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SINGAPORE-MIT ALLIANCE
Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) is a global partnership between Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Founded in November 1998, SMA is the world’s largest interactive distance education initiative.
Our Vision:
To place SMA programmes at the forefront of graduate education in Asia and the world.
Our Mission:
To educate engineering leaders who combine academic excellence in the engineering sciences with the entrepreneurial spirit and global outlook.
Programmes & Degrees Offered
The host institution confers the degree upon the successful completion of the SMA Programmes.
NUS confers the Master of
Science (S.M.) degree by coursework and project for the programmes in:
NTU confers the Master of Science (S.M.) degree by coursework and project for the programme in:
The
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree by research and coursework, is
conferred either by NUS or NTU, depending on the university which the
student's main supervisor is attached to. In
addition to the degree awarded by NUS or NTU, all graduates receive an
SMA Certificate for the completion of courses conducted jointly with
MIT. Application materials are available on the SMA website at: or The
application deadline is 15 January in the year of intake. CandidatureThe
Professional Master’s degree requires one academic year of study and
the Doctoral degree between three to four years. All
students spend two and a half weeks at MIT to attend the Summer
Conference Programme. The
S.M. degree (Professional Master’s) The
S.M. students read the number of prescribed subjects and participate in
an industry or research project for a period of six to ten months
depending on the programme. The students are required to submit a
project dissertation at the end of the academic year. The
Ph.D. degree (Doctor of Philosophy) A student
is confirmed for the Ph.D. candidature upon passing the Ph.D. Qualifying
Examination. The Ph.D. students read the number of prescribed subjects
and simultaneously conduct their research. The Ph.D. degree requires
satisfactory completion of the programme and original research of high
quality in the form of an acceptable thesis. This is prepared in
residence at its host institution, with a semester spent at MIT. Academic
Calendar Summer Session
: Late June - Late August Fall Session
: September
–December Spring Session : February – May Admission Requirements
The
MIT Campus A
hub of intellectual activity and diversity, MIT, located on 153.8 acres
that extend more than a mile along the Cambridge side of Charles River
Basin, is one of the world’s most outstanding universities. MIT is an
academic community devoted to undergraduate education and research. The
Singapore Campuses A
vibrant social and cultural scene on both the NUS and NTU campuses
complements the atmosphere of serious study in the lecture halls. Students can develop their appreciation for the arts or
pursue their own special interests in many ways. NUS
with a 150-ha campus on the west coast of Singapore, is fast becoming a
top-league university that will contribute to Singapore's development as
the 'Boston of the East'. At NUS the staff and students are also able to
access Singapore ONE, the national broadband width network of
interactive, multimedia applications and services. More information on
NUS can be found at:
http://www.nus.edu.sg
NTU
with a 200-ha campus in Jurong is an intelligent campus that is paving
the way to an era when everyone is just a button away from each other
and the rest of the world. More information on NTU can be found at:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg
Benefits
Interactive Distance Education Environment SMA
utilises state-of-the-art synchronous and asynchronous facilities to
achieve seamless classroom interaction across twelve time zones, between
Singapore and MIT.
Joint-Teaching
and Co-Supervision Professors
from MIT, NUS, NTU and the national research institutes conduct courses
and co-supervise the students in their research. Besides classes
conducted in the usual face-to-face setting, SMA students attended
lectures conducted through Internet2, enabled by state-of-the-art
interactive distance learning technology, delivered by lecturers at MIT
in real time. In addition, MIT Fellows spend up to a semester in
Singapore each year. Industry
Collaboration and Research Interaction To
foster the spirit of innovation in our students and equip them with
practical skills and knowledge, SMA conducts extensive collaborative
projects that expose students to real-world problems with both the
industry and research institutes. The research projects are jointly
conceived and co-supervised by both the MIT and Singapore Fellows. The
focus of research is collaborative and multi-disciplinary whilst
offering the opportunity to work with many of the pioneers in education
and research at MIT. In
line with Singapore’s effort to boost our nation’s long-term
competitiveness in the global arena, SMA aims to initiate
technologically advanced research that will create new frontiers in the
future of science and technology. Singapore-MIT Alliance E4-04-10 of
Singapore
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