National University of Singapore (NUS)

National University of Singapore (NUS) is a recognised university in Singapore. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CitySingapore

RegionAsia

TypePublic

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Medicine & Health Sciences; Pharmacy

AccreditationMinistry of Education, Singapore (MOE / 教育部) — apex regulator for Singaporean HEIs. Singapore HE: (1) 6 AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITIES (AUs) — National University of Singapore (NUS 1905/1980), Nanyang Technological University (NTU 1991), Singapore Management University (SMU 2000), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD 2009), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT 2009), Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS 2017); (2) ARTS UNIVERSITY — University of the Arts Singapore (UAS 2024 merger of LASALLE 1984 + NAFA 1938); (3) FOREIGN UNIVERSITY BRANCH CAMPUSES — James Cook University Singapore, Curtin Singapore, University at Buffalo SUNY, DigiPen, INSEAD Asia campus, ESSEC Asia-Pacific; (4) PRIVATE EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS — Kaplan, PSB Academy, MDIS, SP Jain, etc. (under Committee for Private Education / CPE regulation); (5) POLYTECHNICS (5) — post-secondary diploma institutions (Singapore, Ngee Ann, Republic, Temasek, Nanyang) — not HE-classified internationally. English is HE primary medium across ALL Singapore institutions; Singapore is multilingual with English + Mandarin + Malay (national language) + Tamil as 4 official languages.

Official websitehttps://www.nus.edu.sg

Accreditation registryhttps://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/overview

Founded 1905 (chartered as STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES GOVERNMENT MEDICAL SCHOOL; 1949 University of Malaya in Singapore; 1962 University of Singapore + Nanyang University; 1980 merger forming current NUS; SINGAPORE'S OLDEST AND PREMIER university). SINGAPORE'S PREMIER AND OLDEST UNIVERSITY. Founded 1905 as STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES GOVERNMENT MEDICAL SCHOOL — making NUS one of Asia's OLDEST modern universities (older than University of Malaya 1949, Indonesia 1849, Philippines 1908). Renamed multiple times: King Edward VII Medical College 1913, Raffles College 1928, University of Malaya in Singapore 1949, University of Singapore 1962, NUS 1980 (merger of UoS + Nanyang University). ~40,000+ students. 17 schools/colleges. TOP-20 GLOBAL UNIVERSITY (QS World #8 in 2024, Asia #1). Faculty of Medicine is Singapore's premier medical training. UNIQUE: Yale-NUS College 2011-2025 was NUS's liberal arts partnership with Yale University (closed 2025). Pakistani + international student community.

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