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SPEECH BY DR TONY TAN, DEPUTY PRIME
MINISTER, AT "THE BASH@BUKIT
TIMAH CAMPUS" |
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Source:
Singapore Government Media Release 28 May 2005 |
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".....As a young nation, we do not have many
institutions which are a hundred years old. |
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"The National University of Singapore is one such
exceptional institution. Turning one hundred is a great achievement which all
of us can be proud of. |
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"Over the last 100 years, NUS has grown in size
and stature. |
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"From its inception in 1905 as ¡°The Straits
Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School¡± with an
inaugural intake of 23 students, NUS has grown to become a comprehensive
university today with 13 faculties and an enrolment of more than 22,000
undergraduates and 8,000 graduate students today. |
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"From a university whose primary mission was to
teach and train graduate manpower for a rapidly growing economy, the focus has
now expanded to include not only teaching but also knowledge creation and
research of global standards in Science and Technology, as well as in the Arts
and Social Sciences, Law, Business, and Medical Sciences. |
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"According to the Times Higher Education
Supplement, NUS was ranked 18th out of the top 200 universities in the world
in 2004. This is a great achievement which everyone in NUS, Council,
Management, Faculty, students and alumni, can be proud of..... |
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"As an autonomous university by the middle of
2006, NUS can further grow in strength if it continues to harness the support
of its stakeholders which include not only the NUS Council, the University
Management and Faculty, but also NUS Students and Alumni. |
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"Every year, NUS produces about 6,000 graduates
and 2,700 postgraduates. To-date, NUS has 148,000 alumni..... |
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"I am also pleased to announce that the Government
has decided to allocate the Bukit Timah campus to NUS to house its Law and
Business schools which will be relocating from Kent Ridge. |
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"The Government¡¯s decision was based on how the
site would be used, the considerations put forward by the University and how
the public interest would be best served. |
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"NUS has strong heritage links with the Bukit
Timah campus, which began way back in 1928 during the days of Raffles College.
Bukit Timah Campus holds a strong sentimental value for NUS and its alumni. |
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"The allocation of Bukit Timah Campus to NUS is
timely and meaningful as the university celebrates its Centennial year in
2005....." |
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Full Text of Speech |
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Source:
Singapore Government Media Release 28 May 2005 |
National University of Singapore (NUS) turns 100
