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James Cook University

James Cook University

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE Brief information According to AbbreviationFinder, James Cook University is known as one of the top universities in the state of Queensland and as Australia ‘s leading ‘tropical’ research university. In the last Times Higher Education World University Ranking, it was placed among the 250 best universities worldwide. Overall, it is among the top two percent of the approximately 10,000 universities in the world. JCU offers a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in almost all disciplines. On…

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Singapore Culture and Sports

Singapore Culture and Sports

Culture Despite rapid industrialization, the majority of Singapore’s population celebrate major religious holidays. The diversity of religions that exists in Singapore reflects the vast diversity of nations and peoples living here. The Chinese are traditional adherents of Buddhism and Taoism (worship of several deities), although there are also Christians among them. The Malays are almost overwhelmingly Muslim, the majority of Indians living in Singapore are Hindus, although there is a very significant proportion of Muslims and Sikhs among the Hindu…

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Singapore in the 20th Century

Singapore in the 20th Century

The First World War practically did not affect Singapore, although the interned Germans were kept in the Teutonic Club (now the Goodwood Park Hotel). The only serious incident – a mutiny in the sepoy troops guarding captured Germans – occurred in 1915. In the post-war years, despite the regular crises in the production of rubber, oil and tin, such large entrepreneurs continued to work successfully: Tian Ka Ki and Li Kun Chan, who got rich on the rubber trade, and…

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National University of Singapore: the Best in Asia

National University of Singapore: the Best in Asia

Despite its tiny size, Singapore has two universities among the top 20 in the world. Among them is the National University of Singapore (NUS), considered the best in Asia, which offers a global approach to teaching and research with a focus on Asian perspectives and knowledge. Want to know more about this institution? Then continue with us! Campus The main campus of NUS is located in the southwest part of Singapore in an area of ​​150 hectares near the Kent…

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