SINGAPORE, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Singapore is aiming to raise the proportion of local youths admitted to universities to 40 percent by 2020 by increasing the number of national universities to six from the current four, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.
Lee said in his National Day Rally speech that the Singapore Institute of Technology, which was established by the government in 2009, will offer more places. The SIM University, a private institution which currently runs part-time courses, will offer full-time courses, too. The part-time students at these two institutions will also get more funding support. Full story
