The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University each have more than 30,000 students and provide a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes including doctoral degrees Both are also established research universities with thousands of research staff and graduate students As of 2016 both universities are ranked among the Top 13 in the world by QS World University Rankings for the second consecutive year and Top 54 globally by the World University Rankings. ?Pound sterling School of the Arts Singapore focuses on Visual Literary and Performing Arts. 5.3 Joint Venture (75.2) 24.7 Since Singapore's full independence in 1965 it has had to compete with other ports in the region to attract shipping and trade at its port It has done so by developing an export-oriented economy based on value-added manufacturing It obtains raw or partially manufactured products from regional and global markets and exports value-added products back to these markets through market access agreements such as World Trade Organization directives and free trade agreements. National examinations are standardised across all schools with a test taken after each stage After the first six years of education students take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), which determines their placement at secondary school At the end of the secondary stage GCE "O"-Level or "N"-level exams are taken; at the end of the following pre-university stage the GCE "A"-Level exams are taken. Some schools have a degree of freedom in their curriculum and are known as autonomous schools for secondary education level and above; . Main articles: Administrative divisions of Singapore and List of places in Singapore, Yong Tau Foo (???) a dish that contains a varied selection of food items including tofu filled with ground meat mixture or fish paste fish balls crab sticks an assortment of vegetables and meat.
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