National University of Singapore (NUS)

National University of Singapore (NUS) is the largest institution of higher education in Singapore. Despite the fact that Singapore is a city-state located on the peninsula of Malacca and strongly in need of land resources, the government has found an opportunity to allocate a vast area in new areas to the National University of Singapore. NUS, first of all, is a large research center, in which students gain practical skills through experience. Thanks to this method of education, students from all over the world strive to get into this school. Such methods of academic activity allowed the National University of Singapore to bypass in terms of rating indicators the departments of Yale University and King's College in London. This is really the most popular university thief in all of Asia.

International assessment places such an innovative university on the 42nd place in the world among the most prestigious educational institutions on the planet. With regard to the national academic ranking, the first place in the list of the best universities in Singapore, NUS has secured itself for a long time and for a long time. It is worth noting the faculties of the university, which have their own rating achievements on the world stage.

• In its field stand out directions included in the top ten world rankings. This is chemical engineering, electrical engineering, architecture and civil engineering.
• Also an excellent education can be obtained at the Faculty of Social Sciences. The most popular destinations are:
• The strongest managers in Asia are educated at the National University of Singapore Business School.
• Scientific research and development within the walls of the university is ongoing. Such disciplines as bio-engineering, chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology have a high citation index of scientific works. It is also worth noting that large amounts of money are invested in such studies.
• New innovative solutions of university scientists are being introduced in the field of pharmacology. The drugs developed by Singaporean scientists are used to combat a lot of incurable diseases.
• Global environmental problems are trying to solve the scientists of the department to combat the effects of pollution. The scientific work of this unit is one of the most authoritative sources on the environmental problem throughout the world.
• social politics;
• statistics;
• sociology of development.

University pride

• Lee Kuan Yew - became the first prime minister of Singapore that received independence, which gained independence from Malaysia. He was able to reform the country's economy so that the tiny poor state became one of the most developed countries on the planet.
• Kofi Annan is a diplomat who later became the UN Secretary-General. Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

This educational institution is famous not only for its innovative teaching methods, but also for its state-of-the-art architecture. The main buildings are built using the style of postmodernism and have their own characteristics. For example, the Faculty of Engineering is a snow-white building using deconstructivism. The business school has an oval-shaped building, completely made of glass. The technical faculty is located on three floors of a building with conservative lines. The campus itself is located on the ocean, planted with trees and covered with sea air.

University dormitories have comfortable living conditions and accommodate 7,000 students. Separately, there are two houses with many one-bedroom apartments. The sports infrastructure of the university is very remarkable and rich. It includes sports buildings, swimming pools, tennis courts and soccer fields. The recreation area consists of several cafeterias, clubs of interests and an excellent modern library.

Consider a set of documents that must be submitted to the selection committee for admission to this educational institution.

• Applicants for a bachelor's degree provide a school certificate with a translation into English. The study accepts young people who have completed twelve years of education. Therefore, an applicant from Russia must provide a certificate of taking the SAT or ACT exam. To the usual tests added assessment of the specialty to which the applicant enters.
• Excellent knowledge of English is required. This can be confirmed using certificates IELTS (lower limit of 6.5 points) or TOEFL (at least 92 points).
• Faculties of law, medicine and architecture prerequisite expose the passage of the entrance exam. They are held in March or April.

Application for admission to the university can be submitted from 15.10 to 31.03 (5 days are added to this period to collect the missing documents).

A foreign student must pay a fairly large amount of tuition at the University of Singapore. The price is very different in different faculties. To get acquainted with the cost of educational services, it is necessary to examine in advance the price list of prices in different directions. On average, the cost ranges from 15,000 to 40,000 US dollars per academic year.

On the other hand there is the possibility of obtaining scholarships in the form of discounts. At the same time, the price of education will decrease by 5-10 thousand dollars. The most expensive is the medical faculty. Even with a discount, its cost will remain at around $ 32,000 per year. For living and personal needs, the student will need about $ 8,000 per year. No other scholarship programs are available for foreigners (only a discount on tuition).

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision