Education System
English is the medium of education in Singapore but one of the unique
competitive advantages of the nation’s education system is its bilingual policy.
Singapore’s government and educational institutes offers various scholarships for
international students. Various exchange programmes are also conducted by universities
of Singapore and other countries. However, cost of education is low in Singapore as
compared to other study abroad destinations but you can get financial assistance from
government and Universities of Singapore through various scholarships and fellowships.
Higher education is offered in 2 types of Universities
1. National Universities:
Singapore has six national
universities, namely the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore Management University, Singapore University of Technology &
Design, Singapore Institute of Technology and SIM University providing a wide range of
undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes including doctoral degrees
2. Private universities:
Singapore has foreign universities which have
established campuses in Singapore such as the Chicago Business School and Technische
Universität München.The James Cook University Singapore, University of Adelaide,
Southern Cross University University of New Brunswick, Queen Margaret University, Temple
University, The City University of New York, Baruch College, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, Aventis School of Management, Curtin University of Technology providing
undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs
