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February 18, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...reign-students-to-placate-angry-singaporeans/
Written by Our Correspondent
Faced with a potential backlash from Singapore voters angry at its pro-foreigner policies, the ruling party will be raising the school fees at ITEs and polytechnics for both PRs and international students to “sharpen the differentiation between Singapore citizens, PRs and foreigners to reflect the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.”
According to a joint statement announced by the five polytechnics in Singapore, they will raise tuition fees for diploma courses by $50 for Singapore citizen students, and between $480 and $800 for new Permanent Resident (PR) students while will have to pay between $480 and $1,070 more.
Previously, PRs only pay about $200 more than citizens for diploma courses.
The statement added:
“The fee hike will also apply to existing PRs and foreign students admitted before the 2010 academic year ‘to achieve a sharper differentiation by citizenship’….Fees for PRs and IS remain competitive as compared to those charged by international and private schools to allow Singapore to to continue to attract quality students and add diversity in the educational environment.”
The latest measures may be another ruse to persuade PRs to take up Singapore citizenship.
The ruling party has updated the electoral rolls again in the hope of getting more new citizens onto the register of eligible voters for the next general electio which is widely expected to be called this year.
As new citizens will usually vote for the incumbent, their rising number may tilt the balance in favor of the ruling party in closely fought contests.
With more and more Singaporeans becoming disillusioned with its leadership of the nation over the last four years, it can no longer count on locals to deliver the votes needed for another “overwhelming mandate.”
While the latest changes have little impact on Singaporeans, at least one news site is lamenting the “loss” for foreigners:
The Singapore Business Review, which was run by Charlton Media Group headed by a Caucasian needs not fret.
The polytechnics have given the assurance that there are sufficient financial assistance schemes in place so that no student ‘will be denied the opportunity of a tertiary education because of financial difficulties.’
Even before the fee hike, there are already a number of scholarships and bursaries catered solely for foreign students.
No matter real the “wayang” appears to be, the ruling party will never leave any foreigners behind.
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February 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under Headlines
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...reign-students-to-placate-angry-singaporeans/
Written by Our Correspondent
Faced with a potential backlash from Singapore voters angry at its pro-foreigner policies, the ruling party will be raising the school fees at ITEs and polytechnics for both PRs and international students to “sharpen the differentiation between Singapore citizens, PRs and foreigners to reflect the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship.”
According to a joint statement announced by the five polytechnics in Singapore, they will raise tuition fees for diploma courses by $50 for Singapore citizen students, and between $480 and $800 for new Permanent Resident (PR) students while will have to pay between $480 and $1,070 more.
Previously, PRs only pay about $200 more than citizens for diploma courses.
The statement added:
“The fee hike will also apply to existing PRs and foreign students admitted before the 2010 academic year ‘to achieve a sharper differentiation by citizenship’….Fees for PRs and IS remain competitive as compared to those charged by international and private schools to allow Singapore to to continue to attract quality students and add diversity in the educational environment.”
The latest measures may be another ruse to persuade PRs to take up Singapore citizenship.
The ruling party has updated the electoral rolls again in the hope of getting more new citizens onto the register of eligible voters for the next general electio which is widely expected to be called this year.
As new citizens will usually vote for the incumbent, their rising number may tilt the balance in favor of the ruling party in closely fought contests.
With more and more Singaporeans becoming disillusioned with its leadership of the nation over the last four years, it can no longer count on locals to deliver the votes needed for another “overwhelming mandate.”
While the latest changes have little impact on Singaporeans, at least one news site is lamenting the “loss” for foreigners:
The Singapore Business Review, which was run by Charlton Media Group headed by a Caucasian needs not fret.
The polytechnics have given the assurance that there are sufficient financial assistance schemes in place so that no student ‘will be denied the opportunity of a tertiary education because of financial difficulties.’
Even before the fee hike, there are already a number of scholarships and bursaries catered solely for foreign students.
No matter real the “wayang” appears to be, the ruling party will never leave any foreigners behind.
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