Education in Singapore

Singapore has established its reputation as a regional educational hub and Singapore boasts one of the best education systems in Asia and the world. Singapore schools have taken part in many international competitions and have won many prestigious awards. The main language of instruction in Singapore for nearly all subjects except the official Mother Tongue languages is English.

Established in 1992, the history of NYP goes back to the late 70s and early 80s during the days of French-Singapore Institute, German-Singapore Institute, Japan-Singapore Institute and Precision Engineering Institute. These institutions were later transferred from the Economic Development Board (EDB) to NYP to become part of NYP’s School of Engineering.

NYP vision is to be a premier polytechnic of global distinction and its mission is to  provide quality education and training to prepare students and adult learners for work and life, equipping them to be life-long learners and to contribute to the technological, economic and social development of Singapore.

International students who choose to study at NYP will benefit from the following:

World-class teaching facilities - NYP has strategic alliances and partnerships with many industry leaders. These have translated into the provision of state-of-the-art equipment, exchange of experts and opportunities for capability development at our Polytechnic.

Innovative teaching and learning - NYP pioneered the Teaching Factory/Enterprise Concept, which emulates the industry environment and provides a learning experience as close as possible to that of the real world. Students will also have the opportunity of engaging in industry-commissioned projects and gaining practical exposure through hands-on involvement in the working environment.

Over the years, NYP graduates have earned some of the highest salaries among polytechnic graduates from similar courses. Employers value our graduates as they know that at NYP, not only do we train our students to be competent technologists and professionals, we also develop their entrepreneurial, problem-solving and creative-thinking skills.

Further education - The NYP diploma is widely recognised by local and foreign universities. Many NYP graduates have successfully completed their degree studies at these universities. Since they value the NYP diploma, these universities grant advanced standings and credit transfers for admission into their degree programmes.

There are 7 schools in NYP- School of Engineering, School of Information Technology, School of Design, School of Interactive & Digital Media, School of Chemical & Life Sciences, School of Business Management and School of Health Sciences.

• 1992- The year when Nanyang Polytechnic was established.
• 30.5 hectares- The land area of NYP, which is about the size of 60 football fields.
• 15,000- Number of full-time students, our international students come from countries like China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and others..