Post from another thread (the one on PigRdogC calling
Singaporeans dog and gangester) in News Discussion Lounge:
Singapore boasts a highly competitive and well-regarded primary
and secondary education system, but the number
of Singaporeans completing a tertiary education is relatively
low.
Only 23 percent of
Singaporean students entering primary school complete a degree at a
local four-year university.
In other
knowledge-economies such as Japan's, around 50 percent of students
complete a university degree.
However, according to Cheryl Chan, Assistant Director of the
Planning Division at the Ministry of Education (MOE),
the government does not plan to encourage more
students to get a higher education.
The university enrollment rate will continue to be maintained
at 20-25 percent because the Singaporean
labor market does not need everyone to get a four-year
degree, she asserted.¶10.
http://wikileaks.org/cable/2007/02/07SINGAPORE394.html
me: " so wad makes u decide to come
here"
PRC: " i didnt"
me: " wa, ur parents force u here or
ur bf is here"
PRC: "neither, ur SG gahment invited us
here"
me: " huh, wad do u
mean"
they offer us, ALL Expenses paid for our
fees in NTU, including lodging and we even get pocket
money
on top of that, they have send me the
INVITATION letter to apply for PR after we
grad"
- PRC on PAP MOE.
20-25 percent because the Singaporean labor market
does not need everyone to get a four-year degree
Is our govt really sponsoring foreigners to come here and
study at our university?
If this and the above quote are true, it means that our govt is
paying for the foreigner's school fee, lodging and pocket money,
and on top of that, a PR.
What's your (as a Singapore citizen and voter) take on this?
Do you think this should be extended to Singaporean and
Singaporean first?
