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.