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 Issue 87, June 2010   
Welcome to ClassACT, a monthly e-zine by Nanyang Technological University (NTU). This month, we bring you updates on NTU’s preparations for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games and news about our latest alumni chapter in Tianjin, China.

Guess who is a mayor twice over? NTU alumnus Teo Ser Luck is not only the Mayor of North East District in Singapore but also the newly minted Mayor of the Youth Olympic Village at NTU. Read what he has to say.

We also feature the official opening of the Energy Research Institute @ NTU, a key pillar in the university’s sustainability drive.

Happy reading!
Campus News
  • The mayor is in!
    Minister Vivian Balakrishnan unveils the Mayor and Deputy Mayors of the Youth Olympic Village during a tour of the 55-hectare site located within NTU’s lush Yunnan Garden campus.
  • Take a leaf out of this bus
    Singapore’s first eco-bus, developed by engineers from NTU and Tsinghua University, will make its debut at the inaugural Youth Olympic Village in August.
  • Driving research on electric cars
    The Technical University of Munich (TUM) will complement NTU’s strengths in "green" vehicle technologies at its latest set-up in Singapore, the TUM-Campus for Research Excellence And Technological Enterprise.
  • Speak and be understood
    Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and former top Chinese political advisor Li Ruihuan launch the Global Chinese Dictionary, a multi-country project spearheaded by NTU’s Prof Chew Cheng Hai.
  • Reality bytes
    Fraunhofer IDM @ NTU is a partnership with German R&D giant Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft to bring the latest interactive digital media technologies to the global market.
  • Two in one
    NTU’s joint doctoral programme with Israel’s top university means students get the best of both worlds – to do high-end research in two dynamic regions. It also includes stipends, fee waivers and access to the best facilities.
  • Green and growing
    The S$200m Energy Research Institute @ NTU marks its official opening with the signing of partnership agreements with six leading European universities.
  • Fuelling the dragon
    Wilmar, the world’s largest integrated palm oil group, donates S$1m to support scholarships for the “Mayors’ Class”.
  • From Ireland to Asia
    Promising Irish business leaders will be nurtured as Asian specialists under a new programme by Ireland’s University College Cork and NTU’s Nanyang Business School.
  • No action is not an option
    Washington University in St Louis Chancellor Dr Mark S Wrighton speaks on the future energy challenges facing America and the global community.
  • Enhancing Singapore-Germany ties
    Top educators and researchers from Germany and Singapore meet at a networking session to strengthen bilateral ties and explore new partnerships.
Alumni News
  • Charting China
    NTU adds Tianjin to its growing number of overseas chapters in China.
  • Birds of a feather flock together
    Alumni, students and staff flock to Jurong Bird Park with their families to celebrate NTU Alumni Family Day 2010.
  • Family affair
    Generations of alumni catch up at the 55th Nanyang University Anniversary Graduates Dinner as one big happy family.
  • Steely charm
    Blockbuster hit “Iron Man 2” draws alumni to the movies in droves.
  • Thrilled to a "chill"
    Alumni, students and faculty from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies enjoy a post-examination chill-out session.
  • Welcome to the alumni family!
    We congratulate and welcome 199 new alumni who completed NTU's executive programmes in May 2010.
Research
  • Host of the World Cup of Communications
    The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information is the first in Southeast Asia to host the leading lights in communications at the annual conference of the International Communication Association.
  • A new model for new media
    The increasingly multidisciplinary field of computer graphics and animation comes to the fore at Computer Graphics International, a top global conference organised by NTU’s Institute for Media Innovation.
  • Research at its best
    Faculty and students from the NTU-Imperial College London Joint PhD Programme discuss synthetic biology, bioelectronics, regenerative medicine and cancer therapy at a symposium held in Singapore.
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"Sustainability and energy research are key thrusts for NTU. ERI@N serves as the pan-university strategic platform that brings together all of NTU’s energy research activities into a coherent whole." - NTU Provost Prof Bertil Andersson on the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)