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[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono][SIZE=+3]Prestigous Overseas Scholarship for Foreign Talents - Meritocracy or betrayal?[/SIZE][/FONT]
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<!-- Title --><!-- Header --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=180 bgColor=#000000>[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono][SIZE=-1]19 April 2001[/SIZE][/FONT]</TD><TD align=right width=440>[FONT=Courier New,Courier,mono][SIZE=-1]by Frank Teo[/SIZE][/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- Header --><!-- Black Border --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#000000><TD><!-- Article table --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=0><!-- Intro --><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#999999>[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono]It was sad and disturbing to find out that two out of the three recent bond-breakers announced by EDB were foreigners. It has been long speculated among NUS and NTU undergraduates that foreign talents have not only taken the jobs of their parents, but also prestigious overseas scholarships awarded by the government and GLCs.[/FONT] </TD></TR><!-- Intro --><!-- Content --><TR bgColor=#cccccc><TD>[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono][SIZE=-1]While the government argues that foreign talents are necessary for the Singapore economy, it serves no purpose of awarding foreigners a chance to study in USA and UK.
Money could be better spent in awarding scholarships to these deserving foreign talents to study in NUS & NTU, as money will eventually be generated into the Singapore economy. For example, foreign students in NUS will rent a room in Clementi, spend their pocket money in NTUC and patronize the hawker centres etc...
Unfortunately, our government is so philanthropic towards foreign talents that it insists on not fully subsidizing local students in their tertiary education. School fees are raised every year and lots of Singapore graduates are in debt before they complete their education. On the other hand, public money are spent on foreigners, who have not served a single day in National Service. It has been a norm for scholarship awarders to scrutinize every finest details of the Singaporean's national service records during interviews.
Young Singaporeans are the future pillars of the society. It has been a norm that they've to fight for survival in this rat race not among Singaporeans, but against foreign talents too. We can find that SAP schools are filled with foreigners etc...
The morale of the day is S'poreans are a pity lot who have to work extra hard for success. Frank Teo [/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono][SIZE=+3]Prestigous Overseas Scholarship for Foreign Talents - Meritocracy or betrayal?[/SIZE][/FONT]
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<!-- Title --><!-- Header --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle width=180 bgColor=#000000>[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono][SIZE=-1]19 April 2001[/SIZE][/FONT]</TD><TD align=right width=440>[FONT=Courier New,Courier,mono][SIZE=-1]by Frank Teo[/SIZE][/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- Header --><!-- Black Border --><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#000000><TD><!-- Article table --><TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=0><!-- Intro --><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#999999>[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono]It was sad and disturbing to find out that two out of the three recent bond-breakers announced by EDB were foreigners. It has been long speculated among NUS and NTU undergraduates that foreign talents have not only taken the jobs of their parents, but also prestigious overseas scholarships awarded by the government and GLCs.[/FONT] </TD></TR><!-- Intro --><!-- Content --><TR bgColor=#cccccc><TD>[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono][SIZE=-1]While the government argues that foreign talents are necessary for the Singapore economy, it serves no purpose of awarding foreigners a chance to study in USA and UK.
Money could be better spent in awarding scholarships to these deserving foreign talents to study in NUS & NTU, as money will eventually be generated into the Singapore economy. For example, foreign students in NUS will rent a room in Clementi, spend their pocket money in NTUC and patronize the hawker centres etc...
Unfortunately, our government is so philanthropic towards foreign talents that it insists on not fully subsidizing local students in their tertiary education. School fees are raised every year and lots of Singapore graduates are in debt before they complete their education. On the other hand, public money are spent on foreigners, who have not served a single day in National Service. It has been a norm for scholarship awarders to scrutinize every finest details of the Singaporean's national service records during interviews.
Young Singaporeans are the future pillars of the society. It has been a norm that they've to fight for survival in this rat race not among Singaporeans, but against foreign talents too. We can find that SAP schools are filled with foreigners etc...
The morale of the day is S'poreans are a pity lot who have to work extra hard for success. Frank Teo [/SIZE][/FONT]
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