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Singapore, a super economy powerhouse in Asia, has always been attracting talented students like a magnet. In fact, studying abroad in a Singaporean<\/a> university will create opportunity to have invaluable academic, professional, and personal growth, as well as abundant career<\/a> opportunities after graduation. Yet, there is more to why students worldwide think that Singapore is the Holy Grail of international higher education in Asia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Singapore\u2019s Education Ecosystem at One Glance<\/h3>\n
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has rated Singapore as the country one of the countries having the best education system in the world in 2015. In Singapore, education is always a priority where the strong emphasis on education began in 1823, when Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (founder of the Singapore Institution, now known as the Raffles Institution) introduced the British-based education system. Today Singapore prides itself as one of the leaders in higher education in both Asia and Worldwide, maintaining high standards of teaching, learning, as well as scientific research.<\/p>\n
What makes Singapore\u2019s education so successful? Let us look at its education system. Like many countries across the globe, education is accessible to everyone in the country. Singapore\u2019s education system starts with preschool – Singaporean children attend preschool up to the age of six where the preschool learning prepares Singaporean children for primary school. After the preschool period, students can continue their learning from primary up to college. Students move on to secondary school after six years\u2019 primary school education.<\/p>\n
Singaporean students, at this point, can decide their study path – they can choose to either study at a normal secondary school, or a specialized school, or an express school \u2014, which leads to the “O” Level in four years rather than the regular five years, or private school that offers similar education. The Singapore\u2019s post-secondary education usually takes between one and three years with a slew of choices of schools – junior colleges, polytechnics, and institutes of technical education.<\/p>\n
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Why Study in Singapore?<\/h3>\n
There are 34 universities in Singapore, of which six are local universities:<\/p>\n
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- National University of Singapore (NUS)<\/li>\n
- Nanyang Technological University (NTU)<\/li>\n
- Singapore Management University (SMU)<\/li>\n
- Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)<\/li>\n
- Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)<\/li>\n
- Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Six national universities in Singapore, with its two largest universities having more than 30,000 students each, have played an important role in attracting students into the country. As one of Singapore\u2019s most prestigious universities, the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore (NTU) topped the QS Asia University Rankings and ranked 11th<\/sup> in the QS World University Rankings for 2017\/18. Another prestigious university, National University of Singapore (NUS) grabbed the second seat as the best university in Asia and ranked 15th<\/sup> in the QS World University Rankings for 2017\/18. Apart from the local universities, Singapore also has a wide range of private institutions and foreign universities (with campuses in Singapore), e.g. the Chicago Business School and Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen.<\/p>\n
NTU, the Asia no.1 university in 2018, is famous for its engineering course and its engineering & technology has been ranked in the global top five in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. On the other hand, based on the recent QS world subject ranking, NUS boasts the strongest communication studies program in Singapore with its balanced academic environment. Many of its engineering programs are ranked among the global top 10. The regular collaborations between Singaporean universities with the leading universities in other countries have contributed to the overall quality of Singapore\u2019s universities education.<\/p>\n