Dean & Teacher of Education
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Techno-logical University

Professor LOW Ee Ling is the Dean of Teacher Education at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She is also a Professor of Education (Applied Linguistics and Teacher Learning) at the English Language & Literature Academic Group. She is a member of the NIE Senior Leadership Team and an elected member of the NTU Senate (2014 – 2018).

Her recent appointments include: Chief Planning Officer (2017 – 2018), Head of Strategic Planning and Academic Quality (2014 – 2017), She has played a leading role in the conceptualization of the following strategic documents for NIE, Singapore: NIE Moving Forward: Towards 2017 Strategic Roadmap and Teacher Education for the 21st Century (TE21): A Blueprint for Teacher Education in Singapore (2009).

She obtained her PhD in Linguistics (Acoustic Phonetics) from Cambridge University, UK under the NIE/NTU Overseas Graduate Scholarship award. She was awarded the Advanced Fulbright Research Scholarship which she spent at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.
Her most recent book publications include “Empowered Educators in Singapore: How High – Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality” (co – authored with Prof Lin A. Goodwin and Prof Linda Darling – Hammond) and “Lee Kuan Yew’s Educational Legacy: The Challenges of Success” (co – edited with Prof Tan Oon Seng and Prof David Hung).

She is Singapore’s representative on the Stanford University International Teacher Policy Study and the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Global Education Innovation Initiative (GEII) projects .

She is also Singapore’s representation on the Education 2030 initiative by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and served as an international expert in the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) Initial Teacher Preparation study for Wales and Australia. In 2012, she was awarded the Public Administration (Bronze) medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore in recognition of her dedication and commitment to furthering the cause of education.