1. Singapore: Country Report
Jason Tan
Macao, September 2008

2. Overview 3 mainstream universities 5 mainstream polytechnics
2 fine arts colleges
Branch campuses of overseas universities
Private organisations offering external degrees

3. Dominant government role
Heavy government financial subsidies
Higher education for economic development
Recent moves towards greater operational autonomy
Enhanced accountability framework

4. Higher education for economic development
Binary system: universities and polytechnics
‘Global schoolhouse’ 2002: Singapore as an international education centre
Three tiers of universities
Branch campuses of ‘world-class’ universities
Local universities
Private universities: local, foreign

5. Higher education for economic development
Attracting foreign teachers and researchers
Local resentment
Singapore students studying overseas
‘Brain drain’

6. Higher education for economic development
Foreign students
Enrolment targets
Singapore Tourism Board promoting Singapore as educational destination
Local resentment
Johns Hopkins University
Warwick University
University of New South Wales