National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in Singapore in terms of both student enrollment and curriculum. The University describes itself as "a globally-oriented university, in the distinguished league of the leading public universities in the world." NUS has a semester-based modular system for conducting courses. It adopts features of the British system, such as small group teaching (tutorials) and the American system (credits). Students may transfer between courses within their first two semesters, enrol in cross-faculty modules or take up electives from different faculties. Other cross-disciplinary initiatives study programmes include double-degree undergraduate degrees in Arts & Social Sciences and Engineering; Arts & Social Sciences and Law; Business and Engineering; and Business and Law. NUS offers 27 single-degree undergraduate and 115 masters, doctoral and graduate diploma programmes conducted by 13 faculties.

Notable alumni include: Lee Kuan Yew (Founding Prime Minister of Singapore), Tun Abdul Razak (2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia), Kaira Gong (Singer), Chew Sin Huey (Singer), Sylvia Lim (Chairman of the Workers' Party of Singapore), Woon Cheong Ming Walter (Attorney-General of Singapore), Wong Kan Seng (Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore).