2nd class student

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said there was something missing in Singapore's system and the country's best often did not go to the universities here.

Hi there my friends, most of us have just became 2nd class students.

Mr Lee said as Singapore's universities attract the best faculty and students from the wider region, especially China and India, they can then become world-class institutions

There are times I would just like to tell my Japanese friends. I am not a smart Singaporean student, cos' the smartest go to the States and Britain. Or should I tell them not to come to NUS, cos' even though we are ranked top 20 in the world, you people would end up interacting with not the smartest Singaporeans. Please go to the States and then talk to the Singaporeans and Americans there, cos' they are the smartest

Well look on the bright side, at least NUS can say that NUS is not going to suffer from inferiority complex from now on....are we not the brightest students in Singapore? Ya maybe not the best, but the "best" are going to serve their term in the government sector after they graduate, while I try to get into Goldman Sachs or Lehman Brothers

The Minister Mentor, who was presented with the NUS Eminent Alumni award, also suggested sending Singapore's scholarship students first to NUS or NTU, and then abroad for their postgraduate studies.

Another way is to twin courses so students can spend time at a local university, and at a top university overseas.

hmmm, how many years of bondage would the scholars have to go through then in the govt sector. Since the market rate is 6 years for overseas studies, 4 years for local. If rojak together, then that makes it 5 years of bond. Or if you do honours in Singapore then 2 years of Masters, that makes it (2/3 X 4) + (1/3 X 5) = 4 1/3 yrs
maybe I am wrong, the smarter people in MOE would make a optimal calculation.