After writing “Masters oourses self-funding – many words, very little numbers?”
and “1 in 3 university students struggling? (Part 2) – Real Tuition fees increased 4.1%, Govt spending 0.2%?”
– I thought I would try to google to find more information, in connection with this issue
Here’s what I found:
“MOE spends S$238 million yearly on scholarships and tuition grants for foreign students” (Today, Aug 5, 2019)
https://www.todayonline.com/……/moe-spends-s238…….
“The amount of government spending on scholarships and tuition grants for international students has also fallen by about 50 per cent over the past 10 years, Mr Ong revealed.”
Comment:
So, does the above mean that the amount spent on international students (foreigners), was about $476m ($238m x 2) in the year around 2008/2009?
In this connection, do “international students” include PRs?
If not, how much more were we spending on non-S’porean students, if we include the amount spent on PRs? About $500m?
