In fact, Singapore’s universities deliver exactly that. Singapore’s education system has long been practice-oriented.

Graduates from Singaporean universities are widely recognised for strong practical and professional skills. They can usually adapt quickly to the workplace and make positive contributions.

The two top universities in Singapore, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), have their strengths in disciplines closely tied to national development and people’s livelihoods.

National University of Singapore (NUS)

NUS is a globally leading university rooted in Asia, as well as Singapore’s flagship university. It adopts global approaches to education and research with a special focus on Asian perspectives.

NUS has 17 faculties across three campuses and offers a rich selection of multidisciplinary and cross-faculty programmes. More than 30,000 students from over 100 countries and regions study here.

(Rankings below refer to the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject)

NUS Strengths

• ·Civil Engineering: 4th globally
  
• ·Art History: 4th globally
  
• ·Geography: 5th globally
  
• ·Chemical Engineering: 6th globally
  
• ·Computer Science and Information Systems: 6th globally
  
• ·Social Policy and Administration: 6th globally
  
• ·Sociology: 7th globally
  
• ·Architecture and Built Environment: 7th globally
  
• ·Chemistry: 8th globally
  
• ·Marketing: 9th globally
  
• ·Environmental Sciences: 10th globally
  
• ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 10th globally
  
• ·Mechanical Engineering: 10th globally
  
• ·Pharmacy and Pharmacology: 10th globally
  

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

NTU is a young, research-intensive university. It was ranked the world’s top young university for five consecutive years in the QS rankings.

From 2012 to 2016, NTU ranked first worldwide in AI citation counts (Nikkei & Elsevier, 2017). NTU is building a smart campus powered by digital technologies. It has established partnerships with world-leading technology corporations including Alibaba, Rolls-Royce, BMW, Volvo, Delta Electronics and Singtel across many socially impactful fields: artificial intelligence, data science, robotics, smart mobility, computing, personalised medicine, healthcare and clean energy.

(Rankings below refer to the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject)

NTU Strengths

• ·Communication and Media Studies: 6th globally
  
• ·Materials Science: 6th globally
  
• ·Civil Engineering: 9th globally
  
• ·Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 9th globally
  
• ·Chemical Engineering: 10th globally
  
• ·Chemistry: 11th globally
  
• ·Computer Science and Information Systems: 11th globally
  
• ·Education: 11th globally
  
• ·Mechanical Engineering: 11th globally
  
• ·Data Science: 12th globally
  
• ·Environmental Sciences: 15th globally
  
• ·Marketing: 16th globally