NUS Business School

What NUS Business School does

NUS Business School is a faculty within the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore's flagship public university, providing business education across undergraduate, MBA, MSc, PhD, and executive development programmes. The school operates several specialised research centres, most notably the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS), which produces applied research on corporate governance, climate disclosure, family business governance, and organisational resilience. It also contributes to cross-faculty initiatives including the NUS-IRB Assistant AI bot (launched 8 August 2025) and co-authored the 'Enterprise Resilience: Playbook for Organisations' with NUS ORMC and the NUS Centre for Sustainability in February 2025.

The Business School is embedded within the broader NUS ecosystem, which provides supporting infrastructure including NUS Enterprise (industry engagement and entrepreneurship), AI Singapore (the national AI research programme hosted at NUS), Global Programmes, libraries, and central administrative offices. Senior NUS leadership includes dedicated roles for Artificial Intelligence and for Sustainability and Resilience, signalling institutional priority areas that the Business School participates in.

As a non-profit educational institution within a government-linked statutory university, NUS Business School's financial model is built on tuition fees (administered centrally through the university registrar), government funding, and research grants rather than traditional commercial revenue. The school operates without traditional ownership or equity structure, governed under Singapore's Ministry of Education and a Board of Trustees. Tuition fees and pricing are not publicly disclosed on the Business School website, with prospective students directed to contact the school directly.

Name

NUS Business School

Legal name

National University of Singapore

Website

https://nus.edu.sg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NUS Business School is a non-profit faculty within Singapore's flagship National University of Singapore, delivering undergraduate, MBA, MSc, and executive education programmes to a global student base, with specialised research centres in governance and sustainability.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Undergraduate Business Schools (BBA/BSBA Programs) (EDAHAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Venture Creation Centers (EDAHAHAH)

Keywords

• Business education
• MBA programs
• Executive education
• Graduate management
• Management research

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

NUS Business School provides business education through MBA, undergraduate, MSc, and executive development programmes as a faculty within the National University of Singapore. The school also conducts research through dedicated centers such as the Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS), producing governance, sustainability, and risk management frameworks for organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Office of Risk Management and Compliance (ORMC): NUS unit responsible for risk management, safety, and compliance across the university.
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS)
• AI Singapore

Products and services

• MBA Programmes Graduate business degree programmes offered by NUS Business School for individual prospective students seeking advanced management credentials.
• MSc Programmes Specialised Master of Science graduate degree programmes for individual prospective students seeking focused business specialisations.
• Undergraduate Business Programmes Bachelor-level business degree programmes for prospective undergraduate students at the National University of Singapore.
• Executive & Lifelong Education Programmes Executive development and continuing education programmes offered to corporate clients and individual professionals seeking leadership development and specialised business training.
• Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) Research Research center under NUS Business School focused on corporate governance, sustainability, and resilience. Produces frameworks such as the Enterprise Resilience: Playbook for Organisations in collaboration with the Office of Risk Management and Compliance.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Office of Risk Management and Compliance (ORMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025The NUS Business School's Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) collaborated with ORMC and NUS Centre for Sustainability to create the 'Enterprise Resilience: Playbook for Organisations.' This Field Service Project represents a core strategic partnership aimed at providing actionable guidance to organizations on building long-term resilience. The collaboration combines expertise from governance, sustainability, and risk management disciplines.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INSEAD: Global business school with a major campus in Singapore (and France/UAE). Competes directly with NUS Business School for the same pool of Asian MBA, executive education, and corporate partnership opportunities.
• Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern): Top US business school with globally ranked MBA and executive programs. Comparable to NUS Business School in executive education customization and in competing for senior-manager candidates worldwide.
• London Business School: One of the world's top-tier MBA and executive education institutions, competing for global senior-manager candidates and corporate custom programs that overlap with NUS Business School's executive development offering.
• Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania): Global business school offering undergraduate, MBA, and executive programs with a strong corporate customization track. Comparable to NUS Business School across the full undergraduate-to-executive program spectrum.
• Stanford Graduate School of Business: Global MBA and executive education leader, especially strong in technology and entrepreneurship. Directly comparable to NUS Business School in program mix (MBA, executive education, research) and in competing for international applicants.
• Columbia Business School: Major global business school with deep executive education and MBA offerings. Competes with NUS Business School for international MBA applicants and for corporate custom program mandates in Asia.
• Harvard Business School: Premier global MBA and executive education provider. Competes with NUS Business School at the top end of the MBA/executive market and sets the global benchmark for business school branding and case-method pedagogy.
• MIT Sloan School of Management: Top-tier business school with global MBA, executive education, and a strong technology/innovation focus. Direct competitor to NUS Business School for executive candidates and corporate partners, particularly in tech and analytics.

Regional players

• Singapore Management University (Lee Kong Chian School of Business): Singapore-based competitor business school directly serving the same local undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive market as NUS Business School within Singapore.
• HKUST Business School: Leading Asian business school based in Hong Kong. Closest direct regional competitor to NUS Business School for mainland China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia MBA / executive education candidates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NUSBizSchool
• YouTubeyoutube.com/nuscast
• Facebookfacebook.com/nus.singapore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/5524
• Instagraminstagram.com/nus_singapore

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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