launched on board a Russian RS-20B rocket from the Yasny Launch Base in Russia, just before 11pm (Singapore time) on Thursday 21 November, and began transmitting data some 24 hours later, indicating that it was fully operational.
While the VELOX-PII is keeping some students busy at a new NTU- built ground station on campus to control and monitor the satellite, others are busy with the VELOX-I, a 4.5kg nano-satellite undergoing its final stages of testing in preparation for launch early next year.
All this is part of NTU’s Undergraduate Satellite Programme, which involves second year engineering students onwards in developing and building real satellites.
The programme started in 2009 and managed by NTU’s Satellite Research Centre, is aimed at training highly-skilled engineers to support Singapore’s space industry.
“The successful launch of VELOX-PII marks yet another momentous chapter in our journey into space,” said Associate Professor Low Kay Soon, Director of NTU’s Satellite Research Centre.
“Our pipeline of bigger projects will not only train our future students for a career in the aerospace and space industry, it will also further strengthen NTU as an exceptional institution of excellence in satellite technology as well as realise Singapore’s ambitions to make a global mark in the space industry.”
The cubed VELOX-PII satellite that weighs 1.33kg will be in operation for the next 12 months, running tests such as using a fine sun sensor to determine a satellite’s orientation with respect to the Sun and maximizing solar energy harvest with a power management system.
The satellite technology being tested covers hardware and software built in-house by students as part of hands-on, multi-disciplinary and team-based projects.
“We are confident that this remarkable satellite project will spur greater academic interest in engineering research and development among undergraduates” said NTU President, Professor Bertil Andersson, who went on to describe the project as “a fantastic showcase of NTU’s strengths in research and engineering which augurs well for the future of Singapore’s aerospace and space industry.”
He added that the VELOX-PII proves that NTU’s engineering students have the aptitude and attitude to successfully apply what they have learnt in the sophisticated area of satellite-building, and that the university is “committed to push the frontiers in satellite research and further accelerate the commercialisation of made-in-NTU satellite technologies.”
The first university in Singapore to develop an undergraduate satellite programme, NTU plans to develop at least four nano-satellites in its 10-year road map.
This is NTU’s second satellite in space, following the maiden launch in April 2011 of the X-SAT, Singapore’s first locally-built satellite developed by the university and DSO National Laboratories.
In addition to operating the X-SAT which is currently in space, NTU’s Satellite Research Centre has also embarked on building the Singapore’s first weather satellite and Singapore’s first commercial remote sensing satellite, TeLEOS-1.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
New centre to boost students' career competitiveness
NTU announces new $30 million centre to boost students' career competitiveness
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) announced on Tuesday a new $30 million career development centre to boost the competitiveness of its graduates.
The centre will offer a structured curriculum of essential career skills and values. Engineering students will kickstart the programme next August by taking 10 mandatory modules on career development, including resume-writing and networking, during their four years of undergraduate studies.
Named Margaret Lien Centre for Professional Success after the philanthropist who donated $12 million to the fund, the online platform was launched at an appreciation lunch held at Regent Hotel Singapore. The Government will match Mrs Lien's donation, bringing the total building fund to $30 million.
Mrs Lien, wife of the late Dr Lien Ying Chow, who was a strong supporter of NTU, said: "I hope this programme will help students round off their strong NTU academic education with value-based ethics, a social conscience and compassion for those in need."
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) announced on Tuesday a new $30 million career development centre to boost the competitiveness of its graduates.
The centre will offer a structured curriculum of essential career skills and values. Engineering students will kickstart the programme next August by taking 10 mandatory modules on career development, including resume-writing and networking, during their four years of undergraduate studies.
Named Margaret Lien Centre for Professional Success after the philanthropist who donated $12 million to the fund, the online platform was launched at an appreciation lunch held at Regent Hotel Singapore. The Government will match Mrs Lien's donation, bringing the total building fund to $30 million.
Mrs Lien, wife of the late Dr Lien Ying Chow, who was a strong supporter of NTU, said: "I hope this programme will help students round off their strong NTU academic education with value-based ethics, a social conscience and compassion for those in need."
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
S'pore '3rd-best city in world for uni students'
Singapore '3rd-best city in world for uni students'
Singapore has jumped nine places to become the world's third-best city and remained the best in Asia for university students, according to an annual ranking exercise by a London-based consultancy.
Singapore has jumped nine places to become the world's third-best city and remained the best in Asia for university students, according to an annual ranking exercise by a London-based consultancy.
The findings were unveiled yesterday by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which is best known for its global rankings of top universities.
Singapore was ahead of cities in the region such as Sydney and Hong Kong but lost out to Paris and London, which took first and second place respectively.
This is the second year that the exercise was conducted. In the inaugural exercise last year, Singapore was placed 12th.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Singapore has jumped nine places to become the world's third-best city and remained the best in Asia for university students, according to an annual ranking exercise by a London-based consultancy.
Singapore has jumped nine places to become the world's third-best city and remained the best in Asia for university students, according to an annual ranking exercise by a London-based consultancy.
The findings were unveiled yesterday by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which is best known for its global rankings of top universities.
Singapore was ahead of cities in the region such as Sydney and Hong Kong but lost out to Paris and London, which took first and second place respectively.
This is the second year that the exercise was conducted. In the inaugural exercise last year, Singapore was placed 12th.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
连瀛洲妻子捐1200万设职业规划中心
连瀛洲妻子捐1200万 南大设职业规划中心
已故本地银行家连瀛洲博士的妻子连陈文贤捐出1200万元给新加坡南洋理工大学，以设立为大学生提供职业规划的中心，连同政府1对1.5的资助，使该款项达到3000万元。
这个“Margaret Lien良才软实力成就中心”将从明年起推出10个课程单元，内容围绕着职业规划、面试技巧、职业道德及职场技能等，协助学生为踏出社会做好准备。
课程分4年进行，一半通过网络授课，另一半则由专业导师提供指导，整套课程长30个小时。
明年起到工程学院修读的学生是首批修读相关课程的学生，其他学院生稍后也会接受职业培训。
～以上新闻转载自OMY～
已故本地银行家连瀛洲博士的妻子连陈文贤捐出1200万元给新加坡南洋理工大学，以设立为大学生提供职业规划的中心，连同政府1对1.5的资助，使该款项达到3000万元。
这个“Margaret Lien良才软实力成就中心”将从明年起推出10个课程单元，内容围绕着职业规划、面试技巧、职业道德及职场技能等，协助学生为踏出社会做好准备。
课程分4年进行，一半通过网络授课，另一半则由专业导师提供指导，整套课程长30个小时。
明年起到工程学院修读的学生是首批修读相关课程的学生，其他学院生稍后也会接受职业培训。
～以上新闻转载自OMY～
Sunday, November 17, 2013
NTU partners Imperial College to draw engineers
NTU partners Imperial College to draw engineers
For years, A-level students who did well in mathematics and science would shun engineering and opt instead for medicine, business or finance, because of the lucrative careers these offered.
This year, however, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) may have made a start in reversing the trend: It has managed to attract 50 top A-level students to engineering through its elite Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP), launched in 2011.
Now, NTU is adding to the appeal by signing one of the world's leading engineering schools - the Imperial College of London - as an REP partner, with top-ranked University of California, Berkeley, already on the list.
Part of the draw of the REP, which combines the study of engineering with business and liberal arts, is that students get to spend a year at one of the partner universities before they take up internships at start-ups and companies abroad.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
For years, A-level students who did well in mathematics and science would shun engineering and opt instead for medicine, business or finance, because of the lucrative careers these offered.
This year, however, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) may have made a start in reversing the trend: It has managed to attract 50 top A-level students to engineering through its elite Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP), launched in 2011.
Now, NTU is adding to the appeal by signing one of the world's leading engineering schools - the Imperial College of London - as an REP partner, with top-ranked University of California, Berkeley, already on the list.
Part of the draw of the REP, which combines the study of engineering with business and liberal arts, is that students get to spend a year at one of the partner universities before they take up internships at start-ups and companies abroad.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
南大数理专家：下功夫收集资料能走好运
南大数理专家：下功夫收集资料能走好运
南大助理教授周若羽说，要改善运气就要掌握更多信息，减低不确定性。（图／南大提供）
南洋理工大学数理科学学院助理教授周若羽（47岁）说，要改善运气，关键在于掌握信息，多下功夫采集资料，走运的机会就更大。
周若羽本月19日（星期六）在南大举行的TEDx（Technology、Entertainment、Design）大会上，以“运气”（luck）为题，发表了专题演说。
着重研究复杂系统背后物理原理的周若羽说，只要存在不确定性就会出现运气的元素，而增加好运的重要因素就是设法掌握最多的“信息”。
周若羽举例说，如果知道回家或上班的其中一条道路交通阻塞，公路使用者就可选择走另一条路，减少“倒霉”受困在车龙里的几率。
“虽然，大家都绕到同一条路去，也会造成阻塞，但这时如果有交通流量密度的信息，司机也能做出更好的判断，增加自己脱困的机会。”
赌博游戏虽然讲究或然率和运气，但掌握足够的信息，也能提高赢的几率。
周若羽举赌场轮盘（Roulette）游戏为例说，赌博游戏其实也有一定的可预知性。早在1960年代，美国数学教授爱德华徒普（Edward Thorp）便研究了各式轮盘的摩擦和倾斜程度等，并静悄悄与伙伴到拉斯维加斯等赌场进行实验。
他们将轮盘珠子最初掉落的位置和速度，以及轮盘的转速等信息，输入藏在鞋里的微型电脑，使用物理原则，预测珠子最后可能落下的点数，跟着押注在附近的数字就行了。结果，实验证实，赢的几率比赌场高44％。
（新明日报）
南大助理教授周若羽说，要改善运气就要掌握更多信息，减低不确定性。（图／南大提供）
南洋理工大学数理科学学院助理教授周若羽（47岁）说，要改善运气，关键在于掌握信息，多下功夫采集资料，走运的机会就更大。
周若羽本月19日（星期六）在南大举行的TEDx（Technology、Entertainment、Design）大会上，以“运气”（luck）为题，发表了专题演说。
着重研究复杂系统背后物理原理的周若羽说，只要存在不确定性就会出现运气的元素，而增加好运的重要因素就是设法掌握最多的“信息”。
周若羽举例说，如果知道回家或上班的其中一条道路交通阻塞，公路使用者就可选择走另一条路，减少“倒霉”受困在车龙里的几率。
“虽然，大家都绕到同一条路去，也会造成阻塞，但这时如果有交通流量密度的信息，司机也能做出更好的判断，增加自己脱困的机会。”
赌博游戏虽然讲究或然率和运气，但掌握足够的信息，也能提高赢的几率。
周若羽举赌场轮盘（Roulette）游戏为例说，赌博游戏其实也有一定的可预知性。早在1960年代，美国数学教授爱德华徒普（Edward Thorp）便研究了各式轮盘的摩擦和倾斜程度等，并静悄悄与伙伴到拉斯维加斯等赌场进行实验。
他们将轮盘珠子最初掉落的位置和速度，以及轮盘的转速等信息，输入藏在鞋里的微型电脑，使用物理原则，预测珠子最后可能落下的点数，跟着押注在附近的数字就行了。结果，实验证实，赢的几率比赌场高44％。
（新明日报）
Thursday, October 24, 2013
New cryo-electron microscopy laboratory
NTU opens new cryo-electron microscopy laboratory
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Prof Daniela Rhodes with the most advanced microscope from FEI, housed at Nanyang Technological University's new CryoEM Lab. -- PHOTO: NTU
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Thursday opened its new Cryo-Electron Microscopy Laboratory.
The lab's cryo-imaging technology allows scientists to more accurately view - in a frozen state - particles half a million times smaller than a grain of rice, such as chromosomes and viruses. Its microscopes are ten times more sensitive than regular electron microscopes.
One of the lab's first efforts will be in-depth research into cancer biology and aging. Its research will be supported by a $24 million grant from the Education Ministry (MOE). NTU structural biologist Daniela Rhodes, who is leading the research, will study telomeres, the structures that cap the ends of chromosomes. She will also study an enzyme crucial in repairing telomeres, which by doing so allows the chromosomes and cells to endlessly replicate - a hallmark of cancer.
"It is our hope that with such powerful instruments, we can make new discoveries. Only by understanding the inner workings of proteins and enzymes related to aging and cancer, can we start to look for and to develop solutions to treat such conditions," said Prof Rhodes, who was formerly a scientist at Cambridge University's MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the UK for more than four decades.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Prof Daniela Rhodes with the most advanced microscope from FEI, housed at Nanyang Technological University's new CryoEM Lab. -- PHOTO: NTU
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Thursday opened its new Cryo-Electron Microscopy Laboratory.
The lab's cryo-imaging technology allows scientists to more accurately view - in a frozen state - particles half a million times smaller than a grain of rice, such as chromosomes and viruses. Its microscopes are ten times more sensitive than regular electron microscopes.
One of the lab's first efforts will be in-depth research into cancer biology and aging. Its research will be supported by a $24 million grant from the Education Ministry (MOE). NTU structural biologist Daniela Rhodes, who is leading the research, will study telomeres, the structures that cap the ends of chromosomes. She will also study an enzyme crucial in repairing telomeres, which by doing so allows the chromosomes and cells to endlessly replicate - a hallmark of cancer.
"It is our hope that with such powerful instruments, we can make new discoveries. Only by understanding the inner workings of proteins and enzymes related to aging and cancer, can we start to look for and to develop solutions to treat such conditions," said Prof Rhodes, who was formerly a scientist at Cambridge University's MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the UK for more than four decades.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Southeast Asia's first green maritime energy test facility
NTU to set up Southeast Asia's first green maritime energy test facility
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is setting up an advanced maritime energy test facility for research and development work in green ship and port technologies.
Called the Maritime Energy Test Bed, it will be open to scientists and engineers from both academia and industry, and is expected to be ready by 2015.
NTU and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) are jointly funding the centre, which they say will be the first in Southeast Asia.
SMI Chairman Teo Siong Seng said: "The establishment of the Maritime Energy Test Bed will help in the translation of innovative technologies from lab-scale to large-scale application where new technologies will be tested prior to sea trials."
SMI will contribute S$4.7 million over the next 10 years to the centre while NTU will provide S$3.4 million with support from the industry.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is setting up an advanced maritime energy test facility for research and development work in green ship and port technologies.
Called the Maritime Energy Test Bed, it will be open to scientists and engineers from both academia and industry, and is expected to be ready by 2015.
NTU and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) are jointly funding the centre, which they say will be the first in Southeast Asia.
SMI Chairman Teo Siong Seng said: "The establishment of the Maritime Energy Test Bed will help in the translation of innovative technologies from lab-scale to large-scale application where new technologies will be tested prior to sea trials."
SMI will contribute S$4.7 million over the next 10 years to the centre while NTU will provide S$3.4 million with support from the industry.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Medical school building named after late Singapore entrepreneur
NTU names medical school building after late Singapore entrepreneur
The Nanyang Technological University has named a new building at its medical school after a late Singapore businessman Toh Kian Chui.
The Toh Kian Chui Foundation donated $20 million to the school in February.
This was matched by the government, bringing the total endowment to $50 million.
The money will be used to set up scholarships and a Gold Medal award for the top performing student.
It will also be used to set up a distinguished professorship, in the hope of attracting the best scientists and researchers to mentor the students.
A pioneer entrepreneur, Mr Toh's story was a rags-to-riches one, where he set up a construction company Swee Constructions in 1948.
His company was involved in many nation-building projects in the 1960s, including the runway for Changi Airport.
At the opening ceremony of the Toh Kian Chui Annex, his family said the medical scholarships and bursaries the Foundation has set up is meant to honour Mr Toh's wish.
They said he would have chosen to study medicine to benefit his fellow man if he had been given the opportunity for an education.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The Nanyang Technological University has named a new building at its medical school after a late Singapore businessman Toh Kian Chui.
The Toh Kian Chui Foundation donated $20 million to the school in February.
This was matched by the government, bringing the total endowment to $50 million.
The money will be used to set up scholarships and a Gold Medal award for the top performing student.
It will also be used to set up a distinguished professorship, in the hope of attracting the best scientists and researchers to mentor the students.
A pioneer entrepreneur, Mr Toh's story was a rags-to-riches one, where he set up a construction company Swee Constructions in 1948.
His company was involved in many nation-building projects in the 1960s, including the runway for Changi Airport.
At the opening ceremony of the Toh Kian Chui Annex, his family said the medical scholarships and bursaries the Foundation has set up is meant to honour Mr Toh's wish.
They said he would have chosen to study medicine to benefit his fellow man if he had been given the opportunity for an education.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
明年起 本地2大学增400学额
明年起 本地2大学增400学额
本地两所大学新加坡科技学院和新跃大学，明年起推出自身的学士课程，两校2014年各提供200个学额。
教育部长王瑞杰今早出席新跃大学（UniSim）一年一度的毕业典礼时宣布，除了部分时间制（part-time）的课程以外，新跃大学明年也将增设三个全日制学位（full-time degree）课程。
它们分别是行销、金融和会计学位课程，一共将有200个名额供学生报读。
另外，目前与外国大学合作提供专长（niche）学位课程的新加坡科技学院（Singapore Institute of Technology），明年起也将开办自己的基础设施工程、软件开发和会计课程，同样将接受大约200名学生。
王瑞杰说，新跃大学和新加坡科技学院提供的课程，将结合课堂学习和现实生活中的应用。
《新明日报》
本地两所大学新加坡科技学院和新跃大学，明年起推出自身的学士课程，两校2014年各提供200个学额。
教育部长王瑞杰今早出席新跃大学（UniSim）一年一度的毕业典礼时宣布，除了部分时间制（part-time）的课程以外，新跃大学明年也将增设三个全日制学位（full-time degree）课程。
它们分别是行销、金融和会计学位课程，一共将有200个名额供学生报读。
另外，目前与外国大学合作提供专长（niche）学位课程的新加坡科技学院（Singapore Institute of Technology），明年起也将开办自己的基础设施工程、软件开发和会计课程，同样将接受大约200名学生。
王瑞杰说，新跃大学和新加坡科技学院提供的课程，将结合课堂学习和现实生活中的应用。
《新明日报》
Monday, October 14, 2013
MIT visual art don as head of new Centre for Contemporary Art
NTU appoints MIT visual art don as head of new Centre for Contemporary Art
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has appointed an international curator and visual art don from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to head its new Centre for Contemporary Art.
Besides her role at the centre, Professor Ute Meta Bauer will also be on the faculty of NTU's School of Art, Media and Design.
The 55-year-old don was an associate professor of visual art in MIT's School of Architecture and Planning before coming to Singapore.
Other positions that she has held include Dean of the School of Fine Arts with the Royal College of Art in London.
The German-born professor has also curated various notable exhibitions and presentations on contemporary art, film, video, and sound.
NTU's Centre for Contemporary Art is located in Gillman Barracks, alongside a cluster of galleries.
A joint NTU-Gillman Barracks statement says the centre will open officially on October 23, 2013.
It is a national research centre supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has appointed an international curator and visual art don from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to head its new Centre for Contemporary Art.
Besides her role at the centre, Professor Ute Meta Bauer will also be on the faculty of NTU's School of Art, Media and Design.
The 55-year-old don was an associate professor of visual art in MIT's School of Architecture and Planning before coming to Singapore.
Other positions that she has held include Dean of the School of Fine Arts with the Royal College of Art in London.
The German-born professor has also curated various notable exhibitions and presentations on contemporary art, film, video, and sound.
NTU's Centre for Contemporary Art is located in Gillman Barracks, alongside a cluster of galleries.
A joint NTU-Gillman Barracks statement says the centre will open officially on October 23, 2013.
It is a national research centre supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Saturday, October 12, 2013
64th spot in The Economist's ranking of full-time MBA programmes
NTU takes 64th spot in The Economist's ranking of full-time MBA programmes
Nanyang Technological University's business school has climbed eight places in The Economist's global ranking of full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes.
It has moved up to the 64th position, from 72th a year ago.
That is the highest placing ever by a Singapore business school in the magazine's ranking, said the university in a statement.
It is also the 10th straight year that the magazine is ranking Nanyang Business School as the best in Singapore, the statement added.
Within Asia, NTU's business school is ranked fourth for its full-time MBA programme.
NTU attributes its ranking improvements to strong ratings by participants of its MBA programme.
The ratings covered educational experience, faculty quality and new career opportunities.
Hong Kong University is ranked top within Asia and 24th worldwide.
The top three full-time MBA programmes worldwide this year come from American universities.
The top programme is from the University of Chicago, the second from Dartmouth College, and the third from University of California, Berkeley.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Nanyang Technological University's business school has climbed eight places in The Economist's global ranking of full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes.
It has moved up to the 64th position, from 72th a year ago.
That is the highest placing ever by a Singapore business school in the magazine's ranking, said the university in a statement.
It is also the 10th straight year that the magazine is ranking Nanyang Business School as the best in Singapore, the statement added.
Within Asia, NTU's business school is ranked fourth for its full-time MBA programme.
NTU attributes its ranking improvements to strong ratings by participants of its MBA programme.
The ratings covered educational experience, faculty quality and new career opportunities.
Hong Kong University is ranked top within Asia and 24th worldwide.
The top three full-time MBA programmes worldwide this year come from American universities.
The top programme is from the University of Chicago, the second from Dartmouth College, and the third from University of California, Berkeley.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
NTU honours 23 alumni including Masagos, Lee Teng
NTU honours 23 alumni including Masagos, Lee Teng
Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Masagos Zulkifli is among 23 NTU alumni honoured in an award ceremony on Saturday.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) recognised 23 of its alumni members on Saturday evening in an award ceremony to celebrate achievements in their respective fields.
Acting Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence Wong gave out the awards.
The recipients included Major Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; artiste Lee Teng and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli.
The Nanyang Alumni Awards was launched in 2005.
Mr Masagos said: "As a student, (there were) lots of studies, lots of mugging, preparing for examinations, projects, but apart from that, NTU also provided a lot of opportunities for students to pursue other non-academic areas.
“It is also my hope that as we continue to pursue our careers, we do not forget to give back to society."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Masagos Zulkifli is among 23 NTU alumni honoured in an award ceremony on Saturday.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) recognised 23 of its alumni members on Saturday evening in an award ceremony to celebrate achievements in their respective fields.
Acting Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence Wong gave out the awards.
The recipients included Major Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; artiste Lee Teng and Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli.
The Nanyang Alumni Awards was launched in 2005.
Mr Masagos said: "As a student, (there were) lots of studies, lots of mugging, preparing for examinations, projects, but apart from that, NTU also provided a lot of opportunities for students to pursue other non-academic areas.
“It is also my hope that as we continue to pursue our careers, we do not forget to give back to society."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Management programme for senior hospitality executives
NTU, Cornell University launch management programme for senior hospitality executives
Senior professionals in the hospitality industry can now look forward to a new management programme to advance their hospitality knowledge.
They will be able to take up the Advanced Management Programme in Hospitality Management, launched by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Cornell University.
It is believed to be Asia's first hospitality management programme for senior professionals in the industry.
The programme aims to help senior executives with more than seven years of managerial experience advance their knowledge of hospitality management in a multinational setting.
The four-week programme will be conducted by Cornell's School of Hotel Administration and NTU's Nanyang Business School.
The first intake of students will be admitted to the programme in March 2014.
The students will attend classes at two locations - Cornell's Ithaca campus in New York, US and NTU's campus in Singapore.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Senior professionals in the hospitality industry can now look forward to a new management programme to advance their hospitality knowledge.
They will be able to take up the Advanced Management Programme in Hospitality Management, launched by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Cornell University.
It is believed to be Asia's first hospitality management programme for senior professionals in the industry.
The programme aims to help senior executives with more than seven years of managerial experience advance their knowledge of hospitality management in a multinational setting.
The four-week programme will be conducted by Cornell's School of Hotel Administration and NTU's Nanyang Business School.
The first intake of students will be admitted to the programme in March 2014.
The students will attend classes at two locations - Cornell's Ithaca campus in New York, US and NTU's campus in Singapore.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
NTU, NUS move up in world university rankings
NTU, NUS move up in world university rankings
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has improved its ranking - moving up 10 places to 76th worldwide in the latest 2013-2014 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
This is NTU's third straight year of progressing up the rankings. Since 2010, NTU has moved up 98 positions.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has also improved its ranking - from 29th last year to 26th this year.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings uses 13 separate performance indicators to reflect a university's strengths in five areas - Teaching, Research, Citation, Industry Income and International Outlook.
And for the first time, NTU is ranked first in the world under the Industry Income indicator. Last year, NTU was ranked 15th for this performance indicator.
This indicator measures a university's knowledge-transfer activity based on the research income it attracts from industry, scaled against the number of academic staff.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has improved its ranking - moving up 10 places to 76th worldwide in the latest 2013-2014 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
This is NTU's third straight year of progressing up the rankings. Since 2010, NTU has moved up 98 positions.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has also improved its ranking - from 29th last year to 26th this year.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings uses 13 separate performance indicators to reflect a university's strengths in five areas - Teaching, Research, Citation, Industry Income and International Outlook.
And for the first time, NTU is ranked first in the world under the Industry Income indicator. Last year, NTU was ranked 15th for this performance indicator.
This indicator measures a university's knowledge-transfer activity based on the research income it attracts from industry, scaled against the number of academic staff.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Thursday, September 26, 2013
2 unis deputy presidents bag prestigious science & tech medal
Two university deputy presidents bag prestigious science and tech medal
Professor Barry Halliwell (left) of the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University's Professor Freddy Boey both received the President's Science and Technology Medal from President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013. This is the first time that more than one person has won the medal since it was elevated to presidential status in 2009. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Deputy presidents of two universities here each took home a prestigious medal at the President's Science and Technology Awards on Wednesday evening.
Professor Barry Halliwell of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Professor Freddy Boey both received the President's Science and Technology Medal from President Tony Tan Keng Yam. This is the first time that more than one person has won the medal since it was elevated to presidential status in 2009.
The panel described Prof Halliwell as a "world-leading expert" on his work on free radicals, and Prof Boey was recognised for his bioengineering patents, such as a biodegradable stent for heart bypass operations.
Six scientists and engineers also received accolades including the President's Science Award and the President's Technology Award.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Professor Barry Halliwell (left) of the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University's Professor Freddy Boey both received the President's Science and Technology Medal from President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Wednesday, Sept 25, 2013. This is the first time that more than one person has won the medal since it was elevated to presidential status in 2009. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
Deputy presidents of two universities here each took home a prestigious medal at the President's Science and Technology Awards on Wednesday evening.
Professor Barry Halliwell of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Professor Freddy Boey both received the President's Science and Technology Medal from President Tony Tan Keng Yam. This is the first time that more than one person has won the medal since it was elevated to presidential status in 2009.
The panel described Prof Halliwell as a "world-leading expert" on his work on free radicals, and Prof Boey was recognised for his bioengineering patents, such as a biodegradable stent for heart bypass operations.
Six scientists and engineers also received accolades including the President's Science Award and the President's Technology Award.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
南大校园里 德士“下楼梯”
南大校园里 德士“下楼梯”
一辆德士不知何故停在南大校园中央一段宽阔的梯阶间，众人协力把它推下楼梯。（图／互联网）
南大校园昨天早上出现了惊奇的一幕，一辆德士不知何故停在校园中央一段宽阔的梯阶间，引来众人驻足围观。
德士“停放”位置是南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际关系学院第S4-A座和电机电子工程系第S1-A座之间的一段梯阶。
这段梯级从南洋道（Nanyang Avenue）通往南大South Spine停车场，供行人使用。
据了解，50多岁的德士司机应该是从南洋道往南行驶，要转入停车场，却过早右转，结果误驶下了楼梯，受困在楼梯中央。
《联合早报》
一辆德士不知何故停在南大校园中央一段宽阔的梯阶间，众人协力把它推下楼梯。（图／互联网）
南大校园昨天早上出现了惊奇的一幕，一辆德士不知何故停在校园中央一段宽阔的梯阶间，引来众人驻足围观。
德士“停放”位置是南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际关系学院第S4-A座和电机电子工程系第S1-A座之间的一段梯阶。
这段梯级从南洋道（Nanyang Avenue）通往南大South Spine停车场，供行人使用。
据了解，50多岁的德士司机应该是从南洋道往南行驶，要转入停车场，却过早右转，结果误驶下了楼梯，受困在楼梯中央。
《联合早报》
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
NTU to offer free online courses to engage wider audience
NTU to offer free online courses to engage wider audience
FROM next year, you do not have to be a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student to attend lessons by the world's best business teacher, Professor Vijay Sethi. The 53-year-old information technology expert will be among three professors from the university to offer free online courses for the first time.
NTU, which is partnering United States-based online education company Coursera, is the second local university after the National University of Singapore to announce plans for massive open online courses, or Moocs for short. Worldwide, more than 80 universities, including Stanford, Brown and Yale, offer free courses through Coursera.
NTU's president, Professor Bertil Andersson, said the university aims to engage a wider international audience through Moocs. "We recognise there is rising interest globally for open online courses by top universities, including leading Asian universities like NTU. By making several of our courses accessible to anyone from anywhere in the world... hopefully more will be enticed to come and study here."
Prof Sethi, who earlier this year beat business dons from 31 countries to be named the "world's best business educator" by the Economist Intelligence Unit, will teach a course in e-commerce and technology. It is the same course he delivers to master's students at the Nanyang Business School, but teaching it online will mean doing some things differently.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
FROM next year, you do not have to be a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student to attend lessons by the world's best business teacher, Professor Vijay Sethi. The 53-year-old information technology expert will be among three professors from the university to offer free online courses for the first time.
NTU, which is partnering United States-based online education company Coursera, is the second local university after the National University of Singapore to announce plans for massive open online courses, or Moocs for short. Worldwide, more than 80 universities, including Stanford, Brown and Yale, offer free courses through Coursera.
NTU's president, Professor Bertil Andersson, said the university aims to engage a wider international audience through Moocs. "We recognise there is rising interest globally for open online courses by top universities, including leading Asian universities like NTU. By making several of our courses accessible to anyone from anywhere in the world... hopefully more will be enticed to come and study here."
Prof Sethi, who earlier this year beat business dons from 31 countries to be named the "world's best business educator" by the Economist Intelligence Unit, will teach a course in e-commerce and technology. It is the same course he delivers to master's students at the Nanyang Business School, but teaching it online will mean doing some things differently.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
南大宿舍频出窃案 女学生失数千元财物
南大宿舍频出窃案 女学生失数千元财物
陆小姐说，桌上和地上的手提电脑、手机和现金都不翼而飞。（摄影／林成源）
2名大学女生熟睡中，窃贼敢敢闯入房间，偷走4500元财物！
南大学生宿舍最近频频发生窃案，据南大校刊《南洋纪事报》报道，近几个月就发生了4起窃案，学生痛失数千元财物，气得报警。
据报道，8月13日，一名交流生的iPhone5和50元现金遭学生偷窃。事隔不到一个月，偷窃事件于大前天再度发生。
受害者陆小姐（20岁，大一学生）接受本报访问时说，她和室友在上个星期五晚上没有将房间大门上锁，因此让小偷有机可乘，趁她们熟睡时，在深夜溜进房间偷走了手提电脑、手机和现金。
《新明日报》
陆小姐说，桌上和地上的手提电脑、手机和现金都不翼而飞。（摄影／林成源）
2名大学女生熟睡中，窃贼敢敢闯入房间，偷走4500元财物！
南大学生宿舍最近频频发生窃案，据南大校刊《南洋纪事报》报道，近几个月就发生了4起窃案，学生痛失数千元财物，气得报警。
据报道，8月13日，一名交流生的iPhone5和50元现金遭学生偷窃。事隔不到一个月，偷窃事件于大前天再度发生。
受害者陆小姐（20岁，大一学生）接受本报访问时说，她和室友在上个星期五晚上没有将房间大门上锁，因此让小偷有机可乘，趁她们熟睡时，在深夜溜进房间偷走了手提电脑、手机和现金。
《新明日报》
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
New $30 million 3D printing research centre
New $30 million 3D printing research centre for NTU
Doctors in Singapore could soon be printing human skin, corneas and heart tissue, and saving lives as a result.
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is building a new $30 million research centre for additive manufacturing which will house some of the latest 3D printing machines available. When the centre opens in May next year, it will also have what is likely to be Singapore's first bioprinter which is a machine capable of producing real human tissue, layer by layer.
The research centre called the NTU Additive Manufacturing Centre will be funded by the Economic Development Board.
In order to grow the pool of talent needed to feed the growing additive manufacturing industry, NTU is also introducing PhD and masters' degree programmes specialising in this area in August. Students under both programmes will contribute to the research conducted at the centre.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Doctors in Singapore could soon be printing human skin, corneas and heart tissue, and saving lives as a result.
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is building a new $30 million research centre for additive manufacturing which will house some of the latest 3D printing machines available. When the centre opens in May next year, it will also have what is likely to be Singapore's first bioprinter which is a machine capable of producing real human tissue, layer by layer.
The research centre called the NTU Additive Manufacturing Centre will be funded by the Economic Development Board.
In order to grow the pool of talent needed to feed the growing additive manufacturing industry, NTU is also introducing PhD and masters' degree programmes specialising in this area in August. Students under both programmes will contribute to the research conducted at the centre.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Saturday, August 31, 2013
NTU, SUTD launch 3D design and printing research lab
NTU, SUTD launch 3D design and printing research lab
Nanyang Technological University's Associate Provost for Graduate Education Professor Yue Chee Yoon (R) and Singapore University of Technology and Design's (SUTD) Associate Provost for Research Professor Martin Dunn at the signing and launch of the Visualisation and Prototyping lab. (Photo: SUTD)
Nanyang Technological University and Singapore University of Technology and Design launched a joint lab on Friday to develop new techniques in 3D design and printing.
Research funds amounting to S$200,000 and four PhD scholarships have been set aside for the Visualisation and Prototyping lab, which will have dual facilities at the campuses of the two universities.
For a start, the lab will see four research projects focusing on areas such as large-scale prototyping, multi-material 3D printing and embedded sensor technology.
The universities said the collaboration is timely due to the rapid growth of 3D printing-related industry in Singapore, particularly in aerospace, manufacturing and precision engineering.
NTU's Associate Provost for Graduate Education Professor Yue Chee Yoon said: "The advent in 3D design and printing allows anyone now to produce an item with complex configurations while having the flexibility to accommodate design changes conveniently to meet rapidly changing industrial demands without incurring additional tooling costs."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Nanyang Technological University's Associate Provost for Graduate Education Professor Yue Chee Yoon (R) and Singapore University of Technology and Design's (SUTD) Associate Provost for Research Professor Martin Dunn at the signing and launch of the Visualisation and Prototyping lab. (Photo: SUTD)
Nanyang Technological University and Singapore University of Technology and Design launched a joint lab on Friday to develop new techniques in 3D design and printing.
Research funds amounting to S$200,000 and four PhD scholarships have been set aside for the Visualisation and Prototyping lab, which will have dual facilities at the campuses of the two universities.
For a start, the lab will see four research projects focusing on areas such as large-scale prototyping, multi-material 3D printing and embedded sensor technology.
The universities said the collaboration is timely due to the rapid growth of 3D printing-related industry in Singapore, particularly in aerospace, manufacturing and precision engineering.
NTU's Associate Provost for Graduate Education Professor Yue Chee Yoon said: "The advent in 3D design and printing allows anyone now to produce an item with complex configurations while having the flexibility to accommodate design changes conveniently to meet rapidly changing industrial demands without incurring additional tooling costs."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Thursday, August 15, 2013
School of Medicine welcomes its first cohort of students
NTU's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine welcomes its first cohort of students
Shortlisted candidates queueing to start their interviews for the newest medical school at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, set up by NTU and Imperial College London. Singapore's newest medical school welcomed its first batch of students at its first white coat ceremony on Thursday. -- FILE PHOTO: NTU
Singapore's newest medical school welcomed its first batch of students at its first white coat ceremony on Thursday.
v The pioneer batch of 54 students at the Nanyang Technological University's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine students received their white coats and stethoscopes at the ceremony held at NTU.
"Medicine is a noble profession and membership calls for not just great commitment and passion, but also a clear moral obligation," said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, who was the guest of honour at the event, as he urged the students to be ambassadors for the new school.
He also pointed out that there were diverse career opportunities available in the public healthcare service, the chance to train future generations of doctors, or do research and take on leadership roles.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Shortlisted candidates queueing to start their interviews for the newest medical school at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, set up by NTU and Imperial College London. Singapore's newest medical school welcomed its first batch of students at its first white coat ceremony on Thursday. -- FILE PHOTO: NTU
Singapore's newest medical school welcomed its first batch of students at its first white coat ceremony on Thursday.
v The pioneer batch of 54 students at the Nanyang Technological University's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine students received their white coats and stethoscopes at the ceremony held at NTU.
"Medicine is a noble profession and membership calls for not just great commitment and passion, but also a clear moral obligation," said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, who was the guest of honour at the event, as he urged the students to be ambassadors for the new school.
He also pointed out that there were diverse career opportunities available in the public healthcare service, the chance to train future generations of doctors, or do research and take on leadership roles.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Lyon unveiled as NTU's first mascot
A lion called Lyon is unveiled as NTU's first mascot
THE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has unveiled its first mascot - a lion called Lyon whose mane features the university's colours of red and blue.
Lyon was designed by final-year computer science student Chia Yan An, and came in top out of more than 80 entries submitted for NTU's mascot design competition.
NTU President Bertil Andersson expressed his hope that the new mascot will be a symbol to bring the university community together. "(The mascot) has a unique role to create a strong visual identity for NTU and promote the university's image of strength, courage, and fearlessness," he said.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
THE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has unveiled its first mascot - a lion called Lyon whose mane features the university's colours of red and blue.
Lyon was designed by final-year computer science student Chia Yan An, and came in top out of more than 80 entries submitted for NTU's mascot design competition.
NTU President Bertil Andersson expressed his hope that the new mascot will be a symbol to bring the university community together. "(The mascot) has a unique role to create a strong visual identity for NTU and promote the university's image of strength, courage, and fearlessness," he said.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
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Friday, August 2, 2013
New memorial fund in late professor's name
NTU launches new memorial fund in late professor's name
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched a fund on Thursday in memory of its late professor Ma Jan, who was the chair of its School of Materials Science and Engineering. -- PHOTO: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched a fund on Thursday in memory of its late professor Ma Jan, who was the chair of its School of Materials Science and Engineering.
Professor Ma passed away suddenly in June last year at the age of 46, after a heart attack. He left behind his wife, Mrs Ma-Lim Ai Choo and two children.
The Ma Jan Memorial Fund amounts to $625,000, of which $250,000 was raised from more than 400 donors, including Professor Ma's colleagues, students and friends, with the rest from government matching.
Three students from the school were the first recipients of the Ma Jan bursaries. They received $5,000 each to support a year of their studies in NTU.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched a fund on Thursday in memory of its late professor Ma Jan, who was the chair of its School of Materials Science and Engineering. -- PHOTO: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched a fund on Thursday in memory of its late professor Ma Jan, who was the chair of its School of Materials Science and Engineering.
Professor Ma passed away suddenly in June last year at the age of 46, after a heart attack. He left behind his wife, Mrs Ma-Lim Ai Choo and two children.
The Ma Jan Memorial Fund amounts to $625,000, of which $250,000 was raised from more than 400 donors, including Professor Ma's colleagues, students and friends, with the rest from government matching.
Three students from the school were the first recipients of the Ma Jan bursaries. They received $5,000 each to support a year of their studies in NTU.
~News courtesy of Straits Times~
Saturday, July 27, 2013
南大生毕业礼失言 被轰愚蠢傲慢
南大生毕业礼失言 被轰愚蠢傲慢
致辞时一句“中文系毕业生可能听不懂英语”，邬瀚辉成了话题人物。（图／互联网）
一句“中文系毕业生可能听不懂英语”引起轩然大波，南大生毕业典礼上失言惹众怒，被轰愚蠢与傲慢，赶紧上面簿道歉灭火！
昨天上午在南大礼堂举行的毕业典礼节外生枝，代表学生上台发表告别演说的一名毕业生，以英语发表演说，讲到父母如何用心栽培孩子时，即兴加入一句“the Chinese majors who probably have not gotten anything I said in English”（大意是：主修华文的毕业生可能完全听不懂我的英语演说），引发全场哗然。
失言的毕业生是邬瀚辉（Darren Woo Hon Fai，25岁），来自社会学系。
在大约5分钟的演说里，邬瀚辉大部分用英语演讲。他娓娓道出4年求学生涯的苦与乐，还引经据典，最后提醒毕业生不要忘记父母的苦心栽培。然而，就在他赞扬父母为孩子的无私付出时，却语出惊人，说了上述一段话。 用中文错：我没有看不起他们；中文系教授要学生 学习原谅；毕业生上网炮轰。
《联合晚报》
致辞时一句“中文系毕业生可能听不懂英语”，邬瀚辉成了话题人物。（图／互联网）
一句“中文系毕业生可能听不懂英语”引起轩然大波，南大生毕业典礼上失言惹众怒，被轰愚蠢与傲慢，赶紧上面簿道歉灭火！
昨天上午在南大礼堂举行的毕业典礼节外生枝，代表学生上台发表告别演说的一名毕业生，以英语发表演说，讲到父母如何用心栽培孩子时，即兴加入一句“the Chinese majors who probably have not gotten anything I said in English”（大意是：主修华文的毕业生可能完全听不懂我的英语演说），引发全场哗然。
失言的毕业生是邬瀚辉（Darren Woo Hon Fai，25岁），来自社会学系。
在大约5分钟的演说里，邬瀚辉大部分用英语演讲。他娓娓道出4年求学生涯的苦与乐，还引经据典，最后提醒毕业生不要忘记父母的苦心栽培。然而，就在他赞扬父母为孩子的无私付出时，却语出惊人，说了上述一段话。 用中文错：我没有看不起他们；中文系教授要学生 学习原谅；毕业生上网炮轰。
《联合晚报》
Friday, July 26, 2013
NTU graduates in demand
NTU graduates in demand
Almost seven in 10 Nanyang Technology University (NTU) graduates secured jobs before graduation this year, up from the previous year of two in three students.
Graduands with a double degree in Accountancy and Business did even better with nine in 10 gaining employment before graduation.
Some were spoilt for choice as they had multiple job offers.
The top 10 per cent of these students also drew an average monthly salary of more than S$8,000.
Sport Science & Management graduate Stella Kae said: "I've been offered a few jobs actually. A couple in the government sector, one from Far East Organization, as well as an Internet business. Most of them are in different areas. I applied for different areas because I wanted to learn more about each job."
More than 400 students received their bachelor and post-graduate degrees at NTU on Thursday.
NTU Chancellor President Tony Tan graced the ceremony and he congratulated the students on their achievements.
This was the first of the university's 18 graduation ceremonies due to take place over the next week.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Almost seven in 10 Nanyang Technology University (NTU) graduates secured jobs before graduation this year, up from the previous year of two in three students.
Graduands with a double degree in Accountancy and Business did even better with nine in 10 gaining employment before graduation.
Some were spoilt for choice as they had multiple job offers.
The top 10 per cent of these students also drew an average monthly salary of more than S$8,000.
Sport Science & Management graduate Stella Kae said: "I've been offered a few jobs actually. A couple in the government sector, one from Far East Organization, as well as an Internet business. Most of them are in different areas. I applied for different areas because I wanted to learn more about each job."
More than 400 students received their bachelor and post-graduate degrees at NTU on Thursday.
NTU Chancellor President Tony Tan graced the ceremony and he congratulated the students on their achievements.
This was the first of the university's 18 graduation ceremonies due to take place over the next week.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
NTU, Rolls-Royce launch laboratory
NTU, Rolls-Royce launch laboratory
(L-R) Prof Bertil Andersson, Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo, Prof Ric Parker, Prof Low Teck Seng and Jonathan Asherton launching the new Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Rolls-Royce have launched a S$75-million laboratory to ramp up research efforts in Singapore.
The Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab will kick start 32 new projects over the next five years.
This triples the existing number of projects between the university and the British power systems giant.
It will focus on fundamental research and pioneering technology to develop innovative solutions to overcome challenges in large-scale manufacturing and repair.
The lab will train up to 70 researchers and 165 graduate and undergraduate students - about half of whom are expected to be locals.
It is also the first lab supported under the National Research Foundation's Corp Lab @ University scheme.
Professor Ric Parker, director of research and technology at Rolls-Royce, said: “We have a network of such centres around the world but only two in Asia. This is certainly the biggest in Asia and the most widespread in the field it is looking at. So it is very important to us."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
(L-R) Prof Bertil Andersson, Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo, Prof Ric Parker, Prof Low Teck Seng and Jonathan Asherton launching the new Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Rolls-Royce have launched a S$75-million laboratory to ramp up research efforts in Singapore.
The Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab will kick start 32 new projects over the next five years.
This triples the existing number of projects between the university and the British power systems giant.
It will focus on fundamental research and pioneering technology to develop innovative solutions to overcome challenges in large-scale manufacturing and repair.
The lab will train up to 70 researchers and 165 graduate and undergraduate students - about half of whom are expected to be locals.
It is also the first lab supported under the National Research Foundation's Corp Lab @ University scheme.
Professor Ric Parker, director of research and technology at Rolls-Royce, said: “We have a network of such centres around the world but only two in Asia. This is certainly the biggest in Asia and the most widespread in the field it is looking at. So it is very important to us."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Thursday, July 11, 2013
New exec training programme for Vietnamese officials launched
New exec training programme for Vietnamese officials launched
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Temasek Foundation, in collaboration with Vietnam's Monitoring Office of Programme 165 (MOP165), will launch a new training programme for senior Vietnamese officials this month.
The new programme is an expansion of the two countries' existing collaboration on executive training programme, and is targeted at Vietnamese government officials as well as the country's leaders of key government agencies and organisations.
The specialised programme will be funded with a grant of S$600,000 from Singapore's Temasek Foundation and co-funding of S$475,000 by the government of Vietnam.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Thursday in Hanoi by the dean of NTU's College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Professor Alan Chan, and the head of MOP165, Vietnam's Central Committee of Organisation and Personnel, Dr Nguyen Van Du.
MOP165 is the leading national-level institution in Vietnam that is responsible for the training of government leaders and senior officials, focusing on political science and governance issues.
The first batch of participants will include leaders from the Vietnam Women's Union.
The 25 female officials will be in Singapore from 25 August for the two-week training programme focusing on leadership and public policy conducted by NTU's Nanyang Centre for Public Administration.
Singapore and Vietnam celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties this year.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Temasek Foundation, in collaboration with Vietnam's Monitoring Office of Programme 165 (MOP165), will launch a new training programme for senior Vietnamese officials this month.
The new programme is an expansion of the two countries' existing collaboration on executive training programme, and is targeted at Vietnamese government officials as well as the country's leaders of key government agencies and organisations.
The specialised programme will be funded with a grant of S$600,000 from Singapore's Temasek Foundation and co-funding of S$475,000 by the government of Vietnam.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on Thursday in Hanoi by the dean of NTU's College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Professor Alan Chan, and the head of MOP165, Vietnam's Central Committee of Organisation and Personnel, Dr Nguyen Van Du.
MOP165 is the leading national-level institution in Vietnam that is responsible for the training of government leaders and senior officials, focusing on political science and governance issues.
The first batch of participants will include leaders from the Vietnam Women's Union.
The 25 female officials will be in Singapore from 25 August for the two-week training programme focusing on leadership and public policy conducted by NTU's Nanyang Centre for Public Administration.
Singapore and Vietnam celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties this year.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Local university scholarships gaining popularity: survey
Local university scholarships gaining popularity: survey
Local university scholarships are becoming more popular among students, according to the annual BrightSparks Scholarship & Career Survey.
BrightSparks is a scholarship and higher education media owned by the JobsCentral Group.
The survey shows that 22.4 per cent of Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level ('A'-Level) and International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma graduates, and final year Polytechnic students voted local university scholarships as their top pick.
This is a five-year high since 2009. The figure was 19.4 per cent last year.
In terms of the ranking of scholarship providers, National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University continue to hold first and second places among 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates.
Singapore Management University made it to the top five scholarship provider rankings by jumping over 16 notches to rank fifth.
The survey also shows that the most popular industry is still Banking & Financial Services with 39.1 per cent of 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates and 28 per cent of first and second year university graduates voting for it.
The Hotel & Hospitality industry however is becoming less attractive to 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates. The industry was ranked 16th in 2013, compared to eighth place in 2009.
Over 3,100 respondents took part in the survey this year.
The survey targets potential scholarship recipients who are 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates, final year polytechnic students, and first and second year undergraduates attending local universities.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Local university scholarships are becoming more popular among students, according to the annual BrightSparks Scholarship & Career Survey.
BrightSparks is a scholarship and higher education media owned by the JobsCentral Group.
The survey shows that 22.4 per cent of Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level ('A'-Level) and International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma graduates, and final year Polytechnic students voted local university scholarships as their top pick.
This is a five-year high since 2009. The figure was 19.4 per cent last year.
In terms of the ranking of scholarship providers, National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University continue to hold first and second places among 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates.
Singapore Management University made it to the top five scholarship provider rankings by jumping over 16 notches to rank fifth.
The survey also shows that the most popular industry is still Banking & Financial Services with 39.1 per cent of 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates and 28 per cent of first and second year university graduates voting for it.
The Hotel & Hospitality industry however is becoming less attractive to 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates. The industry was ranked 16th in 2013, compared to eighth place in 2009.
Over 3,100 respondents took part in the survey this year.
The survey targets potential scholarship recipients who are 'A' Level and IB diploma graduates, final year polytechnic students, and first and second year undergraduates attending local universities.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
南大师生研发大型触屏转换装置
南大师生研发大型触屏转换装置
在普通电视机上安装这片触屏，再也无需花上万元买触屏式智能电视机。（摄影／曾道明）
南洋理工大学的师生，研制出一种价格便宜的大型触摸屏幕转换装置，只要把它安装在50寸左右的平面上，一个普通的平面就可以被转换成用手指操控的触摸屏。例如：老师在普通的墙面装上装置后，就可把墙面当做有触屏的白板来授课。普通的桌面也可用来玩电脑游戏。
系统是通过平面上的多个声波感应器（acoustic sensors）和摄像机，来确定感应物的确切位置。这是全世界首个通过声波感应器及摄像机来定位的装置。
与目前市面上的智能手机或电视一样，系统允许人们用手指在屏幕上拖拽，或用2根手指进行多点触控（Multi-Touch），以放大或缩小屏幕上的内容。
由于制造这个装置所需的原料，价格较低，推出市场后零售价估计也只是数百元，如果在现有的电子产品屏幕上安装这个装置，将比直接购买具备触屏的电子产品来得便宜许多。
市面上售卖的55寸普通电视机，售价约2000元，但触屏式智能电视机可以卖到上万元。
这个技术目前较适用于50寸左右的大屏幕，手机屏幕等小过32寸的产品则不适用，再加上市面上的小型触屏价格不算贵，因此，研发团队瞄准的是大型屏幕市场。
团队目前正努力推广这项发明，争取在商场的电子展板上，应用这项技术。
公众预计在1年半至4年内，可在市面上买到这款产品。
这项装置由南大电机与电子工程学院助理教授邝伟雄，带领5名学生研发。他们前后花了5年时间才完成目前这个产品雏形。
～以上新闻转载自OMY～
在普通电视机上安装这片触屏，再也无需花上万元买触屏式智能电视机。（摄影／曾道明）
南洋理工大学的师生，研制出一种价格便宜的大型触摸屏幕转换装置，只要把它安装在50寸左右的平面上，一个普通的平面就可以被转换成用手指操控的触摸屏。例如：老师在普通的墙面装上装置后，就可把墙面当做有触屏的白板来授课。普通的桌面也可用来玩电脑游戏。
系统是通过平面上的多个声波感应器（acoustic sensors）和摄像机，来确定感应物的确切位置。这是全世界首个通过声波感应器及摄像机来定位的装置。
与目前市面上的智能手机或电视一样，系统允许人们用手指在屏幕上拖拽，或用2根手指进行多点触控（Multi-Touch），以放大或缩小屏幕上的内容。
由于制造这个装置所需的原料，价格较低，推出市场后零售价估计也只是数百元，如果在现有的电子产品屏幕上安装这个装置，将比直接购买具备触屏的电子产品来得便宜许多。
市面上售卖的55寸普通电视机，售价约2000元，但触屏式智能电视机可以卖到上万元。
这个技术目前较适用于50寸左右的大屏幕，手机屏幕等小过32寸的产品则不适用，再加上市面上的小型触屏价格不算贵，因此，研发团队瞄准的是大型屏幕市场。
团队目前正努力推广这项发明，争取在商场的电子展板上，应用这项技术。
公众预计在1年半至4年内，可在市面上买到这款产品。
这项装置由南大电机与电子工程学院助理教授邝伟雄，带领5名学生研发。他们前后花了5年时间才完成目前这个产品雏形。
～以上新闻转载自OMY～
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