Hi Tony,
It's impressive how much work you put into this blog. However, to be fair, I like to highlight the following:
One of the founding member of a public listed company, WCT Engineering Bhd is graduated from University of Sunderland (Ranked 79/122 Overall; 66/111 for Computer Science). WCT Engineering Bhd is view as a well manage company by a lot analyst. However, He study Economic like you and not in IT.
I do have a friend lecture in Binary College many years ago. He is still pursuing a professional degree when he lecture at that college at that point of time!!!!I think they are not that excellent like what you said. However, that was many years ago.
University of Sunderland degrees are also available through Systematic Education Group Bhd(Management, not in IT ). The programme able to obtain study loan financing package from local bank. Non of other programme in Systematic Education Group Bhd able to get such financing package.
I have a subordinate graduated from De Montfort University (DMU) (Ranked 83/122 Overall; 95/111 for Computer Science) in Accounting & Finance before. Her perfomance is good. She is a bumi. Maybe DMU and FTMS strenght and core competent is in Accounting & Finance. Not IT. However, One of the columnist in The Star, J Phang (http://www.k-workers.net)is Accountant and hold a Master in IT. His Master is obtain from DMU and FTMS.
As a consumer or a customer of product(Graduate) produce by local University. I can see the reason why your concern on the quality of our graduate. On behalf of all our student. Can your company give some scholarship for those who obtain a place in the University of your choice?
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Anonymous said...
Peter,
I like the example you provided about "one of the founding member of a public listed company, WCT Engineering Bhd is view as a well managed company by a lot of analyst," eventhough he was not from one of the top schools. This goes to show that we should be careful when equating being at a high-ranking school to how success might be defined. Look at Enron, Worldcom...ect these were companies that were in the sportlight, darling of the investment community, until it was revealed that they were not honest with their bookeeping, and were "managing optimism." until they collasped one day and left lots of investors poor. These were companies that hire only from the best universities and worked with top Authur Andersen Consulting that went under in the debacle.
My advise is be careful, whether they are schools that are misleading in their advetisements, entities that may seem to have the perfect credentials (they may very well have those credentials, but lack other important qualities), or even the beautiful picture that the market is painting about a captain of the industry. Dig a little deeper, not only know the facts, but the relationships in between.
It takes more than a degree to be successful. However, those who has been to the top Universities has something extra that those who did not. The social capital (relationships with the people of the same kind) at the top university and its affliates.
But, bear in mind, a good university degree doesn't guarantee that you have a good reputation for life. That depends on your character.
--Old Man
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