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Nanyang Polytechnic 南洋理工學院 |
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| Motto | The Innovative Polytechnic |
| Established | 1992 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Chan Lee Mun |
| Chairman | Tan Pheng Hock |
| Staff | Approx. 1 400 |
| Students | Approx. 15 000 |
| Location | Ang Mo Kio, Singapore |
| Campus | 30 hectares |
| Website | http://www.nyp.edu.sg/ |
Nanyang Polytechnic (abbreviation: NYP; Simplified Chinese: 南洋理工学院; Traditional Chinese: 南洋理工學院; Malay: Politeknik Nanyang) is Singapore's fourth polytechnic located in Ang Mo Kio next to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Singapore.
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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 institution houses 14 administration blocks, three blocks for recreational and student development purposes and three blocks for staff accommodation.
The campus is modelled on a town-centre concept to provide the conveniences of a self-contained "Teaching and Learning City".
Facilities include a fully-computerised library, laboratories, a 300-seater Theatre for the Arts and a 1,200-seater auditorium. The staff apartment blocks are located within the campus.
The retail outlets on campus provide multimedia accessories, stationery, gift items, sports goods, food items, and clothes, and feature shops such as Giordano and Cheers convenience store.
Students have four months vacation and eight months of school.
Sports facilities include track and field, adventure challenge park, gym, swimming pool, tennis court and rock-climbing walls. Badminton, table tennis, basketball and ping pong are available in the air-conditioned sports hall. An Olympic-sized swimming pool is located beside the sport hall.
Foreign Language Centre
The Foreign Language Centre offers language modules to NYP
students. They can choose to learn a foreign language such as
French, German, Japanese, or Business Mandarin. FLC organises
cultural activities, exchange programmes and overseas trips to
provide the students with more exposure to the languages.
International Business Resource Centre
IBRC was established in 1993 to provide information on
international business. IBRC undertakes research on business issues
such as country and industry analyses, e-commerce, benchmarking,
branding, knowledge management and integrated resort management.
IBRC meets the needs of the industry by collaborations on client
commissioned research projects. IBRC is one of several platforms
under the School of Business Management’s Training Enterprise
Project (TEP) programme under which students are trained in
business research processes.
Full-time Diploma Courses offered in NYP:
School of Engineering:
School of Information Technology:
School of Design:
School of Business Management:
School of Health Sciences:
School of Chemical and Life Sciences:
School of Interactive and Digital Media:
Students are awarded a Diploma in their field after completing the course. The minimum length for courses is three years. Graduating students have the option of joining the workforce or to continue education in local/overseas University
The Diploma with Merit is awarded to students with outstanding performance during their course of study. It is generally be awarded to not more than the top 10% of graduands from each course.
To be eligible, students should have passed each module of their course of study with at least a grade D in their first attempt. They will also have achieved at least or better than the cut-off Grade Point Average (GPA) for their course. The cut-off GPA for each course is based on the relative performance of the graduating cohort in each course and is determined by the Assessment Board.
In 2008, the polytechnic began a new rewarding system (the Director's List) for students who excel academically. Admission to the Director’s List is capped at not more than the top 15% of students from each stage of study of each course.
To be eligible, students will have a full study load for the semester. They will have passed each module with at least a grade D in their first attempt and have achieved a Semestral Grade Point Average (SGPA) of not less than 3.0. For students who have been granted module exemption, their total advanced standing credits (from module exemption) must not be more than 20% of the full study load for the semester.
| Module grade | Range | Remarks | Grade point |
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| DIST | Distinction | (Awarded by the Assessment Board) | 4.0 |
| A | >=80% | 4.0 | |
| B+ | 75% - <80% | 3.5 | |
| B | 70% - <75% | 3.0 | |
| C+ | 65% - <70% | 2.5 | |
| C | 60% - <65% | 2.0 | |
| D+ | 55% - <60% | 1.5 | |
| D | 50% - <55% | 1.0 | |
| F | 0% - <50% | 0.0 | |
| P | Pass | (For modules graded pass/fail) | NA |
| SP | Supplementary pass | (Norminal score of 50%) | 1.0 |
| SF | Supplementary fail | (Nominal score of 0% - <50%) | 0.0 |
| *AUD | Audited | (Met attendance requirement but, where permitted, did not sit for exams) | NA |
| *DEB | Debarred | 0.0 | |
| *DEF | Deferred | NA | |
| *TRF | Credits transferred | NA | |
| *WDM | Withdrawn from module | NA | |
| *WDC | Withdrawn from course | NA |
The GPA is computed as follows:
Nanyang Polytechnic has over 50 co-curricular activities.
Arts and Culture
Sports and Adventure
Mind Sports
Leadership and Personal Development
Community Service Group
Societies
Other Interest Groups
Academic Clubs
The polytechnic is made up of seven schools:
NYP has won awards and recognitions as below:
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   | Nanyang Polytechnic - Nanyang Polytechnic - Innovation Everywhere |
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