FOREIGN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam asked the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education if he will give the number of foreign students enrolled in the National University of Singapore for the next academic year, faculty by faculty, and the percentage of students to the total number enrolled in each faculty.

Dr Tay Eng Soon: The number of foreign students (both undergraduate and postgraduate) who are enrolled at the NUS for the academic year 1983-84 is as follows: Faculty Total Total no. of % Enrolment Foreign Students (as at 25 July 1983) Arts/Social Sciences 2841 338 11.9 Science 2431 621 25.5 Medicine 967 179 18.5 Dentistry 156 22 14.1 Law 606 94 15.5 Business Admin/ Accountancy 2840 254 8.9 Architecture/ Building 874 184 21.1 Engineering 2314 611 26.4 _____ ____ ____ 13029 2303 17.7 ----- ---- ----