UNdErgradUaTE - Nanyang Technological University

04NTU | Campus LivingCampus Livingwww.ntu.edu.sg/CampusLifeNTU’s campus life promises to be even more exciting with the upcoming Campus Master Plan. This garden campus will betransformed into a self-sustainable mini city with renewed pockets of biodiversity and boosting new futuristic features suchas the multifunction campus centre that houses restaurants, cafes, pubs and a cinema, the inspiring academic building, theinterdisciplinary research building, the state-of-the-art learning hub and the modernised residential halls. Living in NTU campuswill be more fulfilling and colourful with these new features that blend seamlessly with the current facilities which the studentsare already enjoying.Halls of ResidenceOne of NTU’s current features inthe 200-hectare garden campus isthe 16 Halls of Residence. Cateringto more than 9,000 local andinternational students, all freshmenare guaranteed a hostel room toenjoy hostel life. More students willalso be able to experience hostellife soon, with NTU boosting thenumber of residential places tocater to an additional 1,250 hallresidents by July 2014, adding thisup to 5,000 places by end 2015under the Campus Master Plan.Sports & RecreationThe Sports and Recreation Centre(S&R Ctr) actively promoteshealthy living through sports andrecreational events. Get active!Off-CampusAccommodationNTU has an online portal systemthat helps students in sourcingfor accommodation off-campus.Students will be able to makecontact with their prospectivelandlords and contact them aboutrooms or apartments for rent.Student Activities Centreand Global LoungeManaged by students, the StudentActivities Centre (SAC) and theGlobal Lounge are popularmeeting points for many studentsto unwind over coffee or engagein discussions. Get yourselfcomfortable at the study zone orTV lounge, or get your adrenalinepumping at the U-ROC zonebattling your friends in the virtualworld or at the billiards table. Dayor night, you’ll never fail to findsomething interesting at these twohangouts.Clubs & CommunitiesMore than 100 clubs are availablefor students to explore diverseinterests and create their ownunique NTU story. Immerse inarts, culture, sports, academicsand other special interests withlike-minded individuals; developleadership qualities through activeparticipation and make friends thatlast beyond the classrooms.Sign up for the Re’kre-atprogramme to learn new sportsand activities. Ladies can sign upfor the Pretty Tuff programme, aladies’ only membership-basedphysical activity programme.Furthermore, our top NTU sportingtalents will also get to representthe University in various sports atlocal, regional and internationalcompetitions.NTU students may make themost of the following facilities:IndoorActivity rooms, fitness gyms,bouldering wall, dance studio, multipurposesports halls for badminton,table tennis, basketball, etc.OutdoorStadium with pitch and runningtrack, archery range, outdoorbasketball courts, street soccercourt, cricket training net, multipurposefields, multi-purposeoutdoor courts, sepak takraw,tennis courts.Aquatic FacilitiesSwimming pool, diving pool andwading pool.FoodWith more than 10 canteens,food courts and cafes offering adelectable array of cosmopolitancuisines, you can be sure ofvariety in your everyday meals.Meal times are exciting businessas you hop from canteen tocanteen to try out the differentdishes available on campus!An iconic building with state-of-the-art tutorial rooms to promote interactive learning to be readyby 2014.Residential halls for another 1,200 undergraduates will be ready by as early as mid 2014.Learn beyond the curriculum and maintain a healthy lifestyle through sports.Photo courtesy of Heatherwick StudioPhoto courtesy of Heatherwick StudioEnjoy a well-rounded student life; participate in diverse activities offered by the student clubsaround campus and in the halls, catering to a wide range of interests.