The Nanyang Technological University was established in 1981 is considered the second best university in Singapore, despite being one of the youngest higher-education institutions in the country. It is also the second oldest public autonomous university, with approximately 24,000 students and a full-time teaching staff of over 3,840 teachers. NTU emerged as one of the top universities in Singapore due to its ground-breaking graduate and undergraduate programs in disciplines like business, engineering, science, medicine, humanities, arts, and social sciences. In recent years, this university has added several additional schools on its campus, including schools for Biological Sciences, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and Art, Design and Media. It also established the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in collaboration with the Imperial College London.