NUS professor says Singapore's 30% nationality quota hurts PhD recruiting
xuanalogue · x · 2026-11-06
Singapore is capping foreign student intake at grad schools to avoid over-association with any single country. An NUS professor argues a 30% nationality quota is too low and creates distortions in recruiting the best students. Silver lining: it's now easier for applicants from elsewhere — his department is building recruitment pipelines to Vietnam and Sri Lanka, and HK/Taiwan appear to count separately.
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