Be a leader in environmental science and engineering through the NEMS programme | |
NEWRI Environmental Master of Science(NEMS) is a primary graduate education and research programme conducted by Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU’s) NEWRI, with summer attachment at Stanford University. It aims to train engineers and scientists to meet the increasing environmental challenges for Asia and the wider region. | NEWRI-Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute NEWRI is enabling Singapore to be a global center of environmental science and technology in providing technological solutions to the world. It is committed to environmental and water technologies through its ecosystem of education, research and developmental activities. NEWRI is trying its best to pull together NTU’s water and environment-related centres and institutes, gathering one another’s strengths for the benefit of industry and society. |
Master of Science Applications ● Applications open now and close on 30 May 2012 for Singapore applicants. ● Graduates having relevant engineering or science background, including final-year students, are invited to apply. ● Applicants are required to have a certificate of GRE. Further information and application materials are available at the Website: http:// www. Cee.ntu.edu.sg/Graduate/NEMS | |
Highlights of Programme: ★ Students spend a full summer term at Stanford taking regular courses and continue with the rest of their academic programme at NTU. ★ It is a 12-month full-time course in environmental science & engineering. ★Students under NEMS will have opportunities to do research projects under NEWRI as well as to continue for the Doctor’s degree. ★ Graduating students receive the NTU degree and a certificate from Stanford for their summer attachment. | |
Scholarship for tuition grants and living expenses at both Stanford and NTU are available | |
Enquiry contact: Ms Christian Soh Tel:(65) 6861 0507 Fax:(65) 68614606 Email: nems@ntu.edu.sg Information on other graduate programmes available at: www.ntu.edu.sg/cee/program/postgrad.asp | |
1.If one wants to apply for the NEMS programme, it is essential for him to __________.
A. have passed the GRE test
B. make contact with Ms Soh
C. possess a university diploma
D. major in engineering or science
2. Students admitted to the NEMS Programme __________.
A. will first have regular courses at Stanford
B. needn’t be released from their regular jobs
C. are required to obtain a Doctor’s degree
D. can receive degrees of both NTU and Stanford
3.What’s the main purpose of the NEMS programme?
A. To offer scholarship for tuition grants and living expenses.
B. To strengthen the cooperation between NTU and Stanford.
C. To cultivate experts on environmental science and engineering.
D. To introduce Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute.
Write ONE WORD for each blank on the Answer Sheet.
Science and engineering have varied meanings and different ways in which they can be understood, though the differences are not easy to tell.
First is science. This is nothing but the use of reasoning to know how things work and what causes the happenings.
Engineering is about the way some tools, machines, systems etc are made with the help of human resources, raw materials and some scientific techniques. Science is important for engineering. Engineering can’t be done without knowing the basic principles of the working of the device that one wants to make. For example, if one wants to make a fan and they do not know how a fan works, then it is practically impossible for them to do so. Thus knowing how the fan works is science and making a fan is engineering.
Then comes the most important factor, the technology. Technology is always evolving with the help of the existing science and engineering techniques. It has to satisfy the usage of it by the consumers and safety of the people. For example, science will tell people the rules or the working of the equipment, engineering techniques will tell them how the equipment is made and the technology will consider both the above factors to create the same equipment but in a different way or using a different technique with some alterations(改变) giving birth to newfound technology. Thus again, science and engineering are important for technology to take place and the people who undertake the activities of science and technology are considered technologists.
All these three above discussed factors are important when one undertakes some kind of research work.
Some people think that technology is nothing but the way science is applied. If they make good investment in the field of science, then they would gain a lot from new technology. Thus, people start investing in many new ventures(项目)。
So we can see clear differences between science, technology and engineering. New technology is the best way to take a country to a higher economic position and to the path of fast growth. Technology requires the use of science and engineering as this is the best way to start and put the use of them into practice.
Title: Clear the doubts about technology
Introduction | People often have 1._____ telling the differences between science, technology and engineering. |
Concepts | ● Science is the use of reasoning to know how things work and what 2. _____ in the happenings. ● Engineering tells about the way some thing are made with outside 3.______. ● Technology is the mixture of science and engineering and can satisfy people’s needs in 4.______ ways. |
People’s views | ●Technology is just the 5.______ of science. ●New technology caused by good investment in science will 6.______ people a lot |
Conclusions | ● Readers won’t be 7._______ about the concepts if they understand the differences. ● New technology is the best way to 8._______a country’s economic position ● New technology will make a country9._______ quickly. ●Technology requires the use of science and engineering and thus has 10._____ uses. |