There are two local universities of science and engineering field in Singapore :
Since its founding in 1905,
NUS has evolved into a comprehensive university offering courses in major disciplines such as the Sciences, Engineering, Technology, Law, Arts & Social Sciences and Medicine.
NTU was set up in 1981 to provide facilities for tertiary education and research in engineering and technology. It has since incorporated the National Institute of Education (NIE) "the teachers' college" and expanded to include Accountancy, Business and Communication Studies.
Programmes
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)
- Graduate Diploma (Grad.Dip)
- International Collaborations for Graduate Studies
Graduate study is offered in two broad categories:
Research-based programmes
These programmes has built a comprehensive research infrastructure with top-notch facilities conducive for the pursuit of creative research.
Graduate students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty members on a wide variety of exciting research projects. Excellent opportunities are available for students to be immersed in a vibrant research-intensive environment in any departments/divisions of its university in the pursuit of a higher degree leading to:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
These higher degrees are awarded based on coursework and supervised research on an approved topic, culminating in the submission of a thesis.
Coursework-based programmesThe Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes, conducted in the evenings and aimed at working professionals, are designed for university graduates who wish to advance their knowledge and careers in their chosen field of specialisation.
The M.Sc. degrees are awarded once the candidates pass the relevant examinations and achieve a minimum level of proficiency in the examinations.
List of Courses- Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Intellectual Property Management
- Management of Technology
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Safety, Health & Environmental Technology
- Systems Design & Management
- Transportation Systems & Management
International Universities in Singapore In addition to local universities, many of the world's leading foreign universities have also established their presence in Singapore. These leading foreign universities have either set up a physical campus (institutes of higher learning) or have joint collaborations/programmes with local universities (local tie-ups).
Leading International Institutions with Asian Campus located in Singapore - INSEAD
- University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
- Duke
- SP Jain Centre of Management
- ESSEC
- Digipen Institute of Technology
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Leading International Universities in Collaboration with Singapore Universities - John Hopkins
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Design Technology Institute
- German Institute of Science & Technology
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Stanford University
- Waseda University
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- New York University School of Law
- Cornell University
In addition, The Singapore's local universities, the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University also have joint programmes with more than 16 other institutions around the world. These include:
- University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)
- Beijing University for Chinese Medicine
- ESIEE (France)
- Australian National University
- University of Melbourne (Australia)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA)
- UCLA Anderson School of Management (USA)
- Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité (Supelec) (France)
- Peking University (China)
- Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)
- University of Basel (Switzerland)
- Technical University of Denmark
- King's College London
- Tsinghua University (China)
- Université Pierre Et Marie Curie,
- Université Paris Sud
- The French Grandes Écoles
There are also
foreign specialised institutes in Singapore, who have either set up campuses here or have tie ups with the local polytechnics; these enable polytechnic students to pursue a degree in related courses after they have completed their diplomas at the polytechnics.
References: NUS, NTU, singaporeedu.gov.sg
[Last Updated July, 2007]
