Cheaper to Study Medicine in UK! PAPee Jiat $ Jiat Till Siao!

[makapaaa]

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I READ in The Straits Times on Saturday that the Education and Health ministries are considering setting up a new medical school to meet rising demand.
The cost of training a doctor over five years locally at the National University of Singapore has for many years been over $400,000. Students pay school fees of around $90,000 and serve out a bond to repay the over $310,000 subsidised by the Government.
The tuition fee for a student in one of the top 10 medical schools in Britain, say Glasgow, is around 21,600 pound sterling (S$47,000). Even taking into account lodging and expenses, the cost savings would be significant.
Moreover, there is no compromise on the quality of training.
In times of economic gloom, it would be wise to explore such cheaper alternatives.
Sending Singaporeans to such schools on scholarship bonds and then requiring them to return to work in Singapore makes much more sense. Ho Hua Sze

 

[commoner]

hello, Singapore is one of the most expensive universities in the World,,,,

Our government is the highest paid,,,,,

Even if, they anyhow claimed your tuition fees is $1,000,000 then subsidized you 90%, you want to study here, lan lan must sign bond,,,,,

 

[kiwibird7]

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I READ in The Straits Times on Saturday that the Education and Health ministries are considering setting up a new medical school to meet rising demand.
The cost of training a doctor over five years locally at the National University of Singapore has for many years been over $400,000. Students pay school fees of around $90,000 and serve out a bond to repay the over $310,000 subsidised by the Government.
The tuition fee for a student in one of the top 10 medical schools in Britain, say Glasgow, is around 21,600 pound sterling (S$47,000). Even taking into account lodging and expenses, the cost savings would be significant.
Moreover, there is no compromise on the quality of training.
In times of economic gloom, it would be wise to explore such cheaper alternatives.
Sending Singaporeans to such schools on scholarship bonds and then requiring them to return to work in Singapore makes much more sense. Ho Hua Sze

I believe studying Medicine in Singapore costs around S$27,000 per year (tuition fees) that is supposedly subsidised for S'pore citizens.

The costs of studying Medicine in NZ (Otago University- Dunedin) for NZ citizens/PRs is about NZ$11,000 per year. If one chooses to stay in a student hostel (accommodation/food inclusive costs NZ$250 per week). Flatting out costs around $100 per week and food costs $50-60 per week (self cooked).

Of course NZ citizens do get a student allowance/accommodation supplement of around $200 per week and they can also claim course related costs (like busfare) not to mention interest free student loans to pay for their tuition fees.

 

[scoobyhoo]

high investment (higher uni fee) and higher return (high medical consultation fees and profits here) there are cancer specialist who charges > 15k per treatment per month. sibei ho tan

 

[shelltox]

What is the point of subsidizing the medical student and after they graduate and goes into private practise are they going to charge you subsidize fees.

 

[scroobal]

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I READ in The Straits Times on Saturday that the Education and Health ministries are considering setting up a new medical school to meet rising demand.
The cost of training a doctor over five years locally at the National University of Singapore has for many years been over $400,000. Students pay school fees of around $90,000 and serve out a bond to repay the over $310,000 subsidised by the Government.
The tuition fee for a student in one of the top 10 medical schools in Britain, say Glasgow, is around 21,600 pound sterling (S$47,000). Even taking into account lodging and expenses, the cost savings would be significant.
Moreover, there is no compromise on the quality of training.
In times of economic gloom, it would be wise to explore such cheaper alternatives.
Sending Singaporeans to such schools on scholarship bonds and then requiring them to return to work in Singapore makes much more sense. Ho Hua Sze

Case of subsidy bullshit catching up with them. HDB did not have a similar model anywhere else in the world and they got away with it. But with education, its whole different ball game and we are not the top of the game but we are the most expensive in the world.

Can't wait for someone to ask this parliament.

 

[ChaoPappyPoodle]

What is the point of subsidizing the medical student and after they graduate and goes into private practise are they going to charge you subsidize fees.

There are many cases of FT scholarship students in medicine that have left soon after graduating. THe people should know about this so that steps are put into place to limit this occurrence.