Universities raise tuition fees

SINGAPORE: Three universities in Singapore -- Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) -- said they will raise their tuition fees for the 2012 academic year.

Students at NUS can expect tuition fees to be raised by four per cent to S$7,460 in the academic year (AY) 2012/2013. The fee hike works out to be a yearly increase of 1.6 per cent.

Meanwhile, Singaporeans studying at NTU will pay four to six per cent more than their seniors, depending on their course of study.

Those starting their courses at SMU will pay five per cent more.