Wednesday 23 May 2007

A dream dashed - UNSW Asia

It opened its door three months ago.
Hailed as Australian university education in Singapore.
Win-win situation.
Everybody had high hopes.
But the truth hurts.
It hurts everbody concerned.
Only 148 students enrolled far short of expectations.
The prospect is grim.
So came the decision to close it down.
Why? Why? Why?
Tuition fees are too high?
Only Australian university education in Australia wanted by market?
If the tuition fees are so high,
One might as well study in Australia to get the real thing?
Any other reasons?
UNSW Asia will shut its doors on June 28, 2007.
A post mortem study would be definitely useful for all parties.
A lesson needs to be learnt.
In our pursuit to make Singapore an international education hub.

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