Singapore, an island country made up of 63 islands is a South East Asian Nation. Its name has been derived from ‘Singapura’ which means Land of Lions. Despite a small nation with the population of around 5.4 million, it is the world’s fourth leading financial center and considered as a world leader in several other economic areas such as export, tourism etc. The major cities include Queenstown, tampines, Pasir Ris, Serangoon, Sembawang, Toa Payoh, Hougang, Bukit Batok and Clementi. It generally has a tropical climate throughout the year.Four official languages are recognized in Singapore: Chinese, Malay, Tamil and English.
Singapore Education System
Owing to the strong education environment, Singapore has been tagged as An Asian Education Hub or A Global Schoolhouse. International students especially Indians find it an extremely desired study destination due to enormous factors:
Courses are taught in English.
Simple and hassle free visa process.
IELTS/TOFEL not required.
Lower tuition fees (US $ 10,000 per year) and living expenses as compared to UK and US.
Institutions from the USA, UK and Australia have opened satellite campuses in Singapore to offer their courses at a subsidized cost.
Cheap Air fare being proximate to India.
Cosmopolitan nation: multicultural environment.
In an area of around 862sq km, over 7000 MNCs exist. So, jobs are in bulk.
The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University ranked in the top 50 of QS University Rankings.Other leading and prestigious institutions are:National University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore Management University
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Singapore Institute of Technology
LASALLE College of the Arts-
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)-
Curtin University
Queen Margaret University
ESSEC Business School
ERC Institute
National Institute of Education
Singapore-MIT Alliance
Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)
Yale-NUS College
SIM University.
Singapore Polytechnic
Nanyang Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
C G Protégé Animation School
MAGES Institute of Excellence-
Chicago Business School
Technische Universität München
Courses under the above colleges
Global Reports recognize Singapore as the finest leader in innovation, research and education which in turn makes its institutions to provide various courses having great economical significance.
Accounting and Finance
Animation
Applied Science and Hospitality
Aviation
Business, Economics and Administration
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology
Computer Science
Computer Control and Automation
Communication and Media Studies
Design
Engineering
Fashion
Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
International Construction Management
International Baccalaureate
Law
Materials Science
Modern Linguistics
Pharmacy
Statistics
Tourism
Job Prospects after Study
The Higher Education has strong links with industry; thereby students will be able to gain practical experience and find employment more easily in the chosen field.
Business, Economics and Administration: – Auditor, Accountants, Business Analyst, Financial Administrator, Account Executive and Manager, Economic Analyst, Personal Financial Planner, Sales and Marketing Manager, Financial Manager and Public Relations Manager.Biotechnology: – Associate Scientist, Biotech Developer, Operational Quality Engineer, Product Manager and Research Associate.Computer Science: – System Programmer, System Analyst, Network Engineer, Code Tester, Code Quality Analyst, Application Support Engineer, Research Executive, WAN Support Analyst, Telecom Engineer, Remote Sensing Scientist.
Communication and Media Studies: – Editor, Journalist, Columnist, News Reader, Team Lead,
Humanities and Social Sciences: – Education Administrator, Anthropologist, Social Psychologist, Survey Researcher, Historian.
International Construction Management: – Construction manager, Construction Operations Manager, Heavy Construction Equipment Supervisor, Project Manager, site superintendent, Project Superintendent.
Pharmacy: – Research Analyst, Medicinal Marketing Executive, Production Lead, Quality Analyst, Pharmacy Operations manager, Medical Coding Intern, Communist Pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacist, Assistant Manager, Pharmacy Supervisor.
Statistics: – Statistician, Statistical Analyst, Principal Statistician, Statistical Consultant, Statistical Programmer, Biostatistician, Advance Annalistic, SAS Programmer, Analytic Consultant, Credit Risk Modeler.
Tourism: – Holiday Consultant, Eco & Adventure Tourist, Tour Executive, Tour and Data Operator, Travel Consultant, Tourism Marketing Executive, Customer Relatons.
International candidates who pursue studies in Singapore have high probability of in-country employment right after the completion of their course education by availing ‘Work in Singapore Clause’.