So predictable

Just when I have complained about the system NUS has, I came across this email about the outcome of the recent fee hike issue in NUS. When I first saw the heading of the email, it sounds good that the students' union had done something but then again even before the heading I knew what was the outcome - nothing changed. Yeah this is so typical in singapore... when you don't like something, you sign a petition. I guess you can't protest unless you want to get jailed. haha. So everyone feels good that they had "stood up" for their rights by putting their signature. In the end, nothing gets changed and we are still satisfied. Maybe that's why singapore is a safe country and i'm not complaining since this is good news for the Singapore Police Force. HAHAHA.

It sounded nice when they referred to students as stakeholders of the university but I guess they left out some details - stakeholders with minimum say in decisions (or maybe none) haha.
As much as we like to complain, we must realised that if we have a lot of say in decisions, it would also mean we will have much more responsibilities other than to mug and get good results. I guess the chaps who should be complaining will be the NUSSU, considering the responsibility they have in NUS and in the end all they could do was to arrange a formal session for the management to tell them why the fee hike has to go on. haha. sad case.

I guess all the proposed measures to inform students earlier before a fee hike would not improve the situation much... instead of students complaining after one day of the fee hike announcement, now we will have students complaining maybe 1 month before the fee hike. haha. No diff.

I thought the main concern here is that students want NUS to promise them improvements in their education. It's the same logic as getting your money's worth when you pay for a service. So much about service excellence when the educational institution is not even practising it. I guess they should start conducting a survey to get feedbacks from the students and probably they will realise that they should provide students with tutors who can teach. ok maybe i'm too demanding.. maybe tutors who speaks human language would suffice. haha.

It is true that the education abroad is free because the tax is high. BUT the difference is the institutions make constant efforts to make the system better for students which unlike NUS - achieve a world class standard. Yah and in the end NUS will be a world class institute with lots of grumpy students inside... how nice.

I guess it is just a different culture.