Nanyang Technological University In Singapore Creates A World-class University For Research

World-class universities are the backbone of scientific research and technological innovation which cultivating and converging high-level talents,the core place for knowledge creation and dissemination,and the indispensable force for national development.Nowadays,science,technology and innovative talents are important sources for a country to maintain its vitality for development.In an era of urgent need for high-level innovative talents and cutting-edge science and technology,how to establish world-class universities with national characteristics has become an important issue in the development of higher education around the world.As an international university of science and technology in Singapore and a member of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities(G7),Nanyang Technological University not only gets the title of "the best universities in the world which are under 50 years old" for five consecutive years,but also improves its position in the world by leaps and bounds under the guidance of the Singapore higher education development strategy.On the basis of the creation process of Nanyang Technological University,internal and external driving forces,the school orientation and practical measures of creating the World-class University,the study analyzes the successful experience of Nanyang Technological University which becomes a World-class university.Finally,based on the current situation of the development of Chinese universities,some thinking and suggestions are put forward for the development of the World-class University in China.The study consists five parts:The first part is about the development history of Nanyang Technological University.Based on the creation background,the development stage and the achievements,the study teases the development history in order to provide enough background for follow-up study.The second part is about the driving forces of Nanyang Technological University in building a World-class university.This section details the external opportunities and challenges,internal strengths and pressures of Nanyang Technological University in building World-class universities from four dimensions:international competition,strategic guarantee,development foundation and internal demands.Influenced by the reform measures of World-class universities around the world and world university rankings,if Nanyang Technological University wants to take a competitive advantage in the world,it has to improve its core competitiveness.The promulgation of higher education strategies have objectively contributed to Nanyang Technological University to build a World-class university.At the same time,Nanyang Technological University lays the foundation for its follow-up development with the development philosophy,the abundant university resources and the support of university development strategy.Apart from this,the urgent aspiration of Nanyang Technological University seeking to improve core competitiveness,enhancing international status,and being a World-class university has become the direct driver of its reform.The third part is about the practice of Nanyang Technological University in constructing a World-class University.This section describes the goals and core measures of Nanyang Technological University in building a World-class university.The strategic goal of Nanyang Technological University is divided into three dimensions of teaching,research and social services to become pioneers of research universities,practitioners of entrepreneurial universities,and innovators in the field of technology.Under the guidance of macroeconomic goals,Nanyang Technological University started with the five core competitiveness of resources,organization,culture,functions and environment to improve its core competitiveness.The fourth part is about successful experience of Nanyang Technological University in building a World-class university.This part comprehensively analyzes successful experience of Nanyang Technological University in building a World-class university.Nanyang Technological University focuses on the functions of teaching,scientific research and social service,fully develops and utilizes various university resources,and promotes the overall development of teachers,students,university and society.The successful experience of Nanyang Technological University in building a World-class university is taking the strategic goal as the guidance to realize the multivariate value coexistence;highlighting the functions of university to enhance the core competitiveness;creating an open and inclusive campus environment to reflect the fair education;pursuing excellence of university organizational characteristics to effectively provide a proper environment for the development of university.The last part is about the enlightenment from Nanyang Technological University in building a World-Class university.On the basis of exploring the strategic goals,practical measures and successful experience of Nanyang technological university,from the aspects of concept transformation,strategic improvement,cultural construction,absorb talents and international development,the study will put forward feasible suggestions for Chinese universities:pursuing the goal of running first-class universities and strengthening the process of evaluation;attaching importance to strategic project to realize connotative development of university;improving the management mechanism of the teaching staff to construct specialty system;deepening international development strategy to improve international competitiveness;effectively developing alumni resources to build alumni culture.