An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/01/21...udents-a-year/
1 The number of international students who receive tuition grant in each of the matriculation cohorts has decreased over the last few years from 2010. Currently, international students who receive tuition grant in each matriculation cohort comprise about 6% or 1,700 in the polytechnics, down from 9% in 2010. In the publicly-funded universities, they make up 13% or 2,200, compared to 18% in 2010.
2 International students in our tertiary institutions pay higher fees than Singaporean students.
The tuition grants for international students total about $210 million per year, which is less than 10% of the total annual subsidies to our tertiary institutions.
3 International students who receive tuition grants are required to work in a Singapore-based company for three years upon graduation to supplement our labour force. Most of the grant recipients have been working and are contributing to our economy, while some did not start work immediately as they had deferred their bonds to pursue further studies. Actions will be taken against those who default on their obligations.
Still, there have been known cases which the foreign stude
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21-01-2014, 11:20 PM
PAP gives $210 million subsidy for foreign students every year!
