Singapore: What's behind the decision to close Yale-NUS College as famed institution comes to a close in 2025


NUS said the best elements of Yale-NUS and its own University Scholars Programme will form the basis of a yet-to-be-named new college. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (The Straits Times/ANN): More than a week since the shock announcement that Yale-NUS College will close its doors in 2025, students and alumni are still wondering if they will get a more detailed explanation of the decision.

On Aug 27, the National University of Singapore (NUS) said in a statement that this year's intake at Yale-NUS, a liberal arts institution that it set up with America's Yale University in 2011, would be its last.

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