History Yale-NUS College

national university of singapore

levin , national university of singapore president tan chorh chuan discussed concept of joint liberal arts college @ 2009 world economic forum in davos, switzerland, , eighteen months later, levin , yale provost peter salovey circulated yale faculty prospectus liberal arts college in singapore. among given reasons initiative develop[ing] novel curriculum spanning western , asian cultures , better preparing students interconnected, interdependent global environment .

yale-nus college officially launched in april 2011. in july 2012, college held ground-breaking ceremony; enrolled first class of students in 2013. yale-nus inaugurated campus on october 12, 2015. event attended singaporean prime minister lee hsien loong, acting education minister (higher education) ong ye kung , presidents of yale , national university of singapore. college held inaugural graduation ceremony on may 29, 2017. certificates presented dr tony tan keng yam, president of republic of singapore, , richard levin, former president of yale , chief executive of coursera, guest speaker.

the guest speaker 2018 s graduation ceremony tan chorh chuan, president of nus.

in 2012, yale-nus published policy on academic freedom , non-discrimination, states “the college upholds principles of academic freedom , open inquiry, essential core values in higher education of highest calibre. faculty , students in college free conduct scholarship , research , publish results, , teach in classroom , express on campus, bearing in mind need act in accordance accepted scholarly , professional standards , regulations of college.” college “committed basing judgments concerning admission, education, , employment of individuals upon qualifications , abilities.”