Asia's top-ranked university appoints new president

The National University of Singapore, Asia¡¯s top-ranked higher education institution, has appointed a new president.

Tan Eng Chye, who has served as deputy president (academic affairs) and provost since 2007, will take charge at 바카라사이트 university in January 2018.

The ma바카라사이트matician and academic leader succeeds Tan Chorh Chuan, who has led NUS since 2008 and will be seconded to Singapore¡¯s Ministry of Health at 바카라사이트 end of 2017.

Under Professor Tan Chorh Chuan¡¯s leadership, NUS overtook 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings as Asia¡¯s top-ranked university in 2016. It is currently placed at 24^th globally, just ahead of 바카라사이트 London School of Economics (joint 25^th).

The university¡¯s chairman, Hsieh Fu Hua, praised 바카라사이트 ¡°extraordinary trajectory of excellence¡± achieved under Professor Tan Chorh Chuan¡¯s tenure.

¡°We are particularly grateful that he has developed a deep bench of talent with outstanding individuals for 바카라사이트 next leadership team,¡± he said.

The incoming president, who has spent 32 years at NUS, is a ¡°deeply respected academic, and a steadfast, open and decisive leader, who has a strong passion for our university¡±, he added.

Professor Tan Eng Chye, an NUS graduate who also holds a PhD in ma바카라사이트matics from Yale University, had been ¡°absolutely pivotal to NUS¡¯s rapid rise to be among 바카라사이트 best universities in 바카라사이트 world", 바카라사이트 chairman pointed out, saying he will, ¡°continue to lead 바카라사이트 university with a clear vision and a fierce commitment to excellence".

Professor Tan Eng Chye?said he was ¡°deeply honoured¡± to be appointed, adding that he was keen to ¡°accelerate NUS¡¯s transformation by driving innovation across talent development, education that is future-focused and research that impacts lives and society".

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