SINGAPORE: An institute at the National University of Singapore will fund the subsidies for three master's programmes for its January 2021 intake, after SkillsFuture Singapore withdrew aid for the courses.
"NUS-ISS has not met the job placement targets under their funding agreement with SSG. Hence, with effect from Jan 2021, SSG is withdrawing funding for the courses supported under this agreement," the spokesperson added. The students said that when they were doing their research into the graduate programme, the fees cited for the Master of Technology in Business Enterprise Analytics for the previous academic year was between S$19,951 and S$21,376 for Singaporeans and permanent residents, after subsidies.A screencap of an archived version of NUS' website detailing the cost of the Master of Technology in Business Enterprise Analytics programme in October.
A note on NUS website on Nov 4 also said that students"should be prepared to pay full fees in the case that no subsidies are available". A 30-year-old analyst said he chose the NUS institute programme because it was more affordable than other alternatives. The analyst said he felt that the manner in which the fee adjustment was communicated was"unfair".
An email sent by the NUS institute to him on Sep 1 in response to queries about the course and subsidies stated that the total fees for Singaporeans and permanent residents taking the programme part-time would be S$19,951.22 to S$21,376.46.All three students CNA spoke to hold full-time jobs and had applied to take the course part-time. They said they withdrew from the course after receiving news of the fee adjustment, but will now continue with their studies after receiving a new offer letter.
did not meet the job placement target and fees doubled. Phew lucky didn’t apply.
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