Nanyang University
Introduction


**Nanyang University** () was a private university in [Singapore](/wiki/Singapore "Singapore") between 1956 and 1980\. During its existence, it was Singapore's only private university in the Chinese language. In 1980, Nanyang University was merged with the University of Singapore to form the [National University of Singapore](/wiki/National_University_of_Singapore "National University of Singapore") (NUS). It was not until 2005 that another private school in Singapore, [SIM University](/wiki/SIM_University "SIM University"), was established.


Why was Nanyang University merged with the University of Singapore?