05 August 2017

Professor Subra Suresh has been appointed the next President of Nanyang Technological University. He was born in Mumbai (Bombay), India, received his BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, his MS from Iowa State University, and his doctoral degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was formerly President of Carnegie Mellon University and had also served as Director of the National Science Foundation of the United States.

Prof Suresh has always witnessed and always admired Singapore’s commitment to excel. In particular, he feels that NTU is a fast-rising university and has the potential to go even further. He says that he is very privileged to be able to lead NTU in its next phase of development.

Prof Suresh also feels that NTU, although a young university, has made a significant impact in education and research not just in Singapore, but also in Asia and the rest of the world. It has built up a global reputation for excellence and is able to attract leaders in technology to its campus.

His immediate priorities as President of NTU will be to go on a listening tour across campus that engages the current and former members of the NTU community to learn more of its rich and impressive history and heritage.