NY Times-Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad
This article talks about prestigious American universities setting up satellite campuses in the Persian states as well as in China. If you consider the Cornell Weill program in Qatar or Carnegie Mellon's presence in Qatar, you can make a case that this is an example of communicating science through education. Many people, though, are concerned that the level of education will not reflect the American standards, especially since most of the faculty abroad are not from the founding school, but instead are hired locals. Also, will this trend deter students from applying directly to US schools?
But what matters most, they say, is getting an American degree. “It means something if I go home to Bangladesh with an American degree,” said Abdul Mukit, a business student. “It doesn’t need to be Harvard. It’s good enough to be just an American degree.”
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Though I think it is good for countries without a good higher education system to start building, I think the expansion of American Universities to the rest of the world could hurt the US in the long run. For example, Dubai is expected to be one of the richest cities in the world in just the next decade. If several other countries grow economically and start to take both students as well as professionals including our professors because of expanding universities, America could be in big trouble. I think especially in the wake of a recession, America needs to try to strengthen its roots which includes retaining professionals and producing new ones through our university system.
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