S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

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S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Sekolah Kajian Antarabangsa S. Rajaratnam (Malay) 拉惹勒南国际研究院 (Chinese) சின்னத்தம்பி ராஜரட்ணம் சர்வதேச ஆய்வு பள்ளி (Tamil)
Type	Graduate school
Established	30 July 1996; 28 years ago (1996-07-30) (as Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies)
Parent institution	Nanyang Technological University
Director	Ong Keng Yong
Address	50 Nanyang Avenue, Block S4, Level B3, Singapore 639798 , Nanyang Avenue , Singapore 1°20′41″N 103°40′53″E / 1.34472°N 103.68139°E / 1.34472; 103.68139
Website	www.rsis.edu.sg

The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) is an autonomous graduate school and policy-oriented think tank of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Founded in 1996 as the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), RSIS offers graduate education in international affairs and strategic studies, taught by an array of international faculty. The school is named in honour of S. Rajaratnam, Singapore's former Deputy Prime Minister who had also been its longest-serving Foreign Minister.^[1] It is regarded as one of the best graduate schools for international studies in Asia.^[2]

RSIS' research, teaching and networking objectives are aimed at assisting policymakers to develop comprehensive approaches to strategic thinking in areas related to Singapore's interests.