Nurturing the Talent of Tomorrow

Global Education for a Globalised World For the Brightest and Best

The Global Engineering Programme (GEP) is an exclusive programme designed to attract the very best students to read any branch of engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Students with exceptional potential will be provided an accelerated pathway and enhanced educational experience that incorporates a strong global learning aspect. The objective is to align and nurture the particular strength of this select group of top engineering undergraduates to be engineer-leaders. The programme is offered to new incoming students from Academic Year 09/10.


Key features:

• Award of two degrees:
1) Bachelor of Engineering at NUS.
2) Postgraduate degree in Engineering at a top partner university. Graduates may have the option of continuing with doctoral studies.

• Accelerated progress: Students are exempted from reading certain specific modules through advanced placement credits. They can pursue self-study modules so that they can complete their B Eng within three years and go on to postgraduate studies in the 4th year.

• Overseas partner universities: Students will spend at least one semester at a partner university overseas during the undergraduate phase of the program. The 4th year (postgraduate studies) will be spent at one of the partner universities.

• Full NUS scholarships: GEP students may be provided full scholarships which has no bond attached for the duration of their undergraduate studies

• Financial support for graduate studies: If necessary, support will be sought from external agencies to fund GEP students for their graduate studies overseas. Where applicable, upon completion of their graduate study, the GEP students may be required to serve for a short period as specified by the scholarship awarding agency.

• Exposure to research: Students will be given early exposure to research through specially-tailored Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programmes (UROP) within the Faculty, or research internships at a partner local or foreign institution, such as at the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) – a programme under the National Research Foundation at the University Town.

• Mentoring: Students will enjoy close supervision and mentoring by a select pool of Faculty staff.

• Special Seminars: Special seminars / talks will be arranged for GEP students to meet, interact and be enthused by top engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and renowned thinkers.


Entry into the GEP:

• Interview: The GEP will only admit students who have been interviewed and recommended by a panel comprising selected staff from the Faculty of Engineering at NUS.

• NUS Scholarship applicants: Students who are interested to gain entry into the GEP must apply for the NUS scholarship or the ASEAN Overseas Graduate scholarship. Shortlisted candidates for such scholarships will be invited to compete for entry into the programme.

• By invitation: Candidates who performed extremely well at the end of their first semester at NUS may be invited to apply for entry into the GEP.

• Scholarship holders from other organizations: Upon request, scholarship holders from other organizations may be considered for entry into the GEP, subject to meeting the shortlist and interview requirements as those stated above.


Performance & Exit:

• The mentor and the GEP committee will review progress and performance at the end of every semester. Those who fail to maintain a good CAP will first be given a warning. A student who subsequently fails to make the expected improvement may be asked to leave the programme. Such student will continue with the regular BEng programme.


Graduate study:

• GEP students shall apply for admission into the graduate programme at a partner university in Year 3, in consultation with their respective mentor.

• The Faculty of Engineering is working with various government agencies (including A*STAR, DSTA, etc) to offer full scholarships for the postgraduate phase. Students sponsored by these agencies during the postgraduate phase may be required to serve for a short bond as specified by the funding agency.

 

GEP in summary …