LOCAL universities will take in both new and enrolled Singaporean undergraduates whose overseas study plans have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Education has said.
Some 2,000 extra places were set aside for fresh school-leavers, which are expected to bump up this year's autonomous university cohort participation rate from 40 per cent to 42 per cent. This means that more than four in every 10 students in this cohort will get to read for a degree in one of the six local universities - a shade above the target that was set in 2012.
Meanwhile, public universities are also reviewing bids by Singaporeans who were studying abroad but now want to transfer schools, according to a statement from MOE on Monday. The ministry said that"a small number of such applications" have been made, although it did not give a specific figure. These applications are being reviewed on a case-by-case basis.