STUDENT EXPERIENCE
It will be challenging, but it will be fun too.
Student life at NUS Computing is about more than academics. Explore new interests, build friendships, and grow through a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.
Make new friends through our freshmen
orientation activities.​
Starting with Freshmen Camp, a series of orientation activities welcomes you into the NUS Computing community.
You’ll forge friendships with fellow freshmen and seniors, express your creativity for a good cause, and pick up academic tips to help you transition confidently into university life.
What to expect*
Freshmen Social Camp & Freshmen
Orientation Week
Forge new friendships with your batch mates over four days of fun and exciting activities.
- 19-22 June 2024 & 24-27 July 2024
Receive-and-Give (RAG) Performance
Put on your dancing shoes and create a memorable performance with your friends.
- 10 August 2024
Academic Day
Hear from your professors and seniors as they share tools and tips on how to ace university life.
- TBC
Computing Bash: The Beach Finale - Mosaic
Celebrate with your orientation group and new friends as Freshmen Orientation comes to a close.
- 16 August 2024
*This gives you an idea of what events are held, but actual event dates will be updated for each new academic intake.
Pursue your interests with like-minded people
Design and build your own game, learn ethical hacking, or work on side projects in FinTech and business-IT.
You can also step up as a student leader, organise events for your peers, or take part in hackathons and cybersecurity Capture-the-Flag challenges.
Represent your peers and help shape student life at NUS Computing.
Learn how Computer Engineering graduate Arjo Chakravarty turned his interest in robotics into a real-world solution: improving the efficiency of search-and-rescue missions.
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Working with Year 4 Computer Engineering student Xavier Lee and a team of peers, Arjo helped develop a system that deploys multiple robots to search in challenging environments such as underground caves.
Student Clubs and Interest Groups in NUS Computing
Represent your peers and organise activities for the student body.
Solve problems with ingenious methods and open-source software.
Create fun and innovative games with fellow students.
Learn ethical hacking and develop cybersecurity skills.
Connect, support and empower women in computing.
Explore financial technology through projects, talks and industry exposure.
Bring technopreneurs together to learn, build and grow.
Foster hacker culture through open-source projects and technical sharing.
Use technology to help communities in need.
Apply your computing skills for social good.
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You can teach programming and computational thinking to underserved communities, or help voluntary welfare organisations build and improve their IT systems.
Make a positive impact on society.
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Explore and contribute to initiatives that promote social good and give back to the community.
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Apply your knowledge and skills for a good cause.
You can teach programming and computational thinking to underserved communities, or build IT systems for voluntary welfare organisations.
Experience a multidisciplinary curriculum while living alongside your professors and peers.
Enjoy a holistic education that combines learning with community living through the NUS College Programme (formerly the University Scholars Programme) and other NUS Residential College Programmes.
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You’ll develop critical thinking skills and engage with diverse perspectives alongside students and faculty from different disciplines, cultures and backgrounds, and nationalities — all within the community you live in.
Receive academic guidance and resources to support your learning.
With workshops, mock practical examinations and guidance from dedicated professors, you’ll be well supported throughout your academic journey.
Gain hands-on industry experience through internships and work-study programmes.
Meet over 50 prospective employers at our school-level Career Fairs held twice every semester.
Present your innovative projects to alumni and prospective employers at our student project showcases.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s an alien spaceship!
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NUS Computing freshmen embark on intergalactic adventures through Source Academy, an immersive online programming game developed by AAssociate Professor Martin Henz.
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The Source Academy team was also awarded the faculty-wide Annual Digital Education Award (Team)Â for AY2020/2021.
As part of the 17th School of Computing Term Project Showcase, a team of NUS Computing students, comprising Gabriel, Christian, and Thuya, and NUS Food Science & Technology student, Phillmont, developed FaceOff – a mobile game that that puts facial muscles to good use.
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Find out what inspired their project, and what it was like developing it.
Fun Fact!
NUS Computing has its very own mascot called SoCCat (pronounced ‘socket’). The friendly feline usually appears at special events like Computing Day when she’s not busy charging herself with her USB tail.
Embark on life-changing overseas experiences.
Spend up to a year at an NUS Overseas College (NOC) — including Silicon Valley – where our students are in high demand. The programme counts Carousell co-founder (and Computer Engineering alumnus) Lucas Ngoo among its alumni.
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You can also take part in student exchange programmes at universities in over 40 countries all over the world, or join summer/winter programme during the school holidays.
Turn your innovative idea into a real business — with support every step of the way.
Here, you can create your very own start-up at our school-based incubator, learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, and be mentored by experienced founders.
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Startups founded by our students, alumni, and staff include Carousell, Zopim, tenCube, ViSenze and Waffle Technologies.
Student Projects
Check out the innovative projects built by our Computing students!