
NUS College of Design and Engineering
"To meet the needs of a rapidly changing world, the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) aims to build on the convergence between the disciplines of engineering, architecture, and design to offer a distinctive interdisciplinary educational experience for our students and foster a cutting-edge multi-disciplinary research environment for our researchers.
Discover more about our broad range of multidisciplinary pathways and start exploring your future in design and engineering with the CDE."
Extra Info
Welcome to the College of Design and Engineering, NUS
Our vision is to be a leading college uniting creative minds to build a better future. To meet the needs of a rapidly-evolving and complex world, we have imagined and created a future-focused, interdisciplinary learning and research programme.
This is where we forge new frontiers.
News Highlights
- "We view buildings as robotic ecosystems"
- Bioengineered tumour model offers new tool in fight against peritoneal cancers
- Self-powered sensor offers fast, sustainable water monitoring
- Video: Ultra-tough hydrogel inspired by bamboo
- Gene platform promises improved cancer cell therapies
- Study unlocks new pathway to turn CO2 into clean fuels
Awards and Achievements
- Prof Quek Ser Tong receives research award from IASSAR
CDE in the News
- Singapore ranks 3rd in list of world's magnetic cities
- Singapore to study impact of sea level rise on offshore islands
- Driverless mini buses proposed to supplement Singapore's public transport system
Research and Impact
- Data and Information Systems
- Design, Environment and Society
- Engineering in Medicine
- Healthy and Livable Cities
- Digital Twin
- Energy Systems
- Infrastructure Management
- Materials and Artificial Intelligence
- Next Generation Microelectronics
- Next Generation Port
- Ocean Infrastructure and Renewables
- Quantum Engineering
- Robotics & Machine Intelligence
- Satellite Technology
- Urban Solutions & Sustainability
CDE Events
- AKIVAL Bridging Eras: Architecture in Transformation
- Designing Your NUS CDE Experience – hear from our alumni and current students
- Biomedical Engineering FYP Showcase 2025
- Workshop Distinguished Lecture: The Promise of Nano-Materials as Functional Additives in Ultra High-Performance Concrete – from Resilience to Sensing to Artificial Intelligence
Testimonials
- Dr Cheong Koon Hean, Chairman of the Centre of Livable Cities, Singapore Ministry of National Development