NUS students paid to educate tourists on etiquette on campus, lead guided tours

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SINGAPORE: &nbsp, The National University of Singapore ( NUS) will pay 40 students to take on part-time jobs in&nbsp, educating tourists on etiquette on campus and leading guided tours, said the university on Wednesday ( Aug 14 ). &nbsp,

The university announced a two-month effort involving undergraduates who had been trained as NUS student ambassadors in an email that CNA saw after a string of complaints about disrespectful tourists at the NUS school. &nbsp,

According to NUS, they will be compensated under the student work program and are available at the Stephen Riady Centre during regular business hours, according to Associate Professor Daniel Goh, interact dean for academic knowledge.

These student diplomats will” do forays” to meet smaller groups of tourists or speak to big groups led by separate guides to inform them of visitor etiquette and rules, according to NUS. &nbsp,

Additionally, they may give guided tours of University Town, or UTown, a school hub that combines residence halls, classrooms, and study clusters. These trips may become booked&nbsp, by travel agents who have a Singapore Tourism Board permission. &nbsp,

” The road is curated to handle holiday activities, reduce gridlock and minimise disruptions”, the message read. &nbsp,

The scholar ministers, dressed in purple T-shirts, have guided more than 25 tour parties and about 500 visitors in the past two days, said the school. &nbsp,

Many Reddit posts over the past several days have urged NUS to impose restrictions on tourist access to the university. The articles contain records of destructive visitors who&nbsp, crowd out students on shuttle buses, as well as in the school’s main libraries and meal courts. &nbsp,

On Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, there are articles promoting paid guided tour to NUS ‘ UTown school, main library and museum. &nbsp,

Similar problems were encountered earlier this year at Nanyang Technological University, where students expressed concern about the flow of curious vacationers. &nbsp,

Afterward, the school required tourists to pay an entrance fee. All travel agencies that want to visit the school may have their permission, and groups must pre-register online and routine visits in enhance. &nbsp,