PhD
TESTIMONIALS
“Rewarding learning process”
During the five years of my PhD study at NUS Real Estate Department, I was fortunate to carry out my research under highly talented and well-experienced professors. I gained immense knowledge in various topics of real estate finance and urban economics, had valuable opportunities to teach, and conducted interesting research work under a great supervisor who has guided and encouraged me throughout the painful yet rewarding learning process. My time at NUS remains the most memorable five years of my life.
Wang Long
Assistant Professor
School of Entrepreneurship and Management
ShanghaiTech University
“Access to world-class resource”
Thoroughly I enjoyed and appreciated my PhD journal in the Department of Real Estate, where I established my interest in academia and received rigorous training in research. There is constant encouragement from the programme that helped me build my independent research stream, access to world-class resource, and eventually contribute to a rewarding academic career in China. I am also impressed that the faculty members and staffs in this great community are very approachable and helpful.
Jing Kecen
Assistant Professor
School of Economics
Nankai University
“Well-designed curriculum, solid training”
My journey for PhD in Real Estate is memorable. Doing a PhD is never a smooth ride, but the well-designed curriculum, solid training together with dedicated guidance from my supervisors enhance my strength to rise over challenges. The programme also enables me to interact and collaborate with world-class experts of multidisciplinary backgrounds like urban planning, finance, and economics. It truly opens up my horizons in understanding real estate and inspires me to move forward as an independent researcher in my future life.
Pan Yinghao
PhD student, Dept of Real Estate
“Helped me develop strong research skills and analytical thinking”
My study experience at the Department of Real Estate NUS has been everything inspiring and instructive. The doctoral programme connects me with people who are specialists and renowned scholars in their fields and provides me with the opportunities to extend the depth and breadth of my thinking on urban studies. The department staff and faculty members are approachable, extremely supportive, and patient, with enthusiasm to guide doctoral students. The knowledge and training that I received here have truly helped me develop strong research skills and analytical thinking. All in all, I sincerely appreciated and enjoyed my Ph.D. journey at the Department of Real Estate.
Liu Linglan
PhD student, Dept of Real Estate
“The best training ever”
The NUS Real Estate PhD programme allows me to grow up under the support of a group of truly knowledgeable, supportive and academically distinguished faculty members and staffs, even after I had graduated. They provide me the best training ever in my life, in terms of not only academic research, but also developing positive personality traits. The whole experience as well as the people I know in NUS are truly my life-long treasures.
Zhang Yanjiang
Associate Professor
Chinese Academy of Housing and Real Estate
Zhejiang University of Technology
Hangzhou, China
“Valuable opportunity to study exciting research topics”
The PhD programme was a spectacular experience for me. It provided me with a valuable opportunity to study exciting research topics from the academically distinguished faculties while also encouraged many academic trips around the world. This PhD journey has broadened my vision and enlarged my understanding of various topics in urban economics and real estate. I am also grateful for the academic guidance and enthusiastic encouragement from my supervisors, who have become my lifetime mentors to guide me throughout my career. The administration team was always very attentive, proactive, and efficient. I also met wonderful peers and sustained long-lasting friendships. I cannot thank enough the professors, staff members, and students I met during my time at NUS.
Yang (Zoe) Yang
Assistant Professor
CUHK Business School
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
“Makes me competitive both in academic and industrial fields”
The NUS Department of Real Estate confirmed my intention to be a researcher and deepened my love for urban and real estate studies. This programme provides me with solid research training, broadens my horizons, and makes me competitive both in academic and industrial fields. The most exciting thing is that I have opportunities to study and collaborate with peers and professors from multiple fields, including economics, business, urban planning, social sciences, and so on. The journey of PhD and the academic career are definitely tough, accompanied by blood, sweat, and tears. Guided by professors at DRE, I gradually found my research interests and have decided to pursue more in-depth and interesting works. Most important of all, NUS Real Estate greatly enhances my understanding of cities, human behavior, and the world.