Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered
The top companies simply treat NUS/ NTU/ SMU as the same tier and then zoom in to the individual's achievements.
Singaporeans, especially those who have not worked overseas, always like to nitpick and make retarded statements like NUS is more internationally recognised, etc etc.
I worked overseas in a bank and nobody knows whats unis there are in Singapore.
When you tell people you are from NUS, nobody knows what that is. You tell ppl you are from NTU, they think you are from Nottingham Trent University. SMU, they think Southern Methodist University.
That's right, lower "internationally ranked" universities are more recognised than our local unis.
You think all the people from 1st world countries are fighting to take their MBA in NUS and NTU?
Hello, please wake up your idea. Only India, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar are fighting to get in.
The fact that this sort of statements appear in a front office thread is a joke.
No wonder there is this saying, sinkie own sinkie.
Frogs in a well croaking at each other on the best advice for surviving outside. |
You may perhaps be right in relation to
NTU. Some people (who are not in the HR department) of international companies may not have heard of
NTU. And of course not
SMU. Even for these schools, it is naive to say that the HR recruiters of international companies, especially those who have a presence in Singapore, have not heard of
NTU/
SMU.
In relation to
NUS, the people you have met must be truly ignorant to not know
NUS which is ranked #1 in Asia. Please see the QS rankings at ://.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2015 . If those people do not know
NUS, it means they do not know any of the Asian universities. That is true ignorance.
SMU is generally on a level competing ground with
NUS/
NTU in local companies. It is well known that
SMU grads are outspoken, and that is an advantage. I'm being objective. However, the fact remains that
SMU is generally unknown internationally as compared to
NUS which is the number 1 university in Asia. This will be one of the factors taken into account by top international companies.