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But he said the intake may grow depending on the quality of applicants.
Previous reports said the new university will take in about 2,000 to 2,500 students per year, before hitting between 10,000 and 12,000 undergraduates eventually.
Asked why the enrolment size has been scaled down, Dr Ng said: 'I would say in our discussions with our partners, it was clear that there would have to be some trade-off between quality and quantity. You can't realistically take students of varying calibre, as some of them will struggle in the courses.'
He added: 'I'm not precluding a larger university. I also bear in mind that our top students are spreading themselve out in NUS, NTU and SMU.'
Dr Ng said he did not think all students would be drawn to the new university.
'And I want to assure the other universities that it will not happen,' he said. 'The issue is really on quality that is consistent with our choice of partners and the way we position this university.'
A second partner - a Chinese university - will be announced at the end of the year, said Dr Ng.
Classes will start in 2011 at a still-undisclosed temporary location. It will move to its permanent home in Upper Changi in 2013 on land which was set aside for the aborted University of New South Wales Asia project. It will also occupy two sites across the road with a total land area of 23ha.
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