NTU is
an outstanding academic institution that was ranked 11th in
the world in the 2020 QS World University Rankings. The university has numerous
Colleges and Schools (see https://www.ntu.edu.sg/academics/Pages/CollegesSchools.aspx),
with particular strengths in Engineering, Science, Medicine, Business and Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences. NTU is also home to Singapore’s National Institute of Education. The
Neuroscience Ph.D. Programme was created as part of NTU-MIND, a recent
campus-wide initiative to link together the fields of Neuroscience, Cognitive
Science and Science of Learning.
NTU is
based in Singapore, a vibrant city/state that benefits from a high quality of life
and a tropical climate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore). Although several languages are spoken
in Singapore, English is the primary language and is the only language used for
instruction at NTU.