PERCENTAGE OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Mr Chiam See Tong asked the Minister for Education what percentage of places were reserved for foreign students in the National University of Singapore in each of the years from 1985 to 1989 in respect of the faculties of (i) Medicine, (ii) Law, (iii) Engineering, (iv) Accountancy and Commerce and (v) Arts and Social Sciences.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam: The percentages of foreign students admitted into the National University of Singapore in the following faculties are: Percentage of Foreign Students Admitted 1985-6 1986-7 1987-8 1988-9 1989-90 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- Medicine 19.7 15.8 11.1 5.9 6.9 Law 17.3 17.9 14.5 13.0 6.6 Engineering* 41.6 36.2 25.0 21.9 14.1 Arts/Social Sciences 4.6 3.0 4.5 2.8 4.0 Accountancy and Commerce** 8.1 6.4 8.5 7.7 9.2 Notes *Includes intake into the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI). **The Accountancy course was re-located to NTI in 1987-8. Commerce was started in NTI in 1989-90.