Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

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5 per semester

Fall Semester: August - December
Spring Semester: January - May

Except for the courses in the Division of Chinese, all courses are taught in English.

In spite of its name, Nanyang Technological University does not only offer courses in Science, but has a broad supply of courses: there is, for example, also a College of Humanities, Arts and Social Science. In sum, there is an abundant choice for courses. 

Restrictions: 

Spots at the College of Computing and Data Science (CCDS) and Nanyang Business School (NBS) are open to students, but if too many apply, we will need to make a selection. 

Nanyang University has four course levels. The first digit of the course (the first two letters indicate the code of the School) indicates the level. E.g. EE1xxx is a first year course in Electronic Engineering. 

17 AU per semester, which corresponds to 30 ECTS.

NTU uses a GPA system from 0-5, which corresponds to letter grades as follows: 

Housing is guaranteed to exchange students. You’ll be placed in one of the 16 residence halls for undergraduates. Most of these halls (not all!) have air-conditioning. You’ll get a double room. Off-campus housing can be more expensive. 

The undergraduate accommodation at the university costs $200-400 singapore dollarsper month, whereas food will cost you about €250 per month. Other expenses seem lower or comparable to the Netherlands. 

There is an orientation period of two weeks which consists of a general introduction and separate orientations for clubs, schools, and residential halls. Find out more here. 

NTU is in Singapore, a city-state with over 5 million inhabitants. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and is known for its modern cityscape as well as experiments with green cities. Find out more here. 

Singapore has a tropical climate. It lacks seasons and temperatures are always between 25 and 33 degrees with high humidity. There is always a lot of rainfall, but especially in November-January.  

NTU is located on a big residential campus, which is ranked among the most beautiful in the world. There are many food options on the campus, as well as sports facilities. There are many clubs for sports, as well as social and cultural activities. There are about 33,000 students at NTU. 

The university also offers career guidance and wellbeing counselling. 

The courses at NTU are variable, some comparable to UCU, others easier. Getting into your preferred courses is quite complicated, so keep that in mind when planning your curriculum. The dormitories at NTU are small, but very convenient and clean. Cooking is hardly possible, but as eating out is very cheap, this was not considered a problem. Read up a little bit on Singapore: ‘the history, culture and political system are very interesting and you’ll understand the country better’. Of course, Singapore is very a good base to travel around in Asia cheaply, but don’t forget to visit Singapore itself! 

Selection was necessary in the past few years.

You are advised not to place this exchange destination as a second or third choice.