The New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts Asia opened in Singapore back in 2007 to much elation — here was a highly prominent name in the world of creative arts opening their first ever branch campus abroad. College alumni included the likes of Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Philip Seymour Hoffman and helluva lot more huge names in Hollywood and Broadway.
Eight years later, the graduate arts school shut down, deemed as a failed project in NYU's global plans. Citing budgetary problems, Tisch Asia ceased operations following a series of unfortunate events — failure to enroll enough students, alleged financial irregularities and the dismissal of college president Pari Sara Shirazi on grounds of embezzlement.