The Vice-Chancellor welcomed senior representatives from the National University of Singapore (NUS) to Cambridge this week.

During the visit on 9 May, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two universities.

As part of the agreement young researchers recruited by NUS will be seconded to Cambridge to gain experience, enabling them to benefit from Cambridge expertise and to develop research collaboration.

Dr Kate Pretty, Pro-Vice-Chancellor International Strategy said, “It was a pleasure to welcome the NUS delegation to Cambridge. We feel sure that this agreement will significantly contribute to the development and research capacity of NUS and provide unique opportunities for young academic talent.”

Before the signing, the delegation, which included the NUS President Professor Shih Choon-Fong, senior manager and the Board of Trustees, took a tour of the West Cambridge Site to see cutting edge science in action, including a visit to the Nanoscience Centre and Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE).

They were also welcomed to Churchill College for lunch and in the afternoon toured the Parker Library in Corpus Christi College, where they were shown the Mellon-funded Digitisation project.

Cambridge has historically had strong links with Singapore, taking many students each year - during the academic year 2005-2006 the University took 161 students from Singapore, including 89 undergraduates. Cambridge Assessment provides all examination assessment for Singapore's secondary education. Singapore alumni include the current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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