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It may be small, but in the realms of higher education and research, Singapore is a big hitter. A whole series of global reports have recognized Singapore as a world leader in research and innovation ...Read More UNIVERSITIES IN SINGAPORE LIFE IN SINGAPORE APPLICATIONS, FEES & VISAS Universities in Singapore There are 34 universities in Singapore, of which six are national. The two best-known, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) both feature very highly in the QS World University Rankings® 2021, offering courses in a wide range of subjects to their student populations of over 30,000 each. National University of Singapore National University of Singapore Singapore’s global superstar, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is currently ranked 11th in the QS World University Rankings, and first in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021. Within the QS World University Rankings by Subject, NUS displays a breadth of high performance which can be rivalled by very few universities in the world. The school is now ranked seventh in the world for the engineering and technology broad subject area, and sixth for civil engineering. It’s also within the top 10 for social sciences & management. Nanyang Technological University NTU Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was ranked just two places behind NUS in the QS World University Rankings® and two places in the QS Asia University Rankings, ranked 13th in the world and third in Asia. It’s highly regarded for its engineering courses, and in the QS World University Rankings by Subject features in the global top five for the broad subject area of engineering & technology, and is also ranked third for materials sciences. In recent developments, NTU enrolled the first batch of students at its new Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in the summer of 2013, as part of a collaborative venture with the UK’s Imperial College London. Trying to decide between NUS and NTU? Read a comparison of these two top universities in Singapore here. Singapore Management University Singapore Management University Offering a more specialized range of subjects, Singapore Management University is another of 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. Ranked at 511-520 in the World University Rankings and 99th in Asia, the university also places within the global top 100 for accounting, economics and business the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. Other international universities in Singapore Singapore is also home to a selection of recently established collaborative institutions, bringing together universities in Singapore with leading universities around the world. One example is the Singapore University of Technology and Design, developed in partnership with the US’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology and China’s Zhejiang University. Yale-NUS College is another international collaboration, launched in 2011 as the first liberal arts college in Singapore, as a partnership between the National University of Singapore and Yale University. These collaborations reflect a wider focus on internationalization and innovation among universities in Singapore, which is generating a growing selection of exciting options for prospective students. Fast Facts Official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil, with over 75 percent of the population fluent in English. Made up of over 60 islands, of which the biggest is Singapore Island, also known as Pulau Ujong. Population: about 5.8 million, of which 62 percent are citizens and 38 percent are permanent residents or foreign workers and students. Vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road. Amount needed for living costs: US$8,000 per year. Average tuition fees for international undergraduates: US$14,400 per year. Students can work full time during holidays and up to 16 hours per week in term time. Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD/S$) Time zone: Singapore Standard Time (UTC +8) Singapore was founded by Britain in 1819, gained independence in 1963, became part of Malaysia the same year and finally separated into an independent state in 1965. The People’s Action Party has won every election since self-governance was granted in 1959. Head of state is the President, a largely ceremonial role. Leader of government is the Prime Minister. Around the same size as Fresno, California, but has a population of approximately 10 times larger. Singaporeans are the fastest walkers on the planet – their walking speed is about 6.15km per hour