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basiltherat · Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952

while i realize that there are many variables (inc those that can only be determined by the student him/herself) but ..... what do u guys think... how does the uk compare to the US when it comes to foreign students wishing to do post-graduate education. if u were a chinese/arab etc parent, where wud u send your teenage child for PG education knowing wat u know of both sides ? US, Canada or UK and why ? nowadays, what are the particular benefits of doing a course in UK rather than anywhere else ?
any constructive comments welcome.
thnx
basil Smile

moot point · Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 441

What is your child looking to study?

If it is anything to do with politics I'd say the UK.
If it is in IT, then go to the U.S.
If it is in economics, then go to any reputable business school in any country.
If it is in science, I'd say Canada or perhaps even in Asia.
If it is TEFL, then head to the Khao San Rd. in Bangkok and have him buy a degree for a couple of hundred dollars! Then set him aloof in the wild and wacky world for the adventure of his lifetime.

QatarChic · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 445 Location: Qatar

Being a Brit- I may be biased in saying the UK- BUT, it has excellent universities which specialise in a variety of disciplines. It also has a good reputation all round. Here are some useful sites:

http://www.educationuk.org/
http://www.postgrad.hobsons.com/

The only downside is that courses are very expensive but people can also be elegible for the chevening scholarships which are offered around the world

http://www.chevening.com/home/index.html

Hope this helps...

Gregor · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 842 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

I'd say your main considerations should be:
1 - What is the best school for what the student wishes to study? Decide this before you decide on a country.
2 - Are qualifications from that country compatible with the student's career goals (i.e. if the student wants to live and work in the U.S. or with a U.S. company, perhaps a British qualification might cause a bit of trouble eventually)?
3 - The U.S. tends to be more dangerous in terms of crime, drugs, etc. But Canada not so much (this is the very least consideration, of course - I reckon the kid would be safe enough in Cambridge, Mass, studying at Harvard).

One last point - I wouldn't worry about quality of education between those countries. That point, I'd say, is a wash. You've taken care of that consideration with point number one. Choose a good school for that degree and the quality is there.
Good luck!

basiltherat · Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952

thanks guys. some good points.

qc - those links are extremely useful for us. great. i actually did a search but neither of those sites appeared.

best
basil

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

Just wanted to hop in here quickly and say 'thanks'

to QatarChic for the Hobson's Postgrad UK link.

That's a nice resource.

I've reposted it to The Master Index pages

within the Distance Learning category.

Cheerio !

QatarChic · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 445 Location: Qatar

Basil & kent- ur welcome

PS Basil- Yes it doesn't automatically come up when you search, but I was actually directed to it by fellow colleagues a while ago who work within the field of promoting education in the UK.

carde · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:12 am Post subject:

These must be very advanced teenagers, doing post grad courses

basiltherat · Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952

hi
actually it's one of the trainees i have here. aged, id say, around 25ish who was asking about this.
best
basil

merlin · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:31 am Post subject:

Just shooting from the hip - a rich arab would likely prefer the UK while the rich Chinese would probably prefer the west coast of North America.

Besides demographics and social tolerance, the airplane trip halfway across the world several times a year is somethig to reconsider if you're Chinese going to the UK or arab going to North America.