Founded in 1905, NUS is Singapore's flagship university and one of Asia's leading institutions of higher learning. Formed through the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University in 1980, NUS has evolved into a comprehensive research university with a global reputation for academic excellence. The university operates across multiple campuses, with its main campus located at Kent Ridge, offering diverse programs across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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QS World Ranking
12,000+
Total enrollment
100
International faculty ratio
Singapore Ministry of Education
ASEAN University Network
NUS provides comprehensive career development support, evidenced by its perfect score of 100 in employment outcomes. The university's strong industry connections and practical approach to education create valuable pathways for career advancement. Through extensive partnerships with global corporations and research institutions, students gain access to diverse career opportunities. The university's emphasis on entrepreneurial education, initiated in the 1980s through the Centre for Management of Innovation and Technopreneurship (now NUS Enterprise), demonstrates its commitment to fostering innovation and business leadership. The institution's high employability scores and strong industry engagement reflect its success in preparing graduates for professional success
100
Employment outcomes
91.1
Employer reputation
100
Industry engagement
These are the expert instructors who will be teaching you throughout the course. With a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience, they’re here to guide, inspire, and support you every step of the way. Get to know the people who will help you reach your learning goals and make the most of your journey.
Distinguished NLP Scholar and Digital Libraries Pioneer
Min-Yen Kan serves as Vice Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore, bringing extensive expertise in natural language processing, digital libraries, and information retrieval. His academic credentials include BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University, where he was part of the Natural Language Processing Group. As a senior member of both ACM and IEEE, he has made significant contributions to computational linguistics, including serving as the ACL Anthology Director (2008-2018) and currently co-chairing the ACL Ethics Committee. His research impact is evidenced by over 16,000 citations, with groundbreaking work in areas such as matrix factorization for online recommendations, keyphrase extraction, and scholarly paper recommendation systems. He leads the Web Information Retrieval/Natural Language Processing Group (WING) at NUS, where he has mentored over 150 research projects and taught more than 2,000 students. His excellence in teaching was recognized with an Excellent Teaching award in 2015, and he has played crucial roles in organizing major conferences in NLP, information retrieval, and digital libraries.
Social Media Analytics Expert and NUS Computing Lecturer
Christian von der Weth currently serves as a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Dean of Communications in the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore, bringing extensive expertise in social media analytics and artificial intelligence. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. from Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany. Before his current role, he gained valuable experience as a Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Centre for Research in Privacy Technologies (N-CRiPT) and as a Research Fellow at both Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Ireland, Galway. His research focuses on critical areas including social media and social network analysis, applied machine learning, natural language processing, and information systems security. His notable work includes developing strategies to combat algorithmic threats on social media and creating solutions to slow the spread of misinformation online. His publications in prestigious venues like ACM Multimedia and IEEE ICME demonstrate his significant contributions to understanding and addressing challenges in social media platforms
