Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Foo Mee Har, West Coast GRC
Question
To ask the Minister for Education (a) how has Singapore been able to attract international students to its Autonomous Universities for postgraduate studies over the past five years; (b) whether the Ministry has data comparing this to Singapore-based international institutes such as the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) Business School and the École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) Business School; and (c) which disciplines do these foreign students come to Singapore to pursue.
Response
- Postgraduate programmes at the Autonomous Universities (AUs) are well regarded and consistently attract both local and international postgraduate students. Overall, the AUs admit more postgraduate students compared to Private Education Institutions in Singapore. At the AUs, these students pursue a range of disciplines, including science and technology, business and finance, and the humanities and social sciences.