National day focus: Something very wrong with preschool help?
We should do more to help particularly lower income families to raise their children.
Education
So many world renowned universities in Singapore have left?
We refer to the article “SUTD ends its education partnership with MIT but will continue collaborating on research” (Straits Times, Jun 23). It states that:…
What do university rankings mean?
I refer to the article “NTU overtakes NUS in latest QS university rankings” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 8). It states that “+Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was…
$735m surplus – increase uni fees; 41% foreigners?
I refer to the article “government should not keep two set of statistics on foreigners, something amiss” (likedatosocanmeh, May 10). It states that “has the statistics…
Uni graduates 30%: 35% foreigners, tourists seeking jobs, new citizens/PRs?
After writing “Uni graduates 30-40%: 35% foreign students?” – I spoke to a professor at a public university in an Asean country. 95% citizen students…
Uni graduates cap 30-40%: 35% foreign students?
I refer to Yeoh Lam Keong’s article “Ex-GIC chief economist blasts Minister Ong’s education policy of capping local university graduates as “unimaginative”” (The Independent, May…
A “1 of its kind” school” for your child?
I visited the Sekolah Alam Bandung, a “one of its kind only’ school, in Bandung, Indonesia. It is for childten frim 4 years old to…
Childcare: Stingy $50m – $5.2b Budget surplus?
I refer to the article “What the new playing field for pre-school offers” (Sunday Times, Mar 19) It states that “The median monthly fee fell…
SkillsFuture Credit false claims – even less people went for training?
4,400 caught submitting false SkillsFuture claims I refer to the article “4,400 caught in January submitting false SkillsFuture claims amounting to $2.2m” (Straits Times, Feb…
Graduates real starting pay decreased 2% last 9 years?
Higher salaries for university graduates I refer to the article “Higher salaries for university graduates from NUS, NTU and SMU in 2016” (Straits Times, Feb…