But the future of the project received what appears to be a fatal blow when the Welsh government published a review in 2010 on the feasibility of the new centre, and funding arrangements for residential provision on the Harlech campus.

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Last week, it broke ground on its new campus, with three residential colleges with their own dining rooms, common rooms and student-activity spaces.

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The new Yale-NUS campus is expected to comprise three residential colleges with about 330 students each.

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He says its also tough to replicate the residential facilities available at the school's main campus, which are important for education quality.

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The island in the East River, which already has a large residential community, is the site of a new campus being planned by Cornell University.

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