Institutional Practices in Building a World Class University TAN Chorh Chuan President

A global, research-intensive University Founded 1905 A comprehensive university NUS vision: A leading global university centered in Asia NUS Today 2

3 Research Centres of Excellence; 21 research institutes and centres 25,391 undergraduates; 8,350 graduate students 14 Faculties / Schools AY2009/10: 33,741 students 4,305 faculty and research staff NUS Key Facts 3

Bukit Timah Campus Campus Kent Ridge Campus Three NUS Campuses 4

Category generics for top universities Excellent faculty Excellent research Excellent teaching International networks NUS specifics Differentiation to Leap-frog Building a World-Class University 5

60s: Labour- intensive 70s: Skill- intensive 80s: Capital- intensive 90s: Technology- intensive The Singapore Growth Story & NUS GDP $B Future: Knowledge- Intensive TEACHING UNIVERSITY Research-intensive Enterprise 6

3 Major Institutional Developments 7

Teaching University Teaching + Research- intensive Civil Service Statutory Board Not-for-profit Company National + Global 3 Major Institutional Developments 8

Teaching University in UK model Research-intensive with major elements from US model Teaching + Research Major Institutional Development #1 9

Science & Mathematics Professional Disciplines, except Medicine & Dentistry Global Education (& Experiential Learning) Self-directed Learning ***USP Academic Inquiry Track Multi- & Inter-disciplinary Learning ***USP Bicultural Immersion Track Humanities & Social Sciences 1.Local and/or overseas Internships & Attachments 2.Student Exchange Programme 3.Summer Programme 4.Residential Learning in Halls 5.Co-curricular Activities 6.Service Learning 1.Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme 2.Project-based Modules 3.Honours Projects 4.Independent Study Modules 5.Special Programme in Science 1.Minor in Management 2.Second Major in Management 3.Double Degree in Business 4.Masters in Management 5.Masters in Public Policy 1.Modules offered by Centre for Technopreneurship 2.Minor in Technopreneurship 3.Project in Startup 4.NUS Overseas Colleges 5.NUS Entrepreneurship Society 1.USP Core Curriculum 2.University Requirements 3.Faculty Requirements 4.Minor 5.Second Major 6.Double or Concurrent Degree Education Framework Entrepreneurship ***USP Entrepreneurial Development Track Management Education 10

Drivers for change The “thinking” T-shaped graduate Promoting the spirit of the explorer Nurturing effective & responsible global citizens Riding on globalisation to create distinctive high value global programmes 11

University governance & management closely aligned to the civil service Statutory Board with autonomy in setting up own HR & Finance systems Corporatised, not-for-profit Company Major Institutional Development #2 12

Institutional Development #2 : NUS as a company New relationship with Ministry of Education - policy and performance agreements - enhanced QA & accountability framework Greater autonomy to chart strategic directions and allocate resources accordingly Completely performance-based HR systems hinged upon competitive international practices 13

Orientation predominantly National Orientation National and Global being global to enable us to create greater value & impact nationally Major Institutional Development #3 14

What is a Global University?

Seven “Qualities” of a Global University 1.Pursues a global vision 2.Recruits worldwide 3.Innovates education for the globalised world 4.Achieves high research impact 5.Uses & sets international benchmarks 6.Node in influential global networks 7.Thought leadership 16

Seven Qualities of a Global University #2. Recruits worldwide Recruiting top faculty and administrators world-wide, key to international competitiveness Diversity as a comparative strength 17

63.2% 36.8% Source: Office of Human Resources, as of February 2010 Based on total tenure-track faculty (1509) Top 5 International Faculty Countries USA – 18% China – 15% India, Australia UK – 8% each (Taiwan – 5%) International faculty209 (17.7%) 555 (36.8%) Local & International Tenure-track Faculty Composition 18

NUS Senior Administrators Prof TAN Eng Chye Provost M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Yale) B.Sc.(Hons), (NUS) Prof Barry Halliwell Deputy President (Research & Technology) D.Sc. (London) D. Phil. (Oxford) Mr Joseph P. Mullinix Deputy President (Administration) MBA (Chicago) Graduate Studies at Harvard Dr Lily Chan Chief Executive Officer (NUS Enterprise) Ph.D. (Illinois) 19

Internationally-acclaimed biochemist, specialising in free radicals and antioxidants. One of the world’s most highly- cited researchers in Biology and Biochemistry (Hirsch Index 127) according to Thomas Reuters Recruited to NUS from KCL in Senior Vice-President for Business and Finance, University of California Vice-President for Finance and Administration, Yale University Senior Vice-President at Columbia University Vice-Provost, Academic Planning and Resource Management at Columbia University Prof Barry Halliwell Deputy President (Research & Technology) D.Sc. (London) D. Phil. (Oxford) Mr Joseph P. Mullinix Deputy President (Administration) MBA (Chicago) Graduate Studies (Harvard) 20

#3. Innovates education for the globalised world Endeavour to: - Bring the world to NUS - Bring NUS students to the world Seven Qualities of a Global University 21

A Leader in Global Education Bring the world to NUS Bring NUS students to the world Highly diverse Students and faculty from 100 countries 20% undergraduates and 60% graduate students from abroad Joint-degree programmes in NUS E.g. Duke-NUS, MIT-NUS, Georgia Tech-NUS Inbound exchange students >1,000 per year 22

Bring the world to NUS Bring NUS students to the world 50% undergraduates go overseas; 20% for > 6 months > 60 joint- & double-degree programmes with top universities around the world 6 NUS Overseas Colleges across the US, Europe, China and India A Leader in Global Education 23

A Complete Educational Experience: Joshua Shoo (RJC & NUS Science Alumni) NUS Special Programme in Science 1-year Student Exchange Programme at Cornell University 1-year internship at NUS Overseas College, Philadelphia with U Penn 6-weeks intensive research attachment with CalTech Part of the winning team at Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition First Class Honours in Biology in 4.5 year A high flyer in government service – An Assistant Director in the Ministry of Manpower A Global Student: Joshua Shoo 24

International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) - ANU, Berkeley, Cambridge, Copenhagen, ETH, Oxford, NUS, Beida, Todai, Yale Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) - 42 leading universities from 16 economies in the Pacific Rim Global research alliances, e.g. Global Enterprise for Micro Mechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM4) - Partners include: MIT, NUS, UIUC, Caltech, UCSD, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Cambridge, Imperial #6. Node in influential global networks 25

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