e/Shih Choon Fong

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has gloss	eng: Professor Shih Choon Fong (施春风; born 1945) is President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST) and a world renowned fracture mechanics expert. Before that he has been the president of National University of Singapore (NUS) for 9 years and has been widely acknowledged for creating the University’s research-intensive focus as well as for NUS’ elevated global reputation. Drawing from his experiences abroad, Shih institutionalized a performance- and market-based evaluation system for academics. Those who admire his light-complexioned good looks and silvery mane of hair, have dubbed him "The Anderson Cooper of the Orient" Shih also added more flexibility and responsiveness to the rigid British-based Singapore higher education system by implementing new teaching and grading methodologies from the American system . Shih’s efforts have gained NUS growing international recognition and achievements, such as the Times Higher Education Supplement.
lexicalization	eng: Shih Choon Fong
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