Singapore
Additional costs
You must take out a external pagemandatory insurancecall_made (NTU Group Hospitalisation & Surgical Insurance, GHSI) even if you already have a Swiss health insurance and/or travel insurance.
Administrative Fees (incl. GHSI):
- SGD 250 per semester for undergraduate exchange students
- SGD 280 per semester for postgraduate exchange students
NTU will charge non-refundable registration fee of SGD 153 (inclusive of GST), payable by all exchange applicants at the point of application at NTU. This fee is in addition to the existing miscellaneous fees and helps to cover the cost of providing administrative/onboarding support and social activities for inbound exchange students during the period of their immersion at NTU.
Accuracy of the above information without guarantee. Students should ensure they have sufficient monies to pay for these compulsory payments upon arrival / registration at NTU.
Information regarding external pagecost of living can be found onlinecall_made (open the tab "Financial").
Partner university scholarships
DUO-Singapore Exchange Fellowship (DUO)
(by NTU's invitation only)
Accommodation
On external pagecampus housingcall_made is subject to availability. Students must be prepared to rent off-campus accommodation if required. Upon acceptance at NTU a separate online application is required. Note that rooms may need to be shared with another student and that in many cases air-conditioning is not provided.
Course planning
For course selection at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), note:
- for undergraduate courses: course offer according to the external pageContent of Coursescall_made (use current year for provisional study planning if not yet published for the following academic year)
- for undergraduate courses: external pagelist of course restrictioncall_made (note division into limited vacancies vs. not available shown under "Coursework")
- for postgraduate courses: The list of effectively available courses is published only a few months before the start of the exchange. For the PG course offer of the previous semester, see the external pageNTU websitecall_made under "Coursework > Restricted Programmes and Courses > Postgraduate courses > List of Available Postgraduate Courses"
- That you must meet the specified course requirements and, if applicable, be able to prove them.
- classification as UG, Direct Masters or PG exchange student below
- table overview below
Flexibility is essential in planning your courses. There is no guarantee that you will be able to attend your desired courses. We strongly recommend that you find out about alternative courses early.
NTU advises exchange students to take courses at their current study level. Depending on your study progress, you will be categorized differently at NTU, with implication for your course choice:
- Upon starting your exchange, you will have completed less than 6 ETH study semesters: Undergraduate (UG) >> only undergraduate courses possible
- Upon starting your exchange, you will have completed 6 or more ETH study semesters and simultaneously be enrolled in either the 1st or the 2nd semester of your Master's degree studies: Direct Masters >> undergraduate and postgraduate courses possible (provided that the pre-requisites for the intended courses are met)
- Upon starting your exchange, you will be enrolled in the 3rd or 4th of your Master's degree studies and have obtained your ETH Bachelor's degree: Postgraduate (PG) >> only postgraduate courses possible. You must submit your Bachelor's degree to the Student Exchange Office of ETH by mid-February (exchange in the autumn semester), respectively by the end of July (exchange in the spring semester).
You commit to informing the Student Exchange Office in writing which category you belong to at the latest after successfully applying for an exchange place.
Note
The definitive PG course offer will not be published until around March for semester 1 and September for semester 2, i.e. well after the application deadline in the Student Exchange Office.
- Direct Master's students should be ready to cover everything with UG courses only if necessary – plan your study plan flexibly and check for credit recognition.
- Postgraduate (PG) students should think carefully about whether they can apply at all and have enough flexibility given the difficulty of planning and accessing PG courses.
A combination of courses and small semester projects (max. 10 ECTS) may be possible, yet the project must be credited at ETH and declared from the very start during the application in Mobility-Online. Also a confirmation of a supervising professor at NTU must be uploaded by the application deadline. Availability of research projects depends on the NTU professors and the school applicants choose; students would need to contact the lectures on their own using the external pageresearch directorycall_made. Organising semester projects only after the application deadline is not permitted. Students on research only (three months) will not be offered on-campus accommodation.
Links
- external page call_made Global Relations Office
- external page call_made Incoming Students
- external page call_made Registrar's Office
- external page call_made Non-Graduating programmes
- external page call_made Office of Student Affairs
- external page call_made NUS Information Sheet
- external page call_made Incoming Exchange Student Guide
Additional costs
- You must take out a external pagemandatory insurance (NUS Health and Insurance Scheme, HINS)call_made even if you already have a Swiss health insurance and / or travel insurance. The fees are included in the external pageMiscellaneous Student Fees (MSFs)call_made.
- external pageCost of livingcall_made (see step 5)
Partner university scholarships
external pageDUO-Singapore Exchange Fellowship (DUO)call_made
There are very limited awards available and students should not rely on receiving this award for their exchange.
Accommodation
Extremely limited availability and not guaranteed, see external pageHostel Admission Servicecall_made. Students need to indicate on their exchange application at NUS that that they would like to apply for on-campus accommodation to receive the application instructions along with their admission offer. Even then, accommodation on campus is by no means guaranteed.
NUS strongly recommend that students seek external pageoff-campus accommodationcall_made early (see off-campus accommodation). This may result in increased costs.
Course planning
For course selection at the National University of Singapore (NUS), note:
- external pageNUS Information Sheetcall_made
- course offer for exchange students according to the external pageNG Course Listcall_made (use current year for provisional study planning if not yet published for the following academic year)
- any external pagecourse restrictionscall_made
- You must meet the specified course requirements and, if applicable, be able to prove them. (Note course description! Proof of course equivalent to be provided via ETH transcript or current printout from myStudies when registering at the host university.)
- For D-INFK: Due to a high demand and limited capacity, it may not always be possible to secure a full load of computing courses, so you should consider alternatives. Courses on AI and Machine Learning might be challenging to secure, but other courses such as Algorithms, Computational Biology and Information Theory should be available.
- table overview below
Availability of Honours courses (4XXX – often equivalent to first-year Master's level courses) and graduate courses (5XXX and 6XXX) are generally very limited and restrictions may apply.
Flexibility is essential in planning your courses. There is no guarantee that you will be able to attend your desired courses. We strongly recommend that you find out about alternative courses early.
Questions?
chevron_right FAQ for quick answersContact persons
- Departments: departmental exchange coordinators
- Student Exchange Office: Myriam Keller, , Tel +41 44 632 21 88