It may be small, but in the realms of higher education and research, Singapore is a big hitter. If you’re thinking about pursuing study in Singapore, read on to find out everything you need to know to get started on your Southeast Asian journey.
A whole series of global reports have recognized Singapore as a world leader in research and innovation over the past few decades. Most recently, it ranked seventh in the 2014 INSEAD Global Innovation Index, third in IMD’s 2014 World Competitiveness Rankings and second in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report for 2014-15.
Within this context of global competitiveness and innovation, universities in Singapore are also gaining growing recognition, as Asian nations more generally strengthen their position in the global education market. Singapore featured in 15th place in the 2015 QS Best Student Cities, reflecting the country’s combination of high-ranking universities, high quality of life, and diverse student community. Universities in Singapore
Of the 34 universities in Singapore, six of which are national, two feature in the 2014/15 QS World University Rankings®. Both of these, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, are ranked within the top 50 in the world, offering courses in wide range of subjects to their student populations of over 30,000 each.
National University of Singapore
Singapore’s global superstar, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is currently ranked at 24th in the world and number one in the 2014 QS University Rankings: Asia. Within the QS World University Rankings by Subject, NUS displays a breadth of high performance few universities anywhere in the world can rival. The school is now ranked within the global top 10 for mechanical, chemical, civil and electrical engineering, architecture, biological sciences, chemistry, geography, environmental sciences, materials science, politics and linguistics. The school is also just outside the top 10 for business & management, computer science, statistics and modern languages.
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore has more than one string to its bow however, and the National University of Singapore is closely followed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), ranked 41st in
the world. Subjects for which NTU ranks within the top 50 globally
include accounting and finance; art & design; chemistry; computer
science; communications and media studies; education; engineering;
environmental sciences; linguistics; materials science; mathematics;
physics; psychology and statistics. Continuing to develop, the school
enrolled its first batch of students at its new Lee Kong Chian School of
Medicine in the summer of 2013, as part of a collaboration with the
UK’s Imperial College London.
Singapore Management University
Offering a more specialized range of subjects, the Singapore Management University is
also among Singapore’s best known institutions, ranking among the
world’s leading providers of education in the fields of accounting and
finance, computer science, economics, law and statistics.
Study in Singapore
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