SINGAPORE - The six Autonomous Universities have stepped up to offer around 2,000 more places this year because of the disruptions caused by the pandemic.
It is not known how many additional places this will translate to, as some applicants may have applied for and received acceptances from more than one university. The universities held a second admissions exercise in May to cater to Singaporeans whose study or work plans had been disrupted because of the pandemic.
While some said they were switching to local universities, others were planning to defer their studies by three to six months. Several said they prefer an on-campus education and complained that it was unfair of overseas universities to charge the usual high international student fees for online classes.
Students who prefer to wait for some months before resuming their studies overseas can also sign up for continuing education and training modular courses offered by the universities. Parent Eugene Tan, 48, whose son is considering switching from an overseas university to a local university, said the government should make more places available as these are “special circumstances”.
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