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Singapore
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 Singapore: Health, Safety, Conduct and Welfare
The information below is for 2007-08.
On
studying abroad…
Many students and their families have concerns about safety and security abroad,
especially in today’s world. Study abroad, like most other things in
life, does involve the possibility of risk. No one can guarantee
student security either in the U.S. or abroad, but EAP makes every reasonable
effort to assure
a safe environment in its programs abroad, and to counsel students on potential
risks and necessary precautions.
Maximizing student health and safety while abroad requires a partnership
between participants and EAP. EAP takes student health and safety abroad seriously;
in return, EAP expects students to take these issues equally seriously and
participate actively in minimizing their risks while abroad.
EAP is in continual contact with EAP and/or local staff abroad and monitors
safety issues on an ongoing basis. Student safety and welfare is a key
concern for these local resources, and local safety issues are a key component
of
on-site orientation.
Keeping all of the above in mind, students and their families must make
the final decision about whether to study abroad in a given location.
Students should read the available materials, and talk to campus advisors and
staff
at the Universitywide Office of EAP about questions and concerns. However,
each student must take the responsibility for gathering information about
possible risks, and for making final decisions about participation on
EAP. Students
need to carefully read all pre-departure materials, and pay attention
to information presented at pre-departure orientations. Once abroad they need
to pay attention
to on-site orientation safety presentations, ask questions, keep abreast
of local developments and behave responsibly.
Key
Resources
Students may consult the following resources in preparation for studying
abroad:
Most (though not all) U.S. Embassies abroad also post information about local
safety and health issues for U.S. citizens on their websites; students can
access the websites for all U.S.
Embassies abroad.
Click on “U.S. Embassies and Consulates.” Once linked to the
home page for the U.S. Embassy in a particular country, links to local safety
and security information can usually be accessed from the embassy’s
home page, or by following links to “American Citizen Services” and/or “Consular
Services” on the Embassy’s home page.
Detailed information from the Student's Guide
More detailed information from the Student's Guide is available
below in PDF format.
 Health,
Safety, Conduct and Welfare
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