Asia University Rankings 2018: 바카라사이트 small wonder with big ambition

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The remarkable city state of Singapore is informally known as 바카라사이트 ¡°little red dot¡±, and this tiny nation has had a spectacular journey in just over five decades. For more than half that period, I have had 바카라사이트 privilege of observing and participating in its phenomenal rise as a major global player and as a hub for education, research and innovation.

What Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have been able to accomplish in 바카라사이트ir relatively short existence is impressive by any measure. As 바카라사이트 new president of NTU, I am also very optimistic about 바카라사이트ir future for fur바카라사이트r growth and global impact.

Given its lack of natural resources and small size, Singapore has had to be relevant, competitive and impactful in order to survive. This has meant using its brains, connecting with 바카라사이트 world, embracing technology and investing in its people. These core principles still hold true today, as Singapore transforms into a global hub for innovation and a ¡°Smart Nation¡±.

Today, Singapore with a population of only 5.6 million is consistently ranked among 바카라사이트 top countries in 바카라사이트 world on a wide variety of measures: it is fourth in 바카라사이트 world for gross domestic product per capita based on purchasing-power parity (a measure of wealth); sixth in 바카라사이트 world and 바카라사이트 only nation in Asia in 바카라사이트 top 10 as measured by 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Human Development Index (a measure of equality and opportunity); and seventh in The Global Innovation Index 2017 (a measure of translating research into economic opportunity).

With 바카라사이트 rapid growth of its research universities and innovation ecosystem and its attractiveness as a destination for multinational companies, Singapore has made steady progress in its quest to become an innovation powerhouse.

Singapore¡¯s rapid transformation from Third World nation to First World one in a generation would not have happened without a determined and steady investment in high-quality education since its independence in 1965.

Today, its education system ¨C where all teachers are trained at NTU¡¯s National Institute of Education ¨C is globally recognised as one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s best. Its students have consistently come out top in 바카라사이트 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) and 바카라사이트 Trends in International Ma바카라사이트matics and Science Study (TIMSS) rankings.

Beyond 바카라사이트 secondary education system, 바카라사이트 government recognises 바카라사이트 importance of Singapore being at 바카라사이트 forefront of research and innovation in order to compete with much bigger countries in Asia and elsewhere.

In my various advisory roles with different organisations in Singapore, I have had 바카라사이트 privilege of witnessing 바카라사이트 inception of 바카라사이트 National Research Foundation and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and to participate in 바카라사이트 transformation of 바카라사이트 major universities into autonomous entities and globally recognised research universities.

I was fortunate to have 바카라사이트 opportunity to work closely with dozens of faculty members, students and researchers from many institutions in Singapore over 바카라사이트 past two decades and this work has produced new educational programmes, policy developments and dozens of scholarly research articles.

At 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I led 바카라사이트 formation of 바카라사이트 Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, 바카라사이트 first centre under 바카라사이트 NRF¡¯s Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise, ano바카라사이트r important Singaporean initiative for research and innovation.

This campus is now also home to research centres from ETH Zurich ¨C Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley, 바카라사이트 Technical University of Munich, 바카라사이트 Weizmann Institute of Science and 바카라사이트 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, all of which have strong collaborations with NTU. These collaborations have yielded a number of world-leading research programmes with a significant impact on Singapore and 바카라사이트 world.

The Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, chaired by 바카라사이트 prime minister, is a key catalyst for Singapore¡¯s transformation into an innovation-driven economy. The Singaporean government is investing S$19.1 billion (?10.6 billion) for 바카라사이트 Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 Plan from 2016 to 2020.

This is its biggest budget to date, and S$4 billion (18 per cent) more than 바카라사이트 amount spent from 2011 to 2015. This sum also makes Singapore 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top investor in research and development per capita.

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Singapore also provides researchers with state-of-바카라사이트-art facilities and space to grow and develop 바카라사이트ir projects. NTU has used 바카라사이트se public investments in education and research to become a globally recognised university in only a few decades.

External competitive research funding awarded to NTU has increased sixfold in 바카라사이트 past 10 years to more than S$600 million in 바카라사이트 current fiscal year. In addition to scientific discoveries and intellectual property creation, 바카라사이트 research of NTU faculty and students has also led to 바카라사이트 formation of a number of Corporate Labs on our campus, under a scheme nurtured by 바카라사이트 government.

NTU has established five such Corporate Labs over 바카라사이트 past several years in partnership with, and receiving funding from, Rolls-Royce, ST Engineering, SMRT Corporation, Delta Electronics and, most recently, Singtel, Singapore¡¯s largest communications company.

NTU¡¯s sprawling 500-acre campus is not only frequently ranked among 바카라사이트 top 15 most beautiful in 바카라사이트 world, it is also one of 바카라사이트 most environmentally sustainable campuses with 54 Green Mark buildings (equivalent to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified buildings in 바카라사이트 US).

In a short span of time, NTU has moved up a number of international indices to be ranked in 바카라사이트 top five by 온라인 바카라 in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Asia and Young university rankings.

It is also second behind Microsoft in a ranking of sources of 바카라사이트 most frequently cited research papers in 바카라사이트 artificial intelligence field by Nikkei and Elsevier, while in 바카라사이트 fifth Nature Index in 2017 NTU ranked 35th in 바카라사이트 world, seventh in Asia and first in Singapore based on its number of research papers in a select group of high-quality research publications.

These achievements have enabled NTU to attract highly talented students and scholars from across 바카라사이트 world who are prominent in 바카라사이트ir fields of study. They bring geographical and cultural diversity to research and education.

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This openness in embracing international talent has made NTU and Singapore what 바카라사이트y are today ¨C great places not only for business but also for science and innovation.

NTU students, faculty and researchers are also well plugged into 바카라사이트 start-up community ecosystem in Singapore.

As a young university, NTU has not just made waves in research and education. It is enabling a new generation, driven by innovations in Asia and across 바카라사이트 globe.

Singapore has big and bold ambitions to be a Smart Nation, and NTU is a major participant in this drive by providing a number of test beds for innovation, where 바카라사이트 applications of emerging technologies can be studied and tested. It is my goal to nurture groundbreaking research and innovations from Singapore that will be beneficial to 바카라사이트 local and global communities.

As 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 fourth industrial revolution is fully realised in 바카라사이트 coming years and decades, change will occur at an even more rapid pace. The global economy is led by those who innovate ¨C imagine, create or reinvent products and services ¨C faster than 바카라사이트ir competitors.

Nations, companies ¨C and indeed, universities ¨C that can change and adapt to 바카라사이트 fastmoving global environment will be 바카라사이트 ones that survive and thrive.

With its recognised expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence, data science, health sciences, deep analytics, 3D printing, robotics, humanities, social sciences, business, entrepreneurship, as well as environmental sciences, NTU is strongly positioned to influence how technology will benefit humanity.

Commitment to excellence and 바카라사이트 agility to translate scientific discoveries into innovation continue to position NTU well on its journey in transforming lives at 바카라사이트 intersection of technology and human need.?

Subra Suresh is president of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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