An NYU LL.M. with Asian Experience

The NYU School of Law and NUS Dual Degree Program, known informally as NYU@NUS, offers a rich range of subjects designed for students who want the rigor of a New York University School of Law LL.M. but also the opportunity to research or practice in Asia.

By partnering with the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Law School is able to offer students a unique dual-degree program with a broad selection of subjects from NYU and NUS faculty, including a wealth of region-specific and comparative courses. Upon completion of the program, students earn both an LL.M. in Law and the Global Economy from NYU, and an LL.M. from NUS. All of this takes place in Singapore, which enjoys one of the worlds most dynamic and open economies as well as being the gateway for many multinational corporations into Asia.

In partial completion of the requirements for the NUS LL.M., students may also take courses in Shanghai as part of the Universitys International Business Law program. Additionally, following the conclusion of both programs graduates may participate in an optional three-week course in New York City to supplement their studies with intensive exposure to legal institutions, thought and practice in the United States.

The inaugural class graduated 39 students from 21 countries in March 2008; the second class of students includes 55 students from 25 countries.

Graduates from the program are now pursuing a variety of career paths, including employment in prominent local and international law firms in Singapore and other major legal centers such as Shanghai, Dubai, and London. Others have gone on to serve in government or join an NGO, or pursue further studies in doctoral programs.

Due to a generous donation marking the inception of NYU@NUS, we are able to offer a good number of scholarships for students who enroll in the program.

The application deadline is December 1, 2008, for enrollment in May 2009. Further information and application instructions can be found here:
www.NYUNUS.org

In case it is of interest, you can read a short article that I have published on the globalization of legal education in the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. The article situates the NYU@NUS program in the context of larger trends in legal pedagogy, and is available from the NYU Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers series here:
http://lsr.nellco.org/nyu/plltwp/papers/86

Yours faithfully,

Simon Chesterman
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Simon Chesterman
Global Professor and Director
NYU School of Law Singapore Programme
NUS Faculty of Law
469G Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 259776
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Web: www.NYUNUS.org
Web: www.SimonChesterman.com

Dear Mr. Chesterman,

I am an aspirant of the NYU@NUS dual degree programme. I understand that the fees of NYU@NUS has been revised from the 2008-2009 academic year and is now in consonace with the tuition fee for LLM at NYU. Please confirm.

Rgds
NXT

Thanks for your message. It is important to us that the standards for NYU@NUS be the same as NYU in NYC. Thus the admissions criteria are the same and the tuition fees are the same. These fees are revised each year and are consistent with the fees in NYC. Note, however, that we do have a larger number of scholarships to award in the Singapore Programme. I hope this is helpful.

Dear Mr. Chesterman,

Thank-you for the post. I do hope I win a scholarship. You have been very helpful, thank you once again :-)

Dear Mr. Chesterman,

I take the privelege to congratulate you for initiating such an appreciable venture (nyu@nus).

I have submitted the online application and have a query regarding the admission process. Though I prefer to study at NYU School of Law in New York city, I have also opted to be considered for the NYU@NUS programme in Singapore.

It is my understanding that the results for NYU@NUS, both with regard to admission and scholarship are declared by January and for NYU the decisions are declared in Mid March. I just wanted to inquire whether the applicant like me, who have opted for both the programmes will receive results simultaneously for NY and Singapore or else seperately?

Kindly clarify.

Brightest

hello can anyone let me know what is the fees for NYU@NUS LLM course in INR(indian rupeeS),
and how difficult is it to get accepted if my aggregate score is 65%.
Is it any good to hope to get a scholarship??

Hope to have my queries answered.
Thankyou

Hello axel,
If you receive aid in the form of the dean's scholarship for nyu@nus, the approximate fees to be paid over and above this works out to around 1.5 lakhs INR.
As to admission based on your aggregate, I would encourage you to apply anyway, and then see what happens.
Best,
Student (NYU@NUS, 2008 - 09)

when is the next semester open? when is the next round of application?

Can any one tell me how much is the tuition fee for NYU@NUS llm course without any aid?