59-531: The Hive , also known as Learning Hub South , is a building located in Nanyang Technological University , Singapore. The S $ 45 million building was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and completed in 2015. Colloquially, the building is known as the " dim sum basket building" due to its likeness to the steamer baskets used to contain dim sum. The Hive was a finalist for the 2015 World Architecture Festival Commercial Mixed-Use Award in
118-553: A national monument . Although NTU occupies the grounds of the former Nanyang University (NU), and has a similar name, it is not a direct continuation of that institution. In 1980, the Government of Singapore merged Nanyang University with the University of Singapore to form the present-day National University of Singapore (NUS). This was a source of significant discontent amongst NU students and alumni, because NU had been
177-584: A 2021 study from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism , the paper has a weekly offline reach of 8% and online reach of 7% in Singapore. Zaobao is regarded as pro-Beijing by Western media outlets. The newspaper has included articles from pro-Beijing sources such as People's Daily , HK01 , Ming Pao , Global Times , China Times and United Daily News . It is one of
236-552: A Chinese-medium university, whereas the newly merged NUS was (and is) an English-medium university. 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, who had been the first vice-chancellor of Nanyang University, called for NTU to be renamed Nanyang University, as
295-570: A daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media (formerly Singapore Press Holdings ), it was formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between the Singaporean editions of Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Jit Poh , two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers. The paper establishes itself as a broadsheet with local news coverage, while international news tend to be largely centred on
354-534: A large, comprehensive, university, it has 34,384 enrolled students, and 7,613 faculty and staff as of 2021. In 1955, prior to Singapore's independence from the British, Nanyang University was established south of the current Nanyang Technological University campus, with the centre of the present Yunnan Garden as its heart. Its administration building currently houses the Chinese Heritage Centre,
413-608: A new medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine , on the Novena campus along 11 Mandalay Road. In October 2016, the university announced that Humanities and Social Sciences would be expanded into two separate schools, namely the School of Humanities and the School of Social Sciences. Nanyang Business School (NBS) is the largest business school in Singapore with over 6,800 undergraduates and postgraduates. It
472-523: A petition against the tenure decision by students at the Wee Kim Wee School, George's appeal against the tenure decision was subsequently rejected by the university. In 2021, some applications for on-campus hostel accommodations in NTU were rejected due to COVID-19 isolation protocols. The university claimed that the rejections were due to a shortage of housing facilities, which at full capacity
531-409: A post-graduate diploma course at NIE, sponsored by Singapore's Ministry of Education . NIE is also internationally acclaimed and provides educational consultancy to countries from Indonesia to UAE. The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), named after Singapore's former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs , offers graduate programmes in international relations and
590-624: A readership of 689,000 on weekdays and 743,000 on Sundays. On 4 August 1984, the company merged with The Straits Times Press Group and Times Publishing Berhad to form Singapore Press Holdings. From 8 September 2016, the portal also presents news from two other Singapore Press Holdings Chinese-language newspapers, Lianhe Wanbao and Shin Min Daily News . According to The Washington Post , "Zaobao's combined print and digital circulation in Singapore fell from 187,900 in 2015 to 144,000 in 2020, according to company filings." According to
649-399: A rich array of multidisciplinary programmes and specialisations in traditional engineering disciplines and beyond. 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. In February 2024, a restructuring occurred within the academic framework, resulting in
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#1732790923356708-661: A room for two years. Transportation to and around NTU is provided by means of campus shuttle buses. 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 organised into several colleges and schools, each corresponding to different fields of study. The founding colleges include the College of Engineering, Nanyang Business School, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, and
767-461: 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. It is blazoned : 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,
826-476: A total student population of 582 in three engineering disciplines – civil and structural, electrical and electronic, and mechanical and production engineering. By 1990, the institute's undergraduate student population had grown to 6,832. The first two graduate students were admitted in 1986. Three engineering schools were added, and the School of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore
885-502: A way to "quieten the hearts of many" NU alumni. In 2003, this idea received further support from NTU president Su Guaning , during an interview with the Chinese-language paper Lianhe Zaobao . One reason offered for the renaming was that, by the mid-2000s, NTU no longer had a narrow focus on technical subjects, but had become a full university including studies in the humanities . In 1980, Nanyang University merged with
944-579: Is #1 in both the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2023 and the QS "Top 50 Under 50" 2021. NTU has been ranked as the world's #1 young university by QS since 2015. QS World University Rankings by Subject (broad subject areas) 2024: Lianhe Zaobao Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao , commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao , is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with
1003-546: Is NTU's largest subdivision. It has been ranked among the world's top 5 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. It consists of six schools (Chemical and Biomedical, Civil and Environmental, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronic, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace) focused on technology and innovation. The college offers
1062-651: Is a council dedicated to enriching the lives of all graduate students at NTU. It consists of school-based Graduate Students' Clubs and the NTU Graduate Students' Association (NTUGSA), which serves as the elected representative body for the graduate student community at NTU. Special Interest Clubs are clubs that cater to the diverse interests of the student population at NTU, allowing students to pursue their passions in arts, culture, sports, community engagement, religion, and other areas. The Hall Councils are student-run organizations dedicated to advocating for
1121-567: Is also home to several Research Centres of Excellence such as the Earth Observatory of Singapore and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering. NTU's main campus covers 200 hectares (490 acres) of land, making it the largest university campus in Singapore. The primary campus grounds are located in the western part of Singapore, along 50 Nanyang Avenue. It also has two other campuses in Singapore's healthcare and start-up districts, Novena and one-north respectively. As
1180-647: Is also the No.1 business school in Singapore and 3rd in the Asia-Pacific region according to the Financial Times. For 13 consecutive years since 2004, the Nanyang MBA has been ranked the best in Singapore according to The Economist. NBS has more than 160 professors from more than 20 countries, proficient in 30 languages holding doctorates from the most renowned universities in the world. This makes NBS one of
1239-412: Is also the second oldest autonomous university in the country. The university is organised across numerous colleges and 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, Graduate College, National Institute of Education , and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies . NTU
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#17327909233561298-486: 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. The campus also served as
1357-808: Is an autonomous graduate institution of NTU. The school has the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies—long recognised as a world authority on strategic studies and terrorism. RSIS was ranked second among university-affiliated think tanks in Asia in the 2011 Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings. NTU hosts three Research Centres of Excellence (RCE). Currently, there are more than 100 student organisations at NTU. These include Constituent Clubs, Non-Constituent Clubs, Academic Clubs, Cultural Activities Club, Welfare Service Club, Sports Club, and clubs for various religions and interests. Many students also take part in sports, recreational games and performing arts activities within
1416-478: Is home to about 150 faculty members, 340 research staff, 110 administrative and technical staff, 4,000 undergraduate and 750 graduate students. 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 . The medical college was established in 2013. Prior to its opening in 2013,
1475-414: Is published daily by SPH and usually hits newsstands and homes by 5 am local time. Zaobao is currently published in three segments. The first comprises breaking news ( 焦点新闻 ) and local news under ZaobaoSINGAPORE ( 早报新加坡 ). The second comprises ZaobaoChina ( 早报中国 ), the sports section ( 早报体育 ), obituaries , the daily editorial, commentaries, letters to the press, other international news from
1534-914: Is targeted at audiences in Greater China , while Zaobao.sg (re-launched in September 2016) targets local and non-China readers. ZBSchools.sg is an online portal hosting several publications targeted at students such as zbCOMMA ( 早报逗号 ), Thumbs Up ( 大拇指 ), Thumbs Up Junior ( 小拇指 ) and Thumbs Up Little Junior ( 小小拇指 ). zbCOMMA is targeted at secondary school students, Thumbs Up at upper primary students, Thumbs Up Junior at lower primary students and Thumbs Up Little Junior at kindergarten students. zbCOMMA used to be known as Friday Weekly ( 星期5周报 ) before its revamp on 7 January 2009. It consists of follow-ups on news on Lianhe Zaobao, articles written by Zaobao reporters and blurbs for Zaobao news that serve to connect students with Zaobao. The Zaobao online website
1593-653: 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. The National Institute of Education (NIE), occupying 16 hectares (0.16 km ; 40 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 . Full-time teachers in Singapore's public schools are required to complete
1652-482: The Architectural Review saying that while "there is much to admire" about the building, "it gave off something of a forlorn car-park aesthetic". This article about a Singapore building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University ( NTU ) is a public university in Singapore . Founded in 1981, it
1711-557: The ASEAN , followed by a finance section ZaobaoBUSINESS ( 早报财经 ). A supplementary lifestyle, arts and entertainment segment is named Fukan ( 副刊 ) with classified advertising at the back of that segment. The Sunday edition is titled zbSunday ( 早报星期天 ), with a tabloid -format lifestyle supplement pull-out zbWeekly ( 早报周刊 ). The newspaper is available in Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong as well as organisations such as
1770-550: The East Asia region, with a section dedicated to China . Zaobao has an East Asian correspondent network spanning Beijing , Chongqing , Shanghai , Guangzhou , Hong Kong , Taipei , Seoul and Tokyo . It is SPH's flagship Chinese daily and the only Chinese-language daily in Singapore. Lianhe Zaobao is the only Chinese-language overseas newspaper which can be purchased in major cities of mainland China. As with all Chinese-language publications currently based in Singapore,
1829-561: The National Institute of Education , which have been part of NTU since its inception in 1991. More recently, NTU has established additional schools for the Biological Sciences (2001), Humanities and Social Sciences (2004), Physical & Mathematical Sciences (2005), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (2007), and Art, Design and Media (2009). In 2013, NTU and Imperial College London jointly established
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1888-642: The United Nations . The online version of the paper Zaobao.com was launched in August 1995 under the name of " Lianhe Zaobao Online ". It serves as a news portal drawing news not just from the Lianhe Zaobao , but also from other Chinese newspapers in the region. A large proportion of Lianhe Zaobao 's daily readership is derived from China, with the official website cites a monthly online readership of 4 million originating from China. Zaobao.com
1947-585: The Future Projects subcategory. Designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick , The Hive is Heatherwick Studio's first major building in Asia. The building consists of 12 eight-storey towers arranged around a public atrium. The towers taper towards the base and house 56 corner-less classrooms. The concrete stair and lift cores between the towers are embedded with 700 drawings from British artist Sara Fanelli that depict images from science, art and literature. The building has received mixed reviews, with
2006-633: The Hive , featured in "Times Higher Education" report, has been designed by a British designer Thomas Heatherwick . The main campus of Nanyang Technological University is the 200-hectare (2.0 km ; 0.77 sq mi) Yunnan Garden Campus ( Chinese : 云南园 ) which is situated adjacent to the town of Jurong West . It is the largest university campus on the island of Singapore , housing Singapore's largest on-campus residence infrastructure including 23 halls of residence for undergraduates and two graduate halls. The campus grounds were originally donated by
2065-690: The Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The alumni roll 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. NTU became autonomous in 2006 and stands as one of
2124-584: The Singapore Hokkien Association to Nanyang University . In 1981, the Nanyang University grounds were granted to the Nanyang Technological Institute , a newly formed English-medium engineering college. With the formation of the NTU through NTI's merger with the National Institute of Education (NIE), the grounds were then presented to the university. The former Nanyang University administration building
2183-485: 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. Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) was set up on 1 August 1981 with a charter to train three-quarters of Singapore's engineers. When NTI started in 1982, it had
2242-484: The Youth Olympic Village for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. A third campus, Novena Campus, is situated close to LKCMedicine's partner teaching hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital in downtown Novena for medical teaching and research at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine . The new 20-storey Clinical Sciences Building was completed in 2016. The CSB is home to LKCMedicine researchers, with
2301-639: The atoms represents School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the cogwheel represents School of Mechanical and Production Engineering. NTU has been listed as one of the World's Most Beautiful Universities, featuring the ADM building in the report. It has also been listed in "The 10 most beautiful universities in East Asia", featuring the Learning Hub building. During NTI period between 1981 and 1982,
2360-669: The care of VSA, including Varsity Sports, Club Teams, and Varsity Developmental Teams. Globally, NTU was ranked #15 in QS World University Rankings 2025, #30 in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025, #27 in USNWR 2024–2025 Best Global Universities Rankings, and #90 in ARWU 2024. NTU was #45 worldwide in 2023 in terms of aggregate performance across THE, QS, and ARWU. NTU
2419-533: The few foreign newspapers allowed in China, where all media is tightly controlled and content censored . According to Radio Free Asia , content about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre has been censored from the Zaobao website when accessed from Hong Kong. A 2019 study by Scotland-based researcher Daniel Hammond found that Zaobao played the role of "China’s critical friend in Southeast Asia", using
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2478-444: The impending falling readership, due to English being taught as first language in Singaporean schools. The merger led to the formation of Singapore News and Publications, which published the morning paper Lianhe Zaobao as well as the evening paper Lianhe Wanbao . Lianhe Zaobao was the most read newspaper in Singapore among all English and Chinese newspapers, according to a survey conducted by Survey Research Singapore in 1983, with
2537-460: The interests and welfare of hall residents. There are 23 Halls of Residence in NTU, each with its own council. Aside from key positions in the executive committee, students also take on roles in committees such as cultural activities, community service, freshman orientation, and sports events. The Varsity Sports Association (VSA) is a student body consisting of athletes representing NTU in major university games. There are 58 student sports teams under
2596-602: The laboratories interconnected through collaborative spaces. NTU has 23 Halls of Residence for undergraduates, each with a capacity of between 500 and 659 residents. They accommodate 14,000 local and international students, with every freshman guaranteed a hostel room. All halls are co-ed by floor or wing and offer single and double occupancy rooms. Double rooms are shared by residents of the same gender. Every hall has communal facilities like lounges, air-conditioned reading rooms, pantries and laundry rooms with washing machines and dryers. Presently, freshmen students will be guaranteed
2655-503: The largest business schools in the world in terms of faculty strength. NBS also houses the 165-square meter Centre for Applied Financial Education, the largest finance lab in Singapore. The new lab is equipped with 60 dedicated Thomson Reuters Eikon terminals with Datastream, along with 24 Bloomberg terminals that will allow business school students to access all kinds of real-time financial, economic and business news information. HASS consists of four schools: The College of Engineering
2714-474: The main campus layout including the building complex, the so-called North Spine, has been designed by Kenzō Tange , world-renowned Japanese architect and 1987 winner of the Pritzker Prize . The North Spine has been officially opened in 1986. The ADM building , featured in "Travel + Lesiure" report, has been designed by a young Singaporean architect Lee Cheng Wee. The Learning Hub building, also called
2773-663: The newspaper. In July 2023, The Washington Post reported that the paper had taken a more pro-Beijing stance by creating a China-specific version of the website to avoid having its website blocked in China. Zaobao issued a rebuttal in response to the WaPo article, stressing that it maintained journalistic neutrality and independence. Singapore's ambassador to the US Lui Tuck Yew also responded by saying that in his former role as Singaporean Ambassador to China, he often heard Zaobao ’s readers of various nationalities affirm
2832-607: The paper is printed in Simplified Chinese . In 1974, after the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act was passed in Singapore, the Singapore branch of Sin Chew Jit Poh was reorganised into a public entity under the name Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore), while the Singapore edition of Nanyang Siang Pau became owned by Nanyang Press Singapore. The two Chinese broadsheets in Singapore merged in March 1983 in anticipation of
2891-855: The paper’s balanced coverage and uniquely Singaporean viewpoints, adding that it was "misguided for American news outlets to expect Zaobao to resemble the Washington Post, or for Singapore to follow either the United States or China." At the September 2023 centennial celebration of the newspaper, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong said he was "heartened that Zaobao has been unwavering in its principles, and has remained independent and objective in its news reporting." He added that when publishing articles by foreign contributors, "Zaobao should also ensure that its readers are aware who these writers are speaking for and recognise that these views do not represent Zaobao’s stance." The paper
2950-601: The region as a means to deliver its concerns and criticisms of the country's actions such as on the South China Sea , while covering the China-Singapore relationship in an overwhelmingly positive manner. In April 2021, Zaobao renamed its " Greater China " section, which covers Taiwan , to simply "China." In December 2021, Zaobao interviewed Peng Shuai following her disappearance . The interview, which critics labeled as scripted, generated criticisms of
3009-470: The residential hall communities. The NTU Students' Union (NTUSU) is the representative body for undergraduate students of NTU. It consists of 16 academic constituent clubs and 3 non-academic constituent clubs. The Union operates through two main bodies: the NTUSU Council, which drafts and oversees policies, and the executive committee, which plans and implements them. The Graduate Students' Council
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#17327909233563068-780: The school received record donations of S$ 400 million, including S$ 150 million from the Lee Foundation . The School's primary clinical partner is the National Healthcare Group . 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. Another graduate programme
3127-457: The separation of the disciplines of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence from the College of Engineering, establishing them as an autonomous college. This transition was marked by the introduction of new program offerings, including Applied Computing in Finance and Artificial Intelligence & Society. Today, the college consists of three schools and
3186-683: The time, students under scholarship programmes with guaranteed housing, and all Year 1 and 2 students under the guaranteed hall stay policy. 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
3245-483: The two largest public universities in Singapore today. NTU is currently a collaborative member of Singapore International Graduate Award for PhD applicants worldwide, which comprises Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). In 2013, there
3304-400: Was a debate over academic freedom in Singapore when Cherian George , an outspoken academic at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communications and a government critic, did not get tenured. Although George had been recommended for tenure by the Wee Kim Wee School, his application was turned down by a university-level committee which included representatives from the Government of Singapore . Despite
3363-528: Was restored into the Chinese Heritage Centre and was gazetted as a national monument in 1998 – now overlooking the Yunnan Garden. As of 2019, the Yunnan Garden is undergoing major renovations that will be completed in 2021. However, some of it has been partially opened to the public in early 2020. The Nanyang University Memorial and original Nanyang University Arch were also declared national monuments of Singapore in 1998. The NTU Art & Heritage Museum
3422-563: Was still unable to house every applicant, as rooms were oversubscribed. Such rejections resulted in concerns, especially among international students, as it resulted in many returning second-year students enrolled in for 2020 to 2021 not being granted campus accommodation despite the university's much-publicised policy of guaranteeing all incoming students with a minimum of two years of on-campus accommodation. NTU eventually reversed their decision on 2 July 2021, prioritising on-campus accommodations for international students that resided on campus at
3481-481: Was transferred to NTI in 1987. A school of applied science was also started. In 1990, the government announced that the Institute of Education would be merged with the College of Physical Education to form the National Institute of Education and that it would be part of the new NTU upon its establishment in 1991. In 1991, NTI merged with the National Institute of Education (NIE) (founded in 1950) to form
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