Nanyang Technological University – Associate Vice President (Entrepreneurship Education)

Young, dynamic, and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is ranked among the world’s top universities. Located in the cosmopolitan city state of Singapore and featuring one of the world’s most beautiful campuses, the university is home to an outstanding community of students, faculty, and professional staff; over 300,000 alumni spread across 172 countries make it a university with a truly global reach and reputation. With 14 schools arranged under 6 academic colleges, along with several prominent research centres, the University sits at the leading edge of excellence and innovation in all aspects of education and research, with its impact being felt well beyond the Asia-Pacific region.

NTU is now seeking to appoint an internationally accomplished leader with a deep understanding and track record of entrepreneurship education to advance and grow the University’s entrepreneurship ecosystem with a compelling portfolio of programs and by inspiring students to identify economic and societal values of technologies, service-based ventures or product-based businesses. NTU’s programmes consistently provide students who are deeply passionate about entrepreneurship with one of the best innovation and entrepreneurship insights and industry-related applied research platforms. Moving forward, the charge will be to grow, refine and innovate NTU’s efforts in this space.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a leader to join a dynamic and ambitious institution and to contribute to NTU’s transformation and growth journey, mapped out for the next 5 years. Reporting to the Vice President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the AVPEE will be the key University leader responsible and accountable for advancing a shared understanding of the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become entrepreneurial, and to create opportunities to develop entrepreneurial acumen. They will help create a vibrant, exhilarating environment where students and faculty, in partnership with industry and agents for social change, can create an entrepreneurship learning and practice platform.

How to Apply

Nanyang Technological University will be supported in its global search for this appointment by the executive search firm, Perrett Laver. For further information, or to discuss the role in confidence, please contact Dr Dong Qing Yang via email at DongQing.Yang@perrettlaver.com. Applications should include (in electronic form): a cover letter setting out interest and relevant experience and full curriculum vitae.

The deadline for applications is 9 Dec 2024 (SGT)