~For Focus Issue -- International Education -- June 12<\/p>\n
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\nSpore-universities-costs<\/p>\n
Studying in S'pore, Malaysia less costly<\/p>\n
T.Sima Gunawan
\nContributor\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
Studying abroad has long been the choice of many students who
\nwant to have an international experience while enjoying quality
\neducation.<\/p>\n
There is a long list of options but most prefer to continue
\ntheir study in an English-speaking country. America and Australia
\nremain favorite destinations, but there are also students who go
\nto neighboring countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and the
\nPhilippines.<\/p>\n
In fact, Singapore and Malaysia have become among the most
\npopular destinations for Indonesian students. The number of
\nstudents studying in the two countries continues to increase from
\nyear to year.<\/p>\n
Basically the parents send their children to Singapore or
\nMalaysia because they are close to Indonesia. It takes less than
\ntwo hours by air from Jakarta and there are many airlines serving
\nthe route to those two countries every day. The tuition fees and
\nthe cost of living are also lower. Besides, when it comes to
\nculture, they share many things in common.<\/p>\n
The tuition fee to study in a private university in Singapore
\nis between S$9,000 (about Rp 54 million) and S$12,000 a year,
\nmuch lower than in Australia which reaches between A$13,000
\n(about Rp 97.5 million) and A$16,000, or between US$9,000 (about
\nRp 85.5 million) and US$18,000 in the United States, according to
\nGianti Atmojo, director of Aspectama International Education
\nAdvisor.<\/p>\n
In Singapore, a student who lives in a homestay or a dormitory
\nspends between S$700 and S$1,000 a month. \"Students can also rent
\nan apartment and if they want to save money, they may share a
\nroom, which may cost them between S$300 and S$500 per month,\" she
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Pursuing education overseas also encourages students to become
\nindependent. This works well for the \"spoiled\" children of
\naffluent families with many domestic helpers, as being away from
\nhome, the students have to do the household chores by themselves.<\/p>\n
Indonesians, like many other international students, have the
\ntendency to mingle among themselves. In this case, Anita
\nSutandya, director of Anindo, another international education
\nconsultant, suggested that the Indonesians make the best of the
\nchance to study abroad by mixing with students from other
\ncountries and building an international network.<\/p>\n
Singapore, which has more than 90,000 professional expatriates
\nliving and working there, is home to 60,000 international
\nstudents, including Indonesians.<\/p>\n
There are three state universities in Singapore: National
\nUniversity of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University
\n(NTU), and Singapore Management University (SMU), which offer
\ninternationally recognized degrees. Research and scholarship
\nopportunities are also available to post-graduate students.<\/p>\n
NUS is the oldest university, which was founded back in 1905.
\nIt offers courses in various disciplines such as the sciences,
\nengineering, technology, law, arts and social sciences and
\nmedicine.<\/p>\n
Singapore also has more than 200 private commercial, IT, fine
\narts and language schools. These private commercial and
\nspeciality schools offer various courses at the certificate,
\ndiploma, bachelor and postgraduate level.<\/p>\n
Educational institutions in Singapore usually have
\npartnerships with international universities from the United
\nStates, Australia and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
The Management Development Institute of Singapore, for
\nexample, has a partnership with the Edith Cowan University in
\nPerth, Southern Cross University in Sydney, Oklahoma City
\nUniversity in the United States and University of Wales and
\nUniversity of Bredford in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
The Technology Management Centre cooperates with Deakin
\nUniversity and Monash University in Melbourne, Utah State
\nUniversity in the United States and the University of London and
\nUniversity of Westminster in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
Under the partnership program, after studying for two years in
\nSingapore, students can continue their study at the university in
\nAustralia, America or England. Students who want to take
\nundergraduate studies at the University of London, for example,
\ndo not have to spend all their academic years in England. Since
\nthey can study for the first two years in Singapore they will
\nsave money and still get quality education.<\/p>\n
They can save more money by studying in Malaysia, where the
\ntuition fee is between RM9,000 (about Rp 22.5 million) and
\nRM17,000 a year, while the accommodation is about RM500 per
\nmonth.<\/p>\n
Malaysian educational institutes also have partnerships with
\nuniversities from Western countries. Sedaya International
\nUniversity in Kuala Lumpur, for instance, has a partnership with
\nthe University of East London and Curtin University of Technology
\nin Perth.<\/p>\n
Anyone who wants to study at a foreign university but does not
\nwant to spend much time abroad may enroll at San Benda Graduate
\nSchool of Business in Manila. Starting this year, it offers
\nspecial courses for Indonesian students: the MBA program is only
\nRp 35 million (around US$3,600) while the doctoral program is Rp
\n69 million.<\/p>\n
And the students can study here at home because for each
\nacademic term, you need only study for one week on campus. The
\nMBA program lasts for one year, comprising of four terms. If you
\ntake the doctoral program, you study for two years -- each year
\ncomprises of three terms, and in the third year you should work
\non your dissertation.<\/p>\n
\"On June 26 we will send 15 students of the doctorate program
\nto Manila,\" said Agung Martono, the university's representative
\nfor Indonesia.<\/p>",
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