Nanyang Polytechnic

Nanyang Polytechnic

Type	Public
Established	1992
Principal	Chan Lee Mun
Chairman	Tan Pheng Hock
Students	14,233
Location	Ang Mo Kio , Singapore
Website	[1]

Nanyang Polytechnic (Abbreviation: NYP; Chinese: 南洋理工学院; Malay: Politeknik Nanyang) is a modern campus located in Ang Mo Kio next to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Singapore.

Campus of Nanyang Polytechnic.

History

• Established on 1 April 1992.

• Enrolled its pioneer batch of students for its School of Health Sciences and School of Business Management in July 1992.

• Set up the School of Engineering and the School of Information Technology in July 1993.

• The French-Singapore Institute, German-Singapore Institute and the Japan-Singapore Institute were transferred from the Economic Development Board to the Polytechnic in February 1993.
• Operated from five temporary campuses
  • Bukit Merah: School of Business
  • Jurong: School of Engineering
  • Outram: School of Nursing
  • Tiong Bahru: School of Business
  • Yishun: School of Engineering, School of Information Techology

before moving to its permanent home in Ang Mo Kio in April 1998.

Campus

Campus Centre

Spread over 305,000 square metres of land (about the size of 60 football fields), Nanyang Polytechnic is situated next to the Yio Chu Kang MRT Station.

The modern campus, with its new and state-of-the-art facilities, is modelled on a town centre concept to provide all the conveniences of a self-contained "Teaching and Learning City".

Some of the facilities found in the campus include a fully computerised library which is opened to everybody, specialist laboratories, a 300-seater Theatre for the Arts and a 1,200 seater auditorium. The staff apartment blocks are well-furnished and located within the campus premises, providing residents the convenience of proximity.

The retail outlets on campus provide a wide range of merchandise such as multimedia accessories, stationery, gift items, sports goods, food items, fashion apparels featuring shops such as Giordano and Cheers convenience store.

In Nanyang polytechnic, students have a total of 4 months holiday and 8 months school days. It also provides more time for CCA and other activities.

There are track and field, adventure challenge park, gym, swimming pool, tennis court and rock-climbing facilities for sports enthusiasts. Games of badminton, table tennis, basketball and ping pong are available in the air-conditioned sports hall. There is also an Olympic-sized swimming pool located beside the sport hall.

Nanyang Polytechnic is most famous for its Information Technology and Digital Media programmes. It also teaches Manufacturing engineering.

Nanyang Polytechnic is also the first polytechnic in Singapore that offered Diploma in Business Informatics.

Here are the list of courses NYP offered:

School of Engineering

Diploma in Biomedical Engineering
Diploma in Electronics, Computer & Communications Engineering
Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering
Diploma in Mechatronics Engineering
Diploma in Digital & Precision Engineering

School of Information Technology
Diploma in Information Technology
Diploma in Engineering Informatics
Diploma in Business Informatics
Diploma in Multimedia & Infocomm Technology
Diploma in Business Enterprise IT

School of Design
Diploma in Industrial Design
Diploma in Space & Interior Design
Diploma in Visual Communication

School of Business Management
Diploma in Accountancy & Finance
Diploma in Business Management
Diploma in Banking & Financial Services
Diploma in Marketing
Diploma in Media Studies & Management
Diploma in Sport & Wellness Management
Diploma in Hospitality & Resort Management

School of Health Sciences
Diploma in Dental Hygiene & Therapy
Diploma in Nursing
Diploma in Physiotherapy
Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography
Diploma in Radiation Therapy

School of Chemical and Life Sciences
Diploma in Molecular Biotechnology
Diploma in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Technology
Diploma in Food Science
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences

School of Interactive and Digital Media
Diploma in Digital Media Design
Diploma in Digital Entertainment Technology
Diploma in Motion Graphics and Broadcast Design

Students are awarded Diploma in their respective fields after completing the course. The minimum time frame for courses is three years. Graduating students have the option of joining the work-force or continue education in local/overseas University

CCA

The Nanyang Polytechnic is also home to 80 over Co-Curricular Activities.

Schools

The polytechnic is made up of seven different schools, namely:

• School of Business Management (SBM)
• School of Chemical and Life Sciences (SCL)
• School of Design (SDN)
• School of Engineering (SEG)
• School of Health Sciences (SHS)
• School of Information Technology (SIT)
• School of Interactive & Digtal Media (SIDM)

External links

• Nanyang Polytechnic