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| Universiti Teknologi dan Rekabentuk Singapura (Malay) 新加坡科技设计大学 (Chinese) சிங்கப்பூர் தொழில்நுட்பம் மற்றும் வடிவமைப்பு பல்கலைக்கழகம் (Tamil) | |
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| Motto | Trailblazing A Better World By Design |
|---|---|
| Type | Autonomous university |
| Established | 24 July 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-24) |
| Chancellor | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| President | Phoon Kok Kwang |
| Address | 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore 487372, Tampines, Singapore 1°20′28.7268″N 103°57′49.5252″E / 1.341313000°N 103.963757000°E / 1.341313000; 103.963757000 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | White Black |
| Website | www |
The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a public autonomous university in Singapore.
History
The founding president is Thomas L. Magnanti, who is a professor associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). SUTD's founding provost, Professor Chong Tow Chong, took over as the university's second president in 2018. The university's current president Phoon Kok Kwang took over from 1 August 2024.
Campuses
SUTD's interim campus was at the former ITE College Dover campus in Dover from its founding in April 2012 until December 2014. Its permanent campus, which opened in January 2015, is located near the Changi Business Park, and is served by Upper Changi Station on the Downtown MRT line. As of 2018, it is the only university to be located in the eastern part of Singapore. Through an open selection process, SUTD appointed DP Architects Pte. Ltd., in collaboration with UNStudio from Amsterdam, to design the academic cluster of its permanent campus in Upper Changi.
Academics
Undergraduate programmes
A four-year full-time undergraduate programme is offered at SUTD. Students have the option to choose between five available degree programmes: Computer Science and Design (CSD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD), Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), and Design and Artificial Intelligence (DAI).
Graduate programmes
A two-year full-time MIT–SUTD Dual master's degree programme was offered in collaboration with MIT to talented graduates with a keen interest in research in one of the following areas: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Engineering in Manufacturing. Graduate opportunities also include the SUTD PhD Programme. Candidates will spend up to one year in the United States and the other year in Singapore, receiving master's degrees from both MIT and SUTD.
With MIT, SUTD has launched joint postgraduate programmes to jump-start research at the university. The PhD programme has a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative research and is enhanced by opportunities for industry internships, overseas research attachments, and teaching experience. The initial intake in 2012 included ten post-doctoral researchers. Post-doctorate fellows spend one year at MIT and then another year at SUTD where they conduct research and teach.
Academic pillars
Fused deposition modelling 3D printers in one of SUTD's laboratories
SUTD Library
Research initiatives
Design Innovation Singapore
In 2015, as part of the IDC, the Design Innovation @ Singapore (DI) platform was formed to organise and drive Design- and Technology-centred Innovation programs and initiatives for Singapore and beyond.
In 2021, the DI team was integrated with the SUTD Academy to enhance offerings as a provider of Continuing Education and Training (CET).
SUTD–MIT International Design Centre
The International Design Centre (IDC) is based both in Singapore at SUTD, and in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at MIT, with academic and industrial partners from around the world. The IDC has more than a hundred projects that involve approximately 270 faculty, researchers and students.
IDC was part of a collaboration agreement between SUTD and MIT.
Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities
The Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKY CIC) is one of the research centers in SUTD.
iTrust Research Centre
iTrust is a multidisciplinary research center which was established collaboratively by SUTD and the Ministry of Defence. The focus of iTrust is on cybersecurity. Systems of interest include large infrastructure of national importance (such as power grids, water treatment plants and oil refineries) as well as cyber-devices used in healthcare, including pacemakers, defibrillators, insulin pumps and vagus nerve stimulation implants.
O-Lab
O-Lab comprises academics and practitioners interested in understanding and enhancing design practices.
Temasek Labs at SUTD
Temasek Labs at SUTD (TL@SUTD) undertakes research and development. The current focus is on areas of defense system design and development, such as unmanned systems, information systems, soldier systems, and engineering systems.
TL@SUTD complements the work that is currently undertaken at the DSO National Laboratories, NUS, NTU, and other research establishments.
City Form Lab
The City Form Lab (CFL) is an urban design research group led by a group of architects, city planners, spatial analysts, programmers, sociologists, and artists. It was founded by Andres Sevtsuk at MIT in 2010 as the City Form Research Group, and moved to SUTD in fall 2011. The lab develops software tools for researching urban form and land use patterns.
CFL's recent projects include the open-source Urban Network Analysis Toolbox for ArcGIS, the SUTD Gridshell Pavilion, samples of urban fabric in Bugis and Punggol in Singapore, and the exhibit at the 2013 Tallinn Architecture Biennale.
References
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- "4th university named as Singapore University of Technology and Design". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- "SUTD Appoints Current Provost Prof Chong Tow Chong as President".
- Chan, Gabrielle (11 March 2024). "SUTD announces new president to drive greater innovation in design and technology". The Straits Times.
- "Campus Life: A Campus Built for Interaction and Collaboration: East Coast Campus". Singapore University of Technology and Design. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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- Tracy Quek (13 September 2010). "Joint postgrad programme". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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- Jeremy Koh (25 January 2010). "New International Design Centre to be established at SUTD". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- Carolyn Y. Johnson (3 October 2011). "A new toolbox for urban analysis: Researchers look to new data, tools to better plan successful cities". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014.
- ^ Michael J. Coren (8 September 2011). "MIT's free urban planning software will help build the cities of the future". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
- "SUTD Library Pavilion by City Form Lab". Dezeen. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014.