Studying in Singapore

They'll tell you to keep your feet on the ground. We say aim high and reach for the stars. That's the difference between them N'US.

Catchy enough? That's only one of the lines NUS, National University of Singapore, is using in a series of ads that's been running on newsprint lately. They're offering a scholarship.

It's the time of the year here in Singapore when schools of higher learning conduct open houses. The results of the GCE examination are out and students and their parents are into some serious school hunting. Though some already have their eyes on universities abroad (Australia and UK), most will stay to be nurture by local institutions. In the Singapore Education system, at the end of secondary school, students take the GCE 'O' levels examination to determine whether they're are eligible for Junior College (JC), Polytechnics or ITEs. Girls get to continue studying because the guys will have to spent the next 2 years in National Service, NS). Those who need to go to JC will have to take the 'A' level exam to enable them to move to poly or uni.

There are Filipinos studying in Singapore. Wayne Manuel of NUS is one of them. NUS is one of the top 20 universities in the world and is top 3 in Asia (Wonder where our UP, DLSU, ADMU are?). Other schools in Singapore are Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Institute of Technological Education (ITE), Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP did I hear someone whisper Tammy NYP?) Singapore Institute of Management (SIM University) and National Institute of Education (NIE).

Would you like to study in Singapore?