National University of Singapore - History

The university traces its origins to the founding of The Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School in 1905, a realization of a dream by the city's founder, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, in 1823. Its name was changed to King Edward VII Medical School in 1912 and to King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1921. In 1929, Raffles College was established to promote Arts and Social Sciences at tertiary level for Singapore students, and exactly two decades later, was merged with King Edwa ...

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NUS's Kent Ridge campus has 6 libraries and 35 lecture theatres. 6 halls of residences and 3 student residences offer a total of over 6,000 students accommodation in campus. In addition, 4 museums, full facilities for the performing arts, sports and recreational facilities, and a satellite imagery receiving station are sited in the sprawling campus spread over a hilly terrain, with wireless internet access available campus-wide. National University of Singapore - Libraries. C J Koh Law Library [1]See also:

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National University of Singapore - Student enrollment. NUS is the largest university in Singapore in terms of student enrolment. As of 30 September 2004, the total student population stands at 31,346, of which 22,751 are undergraduate students and 8,595 graduate students. Amongst graduate students, 4,112 are on coursework studies, while 4,483 are on research. Students enrolled in NUS come from diverse backgrounds, with 8,600 international students from 77 countries studying in the university in 2004. It al ...

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The University attempts to internationalize itself by building a global network through overseas colleges, teaching and research partnerships with other institutions, supporting international Student Exchange Programmes (SEP), and the establishment of alumni associations around the world. As of 2005 the University has more than 140 SEP-partener universities in over 20 countries, most of which are in Asia, North America and Europe, and four Overseas Colleges (NOC) ...

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NUS currently has 13 faculties and schools, spread across the widest range of disciplines compared to any other Singapore educational institution. In addition, it has several teaching centres and four Overseas Colleges in various parts of the world. National University of Singapore - Faculties. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Dentistry Faculty ...

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