For short-term visitors, the University maintains furnished apartments in Kent Vale and Pandan Valley, a condominium development about 10 minutes by car from the campus. Rents for University accommodation are highly subsidized. Singaporean faculty members are eligible for housing loans at a subsidized interest rate. They may borrow up to 65 times their monthly salary to purchase private or public housing. In past years, many Singaporean faculty members have taken advantage of the subsidized loan and benefited from considerable appreciation with the general inflation in real estate prices.
Employers recruit through head-hunters and advertisements in local and international media.
For immigration purposes, the University will sponsor foreign faculty members for an employment pass. Spouses must separately apply to the Immigration authorities for permission to work in Singapore. Education Faculty members with children can choose between a fine system of local schools, all of which teach in English, and an extensive network of international schools, which teach in languages from American English to Swiss German. Foreign faculty members may be eligible for a subsidy towards the cost of their children s education. The University also provides assistance with passages and shipping personal items to Singapore and limited medical benefits.