Scholarships should be based on merit, not nationality: Baey

[ppnqq]

Agree with ksi.

[Emelyn]

Agree also.

Can we share our views with our policymakers ?

[Oppsgal]

Emelyn:

Agree also.

Can we share our views with our policymakers ?

[Oppsgal]

ksi:

If scholarships are awarded by private companies ike MNCs and local banks etc, I would agree. However, if the scholarship is awarded by public funds, i.e. govt, then I believe we have to seek the general consensus of the public.


To me, since foreigners have other avenues to obtain the scholarship, I would prefer my money to go to local kids to further their studies. Besides the pool of local kids is greater, surely we need to support them more. Just being pragmatic.

More transparency on who award the scholarship :?

[laughingcat]

Public funds are for the people and by the people.

[Emelyn]

Oppsgal:

Emelyn:

Agree also.

Can we share our views with our policymakers ?

:lol: I also find my question funny !! :rotflmao:

[limlim]

Saw this in 1 of the forums…


"If your neighbor’s kid do better than yours, you should pay for their school fees?"

[pinky]

actually, how do you define merit??

[atutor2001]

ksi:

....However, if the scholarship is awarded by public funds, i.e. govt, then I believe we have to seek the general consensus of the public.


To me, since foreigners have other avenues to obtain the scholarship, I would prefer my money to go to local kids to further their studies. Besides the pool of local kids is greater, surely we need to support them more. Just being pragmatic.

I would not object if the foreign scholar comes from poor family who cannot afford to pay for entry to their top school or university. However, it is not the case most of the times. Many of these scholars are very rich and S'pore is only a stepping stone for them to settle in US and Europe.

Why waste the resources doing training for the developed countries. Perhaps MOE should seriously include \"financial background\" as a consideration for awarding scholarship. It is silly to think that the rich will move over if their kids studied here. So far my personal kaypohing proved that the very smart ones disappeared to US or UK after JC. Left in NUS/NTU are the not so smart ones, waiting for their chance to run. So their presence will also not help much in improving the standard of our local uni.

[Dad42]

atutor2001:

ksi:

....However, if the scholarship is awarded by public funds, i.e. govt, then I believe we have to seek the general consensus of the public.


To me, since foreigners have other avenues to obtain the scholarship, I would prefer my money to go to local kids to further their studies. Besides the pool of local kids is greater, surely we need to support them more. Just being pragmatic.

I would not object if the foreign scholar comes from poor family who cannot afford to pay for entry to their top school or university. However, it is not the case most of the times. Many of these scholars are very rich and S'pore is only a stepping stone for them to settle in US and Europe.

Why waste the resources doing training for the developed countries. Perhaps MOE should seriously include \"financial background\" as a consideration for awarding scholarship. It is silly to think that the rich will move over if their kids studied here. So far my personal kaypohing proved that the very smart ones disappeared to US or UK after JC. Left in NUS/NTU are the not so smart ones, waiting for their chance to run. So their presence will also not help much in improving the standard of our local uni.

Some PRC even disappear after gradution and not returning to Singapore to serve their bonds. It is like taking our money and not returning back. Yet this silly garment still keep offering scholarship to them. :yikes: