SINGAPORE – Academic visitors to the National University of Singapore can get accommodation on campus from April 22, as the university unveils a new purpose-built facility.
The Ridge is located a stone’s throw away from the computing and business faculties, and is adjacent to the NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House. The eight-storey building has 185 guest rooms, a meeting room and open communal spaces meant for academic and professional interactions.
Overseas academic visitors, research collaborators, industry partners, executive programme participants and conference delegates affiliated with the university can stay at the facility for up to a month.
Rooms in the building cannot be booked by the public or tourists.
The Ridge allows overseas guests to remain close to faculties, research centres and event venues.
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The Ridge allows overseas guests to remain close to faculties, research centres and event venues, whereas previously visitors from abroad had to find their own accommodation outside campus.
The number of overseas visitors to the NUS following the Covid-19 pandemic has grown, said NUS university campus infrastructure vice-president Koh Yan Leng.
