 With the formation of the NTU through NTI's merger with the National Institute of Education (NIE), the grounds were then presented to the university.The former Nanyang University administration building was restored into the Chinese Heritage Centre and was gazetted as a national monument in 1998 - now overlooking the Yunnan Garden.As of 2019, the Yunnan Garden is undergoing major renovations that will be completed in 2021.