To be honest, this experience would literally change me. Here, in Singapore, you can unexpectedly have lots of opportunities to mingle with various people from all parts of the globe. I feel like I am studying abroad around the world, not just Singapore, in this just one-year exchange.

My experience here in Singapore is totally different! Each class is much smaller than my university, and it is about 40 students in a class and the students are of different nationalities. Based on it, every Professor definitely recognizes every single student and respects our broader values. You are expected to speak up and contribute the class, then this participation is directly connected to your grade. It was worth tackling for myself, which was apparently challenging for kind of “shy” Japanese girl though!

Students in Singapore are unbelievable studious. Packing themselves in the library for group projects, writing papers, previews and reviews for their modules everyday. I was really surprised when they caught my eyes but I got really motivated by them to brush me up in the academic perspective.

Mari, from Keio University (Japan), currently on exchange at Singapore Management University.

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