Singapore University of Technology and Design

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The founding president is Thomas L. Magnanti, who is a professor associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).{{cite news|title=4th university named as Singapore University of Technology and Design|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1014477/1/.html|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121224204529/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1014477/1/.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2012|publisher=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=27 March 2011}}

SUTD's founding provost, Professor Chong Tow Chong, took over as the university's second president in 2018.{{cite web|title=SUTD Appoints Current Provost Prof Chong Tow Chong as President|url=https://sutd.edu.sg/About/happenings/Media-Releases/2018/3/SUTD-Appoints-Current-Provost-Prof-Chong-Tow-Chong}} The university's current president Phoon Kok Kwang took over from 1 August 2024.{{cite news|title=SUTD announces new president to drive greater innovation in design and technology|newspaper=The Straits Times |date=11 March 2024 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sutd-announces-new-president-to-drive-greater-innovation-in-design-and-technology |last1=Chan |first1=Gabrielle }}

SUTD's interim campus was at the former ITE College Dover campus in Dover from its founding in April 2012 until December 2014. Its permanent campus, which opened in January 2015, is located near the Changi Business Park, and is served by Upper Changi Station on the Downtown MRT line.{{cite web|title=Campus Life: A Campus Built for Interaction and Collaboration: East Coast Campus|url=http://www.sutd.edu.sg/campus_life.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317004034/http://www.sutd.edu.sg/campus_life.aspx|archive-date=17 March 2015|publisher=Singapore University of Technology and Design|access-date=17 March 2015}} As of 2018, it is the only university to be located in the eastern part of Singapore. Through an open selection process, SUTD appointed DP Architects Pte. Ltd., in collaboration with UNStudio from Amsterdam, to design the academic cluster of its permanent campus in Upper Changi.

A four-year full-time undergraduate programme is offered at SUTD. Students have the option to choose between five available degree programmes: Computer Science and Design (CSD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD), Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), and Design and Artificial Intelligence (DAI).

A two-year full-time MIT–SUTD Dual master's degree programme was offered in collaboration with MIT to talented graduates with a keen interest in research in one of the following areas: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Engineering in Manufacturing. Graduate opportunities also include the SUTD PhD Programme. Candidates will spend up to one year in the United States and the other year in Singapore, receiving master's degrees from both MIT and SUTD.{{cite web|title=Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)|url=https://www.edumaritime.net/singapore/singapore-university-of-technology-and-design|publisher=EduMaritime.net|access-date=11 August 2022}}

With MIT, SUTD has launched joint postgraduate programmes to jump-start research at the university. The PhD programme has a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative research and is enhanced by opportunities for industry internships, overseas research attachments, and teaching experience. The initial intake in 2012 included ten post-doctoral researchers. Post-doctorate fellows spend one year at MIT and then another year at SUTD where they conduct research and teach.{{cite news|author=Tracy Quek|title=Joint postgrad programme|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_577773.html|work=The Straits Times|date=13 September 2010|access-date=27 March 2011}}

As of 2025, there are no active formal collaborations between SUTD and MIT.

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In 2015, as part of the IDC, the [https://www.designinnovation.sg/ Design Innovation @ Singapore (DI)] platform was formed to organise and drive Design- and Technology-centred Innovation programs and initiatives for Singapore and beyond.

In 2021, the DI team was integrated with the SUTD Academy to enhance offerings as a provider of Continuing Education and Training (CET).{{cite web | url=https://www.designinnovation.sg/mission | title=Our Mission }}

The International Design Centre (IDC) is based both in Singapore at SUTD, and in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at MIT, with academic and industrial partners from around the world. The IDC has more than a hundred projects that involve approximately 270 faculty, researchers and students.

IDC was part of a collaboration agreement between SUTD and MIT.{{cite news|author=Jeremy Koh|title=New International Design Centre to be established at SUTD|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1032888/1/.html|publisher=Channel NewsAsia|date=25 January 2010|access-date=27 March 2011}}

The Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKY CIC) is one of the research centers in SUTD.

iTrust is a multidisciplinary research center which was established collaboratively by SUTD and the Ministry of Defence. The focus of iTrust is on cybersecurity. Systems of interest include large infrastructure of national importance (such as power grids, water treatment plants and oil refineries) as well as cyber-devices used in healthcare, including pacemakers, defibrillators, insulin pumps and vagus nerve stimulation implants.{{Infobox university rankings|QS_Asia==153|QS_Asia_year=2025|QS_Asia_ref={{Cite web |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 – Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings?items_per_page=150 |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Top Universities |language=en |url-status=live }}}}

O-Lab comprises academics and practitioners interested in understanding and enhancing design practices.

Temasek Labs at SUTD (TL@SUTD) undertakes research and development. The current focus is on areas of defense system design and development, such as unmanned systems, information systems, soldier systems, and engineering systems.

TL@SUTD complements the work that is currently undertaken at the DSO National Laboratories, NUS, NTU, and other research establishments.

The City Form Lab (CFL) is an urban design research group led by a group of architects, city planners, spatial analysts, programmers, sociologists, and artists.{{cite news|author=Carolyn Y. Johnson|title=A new toolbox for urban analysis: Researchers look to new data, tools to better plan successful cities|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2011/10/02/researchers-planners-use-new-technology-improve-urban-design/CYd5FejS0V1r7aBFRcvT0H/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303021914/http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2011/10/02/researchers-planners-use-new-technology-improve-urban-design/CYd5FejS0V1r7aBFRcvT0H/story.html|archive-date=3 March 2014|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=3 October 2011}} It was founded by Andres Sevtsuk at MIT in 2010 as the City Form Research Group, and moved to SUTD in fall 2011. The lab develops software tools for researching urban form and land use patterns.{{cite news|author=Michael J. Coren|title=MIT's free urban planning software will help build the cities of the future|url=http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678493/mits-free-urban-planning-software-will-help-build-the-cities-of-the-future|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111061521/http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678493/mits-free-urban-planning-software-will-help-build-the-cities-of-the-future|archive-date=11 November 2014|magazine=Fast Company|date=8 September 2011}}

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CFL's recent projects include the open-source Urban Network Analysis Toolbox for ArcGIS, the SUTD Gridshell Pavilion,{{cite web|title=SUTD Library Pavilion by City Form Lab|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/15/sutd-library-gridshell-pavilion-by-city-form-lab/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118004046/http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/15/sutd-library-gridshell-pavilion-by-city-form-lab/|archive-date=18 November 2014|magazine=Dezeen|date=15 June 2013}} samples of urban fabric in Bugis and Punggol in Singapore, and the exhibit at the 2013 Tallinn Architecture Biennale.

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