Singapore’s top students gunning for courses in hot sectors of analytics, food science and environment
Accountancy and chemical engineering no longer the preferred tracks at local universities
INDICATIVE grade profiles at local universities suggest that Singapore’s brightest young minds have had a change of heart in their preferred education or career track, and are choosing courses that will lead to hot jobs in fields such as data science and environmental sustainability.
An analysis by The Business Times found recent batches of students less inclined than before towards accountancy, chemical engineering and aerospace engineering – all courses where prospective students once faced stiff competition for places. Courses related to data and analytics, however, are rising in popularity, as are those on the environment.
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