Can Expats study in Singapore

[pevans]

Just wondering if expats are eligible to study at either the Singapore Uni or at one of the polytechnics ?

I'm coming from Australia, my wife will be working full time so i'm thinking about studying...

Any advice would be great..

Cheers

[Guest]

Yeah you can.
I'm British and studied at Lasalle College of the arts. I was not married at the time so held a student pass. Have no idea whether you need one if you are a dependant.
Like all unis etc around the world there are foreign student fees which can be a bit high.
Why not have a look on the website of the institutions I'm sure there will be a section to answer your questions about foreign student eligibility

[Guest]

Yes you can, but be prepared for very high fees. Talking about maybe $12,000 pa. and upwards.

[pevans]

Thanks Guys

I'll check it out.....

$12000 ouch !!

[pevans]

I just got a reply from Singapore polytechnic saying that i was not allowed to study ANY full time courses, however and i quote

"If you are working in Singapore and possess a valid Singapore work permit or employment pass, you may wish to consider applying for our part-time courses."

So it looks like thats all i can study whilst i'm over there...PART TIME ! But i'm not working in Singapore, my wife is....SO i probably can't even study part time...

[Guest]

Why can't you study part time?

I'm in the same boat as you - wife working here, I'm not.

I got accepted to study part time at NAFA.

[sally]

but u can study part time. i did and it was nice

[pevans]

The college mentioned that if i had a employment pass then i may wish to consider studying part time. Well i don;t have a employment pass yet, just a dependants pass....So hopefully i'll be able to study with that !