The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), slated to become the Republic's fifth autonomous university, recently fleshed out its expansion plans. The aim must be to build up distinctive, high quality programmes that are different from the other local universities and which would give SIT graduates an edge in the job market. Indeed in the Singapore context, flexibility and the ability to adapt will be crucial and this can become the "competitive advantage" of every SIT graduate. SIT students need to stand out in the expanding graduate workforce as the job market becomes more differentiated. Employers in Singapore already note the differences between graduates of SMU, NUS and NTU. Increasingly, local graduates will also have to compete against those from China, India and other developing countries, which are also ramping up their university places. Singapore universities cannot compete in terms of quantity but should focus on quality.