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The Historical Evolution of National University of Singapore
1823, Edward VII Medical College, Sir Stanford Raffles met with Dr. Ma Lixun, a famous sinologist and missionary, to discuss the establishment of an institution of higher learning in Singapore with three departments of science, art and ethics to recruit students from all ethnic groups.

1903, Chinese legislator Chen ruojin led several representatives of the Chinese community and signed a letter with representatives of various ethnic groups in Singapore, calling on the government to set up a medical school.

1905, Chinese communities in Singapore, Malaysia and Southeast Asia raised a total of 87,000 yuan, of which Chen Ruojin donated 12000 yuan to help establish the medical college of the Straits colony and the federal government of Malaya. The medical college enrolled 23 students for the first time, and the class place was located in a mental hospital for elderly women in Sipaipu.

19 12, King Edward VII Memorial Fund donated RMB124,800 to the Straits Colonial Medical College and the Malayan Federal Government to establish the Physiology Professor Fund. To commemorate this donation, the Medical College was renamed King Edward VII Medical College in the same year. The Malayan Growers Association also donated 1.629 yuan to establish the Bailey Scholarship in memory of the late W·W· Bailey. At the same time, the W W Bailey Memorial Fund also received annual donations from the Highland and Lowland Rubber Company of Selangor and Shuangxi Road Rubber Park. Dr. J.A. Campbell was appointed as the first professor by the Physiology Professors Fund, and his term of office ranged from 19 13 to 192 1 year.

19 16, the medical doctor's license issued by Edward VII Medical College was officially recognized by the British Medical Education Association. In the same year, the Federal Government of Malay invested in the construction of the Federal Malay Dormitory for 72 boys.

1920, the Medical College of Edward VII was renamed King Edward VII Medical College, and its academic status was upgraded to a university to provide medical professional training. At the same time, more professors of anatomy, medicine, midwifery and gynecology, clinical surgery and surgery were hired.

1925, Edward VII Medical College received a donation of 350,000 yuan from Rockefeller Foundation to hire more professors in bacteriology, biochemistry and biology.

1926, the new building of medical college was completed in Ounan Road, which was opened by Governor Sir Lawrence Guillerma.

1929, the Department of Dentistry of Medical College enrolled the first batch of students and opened a public clinic in Edward VII Medical College.

1934, the medical college was recognized by the League of Nations and selected as the international course learning center for malaria.

1942, during the Japanese occupation of World War II, Edward VII Medical College was taken over by the Japanese government and became the seat of the Japanese army headquarters and the Japanese serum research force.

1945, the Japanese army surrendered and the British army returned to Singapore. Medical students called on the British government to reopen medical schools.

1946 Edward VII Medical College reopened after World War II, and its degree in dental surgery was recognized by the British Medical Council.

1948 Dr. Benjamin Hilles of Raffles College was appointed Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Medical College, and he became the second president of Singapore in 197 1.

Raffles College 19 18 marks the centenary of Raffles' opening. The Centennial Committee headed by Sir George Maxwell, Assistant Minister of the Straits Colonies, was established, and its members included local community leaders. The Committee suggested that a college be established, named after Sir Stanford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, as a memorial and as the beginning of the future university.

19 19, the working committee led by H·W· Phil Si Tong, the Ministry of Education of the British colonial government, submitted a report, suggesting the establishment of a higher education institution called Raffles College.

1922, the decree of establishing Raffles College was formally passed, and the British colonial government held an all-imperial architectural design competition, inviting architects to submit the design scheme of the new college.

1928, Raffles College enrolled the first batch of 43 students.

1929, Raffles College was officially opened by Sir Hugh Crever, Governor of the Straits Colony and High Commissioner of federated malay states States. Both the Taiwan Province Strait Colony and the federated malay states State Government provided financial support, and the Chinese community and the European Community donated 540,000 yuan and 426,563 yuan respectively. Among them, the leaders of Chinese businessmen, Huang and Jun, donated150,000 yuan,120,000 yuan and100,000 yuan respectively in their own names, and Sir Manasseh Meyer also donated150,000 yuan. Richard Wingstedt was appointed as the first dean of Raffles College. The college offers diploma courses in English, history, economics, geography, education, physics, chemistry and mathematics.

1934, the British colonial government implemented a new policy, and the civil service department of the Straits Colony admitted two outstanding graduates from Raffles College to take administrative posts every year.

From 65438 to 0938, Raffles College offered a one-year postgraduate course in education, which gave the selected graduates an opportunity for further study.

1940, Raffles College hired the first local lecturer, Lin Taibo.

194 1 When World War II broke out, Raffles College was requisitioned by the medical service bureau of the colonial government as a first-aid station for nursing homes and medical auxiliary services.

1946, at the end of World War II, Raffles College reopened and appointed W. E. Dale as its president. 1940, the University of Malaya, at the initiative of British High Commissioner to Southeast Asia malcolm macdonald, the British government passed the Colonial Development and Welfare Act to support colonial development projects. Dr Raymond priestley, President of Birmingham University, was invited to visit Malaya and suggested that a university be established here.

During 1946, Dr. Chen Shunan, the first graduate of Edward VII Medical College, and the Medical College Alumni Association called on the British military government to establish universities as soon as possible.

From 65438 to 0947, a committee headed by Sir Alexander Carr Sanders, Dean of the London School of Economics and Political Science, began to study the feasibility of establishing a university in Singapore.

1948, the report of Karl-Sanders Committee was published, and it was suggested to establish an all-round comprehensive university that can award bachelor's degrees.

1949 the university of Malaya was established, with MacDonald, British high Commissioner to southeast Asia, as honorary president and Dr. George Allen, dean of Edward VII medical college as president. Chen Zhenchuan, director of the University of Malaya, sponsored the making of the university scepter, which was designed by British silverware jewelers Ma Ping and Webb.

1953, the new library building was completed. The Federal Government of Malaya and the colonial government of Singapore set up a joint committee to examine the future development of medical education in Malaysian universities.

65438-0954 University of Malaya in Singapore was awarded the coat of arms by the Military Academy. The Joint Committee to Review the Future Development of the University of Malaya put forward a proposal, advocating abandoning the plan to move to Johor Bahru, choosing suitable locations in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur respectively, setting up a department of agriculture and engineering in Kuala Lumpur, and setting up a faculty of arts. The Medical Education Review Committee recommended further expansion of medical schools. The University Association of Malaya was established to better represent and promote the rights and interests of Malaysian university graduates.

From 65438 to 0957, R·S· aitken, President of Birmingham University, was entrusted to lead a five-member advisory committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the organizational structure, administration, finance and expansion of the University of Malaya. The University of Malaya started classes in Kuala Lumpur, and plans to establish the Kuala Lumpur branch of the University of Malaya in the Federation of Malaya.

1959, the new regulations of the University of Malaya came into effect, and the University of Malaya was renamed as "University of Malaya in Singapore". The Indian Department, Malay Studies Department, Geography Department and Engineering Department moved to Malaya University in Kuala Lumpur.

196 1 year, the university of Singapore ordinance replaced the university of Malaya ordinance. Nanyang University 1955, Chinese communities in Singapore and Malaysia donated money to establish Nanyang University, referred to as Nantah. University of Singapore 1962, two branches of the University of Malaya parted ways and became two independent universities. The Singapore branch was renamed the University of Singapore, with Datuk Li Guangqian as the first honorary president of the new university and Dr. Srinivasan as the first president.

1963 The Singapore government and Suntech jointly set up a seven-member committee to explore the feasibility of setting up a science and technology college or applied science in Suntech. The Southeast Asian Social Science Research Center, in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, hosted a large-scale international seminar with the theme of "Leadership and Authority in Asia" for the first time, which was opened by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

From 65438 to 0964, Suntech and Singapore Institute of Technology accepted the advice of Colombo plan experts, and developed Singapore Institute of Technology into an advanced scientific and technological institution with engineering college, accounting college and architecture college, and awarded a new bachelor's degree upon graduation.

1966, SUNY announced that it would make special arrangements to provide new university places for graduates majoring in architecture, accounting and engineering from the Singapore Institute of Technology. The off-campus education project was officially upgraded to the off-campus education department.

1967, the new university admitted the first batch of Malay students who obtained the certificate of Malay higher education institutions. In response to the educational policy of treating the four major languages equally, Nanyang Technological University expanded the Department of China and Sinology and the Department of Malay Social and Cultural Studies, and re-opened the Indian Studies course. The "Huangzhonghan Hall" named after the sugar king OEI· Yong Ham was expanded and renamed as "Huangzhonghan Building".

1968, the World Health Organization chose Singapore as its regional immunization training and research center in Asia, which is located in SUNY Medical College. Experts from UNESCO submitted a restructuring plan of RMB 6543.8+RMB 500 million to SUNY, which listed the restructuring measures SUNY had to take in the 1960s to meet Singapore's economic needs, including relocating the campus, opening an engineering college, and transferring all bachelor's courses from Singapore Polytechnic University to SUNY. The medical graduate school has been changed into an independent institution and is no longer affiliated with the medical college.

1969, SUNY awarded President SUNY and President Yusuf Issa the honorary doctor of literature. Eight Asian countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, have jointly established the Regional Institute of Higher Education and Development, which is located in the University of Singapore.

During 1970, Reginald Quahe, Vice President of NSU, presided over the opening ceremony of the Department of Nephrology, Department of Clinical Medicine. This new department treats patients with kidney disease, which is a major breakthrough in Singapore's fight against kidney disease.

197 1, the new school year that starts in May every year is changed to July, and a school year is divided into three semesters and changed to two semesters. This is to enable all students to complete part of the national service.

1972, the World Bank gave Singapore a loan of 28.5 million yuan to finance the expansion and relocation of Xinda. Runme Shaw presided over the unveiling ceremony of the Department of Human Reproduction founded by Obstetrics and Gynecology. This department is located in Zhujiao Hospital, one of the top ten clinical research centers of human fertility designated by the World Health Organization.

1973, Central South University and NTU set up a joint enrollment committee to coordinate the enrollment affairs of the two universities and promote bilateral relations.

1975, the Singapore Parliament passed the amendment of the University of Singapore.

1976, the School of Architecture and Architecture moved from Lady Hill Campus to Kentegang New Campus, which was the first college in the first phase of the project to settle in the new campus.

From 65438 to 0978, Sun Yu Bukit Tima Campus became the joint campus of NTU and Sun Yu to help NTU transform into an English university.

1980, the Singapore government promulgated the National University of Singapore Act, approving the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang University into the National University of Singapore. Dr Chen Qingyan was appointed as the first president of the National University of Singapore. National University of Singapore 1980, the Singapore government announced the National University of Singapore Act, allowing the University of Singapore to merge with Nanyang University to form the National University of Singapore (NUS). Dr Chen Qingyan, then Minister of Education, was appointed as the first president of the National University of Singapore. Kent Hill Dormitory and Raffles Dormitory opened.

198 1 year, the National University of Singapore and IBM jointly established the Institute of Systems Science.

1982, the National University of Singapore integrated the characteristics of the school emblems of Singapore and Nanyang University, and designed and launched a brand-new coat of arms.

65438-0988 Obstetrics and Gynecology completed the first successful case of microinjection pregnancy in the world by using the technology of "microinjection sperm transfer". This technology can help men with extremely low sperm count solve the problem of infertility.

1989, the National University of Singapore is connected to one of the two supercomputers in Singapore Science Park.

199 1 April 1 1 day, NUSNET, an optical fiber network of NUS, was officially launched. NUSNET adopts the most extensive advanced campus network in the Asia-Pacific region and connects with about 3000 educational and research institutions around the world through the Internet.

1992, using the two-way audio-visual communication network technology, NUS and the University of Minnesota conducted distance teaching, which was the first of its kind in this area.

1994, the Institute of Systems Science was selected as the partner of Japan's "Real World Computing" organization.

In July, 1996, the national university started the talent training program.

During the period of 1997, NUS held the first faculty award ceremony, and awarded three categories of awards, namely "Excellent Teaching Award", "Outstanding Researcher Award" and "Employee Achievement Award", to commend faculty and staff who have performed well in teaching, scientific research and service.

1998 launched the Pilot Preparatory Plan to help college students prepare for exchange internships in non-English-speaking European countries. The National University of China has established an image processing and application laboratory in cooperation with the Institute of Science of the French National Research Center. The laboratory is a project carried out by both parties under the R&D cooperation plan. It is located in the National University of Singapore, and its main research areas include indexing and retrieval of video data and 3D images in medical applications.

1999, the first full-time postgraduate course and research plan of Singapore-Massachusetts Institute of Technology was launched in July, offering degrees including Master of Science in Advanced Materials, Master of Science in High Performance Computing of Engineering Systems, Master of Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy.

200 1, the national university erudition plan was launched. The program selects the best talented students from major colleges, such as College of Literature and Social Sciences, School of Business, School of Computer Science, School of Design and Environment, School of Engineering and School of Science, and provides them with an environment that can stimulate their curiosity and maximize their potential, so that they can concentrate on their studies.

In 2002, the National Congress announced a new vision and mission: the National Congress will adhere to the mission of "developing knowledge, encouraging innovation, educating students, cultivating talents, serving the country and repaying the society" and realize the vision of "becoming a global knowledge enterprise and making education, research and entrepreneurship develop in harmony"; In order to better meet new challenges and seize new opportunities in the global economy with knowledge progress and rapid innovation.

In 2004, the National University of China was re-elected as the president of the Pacific Rim University Alliance (APRU) at the annual meeting of presidents held in Chile, and continued to lead the alliance of 36 top research universities in the new two-year term.

In 2005, Datong University signed agreements with nine top research universities in Asia, Australia, Europe and America to establish an international alliance of research universities-IARU University.

In 2006, in cooperation with Fudan University and Korea University in Shanghai, NUS established the "Shanghai, Seoul and Singapore University Alliance" (hereinafter referred to as "S3 University Alliance" after taking the English names of the three cities).

On June 365438+1October 3 1 day, 2008, the foundation stone laying ceremony of the University Town was held in the former Warren Golf Course, presided over by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The National University of Singapore signed a contract research framework agreement with ——EADS, the European Aerospace Defense and Space Company.

In 2009, Professor Chen Zhuquan, President of NUS, announced the new vision and mission of NUS: NUS will adhere to the vision of "a world-class top university with a foothold in Asia, a global outlook and an influence on the future" and is determined to become a recognized authority that can influence the future direction of Asia.

20 10 China opened its first research institute in China-Suzhou Research Institute of the National University of Singapore.

In 20 12, National University of Singapore and Temasek Foundation jointly launched Temasek Foundation-National University of Singapore University Management Leadership Project.