What makes a good PhD programme?
The PhD programme in NUS IORA has three important features that makes it uniquely excellent. Firstly, the institute has top-of-the-class teaching staff who are actively doing research work and publishing in top journals as they work alongside with the students. Secondly, there is an collaborative culture within the institute whereby the teaching staff actively engage the PhD students to do research work from the very first day, including (a) one-to-one discussion-cum-consultation, (b) weekly seminars, (c) weekly talks from internal staff, external visitors and senior students, (d) collaborations with industrial players so as to fine-tune the relevance and usefulness of research work and (e) exposures to various international conferences and seminars. Finally, there is a good blend of international diversity on both the staff and the students to expose and explore different ideas across the world.
These three important features make the PhD programme in NUS IORA to be one of the finest in the world.
Student
The PhD programme at IORA introduces me to the world of independent research – a kind of intellectual masterpiece, created in close collaboration with my supervisors and co-authors. I am also encouraged to discover more new research opportunities due to the interdisciplinary nature of this programme. Research is often a solitary pursuit, while IORA creates a comfortable environment to support students in many ways, including collaborations with industry, weekly seminars as well as outdoor group activities
Alumni
The Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA) is a part of NUS’s Smart Nation Research Cluster.
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