AS SINGAPORE does not have a government- controlled accreditation board to screen degrees awarded by overseas universities and colleges, parents here face a lot of difficulties in choosing the right foreign institutions for their children. Currently, they have to depend on hearsay and friends' advice.

I am sure the Government is fully aware that educating a child in a foreign university is three or four times more expensive than at one of the local universities.

If there is a proper government-controlled accreditation board to monitor and screen foreign degrees, parents would be able to check with the board before selecting the right overseas universities for their children.

Pavithran Vidyadharan

This article was first published in The Straits Times.