Professor Ee Ling Low is an internationally renowned scholar in Teacher Education, World Englishes and Applied Linguistics, and brings several decades of research and leadership experience in education.
She is currently the President’s Chair Professor in Education (Applied Linguistics & Teacher Education) and Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs at the English Language & Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She is also a member of the NIE Senior Leadership (NSL) team and an elected member of the NTU Senate since 2024. She is concurrently appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore (NUS) from 1 September 2024. She has helmed many senior leadership roles including as Chief Planning Officer at the Director’s office and Dean, Teacher Education.
Professor Low obtained her BA (with Direct Honours) at the National University of Singapore, and an MPhil and PhD in Linguistics (Acoustic Phonetics) at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, under the NIE Overseas Graduate Scholarship.
In 2008, she won the Fulbright Advanced Research Scholarship and spent it at Lynch School of Education at Boston College, USA, where she embarked on her research expertise in Teacher Education.
She played a leading role in conceptualizing the following strategic documents at NIE: “NIE Moving Forward: Towards 2017” strategic roadmap and “A Teacher Education Model for the 21st Century (TE21)” in 2009, a blueprint for teacher education in Singapore. In addition, she co-led the NIE Strategic Roadmap 2022 in her capacity as Chief Planning Officer, Director’s Office at NIE, NTU. In 2012, she was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) by the President of the Republic of Singapore for her dedication to further the cause of education in Singapore.
In 2021, she was recognized for her exemplary scholarship by the Academy for Leadership in Teacher Education (ALiTE), University of Hong Kong.
In 2022, she was elected as a Fellow of the prestigious International Academy of Education (IAE) based in Belgium and in September 2024, has been elected as the President-Elect for this prestigious academy.
Due to her outstanding contribution in nurturing the next generation of Applied Linguists in Singapore, she has been conferred the Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics (SAAL) Mentoring Medal of Honour 2024.
Professor Low has also served on many committees throughout her career. A few of her current positions include serving as an Executive Board member of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), and a scientific committee member of the OECD Education 2030 (E2030).
