Schools named after influential figures at other universities

The school bears the name of the Hong Kong-trained businessman and doctor who died in 1959. He was an uncle of Dr Yong Pung How. NUS received a $100 million donation from him, a sum which was matched dollar for dollar by the Singapore Government.

Named after the late Madam Yong Siew Toh, the daughter of Dr Yong Loo Lin. The conservatory offers a range of degrees in music. It was established with a donation of $25 million in 2003, and an additional donation of $25 million in 2008 from the Yong Loo Lin Trust.

Named after prominent businessman Lee Kong Chian, known as "South-east Asia's Rubber and Pineapple King". Mr Lee spent a large amount of his wealth supporting education, donating to many schools. Also named after Mr Lee, who died in 1967, is Singapore Management University's Lee Kong Chian School of Business.

The journalism school was renamed after Singapore's fourth president, a former journalist, in 2006, a year after he died.

NTU said the renaming was guided by Dr Wee's life-long passion for journalism and the truth, his fighting spirit and the enduring values he lived by.

Named after Singapore's first foreign minister, who died in 2006. Mr Rajaratnam was a former journalist and a founding member of the People's Action Party.

The graduate school and think-tank, inaugurated in 2007, now offers masters programmes in international relations and strategic studies, in keeping with the long diplomatic career of Mr Rajaratnam.

Named after Professor Saw Swee Hock, a statistician and philanthropist who donated $30 million to set up the school in 2011.The expert in statistics and demographics died last month.

Correction note: This article has been edited for accuracy.