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~
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