Welcome to NTU EAPSI Programme Singapore 2009 15 th June 20 0 9 to 7 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome to NTU EAPSI Programme Singapore 2009 15 th June 20 0 9 to 7 th August 20 0 9 Prepared by: Research Support Office Dated : 1 st April 2009 T o g e t you orie nte d a nd pre pa re d for your sta y in NT U, we ha ve c onsolida te d a
15th June 20 0 9 to 7th August 20 0 9
Prepared by: Research Support Office Dated : 1st April 2009
T
sta y in NT U, we ha ve c onsolida te d a ll the e sse ntia l informa tion a nd hope tha t this would a nswe r most of your que rie s. Re a d on…
Stude nts ha ve to a pply fo r the Work Holida y Pa ss (WHP) unde r the Ministry of
Ma npowe r (MOM) – Wo rk Ho lida y Pro g ra mme .
T he WHP is va lid fo r 6 mo nths a nd no furthe r e xte nsio n is pe rmitte d. Stude nts a re a dvise d to sub mit the a pplic a tio n 2 mo nths b e fo re the c o mme nc e me nt o f inte rnship.
Applic a tion for WHP
Yo u ma y lo g in to the fo llo wing we b site to do wnlo a d the a pplic a tio n fo rm:
http:/ / mom.g ov.sg / publish/ momporta l/ e n/ c ommunitie s/ wor k_pa ss/ othe r _passe s/ work_holiday_progra mme .html
Do c ume nts re q uire d fo r a pplic a tio n:
m
e tte r fr
sity / Co lle ge as pr
ansc r ipts o r de gr e e c e r tific ate s
t c o py o f the par tic ular s’ page
Submission of WHP
Sub mit so ft c o pie s o f the a b o ve do c ume nts via e ma il to mom_whp_wpd@mom.g ov.sg
Approva l
Yo u will re c e ive a n In- Princ iple Approva l (IPA) le tte r upo n a ppro va l.
T he se a re so me ma nda to ry do c ume nts yo u will ne e d to b ring a lo ng :
E ntry to Sing a pore (for Immig ra tion c le a ra nc e )
e tte r + Anne xe s
t
e tte r of Admission
On the 1st day o f o rie ntatio n, we will bring yo u to the NT U I nte rnatio nal S tude nt Ce ntre (I S C) to be brie fe d o n:
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Stude nts the n proc e e d to MOM for c olle c tion of WHP with the following doc ume nts:
e tte r
mployme nt Surve y F
t
e e for the WHP
T he fo llo wing fe e s will b e c ha rg e d upo n c o lle c tio n o f WHP:
ne y Visa (if applic able ) - $30 pe r issuanc e
ne y Visa (if applic able ) - $30 pe r issuanc e
E ngine e r ing (MAE )
Ms E
lsie Ong
ML COng @ntu.e du.sg
6790 4498
Mr Willia m Che o ng
E GCHE ONG@ntu.e du.sg
6790 4317
le c tr ic al and E le c tr
ngine e r ing (E E E )
Ms Ca the rine Go h
E SF GOH@ntu.e du.sg
6790 6360
ials Sc ie nc e and E ngine e r ing (MSE )
Ms Se re ne K
ing
slkok@ntu.e du.sg
6790 4259
nvir
E ngine e r ing (CE E )
Ms Che w So o n E ng We ndy
SE Che w@ntu.e du.sg
6790 5251 Yo u will b e a tta c he d to the re spe c tive sc ho o ls a llo c a te d to yo u, thus do a ppro a c h the frie ndly sc ho o l a dministra to rs whe n yo u ha ve a ny q ue rie s o n c a mpus. T he c o nta c ts a nd e ma ils o f the re spe c tive Sc ho o l Administra to rs a re :
T he re a re 4 ma in Colle g e s a nd 3 Autonomous Institute s in NT U.
ng ine e ring
duc a tion (NIE )
Studie s (RSIS)
a rth Obse rva tory of Sing a pore (E OS)
Ma ps will b e g ive n o ut to yo u o n the first da y
*15th June 2009 to 7th Aug ust 2009*
During yo ur sta y in NT U, yo u will b e living in the Gra dua te
Ha ll Blo c k 3, lo c a te d a t 50
Nanyang Cre sc e nt.
A o ne mo nth de po sit o f S$350 is re q uire d whe n c he c king into the ro o m. T his a mo unt is ho we ve r re funda b le . I n a dditio n, yo u ne e d to sig n a te na nc y a g re e me nt fo r the re nta l o f yo ur ro o m a nd this will b e do ne o n the 1st da y o f the Orie nta tio n Pro g ra m whic h is he ld o n the 15th June 2009.
E a c h ro o m ha s a n a tta c he d b a thro o m a nd is furnishe d with a b e d, study ta b le , a c ha ir, c e iling fa n, wa rdro b e , a sho e ra c k a nd wa te r he a te r.
T
he blo c k has be e n ne wly re no vate d ho we ve r stude nts are still unable to use the ne w air-c o nditio ning syste ms as so me bac k-e nd wo rk are ye t to be c o mple te d. He nc e yo u might want to pre pare a c o uple o f light c lo thing and le t’ s all e njo y Summe r
time ! ☺
Ho we ve r yo u ne e d to b ring the fo llo wing ite ms a s the y a re no t pro vide d:
ine ns
le c tric K e ttle (Optio na l)
AN Ca b le s (F
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*15th June 2009 to 7th Aug ust 2009*
T he re a re 3 lo b b ie s in the Gra dua te Ha ll a nd e a c h lo b b y ha s its o wn pa ntry. T he pa ntry is furnishe d with a ho t wa te r dispe nse r, mic ro wa ve o ve ns a nd a c o mmo n re frig e ra to r. Co o king ho we ve r is stric tly no t a llo we d. T he pa ntrie s a re a lso furnishe d with wa shing ma c hine s, drye rs a nd iro ning b o a rds. T he wa shing ma c hine s a re c o mplime nta ry b ut the drye rs a re c o in o pe ra te d.
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*15th June 2009 to 7th Aug ust 2009*
T he Ha ll will b e unde rg o ing re no va tio n a nd during tha t pe rio d, L
kindly a vo id using fo r sa fe ty re a so ns.
Stipe nds
Yo ur mo nthly stipe nd is S$2,000 whic h is inc lusive o f the c o st o f lo dg ing . A c he q ue will b e issue d to yo u a nd the a mo unt whic h yo u will b e re c e iving is S$2,000 minus the c o st o f lo dg ing a nd o the r e xpe nse s (i.e . a c c o mmo da tio n a fte r E ASPI pro g ra m, if a pplic a b le .)
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*15th June 2009 to 7th Aug ust 2009*
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yo u c a n e ithe r re turn it to the I nte rna tio na l Stude nt Ce ntre (I SC) Offic e during o ffic e ho urs
lo c a te d o utside the I SC Offic e . I SC o ffic e ho urs a re fro m :-
hursda ys : 8.30 a m to 5.45 pm
rida ys : 8.30 a m to 5.15 pm
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*15th June 2009 to 7th Aug ust 2009*
Within the c a mpus, the re a re Shuttle s Buse s a va ila b le fo r yo u to g e t a ro und. T he se b use s a re fre e -o f-c ha rg e a nd tra ve l a ro und c a mpus in a lo o p se rvic e via thre e ro ute s:
Route A: L e e We e Na m L ib ra ry Sc ho o l o f Che mic a l a nd Bio me dic a l E ng ine e ring Sc ho o l o f Bio lo g ic a l Sc ie nc e s We e K im We e Sc ho o l o f Co mmunic a tio n a nd I nfo rma tio n Sc ho o l o f E le c tric a l a nd E le c tro nic E ng ine e ring Ha lls 1,2,4,5 & 7 Oppo site Ha ll 6 I nno va tio n Ce ntre Sc ho o l o f Arts, De sig n a nd Me dia
Route B: Oppo site L e e We e Na m L ib ra ry Oppo site Sc ho o l o f Arts, De sig n a nd Me dia Ha lls 8,9,10,11,12,13,14 & 15 Gra dua te Ha ll Na tio na l I nstitute o f E duc a tio n Route C: Oppo site L e e We e Na m L ib ra ry Ha lls 3 &16 Oppo site Ha lls 1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 &15 Oppo site Gra dua te Ha ll Ha ll 6 Oppo site I nno va tio n Ce ntre Oppo site We e K im We e Sc ho o l o f Co mmunic a tio n a nd I nfo rma tio n & Sc ho o l o f E le c tric a l a nd E le c tro nic E ng ine e ring Oppo site Sc ho o l o f Bio lo g ic a l Sc ie nc e s a nd Oppo site Sc ho o l o f Che mic a l a nd Bio me dic a l E ng ine e ring
T he Ope ra ting T ime fo r the Shuttle Buse s a re fro m:-
rida y : 8.00 a m to 9.00 pm
During Pub lic Ho lida ys a nd o n Sunda ys, the I nte rna l Shuttle Buse s will no t b e in o pe ra tio n.
Ple ase no te that the Bus Sto ps liste d unde r
the Ro ute s A, B and C ar e no t in o r de r .
he re a re two lo c a l pub lic tra nspo rt se rvic e b use s, na me ly se rvic e numb e rs 179 a nd 199 whic h will ta ke yo u fro m the c a mpus to the ne a re st re g io na l b us inte rc ha ng e , Bo o n L a y I nte rc ha ng e .
a y I nte rc ha ng e , yo u c a n se le c t fro m a wide ra ng e o f b us se rvic e s a va ila b le the re o r b o a rd the Ma ss Ra pid T ra nsit (MRT ) se rvic e to b ring yo u to yo ur de stina tio ns. I n c a se yo u ne e d dire c tio ns o r a dvic e o n whic h se rvic e yo u sho uld ta ke , the re a re Pa sse ng e r Se rvic e Sta ff within the inte rc ha ng e who will b e mo re tha n g la d to a ssist yo u.
f yo u’ re in a hurry o r just in ne e d o f a ha ssle -fre e tra nspo rt so lutio n, yo u c a n a lwa ys c a ll o r fla g do wn a ta xi fro m whe re ve r yo u a re .
t Cab and City Cab and the Ho tline s to c all ar e : 65521111 o r 65538888
Co st o f T r anspo r tatio n fo r MRT T r ains and Public Buse s
Cha rg e s fo r the se pub lic tra nspo rt se rvic e s va ry de pe nding o n the
mo de o f tra nspo rt yo u’ ve c ho se n. T a king the pub lic b use s o r MRT se rvic e s wo uld re q uire yo u to pa y fa re s via o ne o f two wa ys:
1. Ca sh tra nsa c tion ** Re fe r to Slide 19
Be sure to ha ve so me lo o se c ha ng e o n yo u whe n yo u b o a rd the pub lic b use s to purc ha se the tic ke ts. I n MRT sta tio ns, yo u c a n b uy yo ur tic ke t a t the T ic ke ting Ma c hine s within the sta tio ns itse lf.
2. E Z- L ink fa re c a rds
I ntro duc e d fo r use o n the MRT a nd pub lic b use s, it is Sing a po re 's first c o nta c tle ss Multi-purpo se Sto re d Va lue (MPSV) c a rd. Whe n yo u b o a rd e ithe r pub lic b use s o r MRT s, a ll yo u ha ve to do is ta p the se spe c ia lize d c a rds o n the c a rd re a de rs a nd ta p a g a in whe n yo u a lig ht. T he va lue o n the c a rd will b e de duc te d a uto ma tic a lly. I t is a lo t mo re c o nve nie nt tha n pa ying c a sh e a c h time yo u b o a rd the se pub lic tra nspo rt. And no t to me ntio n c he a pe r to o ! Yo u c a n purc ha se E Z-L ink c a rds a t the Pa sse ng e r Se rvic e
sta tio ns a t S$7 a pie c e a nd sub se q ue ntly to p-up yo ur E Z-L ink c a rds a t the T ic ke ting Ma c hine s whe n the c re dit o n yo ur c a rd is running lo w. Guide s o n ho w to use the E Z-L ink c a rd whe n tra ve ling o n b use s c a n b e fo und
http:/ / www.tra nsitlink.c o m.sg / ima g e s/ b us/ e zL ink-e ng 10.pdf
**T he ta b le b e lo w sho ws the c o st o f tra ve lling via Pub lic Buse s fo r b o th Ca sh F a re s a nd E Z-L ink Ca rd F a re s.
T runk Se rvic e s
I f yo u a re unc e rta in o n ho w muc h the F a re is b a se d o n the F a re Sta g e s, yo u c a n simply te ll the Bus Drive r yo ur de stina tio n a nd he will te ll yo u ho w muc h to pa y. Ho we ve r, if yo u a re using the E Z-L ink c a rd, the n yo ur b us fa re will b e a uto ma tic a lly de duc te d fro m yo ur c a rd whe n yo u ta p yo ur c a rd o n the Ca rd Re a de r b e fo re a lig hting a s me ntio ne d in the pre vio us slide .
Fare Stages ez-link card Fare Cash Fare Non Air-Con Air-Con Non Air-Con Air-Con 4 and less $0.64 $0.69 $0.90 $1.00 4.5 - 7 $0.76 $0.91 $1.00 $1.20 7.5 - 10 $0.86 $1.11 $1.10 $1.40 10.5 - 13 $0.96 $1.21 $1.20 $1.50 13.5 - 18 $1.06 $1.31 $1.30 $1.60 18.5 - 23 $1.16 $1.41 $1.40 $1.70 23.5 - 29 $1.25 $1.50 $1.50 $1.80 29.5 - 35 $1.35 $1.60 $1.60 $1.90 35.5 and more $1.40 $1.65 $1.60 $1.90
Co st o f T r anspo r tatio n fo r T axis
As fo r ta xis, the mo de o f tra nsa c tio n wide ly use d is c a sh. Ce rta in ta xi
c o mpa nie s ho we ve r do a c c e pt c re dit c a rds. Yo u c a n a lwa ys a sk the o pe ra to r whe n yo u’ re c a lling fo r a ta xi o r just a sk the ta xi drive r b e fo re yo u g e t into the ta xi if c re dit c a rds a re a c c e pte d. Yo u c a n a lso g e t a c o py o f Bus Guide 2009, a po c ke t size d b o o kle t tha t c o nta ins info rma tio n o n a ll the b use s se rvic e s a nd the ro ute s e a c h se rvic e ta ke s. Within tha t ve ry b o o kle t, yo u c a n a lso find the ro ute whic h MRT s ta ke . Bus Guide 2009 is a va ila b le a t a ll ma jo r b o o ksto re s a nd c o nve nie nc e sto re s.
T he o nly b a nk o n c a mpus is the OCBC b a nk a nd if yo u wish, yo u c a n o pe n a n a c c o unt with the m. T he fo llo wing do c ume nts a re ne e de d to o pe n a n a c c o unt in OCBC:
e tte r o f Awa rd (I ssue d b y NSF )
a c c o unt (Amo unt va rie s a mo ng diffe re nt b a nks)
No te that a S$2 se r
vic e fe e pe r mo nth is c har ge able if the mo nthly ave r age balanc e falls be lo w S$1,000. As suc h, do r e me mbe r to br ing at le ast the minimum sum with yo u should yo u wish to o pe n an ac c o unt with the OCBC Bank.
Ho we ve r a s yo ur sta y in Sing a po re is re la tive ly sho rt, yo u ma y like to c he c k with the Custo me r Se rvic e Co unte r a t OCBC whic h is lo c a te d just b e lo w L e e We e Na m L ib ra ry re g a rding the o pe ning o f ne w a c c o unts in Sing a po re .
(Co ntinue d)
Ba nking Hours:
rida ys : 9.00 a m to 4.30 pm
T he re is a lso a no the r OCBC Bra nc h lo c a te d a t:
1Jur
al 2 Jur
e #B1-31 Ba nking Hours:
T he ne a re st OCBC AT
M Mac hine s to yo u a re : Ca nte e n 2 (I
n Ca mpus)
Ca nte e n B (I
n Ca mpus)
Bo o n L
a y MRT Sta tio n
Juro ng Po int Sho pping
Ce nte r # 01-14a
(Co ntinue d)
T he o the r 2 ma jo r b a nks in Sing a po re a re :
De ve lopme nt Ba nk of Sing a pore (DBS) Unite d Ove rse a s Ba nk L
td (UOB)
T he list o f AT Ms o f DBS/ POSB a nd UOB in Ca mpus is:
POSB Ne a r Mc Do na ld’ s Ca nte e n 2 Ca nte e n B UOB Ne a r Mc Do na ld’ s POSB is a subsidiary of DBS and hence DBS Transactions can be done at the POSB bank counters and ATMs and vice versa.
(Co ntinue d)
T he list o f Bra nc he s a nd AT Ms o f DBS a nd UOB ne a r Ca mpus is:
POSB Juro ng Po int Sho pping Ce ntre
# B1-20 (Ba nk) / (AT M)
Bo o n L
a y MRT Sta tio n (AT M) Ba nking Ho urs fro m Mo nda ys to F rida ys : 11:00 a m to 7:00 pm We e ke nds Sa turd a ys : 11:00 a m to 7:00 pm
UOB Juro ng Po int Sho pping Ce ntre
# 01-16C (Ba nk) / # 01-13A (AT M)
Bo o n L
a y MRT Sta tio n (AT M) Ba nking Ho urs fro m Mo nda ys to F rida ys : 11:00 a m to 6:00 pm We e ke nds Sa turd a ys : 11:00 a m to 4:00 pm
POSB is a subsidiary of DBS and hence DBS Transactions can be done at the POSB bank counters and ATMs and vice versa.
I f yo u a re lo o king fo r a n Ame ric a n Ba nk, the ne a re st o ne to Ca mpus is CitiBa nk a nd it is lo c a te d a t Bo o n L a y MRT Sta tio n.
Boon L a y MRT Sta tion Insta nt Ba nking Ce ntre - #01- 15
Se rvic e s
M / AXS
e rmina l Citib a nk Ca sh De po sit Ma c hine
xpre ss Che q ue De po sit
nsta nt I ssua nc e o f Citib a nk Re a dy Cre dit a nd Cre dit Ca rds
Boon L a y SMRT Sta tion - Insta nt Ba nking Ce ntre Ope ning Hours
rida ys : 8.00 a m to 8pm
Within the c a mpus the re is a g o o d numb e r o f c a nte e ns a nd e a te rie s fo r yo u to fre q ue nt fo r lunc h, dinne r o r whe n yo u just ne e d tha t c up o f c o ffe e o r sna c k to ke e p yo u g o ing . F
&B o utle ts a va ila b le within c a mpus.
E Ca nte e n
e e We e Na m L ib ra ry)
n So uth Spine )
he Qua d (Unde r the q ua dra ng le o utside Sc ho o l o f Bio lo g ic a l Sc ie nc e s)
&B a nd fa st- food outle ts
e e ’ s (Unde r Bro a dwa y)
he Pa le tte )
he Pa le tte (Unde r the E xe c utive Ca fé )
xe c utive Ca fé (Oppo site Bro a dwa y)
re sc o Ca fé (Ne xt to the I nte rna tio na l Stude nt Ce ntre )
xpre ss (Outside Na nya ng Audito rium a t L e ve l 1)
I f yo u do no t fe e l like tra ve lling o ut o f c a mpus fo r g e tting g ro c e rie s
a va ila b le within c a mpus g ro unds.
L
b e side Ca fé b y T he Qua d
L
L
xe c utive Ce ntre
U
L
e e K
e c ture T he a tre in So uth Spine
As fo r yo ur le isure a c tivitie s, yo u c a n use the spo rts a nd re c re a tio na l fa c ilitie s a c c e ssib le to yo u. So me ne e d to b e re se rve d
U’ s Stude ntL ink tho ug h. F
1.T e nnis Co urts 2.Stre e t So c c e r a nd Outdo o r F utsa l Co urts 3.So c c e r F ie lds a nd Multi-Purpo se F ie ld 4.Ba ske tb a ll Co urts 5.Swimming Po o l 6.Ba dminto n Co urts a nd T a b le -T e nnis T a b le s 7.Athle tic 400m Outdo o r T ra c k 8.Gymna sium a nd I ndo o r Ba ske tb a ll Co urt
All the se fa c ilitie s a re lo c a te d o n NT U c a mpus a t the Stude nts’ Re c re a tio na l Ce nte r (SRC).
T he Youth Olympic Ga me s (YOG) will b e a ne w hig hlig ht o n the wo rld’ s spo rting c a le nda r YOG is Olympic g a me s fo r 14 to 18 ye a r o lds. 26 spo rts will b e fe a ture d. I t is a 12-da y Summe r Ga me s. Ab o ut 3,200 a thle te s a nd 800 o ffic ia ls a re e xpe c te d a t the YOG. And NT U is pa rt o f the YOG a c tio n! T he Yo uth Olympic Villa g e will b e ho ste d o n NT U c a mpus! Yo u ma y b e a b le to se e the physic a l pre pa ra tio n fo r YOG during yo ur 8 we e k sta y
Countdown to Sing a pore 2010 Youth Olympic Ga me s!
A br ie f intr
sunny island….
He re a re so me q uic k fa c ts a b o ut the c lima te in Sing a po re , a tro pic a l ha ve n b y the virtue o f g e o g ra phy.
1.T e mpe ra ture ra ng e s b e twe e n 22 o to 34oC (72o to 93oF ) 2.Ave ra g e humidity ~90% in the mo rning a nd ~60% in the a fte rno o n 3.Ab unda nt ra infa ll thro ug ho ut the ye a r, with the mo nths o f No ve mb e r a nd De c e mb e r b e ing the mo nso o n se a so n. 4.L
ye a r.
T he mo nths o f June a nd July a re c o nside re d to b e the ho tte st mo nths
pub lic tra nspo rta tio ns a re fully a ir-c o nditio ne d a nd so , yo u do n’ t ha ve to wo rry a b o ut the he a t. ☺
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mo r e info r matio n o n Singapo r e 's we athe r and we athe r fo r e c ast, yo u c an vie w the fo llo wing link:
http:/ / a pp.ne a .g o v.sg / c ms/ htdo c s/ c a te g o ry_sub .a sp? c id=57
E ng lish - L
ing ua fra nc a o f Sing a po re with a g re a t ma jo rity o f the po pula tio n b e ing a b le to c o nve rse in it with a hig h le ve l o f pro fic ie nc y.
t is a lso the la ng ua g e o f a dministra tio n. T a xi drive rs a nd c usto me r- se rvic e pe rso nne l use E ng lish a s the ir prima ry la ng ua g e . Ro a d sig ns a nd o the r vita l info rma tio n in pub lic pla c e s a re displa ye d in E ng lish.
ng lish use d he re is b a se d prima rily o n ma instre a m British E ng lish with a slig ht influe nc e fro m Ame ric a n E ng lish.
Owing to its multi-ra c ia l a nd multi-c ultura l b a c kg ro und, Sing a po re a lso ho use s a dive rse ra ng e o f e thnic la ng ua g e s. He re is a list o f e thnic g ro ups a nd the la ng ua g e s the y spe a k.
Chine se (78% o f po pulatio n)
Ma nda rin whic h is the mo the r to ng ue fo r mo st Chine se pe o ple & a numb e r o f dia le c ts spo ke n do me stic a lly inc luding Ca ntone se , Ha kka, Hokkie n a nd T e o- Che w.
Malay (13.9% o f po pulatio n)
Ma la y, c o nside re d to b e the na tio na l la ng ua g e o f Sing a po re due to histo ric a l
re a so ns.
India ns (7.9% of popula tion)
T a mil a nd Hindi c o nside re d to b e ma in la ng ua g e s o f I
ndia . Va st numb e r o f dia le c ts spo ke n do me stic a lly inc lude s T
e lug u, Ma la ya la m, Guja ra ti, Ma ra thi a nd Urdu.
Othe rs (1.4% of popula tion)
F
he se inc lude s F
re nc h, Ge rma n,
a nd Indone sia n a mo ng st ma ny o the rs.
(*Pe rc e nta g e of popula tion c omposition ba se d on c e nsus ta ke n in ye a r 2000)
I f yo u ha ve tha t da y o ff o n yo ur ha nds a nd the we a the r is simply to o irre sistib le fo r yo u to just re la x a t ho me , he re a re so me spo ts yo u sho uld c o nside r :
1. Se ntosa Isla nd (F
2. Orc ha rd Roa d (Sho pping distric t o f Sing a po re ) 3. E spla na de (Ce nte r fo r pe rfo rming a rts) 4. China town 5. L ittle India 6. Boa t Qua y & Cla rk Qua y (Club b ing a nd fine dining ) 7. Sing a pore F lye r
(Sing a po re ’ s 1st F e rris Whe e l)
During yo ur sta y he re in Sing a po re , yo u mig ht wa nt to sta y in to uc h with c urre nt a ffa irs b o th lo c a lly a nd g lo b a lly. And wha t b e tte r wa y to do so tha n to g e t a c o py o f the fo llo wing pa pe rs.
he Stra its T ime s - http:/ / www.stra itstime s.c om/ Home .html T he ma in E ng lish da ily o f Sing a po re
he Busine ss T ime s - http:/ / www.busine sstime s.c om.sg / A sub sidia ry o f Stra it T ime s tha t b ring s yo u the la te st in e c o no mic a nd b usine ss ne ws.
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29th Ma y to 26th July
T RY the duria n b e fo re yo u re turn to yo u c o untry! ☺
T he duria n is a pung e nt sme lling b ut swe e t ta sting fruit tha t is indig e no us to this pa rtic ula r re g io n. T he duria n is a lso no to rio us fo r its tho rny e xte rio r. I t’ s a n e xpe rie nc e no t to b e misse d!
On tha t ve ry da te in 1965, Sing a po re de c la re d inde pe nde nc e a s a so ve re ig n sta te . Jo in us in re jo ic ing fo r 44 ye a rs o f c o ntinue d g ro wth a nd pro spe rity a nd a s we c he e r “Ha ppy Birthda y Sing a po re !!” ☺
He re unde r a re the 3 ma in de pa rtme nts whic h he lpe d to ma ke yo ur sta y in NT U a me mo ra b le o ne .
76 Na nya ng Drive N2 . 1, B4 - 01 T e l: (65) 6790 5637 F a x: (65) 6793 2019
I nte rna tio na l Ho use (I H) 36 Na nya ng Ave nue # 02-02 T e l: (65) 6790 6823 F a x: (65) 6793 4558 T
nte rna tio na l Stude nt Ce ntre 's we b site , yo u c a n c lic k o n the link http:/ / www.ntu.e du.sg / isc / ho me /
Stude nt Se rvic e s Ce ntre 42 Na nya ng Ave nue L e ve l 3 T e l : 67905895 F a x: 67931140
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a nd fo r yo u to g e t to kno w NUS a nd NT U b e tte r.
info rma tio n will b e distrib ute d b y NT U o n the 1st da y o f the o rie nta tio n pro g ra m.
I n the c o urse o f yo ur Re se a rc h Atta c hme nt with NT U, yo u a re re q uire d to pa y the fe e s liste d b e lo w. Ho we ve r, the se fe e s will b e a b so rb e d b y NT U he nc e yo u wo n’ t ha ve to wo rry a b o ut it. ☺
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Matr ic ulatio n Car ds o r c o mmo nly kno wn as Matr ic Car ds will b e issue d to
yo u b y the Gra dua te Studie s Offic e (GSO). With this Ma tric Ca rd, yo u wo uld ha ve unlimite d a c c e ss to the lib ra rie s a nd o the r fa c ilitie s tha t yo u c a n use fo r b o th yo ur le isure a nd fo r yo ur re se a rc h. T
ne e d to g o do wn to GSO o n 15th June 2009 during o ffic e ho urs a nd lo o k fo r the pe rso n-in-c ha rg e i.e . Mr T
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(T e l: 6790 6075) Ple a se re me mb e r to b ring yo ur pa sspo rt a lo ng a s a fo rm o f ide ntific a tio n.
GS O o ffic e ho urs are fro m :-
hursdays : 8.30 am to 5.45 pm
ridays : 8.30 am to 5.15 pm
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T Se rvic e s (CI T S) will he lp yo u to a c tiva te a ne w a c c o unt a nd a L e tte r o f No tific a tio n re g a rding the de ta ils o f the a c tiva tio n o f this a c c o unt will b e issue d to yo u.
At the e nd o f yo ur Re se a rc h Atta c hme nt in NT U, yo u a re re q uire d to c o mple te the fo llo wing :
1. Sub mit a writte n re po rt to yo ur Supe rviso r 2. Pre pa re a pre se nta tio n a nd pre se nt yo ur wo rk a t the c lo sing c e re mo ny tha t will b e he ld o n 7th Aug ust 2009.
a c h Pre se nta tio n ta ke s a b o ut 20 minute s (15 minute s + 5 minute s Q&A)
he pre se nta tio n sho uld c o ve r ma inly yo ur re se a rc h finding s a s we ll a s yo ur e xpe rie ntia l sta y in Sing a po re
T his is a list o f pe o ple who m yo u c a n lo o k fo r whe n yo u ne e d a ny he lp.
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