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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
NUS used to operate at the Bukit Timah campus, until a gradual shift began in 1969 to the Kent Ridge campus. The relocation took place over a duration of 17 years, before finally completing in 1986.
The university began setting up entrepreneurial centres across the campus, with the opening of the Centre for Management of Innovation & Technopreneurship in 1988.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
The National University of Singapore has a total of 3 campuses located across: Kent Ridge, Outram & Bukit Timah.
NUS houses over 50,000 students & more than 12,000 members of staff as part of its institutional umbrella.
Further, there are 16 colleges, faculty members & schools along with 48 research institutes & centres as part of the university's institutional umbrella.
It also aims to plant around 100,000 trees by the year 2030.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
The university started as a medical school named King Edward VII Medical School in 1913.
In 1960, it was renamed to the University of Singapore & eventually a merger with Nanyang led to the start of NUS.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
The National University of Singapore is considered among the best universities in the country by numerous prominent university ranking platforms.
Here are some interesting facts regarding NUS:
· NUS is in student & education development partnerships with a number of top universities worldwide including: UCLA, Yale University, Harvard & Georgia Institute of Technology
· The institute ranks #1 as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings
· NUS houses 16 colleges, faculty members & schools under its institutional umbrella
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
NUS is recognised for offering the highest placement rate in the Singapore. National University of Singapore placement rate for MBA graduates stands at 93%, and the students secured employment within 3 months of graduation. This figure indicates that out every 100 students, around 93 students secured employment. The average post-MBA salary of NUS graduates USD 77,109 (INR 66.92 LPA) annually. NUS placement rate are one of the major attractions for international students and offer a huge return on investment to graduates of the university. Also, NUS graduates work in top companies such as Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Acce
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8 months agoContributor-Level 8
International students must follow the admission process below:
- Step 1- International students have to choose a program among various bachelor's, diploma, and certificate programs and eligibility criteria.
- Step 2- Now go to the official website to apply and fill out the required details like essay, standardized test score, English language score and more.
- Step 3- NUS application fee is SGD 20 for UG and SGD 100 for PG international students.
- Step 4- NUS will review the application and within a few weeks they will provide an offer letter to join the program.
- Step 5- To get enrolled in the first semester, international students ha
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, the National University of Singapore does not directly issue work permit to its international students. However, international students need to apply for a work pass through the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). During term breaks, all international students enrolled at NUS with an ICA student pass are permitted to work without submitting an application for a work permit.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, students at NUS are permitted to work until 16 hours per week during academic year and an unlimited number of hours during summer break if they have a valid Student's Pass.
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