Advantages of Studying in Singapore for Indian Students

SIM Global Education India
3 min readAug 20, 2019

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Despite being home to the world-famous colleges and universities, India currently ranks at position 2 when it comes to international students who leave their country to study abroad. These days, study abroad has become very easy and many students consider choosing to study in foreign countries to grab better education and career opportunities. For years altogether, UK, USA and Australia etc. have remained the prime destinations among students who choose to study abroad. However, with changing times, students have also started exploring other destinations as well which have potential of providing the best educational experience. One such destination is Singapore and is home to many reputed universities that can help you chart a successful career. This is the fastest emerging country creating its own space amongst aspirants of higher education from overseas locations. And, especially for Indian students, Singapore presents itself as a lucrative option due to its proximity to India, not just geographically but culturally too.

There is plethora of benefits to study in Singapore for international students and a few of them are:

1. High-quality education: Just because, studying cost at Singapore colleges and universities is less doesn’t mean that the institutes here compromise on the quality of education. In fact, Singapore is home to some of the best colleges in Asia-Pacific region. The education system of Singapore offers as much scope as of other top countries like USA, UK etc. You can visit the website ( india.simge.edu.sg)of institutes to know about quality of education offered along with the reviews of alumni.

2. Affordable education: Many of the students these days wish to study abroad for their higher studies. However, the high cost of education in the countries like Australia, USA, UKetc. Acts as deterrent to their plans. But Singapore is emerging as an affordable option to get world-class education. The tuition fee and cost of living is also far less as compared to other study abroad destinations. When talking about affordability, Singapore colleges and universities also offer scholarships that can give you lots of advantages. The scholarships deadlines also vary in every institute that you can check with the adviser. One can read more about scholarships from the college websites too.

3. Exposure to different cultures and jobs opportunities: Studying in Singapore gives candidates chance to acquaint themselves with different cultures and ideas of different cultures and nationalities. Further, Singapore has also established itself as a hub of economic activities on the global scale. The reputed businesses from all around the globe have also set up their base offering numerous career opportunities. As per an estimate, Singapore has about 26,000 international corporations which ensure good job opportunities after completion of the education.

4. The safety factor: As Singapore follows a policy which doesn’t tolerate ragging and any kind of abuse to the students even out of the college campus, you will feel safer here as compared to other countries. Moreover, the people in the country are caring which will make your study experience positive here. All that you need to do is to choose the right college and university.

Looking at these benefits, it is not surprising that many international students have kept Singapore at the top of their preference list when it comes to study abroad.

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