Deputy president (academic affairs) and provost national university of singapore

Professor Tan Eng Chye Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost National University of Singapore Professor Tan Eng Chye is Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost of the National University of Singapore (NUS) He oversees NUS’ faculties and schools by providing strategic directions and setting academic policies His responsibilities include admission policies and processes, educational quality assurance, budget and resource allocation for the faculties and schools, and the development and implementation of new educational initiatives Professor Tan is responsible for the appointment, promotion and tenure process, as well as the reward and incentive systems for academic staff Professor Tan obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics with first-class honours in 1985 at NUS and his PhD at Yale University in 1989 He joined NUS as a Senior Tutor of the Department of Mathematics in 1985 Professor Tan holds visiting positions at various universities overseas such as Rutgers University, University of Washington at Seattle, University of California at Berkeley and University of Maryland, the US; Universities of Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan; as well as the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Globalization Strategies of NUS TAN Eng Chye Provost, National University of Singapore Growing Competition … • Intensifying Asian competition especially China, South Korea • Private US universities amassing endowments • Targetted investments around the world for higher education peaks • Overseas campuses – growing trend Competition is a driver Collaboration is a strategy Our growth trajectory has been dramatic … 1998 2013 Change Student enrolment 24,300 37,100 53% External research funding $50m (total cash received) $440m (total income received in FY) times 1,350 1,600 22% Tenure-track faculty But faculty numbers & space only catching up recently with rapid expansion of enrolment and research NUS Vision A leading global university centred in Asia, influencing the future Mission To transform the way people think and things through education, research and service Being a “Global” University Vision Recruits worldwide Innovates education for the globalized world Achieves high research impact & application Adapts & sets international benchmarks Node in influential global networks Thought leadership Innovates education for globalised world: Being effective in many cross-cultural settings as a core differentiating quality of NUS graduates Bring the world to NUS Bring NUS students to the world Highly diverse Students and faculty from 100 countries 18% undergraduates and 60% graduate students from abroad Enhanced interaction through residential college learning Inbound exchange students >1,800 per year Joint-degree programmes in NUS E.g Duke-NUS, Singapore-MIT Alliance, Georgia Tech-NUS Innovates education for globalised world: Being effective in many cross-cultural settings as a core differentiating quality of NUS graduates Bring the world to NUS Bring NUS students to the world 67% undergraduates go overseas; 30% for > months 85 joint- & double-degree programmes with 40 renowned overseas universities NUS Overseas Colleges Eight NUS Overseas Colleges NOC in Silicon Valley (2002) • • Courses in Stanford Focus on tech startups in Silicon Valley NOC in Philadelphia (2003) • • Courses in UPenn Focus on bio/med tech NOC in Shanghai (2004) • • Courses at Fudan University Focus on China-related business NOC in Stockholm (2005) • • Courses at KTH Royal Institute of Technology Focus on mobile/IT with European perspective NOC in Bangalore (2008) • Focus on understanding/engaging India NOC in Beijing (2009) • Tsinghua NOC in Israel (2011) NOC in New York City (2013) Experiential Entrepreneurial Education Outputs New York Stockholm Shanghai Beijing Silicon Valley Singapore Figures updated as of March 2014 Non-profit initiatives promoting entrepreneurship Founded / Active startups by alumni Competitions/awards won by NOC students & alumni 180 / 107 90 Successful Buy-outs of NUS Companies • Notable successful NUS companies include:  Patsnap (noted to be one of the world’s fastest growing Intellectual Property (IP) platforms; serves more than 250 institutional customers in 30 countries worldwide)  tenCube (acquired by McAfee)  PeekSpy (acquired by eBay subsidiary, StubHub)  TechSailor (acquired by India conglomerate To the New)  Zopim (acquired by Zendesk for ~US$30M) • All five companies were founded by NOC graduates and were supported by the NUS Enterprise incubator tenCube • mobile security application • almost S$1m from investments and grants • selected as one of the top 10 wireless innovations in Asia Pacific by Frost and Sullivan in Feb 2006 • McAfee bought it for >$10m Rishi (SoC), Darius (ECE) and Varum (SoC) are tenCube’s founders Varun was Darius room-mate in the NOC Silicon Valley and Rishi is Varun's project-mate 12 University Partnerships Many Types … Which are most impactful for you? • Concurrent Degrees: • NUS and French Grand Ecoles concurrent degrees – degrees in years • Joint Degrees: • • NUS-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill joint undergraduate degrees in Science, Humanities and Social Sciences Joint NUS-UCLA Executive MBA • Local Presence: • • • Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, with Johns Hopkins’ Peabody Institute Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, with Duke University Yale-NUS College, with Yale University 13 YaleNUSCollege – designed from scratch to enable educational vision & goals 14 Being a “Global” University • makes it easy for NUS to partner with universities around the world • makes NUS stand out especially in Asia • contributes to Singapore’s aspiration to become a great global city 15 Our critical strategic approach • Clarity about goals • Singular focus on talent and quality • Leverage on strategic partnerships • • Keep making large step-change enhancements, e.g., University Town Invest in a few quantum-leap programmes to leap-frog ahead: e.g., Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, YaleNUS College 16 THE END THANKS 17 Promotion & Tenure (P&T) – Tenure Track Scheme Having outstanding faculty members is a significant part of what makes NUS a world-class university Appointing and retaining the best candidates are two of the most important decisions the University collectively makes The P&T system at NUS is a part of the University’s programme in faculty development Promotion and the award of tenure are gestures of the University’s commitment to the faculty member in recognition of excellence in teaching, research and service Levels of promotion and tenure under the Tenure Track Scheme: • Promotion to full Professor • Promotion to full Professor with tenure • Promotion to Associate Professor with tenure* • Tenure *promotion and tenure for this application type may not be decoupled Promotion & Tenure (P&T) – Tenure Track Scheme At NUS, the maximum period of appointment without tenure for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor is up to 9, and years respectively This is the process flow for: • Promotion to Associate Professor with tenure (for Assistant Professors) • Award of tenure (for untenured Associate Professors) DEC Head FPTC Dean Legend DEC : Department Evaluation Committee FPTC: Faculty Promotion & Tenure Committee UPTC: University Promotion & Tenure Committee RC: Remuneration Committee UPTC Provost President