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{{Short description|Autonomous university in Singapore}}
{{distinguish|Nanyang University|Nanyang Institute of Technology|Nanyang Polytechnic}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Nanyang Technological University
 | native_name            = {{nobold|{{native name|zh|南洋理工大学|italics=off}}<br />{{native name|ms|Universiti Teknologi Nanyang}}<br />{{native name|ta|நன்யாங் தொழில்நுட்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம்|italics=off}}<!--end nobold:-->}}
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 | former_name            = Nanyang Technological Institute (1981–1991)
 | established            = {{start date and age|df=y|1981|08|08}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act-Rev/NTIA1981/Published/19870330?DocDate=19870330&ViewType=Pdf&_=20210210002705|title=Nanyang Technological Institute Act|website=Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=16 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516052149/https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act-Rev/NTIA1981/Published/19870330?DocDate=19870330&ViewType=Pdf&_=20210210002705|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19820220-1.2.169.2|title=NTI to be developed in three phases;The Straits Times, 20 February 1982, Page 7|website=National Library Board|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=15 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615023252/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19820220-1.2.169.2|url-status=live}}</ref> (as Nanyang Technological Institute)<br />{{start date and age|df=y|1991|07|01}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Acts-Supp/17-1991/Published/19910412?DocDate=19910412&WholeDoc=1|title=Nanyang Technological University Act 1991|website=Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=16 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516045110/https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Acts-Supp/17-1991/Published/19910412?DocDate=19910412&WholeDoc=1|url-status=live}}</ref> (as Nanyang Technological University)
 | endowment              = [[Singapore dollar|S$]]3.5 billion
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]<ref name = "MOE">{{cite web | title = Post-secondary education | website = Ministry of Education, Singapore | url = https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/post-secondary | access-date = 11 June 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080405184413/http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/post-secondary/| url-status =dead| archive-date =2008-04-05}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = [[President of Singapore]]
 | president              = [[Teck-Hua Ho|Ho Teck Hua]]
 | provost                = Christian Wolfrum
 | address                = 50 Nanyang Ave, Singapore 639798
 | city                   = 
 | country                = 
 | coor                   = {{coord|1|20|45|N|103|40|48|E|type:edu_region:SG|display=inline,title}}
 | colours                = {{color box|#D71440}} [[Crimson|Red]]<br /> {{color box|#181C62}} [[Midnight blue|Blue]]<ref>[https://www3.ntu.edu.sg/CorpComms2/NTU%20Quick%20Brand%20Guide%202018.pdf Quick Brand Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170319/https://www3.ntu.edu.sg/CorpComms2/NTU%20Quick%20Brand%20Guide%202018.pdf |date=20 September 2022 }} – website NTU</ref>
 | academic_staff         = 1,590<ref name="Facts & Figures">{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|title=Facts & Figures|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530031101/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 6,407<ref name="Facts & Figures">{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|title=Facts & Figures|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530031101/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | students               = 37,458<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|title=Facts & Figures|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 24,800<ref name="Facts & Figures">{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|title=Facts & Figures|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530031101/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | postgrad               = 12,658<ref name="Facts & Figures">{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|title=Facts & Figures|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530031101/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | campus                 = 50 Nanyang Ave, Singapore 639798 (Main campus)<br />11 Mandalay Road, Singapore 308232 (Novena campus)
 | affiliations           = [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]], [[Association of Pacific Rim Universities|APRU]], [[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|ASAIHL]], ASPIRE,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/networks-alliances#network_aspire|title=Networks & Alliances: Achieving meaningful impact through cross-border collaboration - ASPIRE|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=1 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501165808/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/networks-alliances#network_aspire|url-status=live}}</ref> [[ASEAN University Network|AUN]], [[German Academic Exchange Service|DAAD]], SATU,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/networks-alliances#network_satu|title=Networks & Alliances: Achieving meaningful impact through cross-border collaboration - SATU|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05}}</ref> STINT,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/networks-alliances#network_stint|title=Networks & Alliances: Achieving meaningful impact through cross-border collaboration - STINT|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=1 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501165808/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/networks-alliances#network_stint|url-status=live}}</ref> [[University Alliance in Talent Education Development|UAiTED]], UCMSR,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/networks-alliances#network_ucmsr|title=Networks & Alliances: Achieving meaningful impact through cross-border collaboration - UCMSR|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=1 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501165808/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/networks-alliances#network_ucmsr|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Washington Accord (credentials)|WA]], [[Global Alliance of Technological Universities]]
 | website                = {{official URL}}
 | logo                   = Nanyang Technological University.svg
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'''Nanyang Technological University''' ('''NTU''') is a [[National university|national]] [[Public university|public]] [[research]] university in [[Singapore]]. Founded in 1981, it is also the second oldest [[autonomous university]] in the country.

In response to Singapore’s economic restructuring in the 1970s amid a shortage of engineers, [[Government of Singapore|the government]] established the [[Nanyang Technological Institute]] (NTI) in 1981 on the former campus of [[Nanyang University]], with engineering and applied science-focused programmes that emphasised laboratory training and industrial attachments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=5b196e5e-3204-4dd5-91d2-103474eaf0fb|title=Nanyang Technological University is established|website=NLB|access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref> NTI was elevated to full university status and officially inaugurated as NTU on 1 July 1991 through parliamentary legislation, incorporating the [[National Institute of Education]] to support national goals of industrial upgrading and research-intensive higher education in science and technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/history|title=Our History|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2026-01-12}}</ref>

NTU's main campus, located in the west of the country in the [[Western Water Catchment]] planning area,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-06 |title=Environmental Protection Projects |url=https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/seeingbeyondourselves/environmental-protection-projects/ |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Seeing Beyond Ourselves |language=en-US}}</ref> covers {{Convert|200|hectare|km2 acres}} of land, making it the largest university campus in the country.<ref>{{cite  web|url=http://www.hey.ntu.edu.sg/05_features_3.html|title=Check in to Check Out|website=hey.ntu.edu.sg|access-date=2016-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707091752/http://www.hey.ntu.edu.sg/05_features_3.html|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The university also operates a medical campus in [[Novena, Singapore|Novena]], Singapore's healthcare district. As of 2024, NTU enrolled 37,458 students, and employed 7,997 faculty and staff.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enrolment by College |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures/enrolment-by-college |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907220824/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures/enrolment-by-college |archive-date=7 September 2024 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Nanyang Technological University|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty and Staff Population |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures/faculty-and-staff-population |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907220808/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures/faculty-and-staff-population |archive-date=7 September 2024 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Nanyang Technological University|language=en}}</ref>

The university is organised into a number of [[College|colleges]] and [[School|schools]], including the College of Engineering, College of Science, Nanyang Business School, [[Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine]], College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, College of Computing and Data Science, Graduate College, [[National Institute of Education]], [[S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies]], and the NTU Honours College.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colleges and Schools |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/colleges-schools |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=Corporate NTU |language=en}}</ref> 

==History==
===Nanyang University (1955–1980)===
{{main|Nanyang University}}

[[Nanyang University]] (abbreviated Nan-tah, {{lang|zh-Hans|南大}}) was founded in 1955 on land donated by the Hokkien Huay Kuan, prior to Singapore's independence from British rule. Conceived as a Chinese-medium university, it was largely supported by the local Chinese community and became the first Chinese-language university in Southeast Asia.<ref>  {{cite web |url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=d0000bff-3953-4892-bed4-387dc21afc0f |title=Nanyang University - Singapore |access-date=2026-01-11}}</ref>

Nanyang University was located south of the present Nanyang Technological University grounds, centered on what is now Yunan Garden. The former administration building of Nanyang University now houses the Chinese Heritage Centre, which has been designated as a [[national monument]].

===Nanyang Technological Institute (1981–1991)===
In 1980, Nanyang University merged with the University of Singapore to form the current [[National University of Singapore]]. Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI), a tertiary institution affiliated to the National University of Singapore, was formed to take over Nanyang University's campus in 1981.<ref name="Mavis Toh">{{cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20081103-97950.html|title=NUS versus NTU: Looking beyond the rankings|author=Mavis Toh|access-date=2016-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408203307/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20081103-97950.html|archive-date=8 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="新加坡联合早报-2000">{{Cite book|title=李光耀回忆录 1965 2000|publisher=新加坡联合早报|year=2000|isbn=978-981-04-2978-2|location=Singapore|page=176|quote=南大校园成立附属过大的南洋理工学院的院址。1991年它升格为南洋理工大学。}}</ref> 

NTI operated as an engineering institute for a decade and formed the academic and infrastructural foundation for the establishment of Nanyang Technological University.

=== Legacy of Nanyang University (1991)===

As NTU subsequently grew into a full university, various efforts were made to have it claim the Nanyang University mantle. In 1996, the alumni rolls of Nanyang University were transferred from NUS to NTU. In 1998, the prominent local calligrapher and poet Pan Shou ({{lang-zh|t=潘受}}), who had been the first vice-chancellor of Nanyang University<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Pan Shou – Singapore
 |url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=23878f30-3a2b-4482-a14d-d3c3d551d231
 |website=National Library Board Singapore
 |publisher=National Library Board
 |access-date=25 January 2026
}}</ref>, called for NTU to be renamed Nanyang University, as a way to "quieten the hearts of many" NU alumni.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://enquirer.sg/2009/04/18/nantah%E2%80%99s-spectre-haunts-ntu%E2%80%99s-name/ | title = Nantah's spectre haunts NTU's name | publisher = The Enquirer (Singapore) | date = Apr 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140312224440/http://enquirer.sg/2009/04/18/nantah%E2%80%99s-spectre-haunts-ntu%E2%80%99s-name/ | archive-date = 12 March 2014 }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2022}}

===Present form===
====Establishment of Nanyang Technological University (1991)====
In March 1991, the Singapore Parliament approved the formation of Nanyang Technological University. It was officially established on 1 July 1991, with the [[National Institute of Education|National Institute of Education (NIE)]] incorporated into it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ebook.ntu.edu.sg/thirty-years-of-momentum.html|title=Thirty Years of Momentum, 30 Perspectives (Reprint)|website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=2025-05-05|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727090142/https://ebook.ntu.edu.sg/thirty-years-of-momentum.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/history |website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=21 September 2021 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921130937/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/history |url-status=live }}</ref> The alumni rolls of the former Nanyang University were transferred to NTU in 1996. Historically, Nanyang Technological University admitted students jointly with the affiliated [[National University of Singapore]] and charged the same fees. Students made only one application, and they would be accepted by either university. This arrangement ended in 2004 as both universities began to distinguish themselves with an end of its official affiliation. Currently, students apply separately to both universities.<ref name="Mavis Toh"/><ref name="新加坡联合早报-2000" /> NTU became autonomous in 2006 and stands as one of the two largest public universities in Singapore today.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/history|title=Our History|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921130937/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/history|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Developments in the 21st century ====
Since the early 2000s, NTU has expanded its international engagement, graduate education, and academic profile.

Approximately 65% of NTU's faculty and staff are foreign nationals, placing it among the world’s top 100 universities with the highest proportion of international faculty, according to QS. (NTU was ranked joint 3rd in the world on this metric, alongside [[National University of Singapore|NUS]].)<ref name="auto1"> {{cite web|title=National University of Singapore vs Nanyang Technological University|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/choosing-university-articles/national-university-singapore-vs-nanyang-technological-university|access-date=8 November 2025|archive-date=9 September 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250909200359/https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/choosing-university-articles/national-university-singapore-vs-nanyang-technological-university|url-status=live}}</ref> 

The university is also highly international in its student body: 31% (8,089) of students are foreign nationals, with 58% of them pursuing postgraduate degrees.<ref name="auto1"/> It remains one of the few top 100 universities with more than 60% of foreign faculty.

==== Controversies in the 21st century ====
In 2013, a public debate over [[academic freedom]] in Singapore arose after [[Cherian George]], an outspoken academic at the '''Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information''' known for his criticism of the government, was denied tenure.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ntu-professor-denied-tenure-may-have-to-leave-job--142039295.html |first1=Elizabeth |last1=Soh |website=Yahoo News Singapore | title = NTU professor denied tenure may have to leave job | date = 28 February 2013 | access-date = 1 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130619205652/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ntu-professor-denied-tenure-may-have-to-leave-job--142039295.html | archive-date = 19 June 2013 | url-status = live }}
</ref> 
Although George had been recommended for tenure by the Wee Kim Wee School, his application was rejected by a university-level committee that included representatives from the [[Government of Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://spuddings.net/2013/03/11/a-letter-from-professor-theodore-glasser/ | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130703113238/http://spuddings.net/2013/03/11/a-letter-from-professor-theodore-glasser/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-07-03 | title = NTU clarifies tenure process after outcry }}</ref> 
The decision prompted a petition by students at the Wee Kim Wee School, but George's subsequent appeal was rejected by the university.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ntu-rejects-outspoken-professor-s-tenure-appeal-115504121.html | title = NTU rejects outspoken professor's tenure appeal | date = 30 April 2013 | access-date = 1 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130502035650/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ntu-rejects-outspoken-professor-s-tenure-appeal-115504121.html | archive-date = 2 May 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2021, some applications for on-campus hostel accommodations in NTU were rejected due to [[COVID-19]] isolation protocols.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://mothership.sg/2021/07/ntu-students-no-accommodation/ | title = Many NTU students fail to secure accommodation as hall rooms reserved for 'Covid-19 isolation & other related purposes' | access-date = 1 July 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210701114108/https://mothership.sg/2021/07/ntu-students-no-accommodation/ | archive-date = 1 July 2021 | url-status = live }}</ref> The university claimed that the rejections were due to a shortage of housing facilities, which at full capacity was still unable to house every applicant, as rooms were oversubscribed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NTU says it is 'still working' to resolve hall allocation issue, cannot have a place for every applicant|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ntu-hall-allocation-housing-oversubscribed-covid-19-applicants-15157482|access-date=2021-07-07|website=CNA|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183315/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ntu-hall-allocation-housing-oversubscribed-covid-19-applicants-15157482|url-status=live}}</ref> These rejections raised concerns, especially among international students, as returning students from Academic Year 2020–2021 were not granted on-campus accommodation despite the university's much-publicised policy of guaranteeing all incoming students a minimum of two years of campus housing.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/ntu-freshman-enjoy-two-year-campus-residence | title = NTU freshmen guaranteed 2-year stay on campus | access-date = 2 July 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210702022153/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/ntu-freshman-enjoy-two-year-campus-residence | archive-date = 2 July 2021 | url-status = live }}</ref> NTU eventually reversed their decision on 2nd July 2021, prioritising on-campus accommodations for international students that resided on campus at the time, students under scholarship programmes with guaranteed housing, and all Year 1 and 2 students under the guaranteed hall stay policy.<ref>{{cite web|title=NTU opens more spots for on-campus housing after 'careful review'; guarantees placement for Year 1 and 2 students|work=CNA |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ntu-hall-on-campus-housing-careful-review-more-spots-students-15140148|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702095440/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ntu-hall-on-campus-housing-careful-review-more-spots-students-15140148|archive-date=2 July 2021|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>

== Coat of arms ==
On its foundation in July 1991, NTU adopted the Coat of Arms granted to NTI (by the [[College of Arms]] of the United Kingdom in November 1982) as its coat of arms.

The Coat of Arms consists of a heraldic shield divided into two sections: the lower portion shows a stalking lion facing the spectator on a white background and the upper portion two atomic symbols, one on either side of a cog-wheel above a battlement on a red background.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/history/coat-of-arms|title=Coat of Arms|website=Corporate NTU|access-date=10 June 2023|archive-date=7 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907220753/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/history/coat-of-arms|url-status=live}}</ref>

It is [[blazon]]ed: {{blockquote|Argent a lion passant guardant proper on a chief embattled gules a cog-wheel between two conventional representations of an atom argent.}}

The lion represents close links between NTI and NUS, the battlement represents School of Civil and Structural Engineering, the atoms represents School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the cogwheel represents School of Mechanical and Production Engineering.

==Campuses==
===Landscape and Architecture===
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NTU has been listed among the World's Most Beautiful Universities, with the Art, Design and Media (ADM) building featured in a 2012 report by ''Travel + Leisure''.<ref name=TravelLeisureReport>{{cite web
|url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/colleges-universities/worlds-most-beautiful-universities?slide=2087644#2087644
|title=World's Most Beautiful Universities &#124; Travel + Leisure
|date=2012-08-12
|author=Stirling Kelso
|access-date=2020-08-06
|archive-date=7 September 2024
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907220753/https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/colleges-universities/americas-most-beautiful-college-campuses#2087644
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

Much of NTU’s campus layout dates back to the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) period between 1981 and 1982, when the master plan—centred on the central academic spine known as the '''North Spine'''—was designed by Japanese architect [[Kenzō Tange]]<ref name="NTU-Establishment">
{{cite web
|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/5b196e5e-3204-4dd5-91d2-103474eaf0fb
|title=Nanyang Technological University is established – Singapore History
|date=February 2015
|access-date=2020-08-04
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119163902/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/5b196e5e-3204-4dd5-91d2-103474eaf0fb
|archive-date=2020-01-19
}}
</ref> 
the recipient of the 1987 [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]. The North Spine was officially opened in 1986.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2016-03-09_132926.html
|title=Nanyang Technological University
|author=Pattarin Kusolpalin
|access-date=2020-08-10
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526192201/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2016-03-09_132926.html
|archive-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> 

Several landmark buildings on campus have since gained international recognition. [[Timothy Seow#ADM Building|The ADM building]], featured in the ''Travel + Leisure'' report,<ref name="TravelLeisureReport"/> was designed by Singaporean architect Lee Cheng Wee.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://mothership.sg/2019/09/timothy-seow-ntu-adm-building/
|author=Zhangxin Zheng
|date=2019-09-07
|title=Timothy Seow
|access-date=2020-08-04
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108055230/https://mothership.sg/2019/09/timothy-seow-ntu-adm-building/
|archive-date=2020-01-08
}}</ref> 

The UOB Innovation Hub, also colloquially known as ''[[The Hive, Singapore|The Hive]]'', is another prominent campus landmark, featured by ''[[Times Higher Education]]''<ref name="TimesHigherEducationReport">{{cite web
|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/10-most-beautiful-universities-east-asia
|title=The 10 most beautiful universities in East Asia &#124; Times Higher Education
|date=2018-03-30
|access-date=2020-08-06
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718072316/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities-east-asia
|archive-date=2019-07-18}}</ref>,
and designed by British designer [[Thomas Heatherwick]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/heatherwicks-singapore-uni-learning-hub-opens/8679749.article
|title=Heatherwick's Singapore Uni Learning Hub opens
|work=[[Architects' Journal]]
|first=Laura|last=Mark
|date=2015-03-10
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719033906/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/heatherwicks-singapore-uni-learning-hub-opens/8679749.article
|archive-date=2019-07-19}}</ref>

<gallery widths="400" heights="200" caption="UOB Innovation Hub (The Hive)">
File:666 02 Learning Hub Surrounding context of the Learning Hub CREDIT Hufton and Crow.jpg|UOB Innovation Hub
File:2016-08-18 Nanyang Technological University Library Outpost SG WMN0001.jpg|alt=|Interior of the UOB Innovation Hub
</gallery>

===Yunnan Garden Campus===
[[File:Yunnan Garden Main Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Yunnan Garden Main Entrance]]

The former [[Nanyang University]] administration building was restored into the Chinese Heritage Centre and was gazetted as a [[national monument]] in 1998 – now overlooking the Yunnan Garden. The Yunnan Garden precinct has undergone restoration and redevelopment works that completed in 2021. This encompassed heritage conservation, landscaped public spaces, and upgraded facilities surrounding the Chinese Heritage Centre.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://media.ntu.edu.sg/NewsReleases/Pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=f22ff9cf-4325-4726-9e19-89463150daac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914180536/http://media.ntu.edu.sg/NewsReleases/Pages/newsdetail.aspx?news=f22ff9cf-4325-4726-9e19-89463150daac|archive-date=14 September 2019|title=NTU President Suresh announces plans and priorities for the University’s next wave of major growth|date=27 August 2018}}</ref>
The [[Nanyang University Memorial]] and original Nanyang University Arch were also declared national monuments of Singapore in 1998. 

The NTU Art & Heritage Museum is an approved public museum under the National Heritage Board's Approved Museum Scheme; benefactors who donate artworks and artefacts to NTU enjoy double tax deductions. There is a small lake between the Chinese Heritage Centre and Hall of Residence 4 called Nanyang Lake. Only members of NTU Anglers' Club permit holder, the fishing club at NTU, are allowed to fish in this lake.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/hale/hale_ntu2012/pdf/nanyang_lake.pdf | title = Nanyang Lake | access-date = 2015-03-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094124/http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/hale/hale_ntu2012/pdf/nanyang_lake.pdf | archive-date = 2 April 2015 | url-status = dead |website=Nanyang Technological University }}</ref>

The campus also served as the Youth Olympic Village for the inaugural [[Youth Olympic Games]] in [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics|2010]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ntu.edu.sg/yov | title = The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Village |website=Nanyang Technological University | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100718093733/http://www.ntu.edu.sg/yov/ | archive-date = 18 July 2010 }}</ref>

<gallery caption="Architecture/Facilities of NTU"   widths="250" heights="150">
File:NTU Administration Building.JPG|Administration Building of Nanyang Technological University
File:NTU former administrative building front.jpg|Chinese Heritage Centre, formerly the Administration Building of [[Nanyang University]]
File:Nanyang Lake, Singapore, 2015-02-07.jpg|Nanyang Lake
File:NTU North Spine.jpg|North Spine
File:NTU South Spine.jpg|South Spine
File:NBS1.jpg|Nanyang Business School
</gallery>

==Colleges and schools==
{|class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin-left:2.5em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.4em; width:480px; "
|- style="text-align:left;"
| '''College / School''' || '''Established'''
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[College of Engineering (NTU)|College of Engineering]] || 1991
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[Nanyang Business School]] || 1991
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[National Institute of Education]] || 1991
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information]] || 1992
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[NTU School of Biological Sciences|School of Biological Sciences]] || 2001
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[NTU  College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences| College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences]] || 2004
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences]] || 2005
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies]] || 2007
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[School of Art, Design and Media]] || 2009
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine]] || 2013
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[Asian School of the Environment]] || 2015
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[Graduate College (NTU)|Graduate College]] || 2018
|- style="text-align:left;"
| [[College of Computing and Data Science]] || 2024
|}

NTU is organised into several colleges and schools covering engineering, business, science, computing, humanities, education, and medicine.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/colleges-schools | title = Colleges & Schools in NTU | website = Nanyang Technological University | access-date = 19 September 2021 | archive-date = 19 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210919012410/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/colleges-schools | url-status = live }}</ref>

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===Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine===
{{main|Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine}}

In 2010, NTU announced the formation of a pro-tem governing board to guide the establishment of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a collaboration with [[Imperial College London]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imperial and NTU's new medical school aspires to be global healthcare role model in meeting Singapore's future healthcare needs|url=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?URL=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/news/Pages/NR2010_Oct29.aspx&Guid=60c0ce9c-6df4-45c4-b022-cfae952b99e1&Category=News+Releases|access-date=2021-03-10|website=news.ntu.edu.sg|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201124959/http://news.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?URL=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/news/Pages/NR2010_Oct29.aspx&Guid=60c0ce9c-6df4-45c4-b022-cfae952b99e1&Category=News+Releases|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Stop-work order issued after fatal worksite accident at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine|url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/stop-work-order-issued-after-fatal-worksite-accident-lee-kong-chian-school-medicine|access-date=18 February 2016|publisher=AsiaOne|date=17 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221031724/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/stop-work-order-issued-after-fatal-worksite-accident-lee-kong-chian-school-medicine|archive-date=21 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?URL=http://news.ntu.edu.sg/news/Pages/Media2011_Mar5.aspx&Guid=c67ce33b-dfdf-4ba4-9a51-d1dab58e6ea7&Category=Media+Reports | title = Joint Medical School | access-date = 28 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180819120309/http://news.ntu.edu.sg/pages/newsdetail.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ntu.edu.sg%2Fnews%2FPages%2FMedia2011_Mar5.aspx&Guid=c67ce33b-dfdf-4ba4-9a51-d1dab58e6ea7&Category=Media+Reports | archive-date = 19 August 2018 | url-status = live }}</ref> 
The medical college was established in 2013. Prior to its opening in 2013, the school received record donations of S$400 million, including S$150 million from the [[Lee Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lee Foundation chairman Lee Seng Gee dies|url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lee-foundation-chairman-lee-seng-gee-dies|access-date=2021-03-10|website=TODAYonline|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924234046/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lee-foundation-chairman-lee-seng-gee-dies|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Tan|first=Amelia|date=5 January 2011|title=Record $400m for NTU's medical school|work=The Straits Times|url=http://tanfoundation.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ST-5.1.11-Record-400million-for-NTU-Medical-School.pdf|access-date=10 March 2021|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702171350/http://tanfoundation.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ST-5.1.11-Record-400million-for-NTU-Medical-School.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The School's primary clinical partner is the [[National Healthcare Group]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/medicine/about-us |website=LKCMedicine, Nanyang Technological University |language=en-us |access-date=21 September 2021 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921131658/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/medicine/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref>

===S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies===
[[File:RSIS.jpg|thumb|right|S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies]]
{{main|S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies}}

The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), named after [[S. Rajaratnam|Singapore's former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs]], offers graduate programmes in [[international relations]] and is an autonomous graduate institution of NTU. The school has the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.
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===Nanyang Business School===
[[File:Nanyang Business School .jpg|thumb|right|NBS's S3 building]]
Nanyang Business School (NBS) is the largest business school in Singapore.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=NanyangBizSch|author=NanyangBizSchool|number=749933100268920832|date=4 July 2016|title=Relevant programmes, outstanding #faculty, hands-on business experience! #NBS boasts the largest cohort in Singapore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NTUNBSGrad/photos/a.1754610058108872.1073741845.1521063928130154/1761678450735366/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1521063928130154/1761678450735366 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Nanyang Business School|website=facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

NBS houses the 165-square meter Centre for Applied Financial Education, the largest finance lab in Singapore. The lab is equipped with 60 dedicated Thomson Reuters Eikon terminals with Datastream, along with 24 Bloomberg terminals that will allow business students with access to real-time financial, economic and business information.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sbr.com.sg/financial-services/news/nanyang-business-school-unveils-singapore%E2%80%99s-largest-finance-lab|title=Nanyang Business School unveils Singapore's largest finance lab|date=15 September 2014 |access-date=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821195425/http://sbr.com.sg/financial-services/news/nanyang-business-school-unveils-singapore%E2%80%99s-largest-finance-lab|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In May 2023, NTU opened Gaia, a six-storey mass timber building. It is NTU’s eighth zero-energy building and at its opening, the largest wooden building in Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/news/detail/gaia-the-largest-wooden-building-in-asia-launched|title=Gaia, the largest wooden building in Asia, launched |date=17 May 2023 |access-date=11 January 2026}}</ref> 
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===College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences===
HASS consists of four schools:
*The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information is a school of [[communication studies]] and offers courses in [[Journalism]], [[Broadcast]], [[Advertising]], [[Communication Policy]] and [[Information Studies]]. It originally established in 1992, and it was named after Singapore's former president [[Wee Kim Wee]] in 2006.
[[File:ADM.JPG|alt=|School of Art, Design and Media|thumb]]
*The School of Art, Design and Media is Singapore's first professional art school and offers an undergraduate programmes in [[Art]], [[Design]], and [[Media (communication)|Media]], as well as graduate degrees in arts research. Its building, which features a sloping grassy roof surrounding a central courtyard, is frequently featured in NTU's promotional materials.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.adm.ntu.edu.sg/AboutADM/Facilities/Pages/Building.aspx | title = The ADM Building | author = Nanyang Technological University | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001010/http://www.adm.ntu.edu.sg/AboutADM/Facilities/Pages/Building.aspx | archive-date = 13 March 2014 }}</ref>
*In 2016, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences split into 2 separate schools: the School of Humanities (SOH) and School of Social Sciences (SSS) – to accommodate with the rising intake of students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/ntu-to-split-social-sciences-humanities|title=NTU to split social sciences, humanities|last=hermes|date=2016-11-01|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11|archive-date=23 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323071208/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/ntu-to-split-social-sciences-humanities|url-status=live}}</ref>
**The School of Humanities which offers programmes in a wide variety of fields including [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[English Literature]], [[History]], [[Linguistics|Linguistics & Multilingual Studies]] and [[Philosophy]].
**The School of Social Sciences which offers [[Economics]], [[Psychology]], [[Public Policy]] and [[Sociology]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/hass/about-us | title=About Us | website=CoHASS, Nanyang Technological University | access-date=21 September 2021 | archive-date=7 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907220831/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/hass/about-us | url-status=live }}</ref> The School of Social Sciences also houses the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA), which focuses on executive education and public-sector leadership.

===College of Engineering===
The College of Engineering is NTU's largest subdivision. It has been ranked among the world's top 15 schools of engineering and technology by [[QS World University Rankings]], and claimed to be the world's largest engineering college, with a student population of more than 10,500 undergraduates and 3,500 graduates.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ntu.edu.sg/aboutntu/corporateinfo/Pages/Intro.aspx | title = NTU at a glance | author = Nanyang Technological University | access-date = 12 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001009/http://www.ntu.edu.sg/aboutntu/corporateinfo/Pages/Intro.aspx | archive-date = 13 March 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> 

It consists of five schools:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undergraduate |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/engineering/programmes/undergraduate |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=College of Engineering |language=en}}</ref>

* [[NTU School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology|School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB)]],
* School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE),
* School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE),
* School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), and
* School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE).

In addition to the 12 single degree programmes, the college also offers double degrees, double majors and integrated programmes as well as the only aerospace engineering programme in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/engineering/aboutus | title=About Us | website=CoE, Nanyang Technological University | access-date=21 September 2021 | archive-date=21 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921160432/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/engineering/aboutus | url-status=live }}</ref>
<gallery caption="Schools within the College of Engineering" widths="400" heights="150">
File:School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE).jpg|School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
File:School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE).jpg|School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
File:School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE).jpg|School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
File:Behind_eee.jpg|School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering complex
</gallery>

===College of Computing and Data Science===
[[File:Computing and Data Science.jpg|alt=|College of Computing and Data Science|thumb]]
The College of Computing and Data Science (CCDS) was established in February 2024 following a restructuring of the university’s academic framework. It was formed through the reorganisation of the [[School of Computer Science and Engineering (NTU)|School of Computer Science and Engineering]] and the consolidation of computing-related disciplines previously housed under the College of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web |title=History {{!}} College of Computing and Data Science |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/computing/about-us/history |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New College of Computing and Data Science (CCDS) |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/computing/news-events/news/detail/new-college-of-computing-and-data-science-(ccds) |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Gabrielle |date=19 February 2024 |title=NTU's new College of Computing and Data Science to open enrolment from August |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/students-can-enrol-in-ntu-s-new-college-in-ai-computing-and-data-science-from-aug-2024
 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423075543/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/students-can-enrol-in-ntu-s-new-college-in-ai-computing-and-data-science-from-aug-2024
 |archive-date=23 April 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |publisher=[[SPH Media]] |location=[[Singapore]] |language=en-SG |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>

CCDS supports active research activities across a broad spectrum of computing and data science domains. It hosts research laboratories and centres such as the Generative AI Lab, Health Informatics Lab, Cyber Security Lab, Data Management and Analytics Lab, and the Centre for Brain-Computing Research, among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research Labs & Centres {{!}} College of Computing and Data Science {{!}} NTU Singapore |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/computing/research/institutes-centres |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=2026-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Computing and Data Science {{!}} NTU Singapore |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/computing |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=2026-01-13}}</ref>

===College of Science===
[[File:School of biological Sciences.jpg|thumb|School of Biological Sciences]]
As of 2024, the college consists of four schools and is home to 257 faculty members, 578 research staff, 134 administrative and technical staff, 4,227 undergraduate and 1,078 graduate students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ebook.ntu.edu.sg/college-of-science-annual-report-2024.html | title=College of Science Annual Report 2024 | website=Nanyang Technological University | access-date=31 July 2025 | archive-date=31 July 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250731075424/https://ebook.ntu.edu.sg/college-of-science-annual-report-2024.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
*The School of Biological Sciences was established in 2002 and offers a variety of programmes in the [[Biological Sciences]] and double degree programme in [[Biomedical Sciences]] and [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]] with the [[Beijing University of Chinese Medicine]] in [[China]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/sbs |title=School of Biological Sciences |website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=31 July 2025 |archive-date=27 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727150300/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/sbs |url-status=live}}</ref>
*The School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences was established in 2005 and offers various disciplines in [[physics]], [[applied physics]] and [[mathematical sciences]]. The school offers [[data science]] programmes together with the College of Computing and Data Science.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/spms |title=School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences |website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=31 July 2025 |archive-date=27 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727150306/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/spms |url-status=live}}</ref>
*The Asian School of the Environment is a new interdisciplinary School established in 2015 to focus on Asian environmental challenges, integrating Earth systems, environmental [[life sciences]], [[ecology]], and the [[social science]]s to address key issues of the [[environmentalism|environment]] and [[sustainability]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase |title=The Asian School of the Environment |website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=31 July 2025 |archive-date=27 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727150316/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase |url-status=live}}</ref>
*The School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology is a school run in conjunction with the College of Engineering established in 2022 with programmes in [[organic chemistry|organic]] and [[inorganic chemistry]], [[physical chemistry]], [[chemical engineering]], and [[bioengineering]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/cceb |title=School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CCEB) |website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=31 July 2025 |archive-date=27 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250727150102/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/cceb |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Graduate College ===
NTU's Graduate College was formed on 1 August 2018 and is in charge of graduate programmes in NTU. One such graduate programme is the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme (IGP), which leverages on professors from multiple schools or colleges in NTU to undertake interdisciplinary research and to act as advisors for IGP PhD students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/graduate-college/admissions/programme/interdisciplinary-graduate-programme | title=Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme | website=GC, Nanyang Technological University | access-date=21 September 2021 | archive-date=21 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921135339/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/graduate-college/admissions/programme/interdisciplinary-graduate-programme | url-status=live }}</ref> Another graduate programme is the Industrial Postgraduate Programme (IPP), which leverages on partnering industry companies to undertake industrial research and to act as advisors for IPP PhD students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/graduate-college/admissions/programme/industrial-postgraduate-programme-(ipp) | title=Industrial Postgraduate Programme | website=GC, Nanyang Technological University | access-date=21 September 2021 | archive-date=21 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921160838/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/graduate-college/admissions/programme/industrial-postgraduate-programme-(ipp) | url-status=live }}</ref>

===National Institute of Education===
[[File:NIE walkway.jpg|thumb|alt=|National Institute of Education]]
{{main|National Institute of Education}}

The National Institute of Education (NIE), occupying {{Convert|16|hectare|km2 acres}} in the western part of NTU's Yunnan Garden campus, is Singapore's main teaching college and is run in close collaboration with Singapore's [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]]. Full-time teachers in [[Education in Singapore|Singapore's public schools]] are required to complete a post-graduate diploma course at NIE, sponsored by Singapore's [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moe.gov.sg/careers/teach/applying/degree/ | title = Applying to be a teacher | author = Ministry of Education, Singapore | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213751/http://www.moe.gov.sg/careers/teach/applying/degree/ | archive-date = 12 March 2014 }}</ref>
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== Academics ==
NTU is a comprehensive national public research university with most students enrolled in full-time undergraduate and graduate degree programmes.<ref>
{{cite web |title=NTU Facts and Figures |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/facts-figures |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}
</ref>

It operates on a two-semester academic calendar, with the academic year typically running from August to May and an optional special term in between semesters.<ref>
{{cite web |title=Academic Calendar |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/academic-calendar |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}
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=== Undergraduate program ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin: 1em 0 1em 1em; font-size:90%;"
|+ Enrolment at NTU (2023–2025)<ref name="ntu-enrolment">{{cite web |title=Student Enrolment Statistics AY2023-24 |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/docs/default-source/corporate-ntu/isu/ay2023-24-undergraduate-student-enrolment.pdf |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref>
! Academic Year
! Undergraduates
! Graduate
! Total Enrollment
|-
! 2023–2024
|24,757||10,608||35,365
|-
! 2024–2025
|24,800||12,658||37,458
|-
! 2025–2026
|25,010||15,729 ||40,739
|-
| style="font-size:75%; text-align:left; font-style:italic;" colspan="4" | 
''Source: NTU Institutional Statistics Unit''
|}

As of 2026, NTU enrolls over 25,000 undergraduate students across its colleges and schools. The College of Engineering constitutes the largest academic division, followed by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, College of Computing & Data Science, Nanyang Business School, College of Science, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and the National institute of Education.

Undergraduate students are required to complete a set of Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) courses, introduced as part of a university-wide curriculum reform.

Most undergraduate courses combine lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and project-based assessments. Final-year students typically complete a capstone project or final-year project particularly in engineering and science programs, involving independent research or applied design under faculty supervision, industry partners or research institutes.

=== Undergraduate Research ===
NTU places emphasis on undergraduate research, with students participating in faculty led projects through programmes such as the Undergraduate Research Experience on Campus (URECA) and overseas research attachments. Many undergraduates also engage in internships, industry-linked projects and/or overseas exchange programmes as part of their degree requirements.

=== Graduate program ===
NTU offers a broad range of graduate programmes, including coursework-based and research-based master's degrees, as well as Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes across science, engineering, computing, medicine, education, business and the humanities.<ref>
{{cite web |title=Graduate Programmes |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/graduate/programmes |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Graduate Programmes (Coursework) |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/graduate/cw |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}
</ref>

Doctoral education at NTU is research-intensive, with PhD candidates typically supported through scholarships, research assistantships or teaching assistantships. Graduate students are closely integrated into NTU's research ecosystem, which allows them to contribute to national and international research initiatives.<ref>
{{cite web |title=About Graduate College |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/graduate-college |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}
</ref>

NTU also offers professional graduate degrees, including the Master of Business Administration (MBA), specialized master's programmes in engineering and computing and joint or dual-degree programmes with international partner universities.
The university also maintains over 50 joint, dual, and double-degree programmes with international partner institutions, particularly in Europe, North America, and Asia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint & Double Degree Programmes |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/graduate/joint-degrees |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref>

=== Honours education ===
The NTU Honours College was established to provide an interdisciplinary, cohort-based honours education for high-performing undergraduates across the university. The programme admits students from multiple colleges and schools, with its first intake of approximately 500 students in August 2025.

=== Scholarships ===
NTU is a participating institution in the Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA), a national doctoral scholarship programme administered by the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR). This programme supports PhD candidates worldwide and is jointly offered by A*STAR, Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore, and the Singapore University of Technology and Design.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) |url=https://www.a-star.edu.sg/cfar/talent/scholarship |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=A*STAR CFAR}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
NTU confers the '''Nanyang Research Award'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Nanyang Awards 2024 |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/computing/news-events/news/detail/nanyang-awards-2024}}</ref> annually to recognise exceptional research contributions by its faculty. It is considered the university's highest honour for research excellence, awarded across disciplines including engineering, science, medicine, business, and the humanities and social sciences. Recipients are selected by a committee of senior academics based on originality, impact, and international standing of their research.

=== Collaborations ===
NTU maintains extensive global academic and industry partnerships to advance research, education, and innovation. Key collaborations include the CREATE campus with research centres alongside MIT, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Munich, Cambridge University, and others in areas like electromobility, sustainability, and AI.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/about-us/global/global-partnerships |title=Global Partnerships}}</ref> 

Notable joint initiatives feature the Centre for Lifelong Learning and Individualised Cognition (CLIC) with University of Cambridge, seed funds with Imperial College London for blue-sky research in health, AI, and urban resilience, and the Fraunhofer-NTU Research Centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/CLIC |title=Cambridge University and Nanyang Technological University Collaboration |date=6 October 2020 |access-date=2026-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/international-relations/ntu-imperial-seed-fund/ |title=NTU-Imperial Collaboration Fund |access-date=2026-01-11}}</ref> 

Industry ties span over 700 companies via corporate labs and NTUitive spin-offs (e.g., Nanofilm, Eureka Robotics), plus partnerships with P&G, Schaeffler, and the Millennium Technology Prize as Asia's first academic partner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/industry-research-collaborations |title=Industry Research Collaborations }}</ref>

===Research institutes and centres===
NTU hosts several national-level research entities, including Research Centres of Excellence (RCEs) and University-level Research Institutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Research Centres of Excellence |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-capabilities/research-centres-of-excellence |website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=2 October 2023 |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922174210/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-capabilities/research-centres-of-excellence |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-capabilities/research-institutes-centres |title=Research Institutes and Centres |website=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=5 May 2025 |archive-date=13 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513203554/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-capabilities/research-institutes-centres |url-status=live}}</ref> The university also hosts the [[Singapore AI Safety Institute]], formerly known as the Digital Trust Centre until its rebrand on 22 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital Trust Centre designated as Singapore's AISI |url=https://www.imda.gov.sg/resources/press-releases-factsheets-and-speeches/factsheets/2024/digital-trust-centre |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Infocomm Media Development Authority |language=en}}</ref>

==== Research Centres of Excellence ====
As of 2026, NTU hosts 2 Research Centres of Excellence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Research Centres of Excellence |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/research/research-capabilities/research-centres-of-excellence |website=NTU Singapore |access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref>

*The Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and Science (IDMxS) is an interdisciplinary RCE supported by the Ministry of Education, Nanyang Technological University, and the National University of Singapore, with research spanning molecular analytics, data science, and engineering.

*The Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) is a unique{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} interdisciplinary RCE, funded by National Research Foundation, Singapore Ministry of Education, Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore. Hosted by the NTU in partnership with NUS, SCELSE is linking new insights from the [[Life Sciences]] with expertise from the emerging technologies in [[Engineering]] and [[Natural Sciences]] to understand, harness and control microbial [[biofilm]] communities. The union of these fields has established a new discipline of Environmental Life Sciences Engineering.

==== University-level Research Institutes ====
NTU hosts several University-level Research Institutes that support interdisciplinary and applied research aligned with national priorities:

* The Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) focuses on sustainability-related research, including water technologies, environmental engineering, and urban solutions.
* The Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) conducts research on sustainable energy systems, clean energy technologies, and energy policy, serving as a platform for collaboration between academia, industry, and government.

The Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), which was previously established as a Research Centre of Excellence, transitioned to a University-level Research Institute in July 2023. EOS specializes in [[Earth Sciences]] and conducts fundamental research on [[earthquakes]], [[volcanoes]], [[tsunamis]] & [[climate change]] in and around [[Southeast Asia]], towards safer and more sustainable societies.

===Libraries===
{{main|Nanyang Technological University Libraries}}

[[File:NIE library.jpg|thumb|200px|right|NIE library]]
NTU operates a network of 8 libraries:

* Business Library
* Chinese Library
* Humanities & Social Sciences Library
* Lee Wee Nam Library
* Library Outpost
* Art, Design & Media Library
* Communication & Information Library
* Library and Information Services Centre (NIE)

They collectively house over two million print, digital, and audiovisual resources accessible 24/7 online for staff and students.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/education/libraries |title=NTU Library Singapore |access-date=2026-01-11}}</ref> 

The Lee Wee Nam Library supports engineering and science collections with study spaces including wellness areas like the 'Hygge'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntususg.org/uinsight/a-students-guide-to-ntu-libraries |title=A Student's Guide to NTU Libraries |access-date=2026-01-11}}</ref>
Other key branches include the Business Library (finance and marketing), Chinese Library (Chinese literature and history), Humanities & Social Sciences Library (Singapore studies and research), Communication & Information Library (media and communication studies), and Art, Design & Media Library (visual and audiovisual materials).

Additional facilities include the Wang Gungwu Library at the Chinese Heritage Centre, which focuses on the history of overseas Chinese, and the Medical Library at Novena.
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== Student Life ==
===Student governance and organizations===
Student life at NTU is largely self-directed. The Nanyang Technological University Students’ Union (NTUSU) is the main representative body for undergraduates. Membership in NTUSU is compulsory for all full-time undergrads (and certain postgraduates in NIE). 

The Union consists of 16 academic constituent clubs (one for each school or college) and 3 non-academic constituent clubs – namely the Cultural Activities Club, Sports Club, and Welfare Services Club.

Through its elected Council and Executive Committee, NTUSU organizes student activities and serves as the liaison between the student body and the university administration. In addition, a Graduate Students’ Association represents postgraduate students.

===Clubs and societies===
Beyond the Union’s constituent clubs, NTU has numerous special interest groups and societies. Students can join over 100 clubs spanning arts, culture, sports, entrepreneurship and community service and more.
Competitive teams (like cheer, sports and recreational games) also represent NTU in inter-varsity competitions.

===Residential Life===
NTU has 23 Halls of Residence for undergraduates, each accommodating between 500 and 659 residents. All halls are co-educational by floor or wing and offer both single and double occupancy rooms, with double rooms shared by residents of the same gender. Communal facilities are available in every hall and typically include lounges, air-conditioned reading rooms, pantries, and laundry rooms equipped with washing machines and dryers.

Each hall is managed by a student-run Hall Council. About 12,000 students<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.ntu.edu.sg/has/Undergraduate/HallsofResidence/Pages/Halls.aspx|title=Halls|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204142629/http://www.ntu.edu.sg/has/Undergraduate/HallsofResidence/Pages/Halls.aspx|archive-date=4 December 2020|url-status=dead }}
</ref> 
live on campus, and every incoming freshman is guaranteed two years of hall accommodation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/freshmen-at-ntu-assured-of-2-year-stay-in-hostels|title=Freshmen at NTU assured of 2-year stay in hostels|author=Raynold Toh YK |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=16 March 2017|access-date=11 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111212711/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/freshmen-at-ntu-assured-of-2-year-stay-in-hostels|archive-date=11 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 
Hall councils organise inter-hall competitions, orientation activities and student welfare initiatives.

Senior students typically accrue “hall points” by participating in hall activities and committees to qualify for continued residency. Hall Councils also organize social events, welfare initiatives, and orientation activities for residents, contributing to a lively campus living experience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accommodation |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/life-at-ntu/accommodation |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=Corporate NTU |language=en}}</ref>

<gallery caption="On-campus housing" widths="250" heights="150">
File:Hall of Residence 5.jpg|Hall of Residence 5
File:Nanyang Business School Campus Building - 3.jpg|Student accommodation
File:Hall 9.jpg|Hall of Residence 9
</gallery>

=== Transportation ===
[[File:(SGP-Singapore) ComfortDelgro PD524U Campus Weekend Rider 2024-08-09.jpg|thumb|NTU shuttle bus operating the Campus Weekend Rider]]

Transportation to and around NTU is provided by means of campus shuttle buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/has/Transportation/Pages/GettingAroundNTU.aspx|access-date=4 March 2021|title=Getting Around NTU|last=Office of Housing & Auxiliary Services |website= Nanyang Technological University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301232217/https://www.ntu.edu.sg/has/Transportation/Pages/GettingAroundNTU.aspx |archive-date= Mar 1, 2021 }}</ref> The Campus Loop Red and Blue services circle the campus, while the Campus Rider service connects the campus to the [[Pioneer MRT station]].

NTU is planned to be served directly by 3 new MRT stations on the [[Jurong Region Line]], which is expected to open around 2029: JW3 (Nanyang Gateway), JW4 (Nanyang Crescent) and JW5 (Peng Kang Hill).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/jurong_region_line.html|title=Jurong Region Line|website=Land Transport Authority|access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/life-at-ntu/mrt-construction-on-campus|title=MRT Construction on Campus|website=Nanyang Technological University|access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> Construction is ongoing on campus, with worksites along Nanyang Avenue and Nanyang Drive.

== Entrepreneurship ==
NTU's entrepreneurship ecosystem is anchored by '''[[NTUitive]]''', the university's innovation and enterprise company and wholly-owned subsidiary, which manages intellectual property, promotes innovation, supports entrepreneurship, and facilitates the commercialization of research through technology licensing, start-up incubation, and industry partnerships.<ref>{{cite web |title=About NTUitive |url=https://www.ntuitive.sg/about-us |publisher=NTUitive Pte Ltd |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NTU I&E Ecosystem |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/innovates/about-ntuie/ntu-i-e-ecosystem |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref>

The Overseas Entrepreneurship Programme (OEP) offers selected undergraduates with funded overseas internships of 6-12 months at technology start-ups in established innovation hubs such as Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, and Tel Aviv. The programme includes entrepreneurship-related coursework and requires participants to complete prescribed modules prior to departure. OEP operates under Singapore’s Global Innovation Alliance framework.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overseas Entrepreneurship Programme |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ntupreneur/programmes/undergraduate-programmes/OEP |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Overseas Entrepreneurship Programme (OEP) |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ntupreneur/news-events/events/detail/2024/01/01/default-calendar/overseas-entrepreneurship-programme-(oep) |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref name="OEP">{{cite web |title=Overseas Entrepreneurship Programme |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ntupreneur/programmes/undergraduate-programmes/OEP |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref>

Entrepreneurship initiatives at NTU are further coordinated through the NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur), which supports student-led ventures via incubator spaces, seed funding schemes, innovation challenges, and mentorship programmes.<ref>{{cite web |title=NTU Innovation and Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/innovates |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NTU Innovation Port |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/news/detail/ntu-singapore-launches-innovation-port |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref>
As of the mid-2020s, NTU spin-off companies have collectively licensed over 1,000 technologies, with reported combined valuations exceeding S$800 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=NTU Innovation and Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/innovates |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref>

== Reputation and rankings ==
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 88
| ARWU_W_year = 2025
| ARWU_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2025
 | title = Academic Ranking of World Universities 2025
 | website = www.shanghairanking.com
 | access-date = 2 January 2026
 }}</ref>

| USNWR_W = 28
| USNWR_W_year = 2025–2026
| USNWR_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
 | title = Best Global Universities Rankings 2025–2026
 | website = www.usnews.com
 | access-date = 19 June 2025
 | archive-date = 28 October 2014
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028092904/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
 | url-status = live
}}</ref>

| USNWR_Asia = 4
| USNWR_Asia_year = 2026
| USNWR_Asia_ref = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/asia
 | title = Best Global Universities in Asia
 | website = www.usnews.com
 | access-date = 2 January 2026
}}</ref>

| QS_W = 12
| QS_W_year = 2026
| QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/nanyang-technological-university-singapore-ntu-singapore
 | title = QS World University Rankings 2026
 | website = QS Quacquarelli Symonds
 | access-date = 19 June 2025
 | archive-date = 7 July 2023
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162222/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/nanyang-technological-university-singapore-ntu-singapore
 | url-status = live
}}</ref>

| QS_Asia = 3
| QS_Asia_year = 2025
| QS_Asia_ref = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings
 | title = QS Asia University Rankings 2025
 | website = QS Quacquarelli Symonds
 | access-date = 2 January 2026
 }}</ref>


| THE_W = 31
| THE_W_year = 2026
| THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/nanyang-technological-university-singapore
 | title = World University Rankings 2026
 | website = Times Higher Education
 | date = 7 October 2023
 | access-date = 7 October 2023
 | archive-date = 27 August 2018
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180827210029/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/nanyang-technological-university-singapore
 | url-status = live
}}</ref>

| THE_Asia = 4
| THE_Asia_year = 2025
| THE_Asia_ref = <ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2025/regional-ranking
 | title = Asia University Rankings 2025
 | website = Times Higher Education
 | date = 26 June 2024
 | access-date = 2 January 2026
 }}</ref>
}}
=== Overall rankings ===
NTU was #40 worldwide in 2024 in terms of aggregate performance across THE, QS, and ARWU.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Results {{!}} Rankings |url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/artu/artu-results |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=research.unsw.edu.au |archive-date=15 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615053027/https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/artu/artu-results |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Young university rankings ===
NTU is #1 in both the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2023 and the QS "Top 50 Under 50" 2021.<ref name="QS Top 50 Under 50 2021-2021">{{cite web |date=2021-04-18 |title=QS Top 50 Under 50 2021 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/top-50-under-50-next-50-under-50/qs-top-50-under-50-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731101616/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/top-50-under-50-next-50-under-50/qs-top-50-under-50-2021 |archive-date=2020-07-31 |access-date=2021-06-01}}</ref> NTU has been ranked as the world's #1 young university by [[QS World University Rankings|QS]] since 2015.<ref name="QS Top 50 Under 50 2021-2021"/>

=== Subject/area rankings ===
In the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject, NTU ranked among the global top 10 in several engineering and science-related subjects, and held the top national position in multiple disciplines.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings
 | title = QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
 | website = QS World University Rankings
 | access-date = 19 June 2025
}}</ref>

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|+ [[QS World University Rankings|QS]] World University Rankings by Subject 2025
! Subject !! Global !! National
|-
! {{Left|Arts & Humanities}}
! data-sort-value="48" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;48
! data-sort-value="2" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2
|-
| Archaeology
| data-sort-value="101" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Architecture – Built Environment
| data-sort-value="36" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;36}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Art and Design
| data-sort-value="19" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;19}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| English Language and Literature
| data-sort-value="30" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;30}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| History of Art
| data-sort-value="41" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;41}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| History
| data-sort-value="51" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Linguistics
| data-sort-value="27" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;27}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Modern Languages
| data-sort-value="42" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;42}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Performing Arts
| data-sort-value="51" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Philosophy
| data-sort-value="101" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;101–150}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
! {{Left|Engineering & Technology}}
! data-sort-value="11" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;11
! data-sort-value="1" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1
|-
| Computer Science and Information Systems
| data-sort-value="6" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;6}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
| data-sort-value="5" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;5}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Engineering – Chemical
| data-sort-value="10" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;10}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Engineering – Civil and Structural
| data-sort-value="9" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;9}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Engineering – Electrical and Electronic
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;4}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;4}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
! {{Left|Life Sciences & Medicine}}
! data-sort-value="109" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;109
! data-sort-value="2" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2
|-
| Biological Sciences
| data-sort-value="30" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;30}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Medicine
| data-sort-value="84" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;84}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Psychology
| data-sort-value="27" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;27}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
! {{Left|Natural Sciences}}
! data-sort-value="24" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;24
! data-sort-value="2" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2
|-
| Chemistry
| data-sort-value="8" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;8}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Earth and Marine Sciences
| data-sort-value="42" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;42}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Environmental Sciences
| data-sort-value="13" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;13}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Geography
| data-sort-value="43" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;43}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Geology
| data-sort-value="44" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;44}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Geophysics
| data-sort-value="41" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;41}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Materials Science
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Mathematics
| data-sort-value="20" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;20}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Physics and Astronomy
| data-sort-value="16" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;16}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
! {{Left|Social Sciences & Management}}
! data-sort-value="21" | {{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;21
! data-sort-value="2" | {{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2
|-
| Accounting and Finance
| data-sort-value="20" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;20}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Business and Management Studies
| data-sort-value="14" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;14}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Communication and Media Studies
| data-sort-value="4" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;4}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Development Studies
| data-sort-value="51" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Economics and Econometrics
| data-sort-value="42" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;42}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Education
| data-sort-value="8" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;8}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Hospitality and Leisure Management
| data-sort-value="28" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;28}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Law
| data-sort-value="82" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;82}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Library and Information Management
| data-sort-value="3" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;3}}
| data-sort-value="1" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;1}}
|-
| Marketing
| data-sort-value="13" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;13}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Politics and International Studies
| data-sort-value="34" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;34}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Social Policy and Administration
| data-sort-value="51" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;51–100}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Sociology
| data-sort-value="58" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;58}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Sports-Related Subjects
| data-sort-value="29" | {{Center|{{Rise|size=9}}&nbsp;29}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
| Statistics and Operational Research
| data-sort-value="28" | {{Center|{{Fall|size=9}}&nbsp;28}}
| data-sort-value="2" | {{Center|{{Same position|size=9}}&nbsp;2}}
|-
|}
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== Notable alumni ==
{{See also|Category:Nanyang Technological University alumni}}Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has produced alumni who have held high office in government across Southeast Asia, led multinational corporations, and achieved distinction in academia, arts, sports and media.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notable NTU Alumni |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/alumni/notable-ntu-alumni |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nanyang Alumni Awards Recipients |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/alumni/nanyangalumniawards/recipients |publisher=Nanyang Technological University |access-date=10 January 2026 }}</ref>

===Politics, government and public service===

====International====
* [[Abu Bakar Apong|HE Pehin Dato Abu Bakar Apong]] – Former Minister of Home Affairs of Brunei
* [[Major (rank)|Major]] [[Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono]] – Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Indonesia
* [[Edhie Yudhoyono|Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono]] – Member of House of Representatives, Indonesia
* [[Lan Tianli]] – Chairman and deputy [[CCP|party]] chief of the [[Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]], China and chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the [[Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1509553|title=为什么不少领导干部都有新加坡南洋理工大学学历？|newspaper=The Paper|date=2016-08-06|last1=Ma|first1=Zuopeng|last2=Jiang|first2=Ziwen|access-date=2024-07-29|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729131741/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1509553|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=藍天立簡歷 |url=http://big5.www.gov.cn/gate/big5/www.gov.cn/guoqing/2020-10/20/content_5552682.htm |access-date=July 18, 2024 |newspaper=Government of the People's Republic of China}}</ref>
* [[Mohd Zuki Ali|Dato' Seri Mohd Zuki Bin Ali]] – Board Chairman, Employees Provident Fund, Malaysia
* [[General|Gen.]] [[Tito Karnavian]] – Minister of Home Affairs, Indonesia; former chief of the [[Indonesian National Police]] 
* [[Nie Chenxi]] – Standing Committee Member, Deputy Director, 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, People's Republic of China
* [[Wee Ka Siong|Y.B. Datuk Seri Ir Wee Ka Siong]] – President of Malaysian Chinese Association; Member, House of Representative of Malaysia

====Singapore====

==== Current Ministers and Members of Parliament (MP)====
* [[Ang Wei Neng]] – Member of Parliament for [[West Coast GRC]] 
* [[Baey Yam Keng]] – Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment & Ministry of Transport
* [[Cheryl Chan]] – Member of Parliament for [[East Coast GRC]] 
* [[Chong Kee Hiong]] – Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
* [[Eric Chua]] – Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Social and Family Development
* [[Darryl David]] – Member of Parliament for [[Ang Mo Kio GRC]] 
* [[Gerald Giam|Gerald Giam Yean Song]] – Member of Parliament for [[Aljunied GRC]] 
* [[Derrick Goh]] – Member of Parliament for [[Nee Soon GRC]] 
* [[Low Yen Ling]] – Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Trade and Industry; Chairperson of Mayors' Committee & Mayor, South West District; Member of Parliament for [[Chua Chu Kang GRC]] 
* [[Masagos Zulkifli]] – Minister for Social and Family Development & Second Minister for Health; Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs; Member of Parliament for [[Tampines GRC]] 
* [[Ng Ling Ling]] – Member of Parliament for [[Ang Mo Kio GRC]], 2018 Her World Woman of the Year
* [[Sim Ann]] – Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of National Development; Member of Parliament for [[Holland-Bukit Timah GRC]] 
* [[Desmond Tan (politician)|Desmond Tan Kok Ming]] – Senior Minister of State, Singapore Prime Minister's Office; Member of Parliament for [[Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC]] 
* [[Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah]] – Member of Parliament for [[Jalan Besar GRC]]
* [[Don Wee]] – Member of Parliament for [[Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency|Chua Chu Kang GRC]]
* [[Yip Hon Weng]] – Member of Parliament for [[Yio Chu Kang SMC]]
* [[Melvin Yong]] – Member of Parliament for [[Radin Mas SMC]], and Assistant Secretary General [[National Trades Union Congress]]
* [[Zaqy Mohamad]] – Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Manpower; Member of Parliament for [[Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC]]
* [[Patrick Tay]] – Member of Parliament for [[Pioneer SMC]] and Assistant Secretary General of [[National Trades Union Congress]]

====Retired politicians====
* [[Ang Mong Seng]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Bukit Gombak SMC]]  
* [[Cheo Chai Chen]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon Central SMC]]
* [[Inderjit Singh (politician)|Inderjit Singh]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Ang Mo Kio GRC]]
* [[Intan Azura Mokhtar]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Ang Mo Kio GRC]]
* [[Lee Bee Wah]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Nee Soon GRC]] 
* Sinnakaruppan s/o C Ramasamy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors – Singapore Education Academy (Asia Pacific) |url=https://sgeduacademy.com/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |language=en-US |archive-date=14 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114104839/https://sgeduacademy.com/board-of-directors/ |url-status=live }}</ref> – former Member of Parliament, and first Students' Union President<ref>{{Cite web |title=Close-up of Mr. R. Sinnakaruppan, former Member of Parliament for Kampong Glam GRC |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/image.aspx?id=0553f5ac-4fbb-48cb-b27e-82fcbef68ddf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323071227/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/image.aspx?id=0553f5ac-4fbb-48cb-b27e-82fcbef68ddf |archive-date=Mar 23, 2019 |access-date=2019-03-16 |work=BookSG |publisher=National Library Board, Singapore}}</ref>  
* [[Low Thia Khiang]] – Former Secretary-General of Workers' Party; Former Member of Parliament (Singapore) 
* [[Sebastian Teo|Sebastian Teo Kway Huang]] – former President of the [[National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|National Solidarity Party]]
* [[Teo Ser Luck]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC]], Mayor, and Minister of State ; President, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants 
* [[Yee Jenn Jong]] – former [[Non-Constituency Member of Parliament]]
* [[Yu-Foo Yee Shoon]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Yuhua SMC]], and former Minister of State for Community Development, Youth & Sports

=== Business ===
* [[Ajit Mohan]] – Chief Business Officer, [[Snap Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=Snap Inc. - Governance - Leadership Team - Person Details | url=https://investor.snap.com/governance/leadership-team/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=045bed74-517f-46e7-8186-de8f2efbe9b1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413033259/https://investor.snap.com/governance/leadership-team/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=045bed74-517f-46e7-8186-de8f2efbe9b1 | access-date=2025-08-05 | archive-date=2025-04-13}}</ref>
* [[Tahir (Indonesian businessman)|Dato’ Sri Tahir]] – Founder, [[Mayapada Group]]; billionaire
* [[Danny Yong]] – Chief Investment Officer & Founding Partner, [[Dymon Asia]] Capital
* [[Tan Chin Hwee]] – Chairman, SGTraDex Services; Asia-Pacific CEO, [[Trafigura]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trafigura.com/news-and-insights/press-releases/2016/trafigura-announces-appointment-of-chin-hwee-tan-as-chief-executive-officer-asia-pacific/|title=Trafigura announces appointment of Chin Hwee Tan as Chief Executive Officer Asia-Pacific|website=www.trafigura.com}}</ref>
* [[Lip-Bu Tan|Tan Lip-Bu]] – CEO of [[Intel]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2025 |title=Intel Appoints Lip-Bu Tan as Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1730/intel-appoints-lip-bu-tan-as-chief-executive-officer |website=Intel Corporation |access-date=27 March 2025 |archive-date=12 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312225918/https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1730/intel-appoints-lip-bu-tan-as-chief-executive-officer |url-status=live }}</ref> Chairman, [[Walden International]]; former CEO, [[Cadence Design Systems]]
* [[Merry Riana]] – Founder, Merry Riana Group

=== Science ===
* [[Shirley Meng]] – Professor, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
* [[Ming Joo Koh]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Koh Ming Joo |url=https://chemistry.nus.edu.sg/people/koh-ming-joo/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=NUS Singapore |archive-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212170929/https://chemistry.nus.edu.sg/people/koh-ming-joo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> – Associate Professor, NUS Singapore; Young Scientist Award 2022

=== Educators, artists and literary figures ===
* [[Sarah Choo Jing|Choo Jing Sarah]] – Gold Award in the 2016 PX3 [[Prix de la Photographie]], Fine Art Category; First Place in the 2015 Moscow International Foto Awards
* [[Liang Wern Fook]] – writer and musician; Cultural Medallion for Music 2010
* [[Yew-Kwang Ng|Ng Yew Kwang]] – economist
* [[Nuraliah Norasid|Nuraliah Bte Norasid]] – Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2016 for her first novel, The Gatekeeper
* [[Tan Swie Hian]] – local artist & sculptor; Cultural Medallion for Art 1987
* [[Wong Meng Voon]] – writer and co-founder, Singapore Association of Writers; Cultural Medallion for Literature 1981
* [[You Jin]] – author; Cultural Medallion for Literary Arts 2009

=== Media professionals and celebrities ===

* [[Vincy Chan]] – Singer
* [[Priyadarshini (singer)|Priyadarshini]] - Playback singer
* [[Annette Lee]] – Filmmaker, actress, musician
* [[Lee Teng (actor)|Lee Teng]] – Television presenter
* [[Youyi (actress)|Lin Youyi]] – Newscaster and corporate trainer
* [[Michelle Saram|Michelle Alicia Saram]] – Actress
* [[Joanne Peh]] – Actress, filmmaker and compere
* [[Rui En]] – Actress, singer and compere
* [[Diana Ser]] – Presenter and TV journalist
* [[Stefanie Sun]] – Singer and Songwriter
* [[Zhang Haijie]] – Television presenter and producer

===Sports Medallists===
* [[Dipna Lim Prasad]] – Silver and bronze medallist in sprinting at the SEA Games (2013 to 2017)
* [[Leslie Kwok]] – Bronze medallist in swimming at the SEA Games (1997 - 2005)
* [[Lee Wung Yew]] – Multiple medallist in trap shooting at SEA Games (1985 - 2009)
* [[Esther Tan|Tan Cheng Yin Esther]] – First female naval diver and endurance sports specialist; Singapore Women's Hall of Fame
* [[Wei Long Wong|Wong Wei Long]] – Bronze medallist in basketball at the SEA Games (2013-2015); Gold medallist at SEABA Cup, 2014
* [[Yu Mengyu]] – Gold medallist in table-tennis at the World Championship, Commonwealth Games, SEA Games (2007 - 2022)

===Community builders===

* [[John Chew]] – Former 8th Bishop of Singapore

==Notable faculty==

===Medicine, science and engineering===
* [[Xiaodong Chen (materials scientist)|Chen Xiaodong]] – Materials Science and Engineering
* [[Ernst Kuipers]] – Gastroenterology
* [[Joseph Sung]] – Gastroenterology and Hepatology
* [[Simon Redfern]] – Mineralogy and Geosciences
* [[Warren Chan]] – Nanotechnology and Biomedical Engineering

===Business and technology===
* [[Teck-Hua Ho]] – Behavioral Science, Marketing and Operations Management
* [[Vijay Sethi]] – First [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] Business Professor of the Year

===Humanities and social sciences===
* [[Duncan McCargo]] – Political Science

== References ==
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==External links==
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