Comments on: An Education System Worthy of Malaysia #31 http://www.bakrimusa.com/archives/an-education-system-worthy-of-malaysia-30-2 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:56:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ogre http://www.bakrimusa.com/archives/an-education-system-worthy-of-malaysia-30-2#comment-22436 ogre Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:34:43 +0000 http://www.bakrimusa.com/archives/an-education-system-worthy-of-malaysia-30-2#comment-22436 In the US there is the Ivy League schools comprising of Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, U of Penn and Columbia. They are very competitive admitting only a small percentage of applicants each year. However graduating from one of these schools will certainly guarantee you a job with above median wages. These universities also have a very strong and supportive alumni association that is actively recruiting and raising funds and endowment for the universities. Philantropist alums have been known to contribute or pledge millions to their alma mater which is unknown in Malaysia. In fact graduates of Malaysian universities often have a bitter taste in their mouth when leaving universities. Malaysian graduates from US Universities often don't have fond memories of their campus experience. They have failed to participate actively in campus activities as well as Student Councils and partake of the numerous life experiences afforded by the universities. Instead they choose to mingle among themselves and participate in Malaysian activities and at most in International Day activities. They have failed to take opportunities of the many events and activities at these mini united nations and experiencing living with people from all corners of the world and understanding the cultural differences. The government of Malaysia have wasted funds in sending these students to foreign universities. It's better to let them attend Malaysian universities, the experience is the same and for less money. In the US there is the Ivy League schools comprising of Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, U of Penn and Columbia. They are very competitive admitting only a small percentage of applicants each year. However graduating from one of these schools will certainly guarantee you a job with above median wages. These universities also have a very strong and supportive alumni association that is actively recruiting and raising funds and endowment for the universities. Philantropist alums have been known to contribute or pledge millions to their alma mater which is unknown in Malaysia.

In fact graduates of Malaysian universities often have a bitter taste in their mouth when leaving universities. Malaysian graduates from US Universities often don’t have fond memories of their campus experience. They have failed to participate actively in campus activities as well as Student Councils and partake of the numerous life experiences afforded by the universities. Instead they choose to mingle among themselves and participate in Malaysian activities and at most in International Day activities. They have failed to take opportunities of the many events and activities at these mini united nations and experiencing living with people from all corners of the world and understanding the cultural differences. The government of Malaysia have wasted funds in sending these students to foreign universities. It’s better to let them attend Malaysian universities, the experience is the same and for less money.

]]> By: Another Equal Being http://www.bakrimusa.com/archives/an-education-system-worthy-of-malaysia-30-2#comment-22234 Another Equal Being Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:20:02 +0000 http://www.bakrimusa.com/archives/an-education-system-worthy-of-malaysia-30-2#comment-22234 I think that the increase in academic reputation amongst american universities can also be attributed to another factor that you seem to have excluded, and that is endowments. American universities by and large seem to have become rather good at promoting charity giving which results in better financial stability and more autononous financial control. I spent nice years at one of the top UK institutions and the best solution they can think of to overcome the decrease in state funding is by raising the tuition fees, which of course means less satisfied customers (students) and probably also leads to a dampening of the sense of belonging to the university (which is already very low anyway). I think that the increase in academic reputation amongst american universities can also be attributed to another factor that you seem to have excluded, and that is endowments. American universities by and large seem to have become rather good at promoting charity giving which results in better financial stability and more autononous financial control. I spent nice years at one of the top UK institutions and the best solution they can think of to overcome the decrease in state funding is by raising the tuition fees, which of course means less satisfied customers (students) and probably also leads to a dampening of the sense of belonging to the university (which is already very low anyway).

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