Other developed countries make money from foreign students. We lose lots of money from having foreign students. Sinkapore Inc. is well run by the PAP; it is giving lots of our money away.
Western nations subsidize uni education for citizens, some even completely free for bachelor's degree. You don't hear of Brits or Aussies having to mortgage their houses to send their children abroad. There are ample universities for locals as well as foreigners. Universities in these countries make big bucks from foreign students who pay full tuition, bringing in foreign reserves and tourist dollars.
Here we give full scholarships to PRC and Indian nationals using taxpayers' money, depriving our students of 1/3 of precious slots in only 4 universities serving 5.5 mil people. Our people have scrape together life savings or take huge loans to send our kids abroad for a uni education because they have to compete with foreigners for limited places.
And this govt dare claim they're looking after Singaporeans' interests?
I prefer to be honest and brutal in telling you this:Here we give full scholarships to PRC and Indian nationals using taxpayers' money, depriving our students of 1/3 of precious slots in only 4 universities serving 5.5 mil people.
If our local universities followed Malaysia' 'bumiputra model' and admitted dullards and retards simply because of their race or nationality, our universities today would be on par with those in Mudland instead of the world class universities that they are now.
But studies have shown that pacific isladegr degrees rank higher than world class degrees in the job market
If our local universities followed Malaysia' 'bumiputra model' and admitted dullards and retards simply because of their race or nationality, our universities today would be on par with those in Mudland instead of the world class universities that they are now.