Singapore Institute of Tech could be 5th varsity

• M the name

  6 Jul 12, 01:29

  New directions in tertiary education

  Panel backs plans to widen uni pathway

   

  A PANEL that advises the Government on tertiary education has endorsed preliminary recommendations by the Committee on University Education on new directions and models in university education beyond 2015.

    The Committee, chaired by Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong, proposed expanding the university sector by developing a new applied degree pathway, and ebhancing continuing education and training opportunities at the degree level.

    In expressing its support for the proposals, the International Academic Advisory Panel (IAAP) emphasised that the expansion of places had to be for the right type of university education, reported The Straits Times.

    Drawing on their collective experiences from across Europe, North America and Asia, the IAAP members highlighted the risks of rapidly expanding regular, academically-oriented degrees, both in advanced and emerging economies.

    Expansion had, in some cases, taken place at the expense of relevance to students' aptitudes and the needs of the economy, or without concomitant resourcing to ensure adequate resources and quality.

    The consequence of this: High attrition rates, reduced graduate employability and a dilution in the value of new university degrees.

    The IAAP also supported the expansion of publicly-funded university places, and discussed proposals for a greater focus on Social Science and Humanities research in Singapore.

   

  Local News watch, The New Paper, Thurday, July 5 2012, Pg 6

• Uraniumfish

  7 Jul 12, 17:30

  Right now, only about 20 to 25 % of people have degrees.

• charlize

  7 Jul 12, 18:35

  Originally posted by Uraniumfish:

  Right now, only about 20 to 25 % of people have degrees.

  I thought more?

• Uraniumfish

  7 Jul 12, 21:04

  Originally posted by charlize:

  I thought more?

  I wish!

• M the name

  8 Jul 12, 11:06

  If what the gahmen mean something like ITE students can progressed to study an degree, I think a lot of singaporean will be happy

• Uraniumfish

  9 Jul 12, 13:29

  Originally posted by M the name:

  If what the gahmen mean something like ITE students can progressed to study an degree, I think a lot of singaporean will be happy

  MOE would just rather keep the percentage of graduates at 20 to 25 percent.

• MyPillowTalks

  9 Jul 12, 15:04

  You mean 20-25% including those taking private degrees?

• Uraniumfish

  9 Jul 12, 15:49

  Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

  You mean 20-25% including those taking private degrees?

  I am not sure about that.