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CONNECTING SCIENCE & OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGH A TRIPLE HELIX COLLABORATION MODELAN NTU CASE STUDY
FORUM ASEAN/CHINA- THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC POWERTuesday, December 5th, 2017
Alexander J.B. Zehnder, Board of Trustees, NTU
NTU
FACTS & FIGURES
33,200 STUDENTS
24,300 UNDERGRADUATE
8,900 GRADUATE
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS13% of undergrads
(10.2% for AY16 intake)
44% of Masters
68% of PhDs
University
Industry /
External Orgs
Public Agency
UNIVERSITY e.g.
Contributes specialised researchers,
research facilities and de-risked
research
INDUSTRY e.g. Contributes product knowledge,
funding and relevant problems
PUBLIC AGENCY e.g.
Contributes capital funding,
strategic support and
economic context
NTU & THE TRIPLE HELIXCONNECTING SCIENCE & OPPORTUNITIES through the triple helix collaboration model
NTU IN THE
TRIPLE HELIX EQUATION
1 Research Talent across all levels:
Senior Professors, Young Researchers and Postdocs, Graduate
Students
2 Infrastructure and institutional networks with China and ASEAN
3 Industry Engagement
TOP RECRUITMENT OF FACULTY, POSTDOCS & STUDENTS
85 outstanding young researchers 37 out of 77 NRF Fellows (48%) chose NTU as host institution
48 Nanyang Assistant Professors presently (from >3,000 applicants worldwide)
Senior Faculty
American based
appointment - P&T
system with high bar
for success
2 NTU Professors named World's Hottest Researchers 2015 by Thomson Reuters “The World’s Most Influential
Scientific Minds” report
Singapore International
Graduate Award Scholarship for outstanding
international students to conduct
PhD training in Singapore
EDB Industrial Postgrad
Placement ProgrammeScholarship for doctoral
researchers working on industry
sponsored projects
Graduate Students International PhD student body from 6 regions and growing
NTU IN THE
TRIPLE HELIX EQUATION
2 Infrastructure and institutional networks
3 Industry Engagement
1 Research Talent across all levels
BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN NTU
Nanyang Avenue
‘North Hill’
Nanyang Avenue
(Faculty)
‘Nanyang Grove’
Nanyang Crescent
(Students)
Learning Hub NorthAcademic Block North
Sports Hall
NTU investing >S$1.8 billion in new infrastructure, 50% more halls of residence
Learning Hub South
Campus for Research Excellence
and Technological Enterprise
CREATEHebrew University of Jerusalem
MIT's first, and to-date only, research centre outside USA
Nanyang Centre for Public Administration
Since 1992, NCPA has offered executive development programmes
to senior government officials from China, extending to Vietnam,
Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Laos.
Since 2007, the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship has laid the
foundation for over 100 fellows to enrich their professional work
through deepening their understanding with China and vice versa.
Topics include development strategy, social security systems and
public health management
institutional networks
EARTH OBSERVATORY SINGAPORE
• Received over $150 million in NRF funding
• Industry funded Chair Professorship for world renowned researchers
• Collaborates with all of ASEAN nations to apply world-class geohazards monitoring technologies
for insurance valuation for risk management related to climate change
• Utilizes cutting-edge drones, infrasound, sophisticated physical-chemical climate modeling, coral cross
section chemical analysis, crystal patterning and satellite imaging
institutional networks
Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Investment & Development Co
Nanyang Technological University,Singapore
Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Administrative Committee
South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
Top for IP translation in China
RMB 250M (S$50m)
Sino-Singapore International
Joint Research Institute
13
Signing of Agreement to set up JRI on Nov 7th, 2015
SSGKC Admin CommitteeSouth China University of
TechnologyNanyang Technological
UniversitySSGKC Investment &
Development Co.
Signing of MOU
21/04/14
Signing of Agreement
07/11/15
Plaque Award Ceremony
21/12/15
Signing of
Supplementary
Agreement
15/07/16
Timeline of Progress
Colloboration
Workshop for
Joint Projects
23/02/17
22/03/17
Registration
complete
23/03/17
First Council
Meeting
June 17
24 projects
rewarded for
funding support
21/08/17
Visit By Minister
Ong Ye Kung at
new R&D bldg
Sino-Singapore International Joint Research Institute
24 projects awarded
70% joint
research
A.I.
Plus
Biomedical
Materials &
Medical
Instruments
Buildings
Urban Dev
EV, Traffic
and Energy
Nutritious &
Safe Food
Development in
South China
Pollution Control &
Environmental
Restoration
6 Key Research Topics
Project Management
External Collaboration
Financial Reporting
Logistics
Incubator Space FROM DAY 1
International Research Alliances with
Top Universities
NTU IN THE
TRIPLE HELIX EQUATION
3 Industry Engagement
1 Research Talent across all levels
2 Infrastructure for Research
STRONG LINKS WITH
INDUSTRY
Energy Research Institute @ NTU♦ Supported by EDB and agencies such as Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore (MPA), Energy Market Authority and SP Group (Singapore Power)
♦ 61 industry partnerships, >$8m industry funding, >8 technologies deployed,
>125 Post grad students trained, 5 spin-offs, top-10% journal publications
Large-scale prototyping of solar, wind, tidal, storage & power-to-fuel technology
Meralco, the largest electric distribution company in the Philippines, is a key adopter
$20 million worth of projects over 5 years
$8 million worth of investment in infrastructure at Semakau Landfill
Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator Singapore
COORDINATOR
Philippines
Indonesia
Ireland
Japan
Singapore
/ Thailand
Franc
e
United Kingdom
France
ChinaUSA
Denmark
ISLAND ADOPTERS
SOLUTIONS PROVIDERS
Integration Demonstrator Singapore
Nanyang Environment And Water Research Institute Advanced know-how in Bio-electrochemical
System Membranes, Process Modelling,
Environmental Planning And Toxic Waste
Management
350-400-strong scientific research and engineering
team, 117 IPs, 10 spin-offs
3 researchers placed among top 25 environmental
thought leaders
Interacts with more than 120 companies
and 45 academic institutions globally
Lien Environmental Fellowship in Indonesia
$75 million funding – largest of 31 RR University Research Centres (URCs) worldwide
Multiple research areas: Electrical Power & Control Systems, Manufacturing Process Technology and Data
Analytics
50 projects with direct translation into business units: Southeast Asia is Rolls-Royce’s No. 1 market
56 NTU PIs/Profs, 20 Rolls-Royce PMs/Staff, 70 fellows/RAs, 40 PhDs, 25 master’s,
100 undergraduates, 30 patents, 260 publications
Data
Analytics &
Complex
Systems
ROLLS-ROYCE NTU@CORPORATE LAB
Digital highways for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ; Tower and
NARSIM simulator that simulates Changi Airport actual
working conditions.
$50million over 5 years from CAAS
Open Sky concept for ASEAN and airspace design for
Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and many other
countries in the pipeline
Led by Prof Chua Chee Kai, the world’s most cited scientist
in 3D printing technologies
Publishes Top 1% cited papers in Engineering (Jun 2017)
Trains 100 PhD students & 27 full time researchers
World-class selective laser melting systems, bioprinter,
stereolithography apparatus & digital light processing
$150m from NRF, A*STAR, EDB & partners over 10 years
Founding Industry Partners:
• Aerospace and Defence
• Building and Construction
• Marine and Offshore
Marine & Offshore
Building & Construction
Future of Manufacturing
Biomedical & Food
ElectronicsAerospace & Defence
Design
Materials
Machines
Output
Lightweight4
3D Scanning5
Metal Printing20
Hybrid AM2
StandardsQualification
4
4D
Printing
1
3
Electronics
12
Polymer
4Concrete8
Biomed
BIOMATERIALS
• Bio Printer
METALS
• Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
x3
• Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
• Hybrid Manufacturing (DED +
milling)
ELECTRONICS
• Optomec Aerosol jet
• Inkjet Printer (Dimatix)
POLYMERS
• Inkjet x3
• Fused Deposition Modeling
(FDM) x6
• Selective Laser Sintering
(SLS) x2
• Stereolithography (SLA) x3
FOOD
• Chocolate Printer
Scanning devices x2
Equipment at SC3DP
Connectivity is key
NTU is a Global
University with a
network of
collaborators,
innovators and
researchers
Academic Alliances
Industry Partners
Connecting translational research
NTU & THE TRIPLE HELIX
Contributes capital
funding, strategic support
and economic context
PUBLIC
AGENCY e.g.
INDUSTRY e.g.
Contributes
product knowledge,
funding and
relevant problems
UNIVERSITY e.g.
Contributes specialised
researchers, facilities
and de-risked research
CONNECTING SCIENCE & OPPORTUNITIES through the triple helix collaboration model
Connecting economic growth
Connecting R&D innovation
Thank You