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PLACES IN UNIVERSITIES
Set up a joint application system
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TERTIARY education is a cornerstone of Singapore's meritocratic system. With the establishment of a fourth university soon, there will be more options and places for Singapore students, enhancing the vibrancy of the education scene.
Every year, thousands of students go through the hassle of compiling documentation to apply for places in our universities. With the entry of one more university, prospective undergraduates will face a more daunting task in applying for the different courses at the different universities.
Filling out the myriad forms with repetitive information, and securing and collating the relevant documents needed for each university, is a difficult, tedious and time-consuming process. All this pain could be eased with a single step.
It would be a constructive decision by the authorities to introduce a joint application system for places in Singapore's universities.
For the four universities, it would mean less paper work and fewer administrative staff.
For applicants, the burden would be less and they could focus on bettering the quality of their submissions.
Currently, colleges and universities in Britain and the United States have the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service and Common Application respectively as clearing houses for applications. While the education landscape in Singapore is much smaller, a comprehensive online system can still be viable.
A joint board, with representation from all four universities, could oversee and ensure the smooth functioning of the new system.
There is already a one-stop portal for scholarship applications here: BrightSparks. A joint application system for the universities will help advance Singapore's global competitiveness as an education hub.
Kwan Jin Yao
PLACES IN UNIVERSITIES
Set up a joint application system
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TERTIARY education is a cornerstone of Singapore's meritocratic system. With the establishment of a fourth university soon, there will be more options and places for Singapore students, enhancing the vibrancy of the education scene.
Every year, thousands of students go through the hassle of compiling documentation to apply for places in our universities. With the entry of one more university, prospective undergraduates will face a more daunting task in applying for the different courses at the different universities.
Filling out the myriad forms with repetitive information, and securing and collating the relevant documents needed for each university, is a difficult, tedious and time-consuming process. All this pain could be eased with a single step.
It would be a constructive decision by the authorities to introduce a joint application system for places in Singapore's universities.
For the four universities, it would mean less paper work and fewer administrative staff.
For applicants, the burden would be less and they could focus on bettering the quality of their submissions.
Currently, colleges and universities in Britain and the United States have the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service and Common Application respectively as clearing houses for applications. While the education landscape in Singapore is much smaller, a comprehensive online system can still be viable.
A joint board, with representation from all four universities, could oversee and ensure the smooth functioning of the new system.
There is already a one-stop portal for scholarship applications here: BrightSparks. A joint application system for the universities will help advance Singapore's global competitiveness as an education hub.
Kwan Jin Yao
