finally NTU agrees to return 540 PHD students place to singaporeans

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GNN these funking foreigners use sin kies fund to study here FXXXXXXXXXXXXX

800 more PhD places at NTU
By Jane Ng

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NANYANG Technological University (NTU) will have 800 more places for PhD students in the next five years, as it ramps up its research in areas such as clean energy, healthcare and new media.

Half of these places will be for Singaporeans, a bid to increase the number of local researchers. There are now 2,700 PhD students in NTU, and Singaporeans make up 20 per cent of this number. The new places mean 40 per cent of doctorate students will be Singaporeans.

At the National University of Singapore, about one third of its 4,200 PhD students are Singaporeans and permanent residents.

To build up its strengths in research, NTU will spend up to $100 million over the next five years, said the university's incoming president, Professor Bertil Andersson, on Tuesday.

In a press conference to outline its future focus, current president Su Guaning said NTU aims to make its mark globally in research areas like sustainability, healthcare, new media, entrepreneurship and engagement with countries such as India and Vietnam.

One way to attract more PhD students would be to introduce them to research at the undergraduate level.



The five peaks of excellence are:

Sustainable Earth
With more than S$830 million of research funding, NTU is a global leader in environmental technologies. NTU started developing a niche in sustainable development and urbanisation in the 1990s, in response to Singapore's need for new and reclaimable sources of water.

Healthcare
The Peak of Excellence in Future Healthcare leverages NTU's ongoing research at the College of Engineering, which has had more than 10 years of partnership with Singapore General Hospital. NTU has had some 200 projects in biomedical engineering and the use of technology in healthcare.

New Media
Institute for Media Innovation, a catalyst for interdisciplinary research at NTU. The institute will be the principal facilitator of cross-campus new media research collaborations and will work with NTU schools on external research funding.

New Silk Road
Beyond China, NTU is seeking to enlarge its links with India, the rest of Asean and the Middle East - places that hold the promise of bold new outcomes in education and research.

Innovation Asia
New programmes will be introduced to inspire an entrepreneurial mindset and nurture a sense of social responsibility, especially among students, who are often the major drivers of innovation.

 

[cooleo]

>>There are now 2,700 PhD students in NTU, and Singaporeans make up 20 per cent of this number.<<

This means that previously 80% of PhD students were foreign trash! CCB!!! :oIo:

 

[Areopagus]

That figure includes citizens AND PRs

 

[shOUTloud]

chao chee bye! read this news sibeh tulan. chee bye NUS / NTU lecturers leeching on Singaporean money for the past decade. Now they realised that Singaporeans seriously outnumbered on campus so desperately trying to balance the numbers.

A whole generation of probable researchers lost out on the places. Chee bye!

 

[Subok]

50% of NUS 36'000 students are foreigners

 

[vamjok]

50% of NUS 36'000 students are foreigners

i have a feeling this is actually true while walking around the campus

 

[sadfcuk]

I think you folks around here need to really be aware of what is happening, instead of blindly throwing accusations here.

I am not sure of how many of you here with the unhappy sentiments have been to a local university, but the reason for why there is such a high number of foreign PhD students is not because they are depriving the local students of their rightful places.

It is because there is usually a lack of interest from local students in furthering their studies as a PhD.

In this case, naturally we are talking about a higher foreigner-to-local students ratio here.

It is not a case of them depriving local students of their rightful places as PhD candidates.

 

[Cestbon]

50% of NUS 36'000 students are foreigners

Actually is more than 60%. I regular visitor there.

 

[GoldenDragon]

I think you folks around here need to really be aware of what is happening, instead of blindly throwing accusations here.

I am not sure of how many of you here with the unhappy sentiments have been to a local university, but the reason for why there is such a high number of foreign PhD students is not because they are depriving the local students of their rightful places.

It is because there is usually a lack of interest from local students in furthering their studies as a PhD.

In this case, naturally we are talking about a higher foreigner-to-local students ratio here.

It is not a case of them depriving local students of their rightful places as PhD candidates.

Agree. The opportunity cost involved in pursuing a PhD is just too high. Many grads are dying to start work. At most they go for a Masters. If PhD, you need scholarships to ease financial burden on family.

 

[shelltox]

maybe only 20 per cent of singaporeans are eligible or the rest could not be border about becoming PHD

 

[johnny333]

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It is because there is usually a lack of interest from local students in furthering their studies as a PhD.

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If a Phd can assure a good job I bet many Sporeans will take it up. However don't forget that Sporeans have already wasted alot of time doing the GCE A & NS.

In Canada one can enter Uni with only GCE O results. In fact I knew someone who did just that & when he returned to Spore to do his NS, he'd already gotten 2 degrees.

 

[Dreamer1]

I think you folks around here need to really be aware of what is happening, instead of blindly throwing accusations here.

I am not sure of how many of you here with the unhappy sentiments have been to a local university, but the reason for why there is such a high number of foreign PhD students is not because they are depriving the local students of their rightful places.

It is because there is usually a lack of interest from local students in furthering their studies as a PhD.

In this case, naturally we are talking about a higher foreigner-to-local students ratio here.

It is not a case of them depriving local students of their rightful places as PhD candidates.

SadFcuk,
I was told by many local students that most of foreign students are on financial assistance fr PAP.pl tell us the real situation.

Thank you.

 

[sadfcuk]

SadFcuk,
I was told by many local students that most of foreign students are on financial assistance fr PAP.pl tell us the real situation.

Thank you.

This seems to be the case, yes. There are many financial assistance schemes available for foreign students. I know for one that the university sometimes goes overseas for "talent" hunting and bring back interested foreign students and place them in our universities with a financial scheme.

In *some* of these financial schemes, the foreign student does not have to pay a single cent. With regards to how many % of these financial schemes are funded by local taxpayers, I do not know.

Like what GoldenDragon says, the opportunity costs are simply too high.

For guys who have served NS, they are already 2 years behind in their personal careers/lives. To commit another 4-5 years for a PhD is simply too long. By the time they graduate with a PhD, they are already 28-29 years old.

Compared to their peers, to start earning "real money" only at this age really sets back their lives.

Usually, only the most hardcore of academics pursue such a path.

It is not as what many of you down here say that the "foreign students are depriving the locals of their rightful PhD places".

I for one know this to be a fact.

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There is also the other question of "OK, I got my PhD. What comes next?"

The PhD scroll is only useful if you want to go into research or academics as a career. Add to the fact that local universities rarely recruit local PhD graduates due to the fact that they want to avoid "in-breeding", it does not take a genius to figure out that a PhD is a dead-end path for many.

But that is a topic that can/should be discussed in a separate thread on its own.

 

[Dreamer1]

This seems to be the case, yes. There are many financial assistance schemes available for foreign students. I know for one that the university sometimes goes overseas for "talent" hunting and bring back interested foreign students and place them in our universities with a financial scheme.

In *some* of these financial schemes, the foreign student does not have to pay a single cent. With regards to how many % of these financial schemes are funded by local taxpayers, I do not know.

Like what GoldenDragon says, the opportunity costs are simply too high.

For guys who have served NS, they are already 2 years behind in their personal careers/lives. To commit another 4-5 years for a PhD is simply too long. By the time they graduate with a PhD, they are already 28-29 years old.

Compared to their peers, to start earning "real money" only at this age really sets back their lives.

Usually, only the most hardcore of academics pursue such a path.

It is not as what many of you down here say that the "foreign students are depriving the locals of their rightful PhD places".

I for one know this to be a fact.

------------------------------------------------------------
There is also the other question of "OK, I got my PhD. What comes next?"

The PhD scroll is only useful if you want to go into research or academics as a career. Add to the fact that local universities rarely recruit local PhD graduates due to the fact that they want to avoid "in-breeding", it does not take a genius to figure out that a PhD is a dead-end path for many.

But that is a topic that can/should be discussed in a separate thread on its own.

Yes the reason u gave is correct with regards to PHD.

For me,I am interested to find good reasons to whack PAP in this coming erection ,so I would say the opposition paarties should play up on scholarships thing,

OUR POOR STUDENTS,OUR FELLOW CITIZENS ARE DEPRIVED OF OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY IN UNIVERSITIES BECAUISE IOF FINANCIAL REASONS BUT FOREIGNERS ARE GIVEN GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY,VERY UNFAIR AND NO RESPECT FOR OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.THIS IS PAP WAY OF FAVOURING FOREIGNERS.

 

[eatshitndie]

many bros here qualify for phd programs in sex talk no action and chicken chasing. definitely a gold mine here.

 

[Ramseth]

many bros here qualify for phd programs in sex talk no action and chicken chasing. definitely a gold mine here.

Those who can do, do.

Those who can't do, teach.

Those who can't teach, research.

 

[Trout]

If a Phd can assure a good job I bet many Sporeans will take it up. However don't forget that Sporeans have already wasted alot of time doing the GCE A & NS.

In Canada one can enter Uni with only GCE O results. In fact I knew someone who did just that & when he returned to Spore to do his NS, he'd already gotten 2 degrees.

and then the chap got a 3rd degree while in NS right?

 

[dysentry]

third world farmboys are not suitable for researchers, they just wanna make a living by meeting research paper deadlines, they are not intellectually curious sorts. the slumping ranking of NTU shows the poor quality of papers and projects being done by these farmboys.

 

[Cruxx]

Protectionism.

 

[Watchman]

If you got Mainland Chinese Board members and lecturers .

You will bring in your own kind .