Engineering Science Programme, NUS

The Engineering Science Programme (ESP) was launched in April 2006 as a flagship educational initiative from the faculties of Engineering and Science at NUS. The main mission of ESP is to prepare students for careers in Research and Development in industry and academia. The programme aims at combining strong science fundamentals with cutting-edge engineering applications, so that ESP graduates can effectively contribute to solving the many complex multi-disciplinary challenges of our time, such as problems in communication, transportation, energy production, health, security, and environment. Despite its young age, ESP is one of the earliest engineering programmes to be awarded a full accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Board under the outcome-based accreditation assessment. At the end of 2021, we successively went through another round of international accreditation, which will take us through to 2025. The international recognition of the programme has led ESP to be one of the founding members of the International Engineering Science Consortium (IESC). The other members are University of California Berkeley, University of Toronto, KTH Sweden, Osaka University and University College London that have long-established and well-known engineering science programmes. The mission of ESP is to fulfil Singapore’s need for a new class of engineer-scientist who are better prepared to solve complex engineering problems, develop innovative designs, value-add technology developments, integrate systems, and work at the interfaces of disciplines. Throughout our challenging yet enriching curriculum, ESP students aim to understand the world we are living in, identify problems and generate innovative solutions to solve them. With a unique blend of breadth and specialisation depth, ESP will prepare a new class of engineer-scientists for cutting edge R&D and professional careers.