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[veiledsentiments]

Moriarity is correct that it was originally set up by a Canadian group, but the system that they set up was pretty much going by the early 90's and it had gone to the quasi-British/American/Australian/Emirati/who knows what system that it sort of is now by the mid-90's.

It was in the early to mid-90's that the push for more centralization - much to the teachers' chagrin and aggravation - began. That is when they decided that at the same moment, all students at X level should be taking the very same exam... ignoring the drastic differences between male and female students in the system. Not to mention that exam security was quickly a MAJOR issue.

It makes you just dizzy watching it from the outside... What is most shocking to me is my friends that have survived all these vacillations and stayed through all this.

VS

[helenl]

The VC wanted to incorporate this policy last May - however, it contravenes UAE labour law (to the best of my knowledge) in that a teacher at the tertiary level cannot be banned - so now he's trying to insert a voluntary self ban?

Hopefully there will be those who refuse to sign and take it up with the courts if need be.

[caliph]

I have gotten my final settlement check, and no one asked me to sign any such document.

I know of several people who left the HCT this June and will be working at other tertiary institutions in the fall. None of them have signed any such document to my knowledge.

[mishmumkin]

[Sui Generis]

[uaeobserver]

[eha]

[b]'For the right kind of people,[/b] it can be a rewarding and satisfying place to work'

The mind boggles. Uriah Heep? Gordon Gekko?

[mishmumkin]

[Never Ceased To Be Amazed]

[Nikolaus Gyoji]

While it is true that one should avoid generalizing about such a large system, I have to say that my years at the Abu Dhabi Women's College were the worst of my entire career and typical of the experience of many at HCT. I have never before or since been subjected to the blatant favoritism, backstabbing and prejudice that I was at ADWC. HCT is to a large extent a conspiracy of British, Canadian and Australian women. Being a man puts you at a decided disadvantage. If you�re an American man, watch your back�someone is likely to plunge a knife into it.

I say it�s a conspiracy because HCT is a colossal fraud. The expat teachers and administrators there are making more money than they could ever dream of making back home, but the reality is that never in the history of education has so much been spent to teach so little to so many. To be fair, you can�t blame the HCT staff. Most are highly qualified and they do try, but with such spoiled, lackadaisical students, there is little they can do. Keeping the gravy train on track depends of fooling the sheikhs into thinking great work is being done. That means endless meetings, conferences and an absurd infatuation with technology--nothing matters if you can�t put an e- in front of it. As for ADWC, of the thug, shrew and mental case who ran it when I was there, only the mental case remains, but from what I hear, the situation is little changed.

[boundforsaudi]

You forgot New Zealand!

[redeyes]

Gyoji wrote --

[veiledsentiments]

In my experience, it was the typical Brit/Yank competition that the gulf has always had. As with all the pros and cons of HCT, the degree depends on branch and personalities.

VS

[caliph]

A lot of what Gyoji says is true about the fraud that's being perpetrated, and at the Men's colleges it's worse, as they are even less motivated than the women.

It's known as "the great training robbery", and has been since my days in Iran/

However, I had a British man, and 2 British women as supervisors and got on fine with all of them, I'm North American.

There was one short Napoleon complexed Brit that was blatantly anti American, but he got moved out of my college, only to fired an American friend for no reason other than to hire a friend of his.

Like real estate, it's location, location, location!