NTU is an internationally reputed research-intensive tertiary institution. Our broad-based education covers science and technology, business and the arts, entrepreneurial and leadership skills to prepare students for the global working world. We have a distinguished lineage with roots that go back to 1955, when Nanyang University (Nantah), the first Chinese-language University in Southeast Asia, was set up with donations from people of all walks of life. We provide a high-quality global education to more than 23,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate students. Our student body includes top scholars and international olympiad medallists from the region and beyond.