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• Self-improvement
• When the archer misses the mark, he turns and
  looks for the fault within himself. Failure to
  hit the bulls eye is never the fault of the
  target. To improve your aim improve yourself.
  (Gilbert Arland)
• He who stops being better stops being good.
  (Oliver Cromwell)

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• Achievement
• For what is the best choice, for each individual
  is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
  (Aristotle)
• My most brilliant achievement was my ability to
  be able to persuade my wife to marry me. (Winston
  Churchill)

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• Responsibility
• If you take responsibility for yourself you will
  develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams. (Les
  Brown)
• I know that no one can really stop me but myself
  and that really no one can help me but myself.
  (Peter Nivio Zarlenga)

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• Self-improvement
• Achievement
• Responsibility

Personal Competitive Advantage
Special Programmes
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Office of Special Programmes

• www.comp.nus.edu.sg/specialprog/
• For special students in SoC

Assistant Dean Aaron Tan TC
(tantc_at_comp.nus.edu.sg), S16, 6-16
Assistant Manager Toh Mui Kiat
(tohmk_at_comp.nus.edu.sg), S16, 5-01
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SoC Office of Special Programmes

• Lives are made up of millions of choices. Some
  are made for you, but its the choices you make
  that count the most.
• FISH! Tales

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Special Programmes in SoC

• University Scholars Programme (USP)
• Undergraduate Research Opportunity
  (UROP) Programme
• Student Exchange Programme (SEP)
• NUS Overseas Colleges Programmes (NOC)

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University Scholars Programme (USP)

• To nurture University Scholars into future
  leaders.
• Programme Differences
• Take USP first-tier modules (instead of ULR) and
  USP advanced modules.
• More details to come at
• USP (Computing) Welcome Tea.

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Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme
(UROP)

• Early Opportunity for Undergraduates
• To learn how to do research under supervision of
  professors
• Good preparation for Honours Research Project
• How
• CS3208 and CS3209 (8 MCs)
• Done over 2 vacations and 2 semesters.
• More details in a briefing in September.

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Student Exchange Programme (SEP)

• Opportunity to study at an overseas university
  for one semester
• NUS has exchange arrangements with many
  reputable universities around the world.
• Also Local SEP with NTU and SMU.

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NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)

• Three programmes
• NUS College Silicon Valley (NCSV)
• NUS College Bio Valley (NCBV)
• NUS College Shanghai (NCS)

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Stay Tuned

• Detailed Briefings on
• UROP, SEP, USP, etc
• to be held later...

www.comp.nus.edu.sg/specialprog/
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SoC Office of Special Programmes

• Lives are made up of millions of choices. Some
  are made for you, but its the choices you make
  that count the most.
• FISH! Tales

www.comp.nus.edu.sg/specialprog/