Studying in the West

[Dr_Tay]

Have any of you been through discrimatory practices by institutions of higher learning in the UK, Australia and the US?


http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/overseasstudents/story/0,12743,1667820,00.html

The above is an interesting website that portrays a drop in the number of students going to the UK.

[bush]

No offense but it looks like you are fascinated with these things......

[__earth]

a drop isnt necessarily due to discrimination.

[bestcreation]

yeah, they discriminate based on merit.
those as**oles...

[Dr_Tay]

One can't help feeling that because most Asian students look to the West for a better education one can be misled to think that West is better. However, from previous media expose on how students were treated down under from being burglarised to being exploited one can deduce that this can be a real problem. The notion may be doubted.

[bush]

I do agree when it comes to certain issues....

In terms of academics(UK), I would say some universities are still better than what we have here. Take Oxbridge, imperial and a few.

The article doesn't have anything to do with western ethics. does it?

[weich]

contrary to the report, foreign student intake over here in Imperial has risen in fact!

[bush]

I believe the article only applies to lower and lower-middle teir universities.

Top universities will continue to attract foreign students.....that is a fact.....

[bestcreation]

One can't help feeling that because most Asian students look to the West for a better education one can be misled to think that West is better. However, from previous media expose on how students were treated down under from being burglarised to being exploited one can deduce that this can be a real problem. The notion may be doubted.

obviously you can't compare university of northern iowa (no offense) to University Malaya. I would say, with 90% confidence, that UM is better.

you should compare the best with the best. UM can't even compare against the top 50 (dare I say top 200?) unis in the west, let alone the best.

[topdog]

obviously you can't compare university of northern iowa (no offense) to University Malaya. I would say, with 90% confidence, that UM is better.how is UM obviously better than univ of northern iowa?

[jiinjoo]

obviously you can't compare university of northern iowa (no offense) to University Malaya. I would say, with 90% confidence, that UM is better.how is UM obviously better than univ of northern iowa?
Yah, how is UM obviously better than U of Nothern Iowa? :twisted:

[bush]

How about University of East london?

[bestcreation]

obviously you can't compare university of northern iowa (no offense) to University Malaya. I would say, with 90% confidence, that UM is better.how is UM obviously better than univ of northern iowa?
Yah, how is UM obviously better than U of Nothern Iowa? :twisted:

seem to have hit a nerve here.
Yeah, both of you are right. It's not obvious.
It's more of a value judgement from me that it's better to be in the top university in your own country than to study in the bottom 100 university in a foreign country. If University of northern iowa is not a crappy school, then I sincerely apologize.

[__earth]

obviously you can't compare university of northern iowa (no offense) to University Malaya. I would say, with 90% confidence, that UM is better.how is UM obviously better than univ of northern iowa?
Yah, how is UM obviously better than U of Nothern Iowa? :twisted:

seem to have hit a nerve here.
Yeah, both of you are right. It's not obvious.
It's more of a value judgement from me that it's better to be in the top university in your own country than to study in the bottom 100 university in a foreign country. If University of northern iowa is not a crappy school, then I sincerely apologize.

i donno. If you had said michigan state or ohio state, maybe a couple of us here would agree with you. :lol:

[Thirdshifter]

I think the article speaks truth but again think about the discrimination in Malaysia itself i think they are on par.

However! To be a Malay(the race) and go to a Local University is ofcourse bounds and leap better then any other West University with the exception of very few top schools.