More Singaporeans pursue degrees in Australia

More Singaporeans are heading Down Under for their university degrees, on the back of the fall in the Australian dollar last year. And, with Singapore recognising more degrees obtained there, numbers are expected to pick up even more, writes Amelia Teng for The Straits Times.

Latest figures from the Australian High Commission show that nearly 1,800 Singaporeans started their studies at Australian universities this year, the highest figure since 2012. This is a rise of more than 10% from 2015, according to statistics. Of these, three in four are undergraduates and the rest postgraduates.

The last time the figure was at this level was in 2012, when 1,791 Singaporeans made up the intake of Australian universities. Numbers dipped in the following years, by about 5.5% in 2013 and 7.5% in 2014, partly because places in local universities were increased.
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