The NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) is a school that promotes interdisciplinary Ph.D. research and education. Our students work at the forefront of science, engineering, computing, and related aspects of medicine at NUS. NGS offers generous direct-PhD scholarships to outstanding individuals of all nationalities who have excellent academic credentials and strong research potential. NGS welcomes talented students from a wide variety of disciplines to pursue research that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. Our unique research-intensive program admits only the best candidates who will undergo rigorous training to achieve excellence in their chosen research areas.
All NGS scholars are supervised by distinguished faculty members who provide research mentorship throughout the Ph.D. program. NGS provides a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that includes courses on ethics, professional skills, and interdisciplinary research and learning. Our scholars have access to ample resources within the world-class infrastructure that NUS provides. With the consent of their supervisors and NGS deanery, students may conduct up to two years of their Ph.D. research at one of our partner institutions in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Japan, or China.
Our Vision is to be a world-leading graduate school in integrative research and education. Our mission is to boost the standards of Ph.D. education and integrative research in the Asia-Pacific region and internationally. We aim to equip talented students with the knowledge and skills they need to excel in their chosen careers and contribute effectively to society. Raising and solving many challenging problems in medicine, engineering, and the life, physical, and computer sciences require integrative approaches.
Science and technology have been continuously redefining how we live, the way we play, and the way we work. New opportunities abound everywhere for those who have the ability, the courage, and the ambition to take on the world. The R&D training you will receive at The NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering will develop and strengthen your ability to take on significant real-world challenges and create new ways to improve lives. I hope you will have the courage and ambition to realize this potential.
Long ago, I was a young Ph.D. student in Computer Science, and I made discoveries that advanced our understanding of and clarified the boundary of modern database querying mechanisms. I remember my eagerness---after my graduation---to translate that into practice, which I did. One of my first million dollar-paying customers was a pharmaceutical company. This coincided with bioinformatics's birth and introduced me to the world of biomedical sciences, and thus began my interdisciplinary career in an area new to me. I have relished these twenty-plus years of adventure, which has so many exciting and fulfilling challenges.
Young people should be full of vitality and momentum. You should strive hard and fight hard because this is your passion. Young people are allowed to make mistakes. Young people are not afraid of failure. Young people, you only need to find your own goals and move forward. At The NUS Graduate School of Integrative Sciences and Engineering, you will have the opportunity to begin that exciting, challenging, and fruitful interdisciplinary adventure right from the start. You will embark on careers that will be tremendously exciting and full of unforeseen opportunities.
