Complex sentence: Nanyang University merged with the National University of Singapore in 1980 and a new English-medium university--the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI)--was formed to take over Nanyang University's campus in 1981.
Split into simpler sentences: Nanyang University merged with the National University of Singapore in 1980. A new university--the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI)--was formed to take over Nanyang University's campus in 1981.