Anyone familiar with the difference between private colleges/universities and public institutions knows how different facilities may be. Furthermore, the elite institutions often seem packaged as separate enclaves with high fences and locked gates for those who were not able, or did not wish to pay, for the elitism.
When "bubble" institutions exist off-shore in branch programs/campuses, the difference between institutions can seem even more stark. Such is evidently the case at Yale-NUS and NUS (National University of Singapore) which have campuses side-by-side. This opinion piece is from a student who points out the struggle he faces in bridging the gap between these two institutions. To him, the Yale-NUS students are no different than NUS. Indeed, both are extraordinary institutions and why would there need to be any setting apart between the two? Are U.S. or European elite brands simply spreading and enhancing their reputations or do these partnerships serve the interest of the countries that host them and the students who attend them?
When "bubble" institutions exist off-shore in branch programs/campuses, the difference between institutions can seem even more stark. Such is evidently the case at Yale-NUS and NUS (National University of Singapore) which have campuses side-by-side. This opinion piece is from a student who points out the struggle he faces in bridging the gap between these two institutions. To him, the Yale-NUS students are no different than NUS. Indeed, both are extraordinary institutions and why would there need to be any setting apart between the two? Are U.S. or European elite brands simply spreading and enhancing their reputations or do these partnerships serve the interest of the countries that host them and the students who attend them?
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