Universities to add 2,000 more places for S'poreans

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Universities to add 2,000 more places for S'poreans
By Evelyn Choo | Posted: 14 August 2011 2123 hrs
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...146992/1/.html

SINGAPORE: The government will add 2,000 more university places by 2015, all of which will go to Singaporeans.

However, foreign enrolment will be capped at present levels, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday evening.

This year saw a record number of local students being enrolled.

One in four Singaporean students entered local universities this year. But not all made the cut and the prime minister said he has received numerous appeals from those wanting to further their studies here.

Mr Lee said: "But for those who did not get in, my advice is 'don't give up'. There are many different pathways up.

"We are providing a good education for all our students, whether or not you go to university, or you go to poly, or you go to the ITE, or you go to work, and later on you advance to the university.

"There are many opportunities to keep upgrading yourselves, not just once off, but all your lives. And whichever way you go, do your best, do well because that way, you open up more opportunities, and that way I think you make it easier for us to help you."

Another concern acknowledged by Mr Lee is the competition from foreigners.

He said: "One unhappiness is the feeling that, maybe, foreign students have taken the place of locals in universities because our universities do take in a proportion of foreign students.

"Right now, we have about 18 per cent of foreign students. But I should say that these foreign students have not been at the expense of the local students because we have steadily increased the number of places for Singaporeans in our universities."

Ten years ago, there were 9,000 spots for locals. This year, the number has increased by 3,000. And by 2015, there will be another 2,000 places added for Singaporeans.

As for foreign enrolment, the number will be capped at present levels.

Going beyond 2015, Mr Lee believes that university intakes should rise further as the economy will need more graduates.

With students from schools and polytechnics producing better results these days, more students are also looking at earning their degrees. Mr Lee said the Education Ministry will be studying how best to proceed from here.

- CNA/al

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Originally Posted by nFn

Universities to add 2,000 more places for S'poreans
By Evelyn Choo | Posted: 14 August 2011 2123 hrs
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stori...146992/1/.html

SINGAPORE: The government will add 2,000 more university places by 2015, all of which will go to Singaporeans.

However, foreign enrolment will be capped at present levels, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday evening.

Ten years ago, there were 9,000 spots for locals. This year, the number has increased by 3,000. And by 2015, there will be another 2,000 places added for Singaporeans.

As for foreign enrolment, the number will be capped at present levels.

- CNA/al

Almost 1 in 5 Uni students is Foreigner......and even though the spots will increase by 3000.....the spots for Foreigners will increase too as they capped it at the same present level of 18%.....which means there will be an additional 540 spots for Foreigners....

[DinOBeeR]

this is the thing they shld be doing much earlier, i mean much much much earlier! 20-30 years ago.

there are many many many poly or college studentssssss whom are unable to get a place in the local uiversities have to LL discontinued with their academic pursue and TL all their life for not having a degree cert.

a sad truth, truth hurt.

[Aris]

As usual all talk from the government like a bikini. Show everything except the things we want to see. Singaporeans should admit the fact that they were hardly aware many years ago when the foreigners started coming in large numbers. It dawn on many as years go by that there were more and more of these foreigners, when one day it struck upon them the sudden realisation that they were being surrounded by foreigners. Everywhere they go, the foreigners were there.

I took my family to P. Ubin one Sunday for camping during school holidays. There were so many foreigners that we were never alone. Mind you, they were mostly men and it made me uncomfortable being the only male and we were quite far from the pier. We just cannot get away and have some peace even on weekends because their off days are also the same.

They promised there will be a slowdown, but can we trust their words? Now there are so many reports about MM and PM saying they are very important to Singapore. Even in his speech he mentioned it again that they are important for our own good.

[Aris]

Originally Posted by DinOBeeR

this is the thing they shld be doing much earlier, i mean much much much earlier! 20-30 years ago.

there are many many many poly or college studentssssss whom are unable to get a place in the local uiversities have to LL discontinued with their academic pursue and TL all their life for not having a degree cert.

a sad truth, truth hurt.

Wonderful speech is it not? More flats and more places in the U. It appears there was not much planning in allowing more foreigners into the country. Now they are saying these to pacify us. Again, were they caught by surprise?

[akuma]

strange that they only aware of the shortage of places for our local kids now???? all our cries unheard in the past few yrs?

[DinOBeeR]

Originally Posted by Aris

It dawn on many as years go by that there were more and more of these foreigners, when one day it struck upon them the sudden realisation that they were being surrounded by foreigners. Everywhere they go, the foreigners were there.

I took my family to P. Ubin one Sunday for camping during school holidays. There were so many foreigners that we were never alone. Mind you, they were mostly men and it made me uncomfortable being the only male and we were quite far from the pier. We just cannot get away and have some peace even on weekends because their off days are also the same.

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2 weeks ago brought my kids to Ikea playground at Tampines. there were 2 prc foreigner's parents watching at their kids. i sat down on the bench, another prc foreigner beside me. when time to pick up my kids, another prc granpa picking up grandson oso.

then drove them to toa-payoh for kfc lunch. at right side of entrance saw a lonely but chio-bu pinoy. proceeded to the table at he middle area. suddenly realised tat the table behind me was a group of prc. orders some crispy & orginal and then enjoy the yummies. then realise that the parent sitting next to my table oso prc.

after lunch, go walk-walk along toa payoh lo. passed mei-chen-hiang bbq pork having promotion, oso notice a prc staff there shouting out the promotion.

i hv nothing against those prc or pinoy stated above. i am jus highliting tat our Singapore has been flooded with foreigners and has soon becoming a foreign state liao.

how can we feel a sense of identity? why didn't the miw hear the ground? thanks to the 60.1% oso.

[mnoor]

If you have a chance in the morning during reporting to work period, go to Spore Expo MRT Station and see yourself the workforce there going to work at Changi Business Park. More than half are FTs! Really sad, like you're in a foreign country!

[Guppies Onli]

The gross household income for MOE Bulsary for Poly education still capped at $1,700 and the amount given is terribly too little to be mentioned.