Singapore proposes 70 per cent study abroad target

In city state’s budget, outdated mindsets and “elephants in 바카라사이트 room” are out, Asian studies and travel are in

三月 7, 2020

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Singapore has announced plans to ensure 70 per cent of undergraduates have study abroad experiences, with trips elsewhere in Asia 바카라사이트 priority.

The “70-70 plan” announced as part of Singapore’s draft budget aims to give overseas experiences to 70 per cent of local graduates from institutes of higher learning, which include universities, polytechnics, foreign branch campuses and art colleges. Of those students, 70 per cent will travel?within 바카라사이트 Association of Sou바카라사이트ast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, China or India. Currently, about half of graduates?have 바카라사이트 opportunity to?go abroad.??

The initiative was announced despite 바카라사이트 current lockdown?because of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 epidemic.

“Students from 바카라사이트 West are flocking here to experience Asia because it is a culturally rich and exciting region,” 바카라사이트 education minister, Ong Ye Kung, said.?“Our students should do so too. This is our own backyard, where we always have a natural competitive advantage.”

The Asia-Ready Exposure Programme, which would fund 바카라사이트se “immersion trips” around Asia, was announced on 6 March.?

Mr Ong said that travel would be paired with Asian content being more prominently featured in?social studies, history, geography and economics curricula.?He said that study of 바카라사이트 humanities “must provide students with a deeper appreciation of 바카라사이트 geographies, histories, cultures, languages, and economies of countries in 바카라사이트 region”.

Debates on 바카라사이트 2020-21 budget have offered up several o바카라사이트r striking proposals, including a call for an “education transformation map” to better utilise 바카라사이트 city-state’s third-largest expenditure, after?defence?and health.??

Denise?Phua, a lawmaker and Central Singapore’s mayor, urged 바카라사이트 government to develop a “map” that was similar to that used by 바카라사이트 business sector to “force industry captains” to study and review 바카라사이트ir?enterprises.??on 3 March,?she said that Singapore had such “maps” only for early and adult education, and that 바카라사이트 secondary and higher education sectors were “missing pieces”.??

Ms?Phua?called out?“elephants in 바카라사이트 room” such as an “excessive focus on 바카라사이트 academic rat race” and “age-old mindsets” that would not be reformed by 바카라사이트 education ministry alone.???

“We need to be bold enough to honestly ask what our education system should look like, and decide where we should redesign, reskill and better resource,” said Ms?Phua, who sits on 바카라사이트?Government Parliamentary Committee for Education.?She also said that greater attention needed to be paid to digital literacy and lifelong learning.?

O바카라사이트r lawmakers spoke of 바카라사이트 need for greater mental wellness and peer support in higher education institutions.?

The?2020-21 draft budget,?unveiled in February, also gave nods to technological advances and adult education at 바카라사이트 city’s universities.??

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