It is not Mandarin or dialect, it is a culture problem, stupid! Why NTU wants to be known as Nantah?
It is not Mandarin or dialect, it is a culture problem, stupid! Why NTU wants to be known as Nantah? The Uncomfortable Question Walk through Yunnan Garden today, past the Nantah Arch with "1955" inscribed on it, past the Chinese Heritage Centre that was once the Nantah Administration Building. You are on the campus of Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Ask a current NTU student what "Nantah" means. Many won't be able to tell you. This is a university that officially regards itself as a continuation of Nanyang University (Nantah) . It acquired the Chinese abbreviation " 南大 " (Nantah) and, in 1996, had the alumni rolls of the defunct Nantah transferred to NTU. The campus retains the physical heritage—the arch, the gardens, the old buildings. Yet many of its students walk past these monuments every day without knowing the story behind them. The question is: Why does NTU claim a legacy it does not teach? Nantah: A People's University, ...